Gerresheimer invests in a new plant for medical plastic systems and injection molding in Skopje in Northern Macedonia

Düsseldorf/Skopje (North Macedonia) (North of Macedonia) (ots) – Gerresheimer AG will build a new plant in Skopje, in the Republic of Northern Macedonia. „As part of our growth strategy, we are in need of additional capacity and expand our European production network. For the production of plastic systems for the pharmaceutical industry and medical technology as well as prefillable syringes, we will build a new plant in Skopje. North Macedonia is an ideal location for the expansion of our production. There is a good infrastructure and cost structure, trained professionals and excellent support by the authorities“, explains Dietmar Siemssen, CEO of Gerresheimer AG.

Gerresheimer invested in the new plant in the North of Macedonia’s capital Skopje, a medium two-digit million Euro amount, which is already part of the medium-term investment planning. Start of construction will be in the first half of 2019, the building completion is planned for the first half of 2020. Start of production of the first products is planned for the second half of the year 2020. In the work of medical plastic systems are produced and in a further phase of expansion, prefillable glass syringes. In the medium term, in the work of up to 400 jobs can be created. The plant belongs to the business area Plastics & Devices, the business field Medical Systems. The construction of the plant, the training of professionals and the organisation of production is accompanied by the Gerresheimer development center in Wackersdorf (Germany) and the European sister plants in Pfreimd (Germany), Bünde (Germany) Horsovsky Tyn (Czech Republic) closely and be supported. Gerresheimer produced in plants in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. The factory in Skopje will be for Gerresheimer the first plant in South-Eastern Europe.

Jens Kürten
Group Senior Director Communication & Marketing
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