Croatian glass packaging maker Vetropack Straza has put into operation a US$ 32M glass furnace, according to the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship. Secretary of state Leo Begovic inaugurated the furnace, which has a capacity of 230/tpd and three production lines, on 17 June 2008, the Ministry said in a statement. Vetropack Straza, located in the town of Hum na Sutli, has been part of Vetropack Group since 1996. The company supplies the domestic market, but also exports to Slovenia, Italy, Hungary, Bosnia, Serbia and other countries in south-eastern Europe. In 2006 it increased output by 0.7% to 216,451/tpa. The Vetropack Group employs over 3000. It has a total of 17 melting furnaces at 7 different production sites with an aggregate production capacity of more than 4,000/tpd.
