Exceeding ambitions
How Schumacher Packaging is setting billion-euro goals – and smashing them
W e last sat down with Björn Schumacher , CEO at Schumacher Packaging , around 18 months ago . At the time , he told Manufacturing Today about his grand vision for the company going forward . By the end of 2022 , he expected Schumacher Packaging , a market-leading German family-owned manufacturer of corrugated and cardboard packaging solutions , to turn over one billion euros .
Ambitious , yes . But far from insurmountable . We recently caught up once more to find out how the company is progressing towards that goal . “ So far , it looks like we will reach or even exceed this target ,” Björn reveals . “ To what extent we might exceed it , however , still depends on the realization of some projects that are still in development but show no signs of termination thus far . Generally , we can say that , in the last 18 months , we have managed to stabilize our existing client base . Moreover , particularly in the second half of last year , we won some interesting accounts that will surely bolster our portfolio .”
Impressive expansion
Serving e-commerce , food and beverage , slow- and fast-moving consumer goods , promotional products , logistics , and automotive and machinery markets since 1948 , Schumacher Packaging has grown year-on-year to exceed original expectations .
What began as a fairly modest operation has transformed . Today , the company , which is itself headquartered in Ebersdorf bei Coburg , Upper Franconia , operates from 27 sites across the world , including facilities in the UK , Germany , Poland , the Czech Republic , and the Netherlands . As Björn goes on to point out , since we last spoke the company ’ s focus has been zeroed in on proceeding with initializing its investment strategy , which aims to secure a safe supply chain for customers .
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