The groundbreaking on 26th September marks the end of the preparatory work and the start of the construction phase for the new PM2 for Hamburger Rieger GmbH in Spremberg. With an investment volume of around €370 million, the scheme will create 200 new jobs. The new plant’s commissioning is scheduled for the second half of 2020.
“In order to continue to grow together with our customers, the expansion of the Spremberg location is an important step. By doing so, we are increasing the capacity in the product segment of white corrugated base paper to more than one million tonnes, and are simultaneously emphasising our ‘leadership in white’ positioning of the entire Hamburger Containerboard Group,” explains Harald Ganster, Managing Director of Hamburger Containerboard.
The planned product range includes white and brown recycled Testliner. With a width of 7.8m, the machine will produce 500,000 tonnes of paper annually.
“The Prinzhorn Group has already invested €420 million into sustainable developments to the Spremberg location. The launch of a further expansion stage clearly shows that the cooperation between the authorities involved and the company is working exceptionally well. We’re very pleased about this,” states Economy and Energy Minister for Brandenburg, Jörg Steinbach.
“With 500 employees at Hamburger Rieger, Dunapack Spremberg and SpreeRecycling, we are closely connected to this location and its residents. The expansion of our paper factory strengthens this connection and transforms the region into one of the most important paper and packaging locations in Europe,” adds Cord Prinzhorn, CEO of the family-run Prinzhorn Group.
With the construction of PM2, the Prinzhorn Group is supporting its long-term strategy of growth in line with the ‘Grow2030’ Group vision. Since 2015, this strategy has repeatedly led to strategic investments in Germany and abroad.
