New Plant for Eco-Friendly Products
Begins Operations in Germany

April 28, 2023

Nissha Co., Ltd.

Nissha Schuster Kunststofftechnik (hereinafter, Nissha Schuster), a Nissha company, started operation of a new factory for environmentally-friendly products in Germany on April 21, 2023.

As global interest in sustainability is growing, products that are plastic-free and have a low environmental impact are attracting attention. Nissha has positioned sustainable materials for those products as one of our priority markets, and developing "ecosense molding," molded products made mainly from plant-based materials, and "ecosense packaging," metallized paper which is recyclable as mono-material (paper).

ecosense molding Pulp-Injection

ecosense molding Pulp-Injection
Trays for auto-injectors (pharmaceutical)

Nissha Schuster offers ecosense molding in Europe for pharmaceutical packaging as well as plastic molded products for mobility.

Pulp-Injection, one of ecosense molding lineup, is an injection molded product made mainly from pulp, starch, and water. It has equivalent flexibility in shape and strength to plastic, is lighter than plastic, and can be recycled as paper in Europe.
Opening the new factory at Nissha Schuster will significantly expand production capacity of ecosense molding. Through operations, we intend to develop our business to include packaging for cosmetics so as for pharmaceuticals and achieve sales of more than 10 billion yen in 2030 through ecosense molding.

In addition, solar panels have been set up in the new factory. We aim to build an efficient and sustainable production process while improving productivity through such as automation.

Hidden Champions

At the startup of the new plant, Nissha Schuster was recognized as a "Hidden Champions" by the state of Thuringen in Germany. The award is given to companies in the state of Thuringen that have developed world-class technologies and businesses.
(From the left)
Minister of Economy Thuringen, Wolfgang Tiefensee
Nissha Schuster Kunststofftechnik, Technical Managing Director, Ralf Urban
Nissha Schuster Kunststofftechnik, Managing Director, Roland Beil
General Manager of LEG Thuringen, Dr. Arnulf Wulff
Nissha Schuster Kunststofftechnik (hereinafter, Nissha Schuster), a Nissha company, started operation of a new factory for environmentally-friendly products in Germany on April 21, 2023.

As global interest in sustainability is growing, products that are plastic-free and have a low environmental impact are attracting attention. Nissha has positioned sustainable materials for those products as one of our priority markets, and developing "ecosense molding," molded products made mainly from plant-based materials, and "ecosense packaging," metallized paper which is recyclable as mono-material (paper).

ecosense molding Pulp-Injection

ecosense molding Pulp-Injection
Trays for auto-injectors (pharmaceutical)

Nissha Schuster offers ecosense molding in Europe for pharmaceutical packaging as well as plastic molded products for mobility.

Pulp-Injection, one of ecosense molding lineup, is an injection molded product made mainly from pulp, starch, and water. It has equivalent flexibility in shape and strength to plastic, is lighter than plastic, and can be recycled as paper in Europe.
Opening the new factory at Nissha Schuster will significantly expand production capacity of ecosense molding. Through operations, we intend to develop our business to include packaging for cosmetics so as for pharmaceuticals and achieve sales of more than 10 billion yen in 2030 through ecosense molding.

In addition, solar panels have been set up in the new factory. We aim to build an efficient and sustainable production process while improving productivity through such as automation.

(From the left)
Minister of Economy Thuringen, Wolfgang Tiefensee
Nissha Schuster Kunststofftechnik, Technical Managing Director, Ralf Urban
Nissha Schuster Kunststofftechnik, Managing Director, Roland Beil
General Manager of LEG Thuringen, Dr. Arnulf Wulff

At the startup of the new plant, Nissha Schuster was recognized as a "Hidden Champions" by the state of Thuringen in Germany. The award is given to companies in the state of Thuringia that have developed world-class technologies and businesses.

Overveiw of Nissha Schuster Kunststofftechnik

Location Lauchaer Höhe 13, 99880 Waltershausen, Thüringen, Germany
Representative Roland Beil
Established 1995
Business Production and sale of plastic molded products for mobility
Production and sale of pulp-based molded products and biocomposite molded products
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