Gerresheimer Increases Production Capacity for Medical Plastic Systems in the Czech Republic

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Gerresheimer Increases Production Capacity

for Medical Plastic Systems in the Czech

Republic

PR Newswire

DÜSSELDORF, Germany and HORSOVSKY TYN, Czech Republic, July 11, 2012

DÜSSELDORF,

Germany

and HORSOVSKY TYN,

Czech Republic

,

July 11, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

Gerresheimer AG, one of the world's leading partners

of the pharma and healthcare industry, is extending its

production capacity for medical plastic systems at its

state-of-the-art Czech plant in Horsovsky Tyn. The

production area is being increased by an additional

3,500 m². Gerresheimer is investing around

EUR 18m

in

the project at Horsovsky Tyn and it will create around

200 additional jobs over the next two years.

"Global demand for simple and safe products for the precise dosage and

administration of medications such as asthma inhalers and insulin pens is

increasing all the time. Our Plastic Systems Division is one of the world leaders

in this field. The scope and volume of our project work has increased

considerably over the last six months. That's why we decided to make another

significant extension to our Czech plant. We will be investing in additional

production capacity, the optimization of our production and logistics operations

and reduce our energy consumption so that we can achieve further growth.

The Czech plant in Horsovsky Tyn is developing very positively," commented

Uwe Röhrhoff, CEO of Gerresheimer AG.

Inhalers, insulin pens, lancing devices and various diagnostic systems are

manufactured in Horsovsky Tyn. Back in 2011 Gerresheimer announced that it

would be doubling the Czech plant's production area and invest around

EUR

12m

. The construction work has already been concluded and work to install the

clean rooms and production machines is currently in full swing. Now a further

3,500 square meters of production area is to be added. The modern warehouse

for semi-finished products is being enlarged and equipped with clean room

technology and the tool service is being expanded. All these measures will

optimize the production, service and logistics processes in existing and future

production operations. At the same time the plant's energy consumption will be

optimized by the installation of an integrated compressed air energy system.

The plant extension will result in the workforce at Horsovsky Tyn being

increased from currently approximately 450 to around 650 employees.

Construction work will commence in 2012 and is scheduled to conclude in 2013.

Gerresheimer also announced at the end of 2011 substantial production

capacity extensions at the sister plant in Pfreimd/

Germany

involving an

investment of around

EUR 25m

. This construction project is currently in

progress.

Cross reference: The press release in its original layout can be downloaded at:

http://ots.de/AyUB2

Gerresheimer AG

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Germany

Jens Kürten

Director Corporate Communication & Marketing

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