Severe damage at the Ukrainian production site

For safety reasons, the Vetropack Group began shutting down the Ukrainian plant at an early stage and was thus able to prevent any casualties among our colleagues. In view of these events, all employees have been temporarily released from work on full pay.

In the meantime, the site has been secured and an initial inspection has been carried out, but a detailed assessment of the war damage is still pending.

The production facilities have been severely damaged, and the overall situation in the region is still impacted by military action; from today’s perspective, therefore, it will not even be possible to resume operations in the longer term. These reasons have forced the Vetropack Group to shed two-thirds of the approximately 600 jobs at the site.

The Vetropack Group remains convinced of the site's potential and has no plans to close it permanently. A core team headed by the General Manager is currently continuing to investigate the situation on site; they are taking the first steps to prepare for the eventual repair and refurbishment of the production facility. One especially important part of their work involves securing the glass packaging and raw materials stored on site.