Constantia Flexibles to expand production capacity at Austrian pharma plant

The company plans to install one double-sided lacquering machine for foils and laminates, as well as one slitting machine operating in a new class 8 clean room. The extra capacity is expected to come on stream early 2019.

The company says it will make a ‘double-digit million euro’ investment, but did not offer specifics.

‘Our investments will meet growing demand for different blister foil specifications manufactured on focused production lines with the highest hygiene, quality and safety standards,’ said Pierre-Henri Bruchon, executive vice president for the pharma division.

Constantia Patz is located in Loipersbach, lower Austria, and employs roughly 350 people at its plant. It produces blister foils and coldform for pharmaceutical companies worldwide. Constantia Patz already operates four certified clean rooms for lacquering, laminating, slitting and printing of aluminum-based specifications.