Attractive training opportunities
Our aim is to get young people interested in the varied career prospects in plastics processing at an early stage and to keep them at our company in the long term.
Category: News
rPS process registered as a Novel Technology (NTN)
The underlying recycling process for polystyrene (rPS) developed by Fernholz Verpackungen was included in March 2026 as one of 24 technologies in the new European Union “Union Register of Novel Technologies”.
Extensive investment programme
Fernholz Verpackungen is consistently pushing its growth strategy at its film production site in Schkopau, Saxony-Anhalt. As part of the ongoing investment programme, another high-performance extruder was recently commissioned.
We are winners! Joint “Milsani Topi rPS Dairy Cup” project honored
Fernholz Verpackungen, together with ALDI Einkauf SE & Co. oHG and the ZOTT dairy, received the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe (PRSE Award) in the Product Technology Innovation category.
Fernholz highlights critical issues
A television crew from Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) visited the Fernholz film production site in Schkopau on 30 January 2026 to produce a report on the status of the central German chemical industry for its news magazine "exakt".
Revolutionary solutions for sustainable plastic packaging
Sustainability, resource conservation and innovative product development are vital to the success of companies in the packaging industry and no longer mere buzzwords.
Leading politicians discuss the impact of the Single-Use Plastics Fund Act at Fernholz
We welcomed Florian Müller (MP, CDU), Ralf Schwarzkopf (MP, CDU) and Mayor Jan Nesselrath as high-ranking representatives from the federal, state and local government.
WE ARE READY FOR PPWR
With its slogan „We are ready for PPWR”, Fernholz Verpackungen showcased a broad portfolio of PPWR-compliant products and procedures at the FACHPACK
in Nuremberg.
75% increase in silo capacities
Following completion of the construction work and commissioning of the plant at the end of April, Fernholz was able to increase the already high silo capacities at the film site in Schkopau by another 75%.
Greater collaborative efficiency thanks to EDI
Two years ago, Fernholz made significant progress in the area of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) by implementing a modern ERP system. EDI enables us to interact directly with our customers and thus offers numerous advantages in our day-to-day routines.
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