# Schumacher Packaging wins €51M German climate protection contract for Schwarzenberg plant

Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs awarded Schumacher Packaging a climate protection contract worth over €51 million for its Schwarzenberg plant. The funding over 15 years will convert site heat generation to climate-neutral biomass and generate green electricity.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-10-17
- Where: Schwarzenberg, Germany
- Value: $55.6M (51.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: packaging, biomass heat, green electricity
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Schumacher Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/627.md)
- [German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs](https://endata.com/companies/12393.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [thepackagingportal.com](https://www.thepackagingportal.com/industry-news/schumacher-packaging-receives-e51m-climate-protection-contract/), 2024-10-17: "we will convert heat generation at the site to climate-neutral biomass and simultaneously generate green electricity for our production facilities."

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