Heinz Glas is building a new furnace at its Kleintettau production site in Germany, after reporting a record year in 2010. The furnace, which will have an initial capacity of 40/tpd, will be dedicated to the production of glass for the perfume industry. The company, which saw turnover of 280M/Euros in 2010, is said to have invested more than 25M/Euros in this latest furnace, which will be commissioned January 2012. This will be complemented by a further 2M/Euros investment in finishing operations, with the introduction of a third vacuum coating bell, a new lacquering line, a new automatic screenprinting line,a and an automatic tampo printing line. Heinz operates four furnaces in Germany, two in Poland, two in China and one in Peru. Its clients include Yves Saint-Laurent and Yves Rocher.
