Sustainability Report 2016 / 2017

Sustainability at Hallein Site Shoe Care Competence Center With Hallein Mayor Gerhard Anzengruber and President of the Salzburg Chamber of Commerce Konrad Steindl, Manfred Nedoschinsky, General Manager of Product Supply and Development at Werner & Mertz, broke ground in April 2014 for the rebuilding of the Erdal site into a shoe care compe- tence center. The future of Hallein includes a new factory and specialization in small-volume, high- value shoe care articles. As before, Hallein also will produce Frosch cosmetic products such as Frosch liquid soap for hands, Frosch children’s shower gel and Frosch Oase air fresheners. Since 1953 Hallein has manufactured special care products and small batches for con­ sumers for a total of 40 million items annually. At our headquarters in Mainz, we will continue to concentrate on large-volume cleaning and care products with our high-speed lines. The rebuilding is scheduled for completion by the end of 2016. In the area previously used for exter- nal storage, we built an ultra-modern warehouse with thermal insulation and soundproofing which conforms to all legal requirements for the storage of acids, lyes and other raw materials. 38 Official ground-breaking for the rebuilding of the Erdal site in Hallein (from left): Gerhard Anzengruber (Mayor of Hallein), Manfred Nedoschinsky (W&M General Manager of Product Supply and Development) and Konrad Steindl (President of the Salzburg Chamber of Commerce). Ecology