# Fernholz Verpackungen adds high-performance extruder and silo capacity in Schkopau

Fernholz Verpackungen has commissioned another high-performance extruder at its film site in Schkopau, Saxony-Anhalt, and increased silo capacity by 75%. The end-2025 start-up completes its investment programme begun in 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-01-20
- Where: Schkopau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Status: completed
- Capacity: silo capacity increased 75%
- Products: polypropylene films, polystyrene films, recycled polystyrene films, plastic packaging
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [W. u. H. Fernholz GmbH & Co. KG](https://endata.com/companies/13923.md)

## Sources

- [neue-verpackung.de](https://www.neue-verpackung.de/markt/fernholz-investiert-weiter-am-standort-schkopau/2589950), 2026-01-20: "Die Inbetriebnahme eines weiteren Hochleistungsextruders Ende 2025 ist der vorläufige Abschluss des Investitionsprogramms."

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