Industry Traditional Thun can factory to close
Packaging manufacturer Hoffmann Neopac is selling its can business to the French family company Massilly Group. The production of metal packaging at the Thun site will be gradually discontinued by mid-2025.
12.02.2025, 14:54
SDA
The new owner wants to concentrate the can business in Dronten in the Netherlands. Hoffmann Neopac had already relocated three production lines from Thun to the Dutch plant in October 2024 and cut a third of the workforce. The company cited the loss of important customers in Switzerland and the strong Swiss franc as reasons for the move.
With the sale of the can business, Hoffmann Neopac intends to concentrate on the tube business, as the company announced on Wednesday. The private company operates production sites in Switzerland, Hungary, the USA and India. Hoffmann Neopac employs around 1100 people worldwide.
