One year after the merger of the Worms and Frankenthal sites was announced, RENOLIT is taking stock of the situation and reporting positive progress: the comprehensive concept phase has been completed and detailed planning has begun.
In its 80th anniversary year, the internationally active family-owned company is implementing one of the largest investment projects in its history. The aim is to secure RENOLIT’s long-term competitiveness in Germany and to gradually establish a climate-neutral production facility at the Worms site that will be one of the most modern plastic film production sites in the world.
Over the past few months, RENOLIT has been working with a lead contractor to press ahead with the planning of the new plant on the site in Worms. The plans involve extending an existing production building and constructing a new finished goods warehouse and a new raw materials warehouse. In addition, there are plans to expand the existing staff facilities and to create new parking spaces and office space.
The first preparatory construction work will begin in 2026. For example, a new warehouse will be built to gradually put the necessary infrastructure in place. “We are right on schedule,” emphasises project manager Alexander Doppler. “We are currently working on the detailed planning of new buildings, processes and machinery. We will complete this in the summer of 2026. In the second half of 2026, we intend to submit the planning applications on this basis.”
The expansion is also clearly defined in technological terms: several new production lines will be installed in the new production building required for the merger. The first line is already scheduled to come on stream in 2028. This marks not only the start of the phased relocation of production, but also the increasing deployment of staff from Frankenthal at the Worms site as part of the merger.
