WACKER partners with logistics service provider Finsterwalder to build a logistics center for its Nünchritz production site

Wacker Chemie AG and the Finsterwalder Group of Companies will significantly strengthen their cooperation
.

Finsterwalder, a logistics service provider from Bavaria's Allgäu region, plans to build a large logistics center with an area of ​​35,000 square meters in the German state of Saxony for the storage and dispatch of silicone products
.
WACKER expects that the demand for warehousing and logistics at its Nünchritz production site will increase significantly in the coming years, and the logistics center under construction can almost fully meet this demand
.
According to Finsterwalder Group estimates, the construction investment of the logistics center will cost tens of millions of euros
.
After the completion of the logistics center, 90 long-term jobs will be provided, and professional and technical personnel from the adjacent areas will be preferentially employed
.

The logistics facility under construction is located in Meißen in the German state of Saxony, just a few kilometers from WACKER's silicone and polysilicon production site in Nünchritz
.
Earlier this year, Finsterwalder purchased a commercial land area of ​​nearly 7 hectares at the junction of Glaubitz and Zeithain
.

The new warehouse, 240 meters long, 145 meters wide and 14 meters high, will accommodate more than 57,000 pallet positions, most of which will be used by WACKER to store products such as silicone sealants, fumed silica, building protectants, and more; Hybrid polymer products from Nünchritz from 2022 will also be stored here
.
Finsterwalder will be responsible for arrival, storage and delivery
.
“WACKER has consistently allocated funds for capacity expansion over the past few years,” said Jutta Matreux, Managing Director of WACKER’s Nünchritz site.
The
construction of this new logistics center together with the service provider Finsterwalder, which has been working with WACKER for many years, is an important part of WACKER’s future planning and is indispensable for the continued growth of the Nünchritz production site
.
”

Finsterwalder Group has a considerable number of logistics centers in Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony and other places in Germany, but has not yet established a logistics center in Saxony
.
With the inauguration of the new center in Zeithain, Finsterwalder will also fill the void
.
Mr.
Michael Finsterwalder, managing director of the company, said: "The strategic importance of this logistics center for us is unquestionable
.
With this investment, we can significantly increase our presence in the Saxony logistics industry and open up new spaces for future growth
.
"

Finsterwalder, a Bavarian group company in the Allgäu region with operations all over Europe, has been providing freight forwarding and warehousing services for many years at Wacker Burghausen (Bavaria) and Nünchritz (Saxony), logistics center in Zeithain After completion, the cooperation between the two parties will reach a new level
.
The new warehouse will be equipped with high-tech equipment, where finished WACKER products will be stored and shipped to customers by truck or container
.
Mr.
Finsterwalder said: “Our corporate philosophy is to grow together with our customers
.
The construction of the new logistics center in Zeithain will create new opportunities for us to further consolidate and strengthen our long-term successful cooperation with WACKER – and we also want to contribute to WACKER’s Building blocks for success
.
"

Applications for building permits for the new logistics center are scheduled to be submitted this fall, and if approved by the relevant authorities, construction could begin in early 2022
.
In addition to warehouse buildings and truck parking spaces, the park will be landscaped with extensive tree plantings along State Route 98 from Glaubitz to Grossenhain
.
In addition, as construction compensation, the logistics center will also open a green area in Meissen
.
Managing Director Finsterwalder emphasizes: “It is a responsible act to promote the re-naturalisation of the environment while implementing such a large-scale project
.
Therefore, we will plant more than 1,000 trees and shrubs to balance the unavoidable surface hardening during construction, Make corresponding ecological compensation
.
”

If all goes well, the new logistics center could be put into use by the end of 2022
.
In order to attract outstanding talents, Finsterwalder plans to launch a talent recruitment campaign for the logistics center at the latest next year, in order to attract well-qualified professional and technical personnel in the business and industrial fields
.
The municipality of Zeithain, where the logistics center is located, will receive 90 stable jobs
.
In this regard, Mr Finsterwalder said, “We will give priority to local job seekers
.
Although inventory keeping has been fully automated and industrial vehicle technology has become intelligent, staff with professional knowledge is still very important, so we need well-trained and Professionals who love their jobs wholeheartedly
.
”