In 1992 Stölzle acquired the small Czech glass factory in Hermanova Hut which had been founded by Karl Stölzle in 1907. This was originally a family business; the factory had two lines and a production staff of 120 concentrating on amber glass packaging for mini spirits and pharmaceuticals.
In 1994 the production capacity was increased by 100%, achieving a yearly output of 270 million glass containers.
On Christmas Eve 2009 the plant suffered a tragic setback when a disastrous fire destroyed almost the whole production site. Staff from all the different STO plants united in an almost superhuman effort that saw Stölzle-Union reopened in an incredible seven months. But the factory was not simply rebuilt – it rose from the ashes to become one of the best production sites for pharmaceutical packaging glass in Europe. Stölzle set up a regenerative furnace remarkable for its very low energy consumption and optimized NoX emission. Production capacity was increased by 2 lines up to 6 fully automatic production lines with 6, 8 and 10 section single, double and triple gob machines. Currently STU produces 120 tons of amber glass per day which corresponds to 700 million containers per annum.
All lines dedicated to the production of pharmaceutical packaging glass are equipped with state-of-the-art control and packaging machines as well as laminar flow clean room technology. In 2010, immediately after its speedy rebuild, Stölzle–Union succeeded in once again being awarded GMP/ISO 15378 certification.
DI Bernhard Karrer
- Stölzle-Union s.r.o
- U Sklárny 300
- CZ-330 24 Heřmanova Huť
General Manager
- Phone: +420-377-882-510
- Fax: +420-377-882-526
- Mail: office@stoelzle.com
Frantisek Werner
- Stölzle-Union s.r.o
- U Sklárny 300
- CZ-330 24 Heřmanova Huť
Plant Manager
- Phone: +420-377-882-511
- Fax: +420-377-893-387
- Mail: frantisek.werner@stoelzle.com
