Dunapack Rambox Announces the Start of Construction Work


Vienna, Austria 04 October 2018 -- Dunapack Rambox, Dunapack Packaging's Romanian operations, part of the Austrian Prinzhorn Group, announces the start of construction works for its new packaging plant in Bolintin-Deal. The factory will run as a complimentary production site alongside the existing Dunapack Rambox site in Sfântu Gheorghe, Covasna, which will receive a significant technical upgrade. The Bolintin plant is scheduled to begin operations in June 2019.

The new 27,000 m2 Dunapack Rambox factory will feature state-of-the-art equipment such as a high-speed 2.8 m Fosber corrugator, a high-precision, multi-colour converting machine by Bobst as well as an automated pallet operation system. Planned production capacity is 180 million m2/year. Together, the two Dunapack Rambox plants will reach a yearly production capacity of approx. 300 million m2.

"Romania was and still is one of our key growth markets. With the support of local authorities and all the necessary ressources at hand, we are pleased to be taking this major step in this vibrant and growing market" , states Cord Prinzhorn, CEO of the family-owned and operated Prinzhorn Group.

The new Bolintin-Deal factory's product mix will focus on high-quality corrugated boxes, industrial packaging for bulk sizes, retail and e-commerce packaging as well as a wide range of other high-quality, multi-colour packaging solutions. The broad production spectrum reflects the demands generated by an increasingly segmented consumer market.

"The superb location of the new Dunapack Rambox factory, situated just 20 kilometers from Bucharest, allows us to provide our Romanian customers with the best product quality and service possible. In addition, due to our flexible machinery set-up, we have the opportunity to react quickly and efficiently to new industry challenges", explains Alexander Enzenberg, CEO of Dunapack Packaging Division.

Presently, Dunapack Rambox supplies more than 500 customers throughout all major industries.

The investment will create a wide range of exciting jobs in a modern and international working environment in accordance with the highest health and safety standards.

About Dunapack Packaging/Prinzhorn Group

Dunapack Rambox is the Romanian subsidiary of Dunapack Packaging. With its new corrugated packaging plant, Dunapack Packaging will operate two plants in Romania. The division will be represented by 20 corrugated packaging plants in 10 different countries.

Dunapack Packaging is part of the Prinzhorn Group, which employs 6,600 people in 15 countries and ranks among the European market leaders in the packaging, paper and recycling industry. With an annual turnover of 1.4 billion euros, the group is number three in Europe in this segment. The family-owned Prinzhorn Group has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, and is structured into three divisions: Dunapack Packaging (corrugated packaging solutions), Hamburger Containerboard (containerboard production), and Hamburger Recycling (collection and trading of secondary raw materials).