Slovakian-based glassmaker Steklarna Hrastnik recently announced major investments in production with the aim of further development, expansion, and growth. The first step towards this goal is a €4.2 million investment in the reinforcement of the glass packaging programme. It is expected that by the spring of 2018, the lighting glass production unit will be transformed into the packaging glass production unit. It will gradually abolish the production of lighting glass, and provide opportunities for further development of its packaging glass programme. All employees from the lighting glass production unit will be offered reassignment within the company. Steklarna Hrastnik will invest €4.2 million in the purchase of a new machine for packaging glass (IS-machine) and the transfer of the existing machine to Vitrum. This will increase the efficiency of the furnace in the new investment cycle by 25 tonnes per day. Upon the acquisition of necessary permits, it plans to increase capacity in its Hrastnik plant. The main goal is to increase the capacity of the furnace by 200 tonnes per day, which will also create 150 new high-value added jobs.
