{"id":112525,"date":"2026-01-30T10:03:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=112525"},"modified":"2026-01-29T22:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:17:08","slug":"vetropack-shuts-down-furnace-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/vetropack-legt-schmelzwanne-frueher-still\/","title":{"rendered":"Vetropack shuts down furnace early"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Vetropack Group has decided to shut down a furnace at its Kremsm\u00fcnster site. This is due to the tense market situation in Europe and the company's long-term investment and sustainability strategy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vetropack Group has informed its employees at the Kremsm\u00fcnster site that one of the three furnaces will be decommissioned earlier than originally planned. The measure is part of the long-term development of the site and is related to the planned merger of two furnaces into a modern, larger and more energy-efficient production facility.<\/p>\n<p>Vetropack justifies the decision to bring forward the already planned closure with the current tense market situation in Europe. From both an economic and ecological point of view, it makes sense to shut down the furnace completely, as this is the only way to sustainably reduce energy consumption and costs at the site. The decommissioning is intended to <strong>End of April<\/strong> be started.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-1666452295\"><div id=\"packa-1249152548\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Effects on employment and location structure<\/h2>\n<p>The measure also has an impact on the workforce in Kremsm\u00fcnster. Jobs will have to be reduced as a result of the closure. According to the company, the majority of these will be temporary employment contracts and natural fluctuation. Vetropack intends to work out individual solutions for other affected employees, including voluntary severance payments.<\/p>\n<p>Johann Eggerth, Head of the Switzerland\/Austria division, emphasises: \u201eThe fact that we are bringing forward an interim step that was already planned is the right decision under the current conditions. However, it does not change our long-term plans for the site.\u201c Kremsm\u00fcnster remains an important production site, where Vetropack is sticking to its planned investments. The merger of the two remaining vats into a more efficient facility should ensure the plant's long-term competitiveness.<\/p><div id=\"packa-2496411889\" class=\"packa-inhalt\"><!--noptimize--><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2686439340972671\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2686439340972671\" data-ad-slot=\"6171251825\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><!--\/noptimize--><\/div>\n<h2>Focus on efficiency and sustainability<\/h2>\n<p>The planned consolidation of the furnace in 2028 will enable production to be carried out in a larger and more energy-efficient facility in future. It is part of Vetropack Group's sustainability strategy and should contribute to a significant reduction in CO\u2082 emissions at the site.<\/p>\n<p>Independently of the closure of the furnace, the mould workshop will also be relocated from Kremsm\u00fcnster to the other Austrian Vetropack site in P\u00f6chlarn in the coming weeks. This step is part of the ongoing optimisation of the site structures in Austria.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source:<\/em> Vetropack<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The measure also has an impact on the workforce.","protected":false},"author":300,"featured_media":112527,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"Vetropack zieht die Stilllegung einer Schmelzwanne in Kremsm\u00fcnster vor. 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