Automotive supplier continues growth strategy in Gera - Stahlo Stahlservice GmbH & Co. KG plans to invest EUR 45 million in a new plant. After the existing hall in the Gera-Langenberg business area was no longer large enough for the requirements, the Friedhelm-Loh Group company acquired an adjacent area of 4.5 ha. This will create a state-of-the-art machining center for rolled steel strip on an area of more than 22,000 m². A roll of high and ultra-high-strength steel used mainly for car body parts weighs up to 40 tons. The new plant will be unique in its processing capacity in Europe. In the future, the plant can annually double the current 150,000 tons of steel processing. The railyway connection was also an important criterion for selecting the location; approx. 80 percent of the material supplies will arrive by rail in the future. In addition to the existing experienced team, new appointments are planned until 2019 to increase the number of employees to around 120. (maa)
US subsidiary grows at the Thuringian site - Carlisle Construction Materials GmbH has started construction of a new plant in Waltershausen on an area of 11,600 m². EUR 42 mio will be invested in a new production and logistics hall with administration and training center. It is the company's largest investment in Europe. The current 55 employees will be initially increased by ten. Carlisle produces coated liner sheets for technical use. (maa)
STS Systemtechnik GmbH expands in Schleiz - The automotive supplier wants to expand the site due to a considerably large order. A new building with a 6,000 m² new production line is planned. On one side, the material is delivered. On the other, the trucks dock for the dispatch of the products; about 35 trucks daily. STS manufactures plastic components, such as glove compartments, center brackets or trunk linings, by injection molding. The new production line - into which a double-digit million Euro amount is invested - is also equipped with lamination and laser technology. Production is scheduled to begin in March 2018. It is planned to expand the existing workforce of about 350 employees by about 150 to 200 new employees until 2019. (maa)
Magna subsidiary in Schleiz creates 40 new jobs - 300 employees already produce rear-mirror systems for the automotive industry in the Schleiz industrial area - mainly for vehicle brands from the VW group. Now the automotive supplier Magna Mirrors Schleiz GmbH is benefiting from the stronger demand for cars from the Skoda brand. Order books are full; there are three production lines for the Octavia model in Schleiz alone and one for the Superb and the Yeti. New production lines for the A8 successor Audi D5 and for the new A6 and A7 are already being planned. Annually, 1.5 million exterior and 1.4 million interior mirrors are produced in Thuringia. For the year 2017, Magna in Schleiz expects a considerable increase in sales. (maa)
