PRESS GLASS, a Polish manufacturer of glass products, has announced plans to establish a new factory in Lithuania. The new plant at Kaunas Free Economic Zone is scheduled to begin production in 2022/23, with PRESS GLASS planning to recruit 240 qualified specialists over the next three years.

PRESS GLASS is the European leader in glass processing for the construction industry, supporting producers of window and door joinery, façades, glazing and internal structures, as well as acoustic screens.

The company produces nearly 9 million square metres of insulating glass units (IGUs) globally each year, and works with several hundred regular customers in Europe and other continents. Its new facility in Lithuania will produce IGUs for the company’s residential division.

Aušrinė Armonaitė, the Lithuanian Minister of Economy and Innovation, emphasised the importance of manufacturing to the country’s economy: “In the first quarter of 2021, our manufacturing sector grew by almost 10%, and our strong manufacturing capabilities were one of the reasons why Lithuania came out of 2020 less impacted than other European economies. I am more than sure that PRESS GLASS will become a strong addition to our manufacturing landscape.”

With a planned capacity of 1.2 million square metres of double and triple IGUs, the new plant will be based around a fully automated and optimised factory layout that includes all key production processes, including tempering, lamination and integration.

“PRESS GLASS decision to locate its new factory in Lithuania will significantly improve our ability to service clients from Scandinavia, the north of Poland and the Baltic states – optimising delivery times and transportation costs, as well as increasing the company’s overall production capacity across Europe,” Tomasz John, CEO at PRESS GLASS UAB says.