Orion Engineered Carbons, a worldwide supplier of specialty and high-performance Carbon Black, said it is building a new logistics center within its largest manufacturing plant in Cologne, Germany.

Upon completion, the central warehouse will be 8,850 sqm, equaling a capacity of approximately 12,400 pallets.

The new building, a turnkey project of Goldbeck construction company, will have eight truck docks.
It will equalize plant traffic – with about one hundred trucks passing through the plant gate every day. In addition, the new warehouse will eliminate internal logistics, with consolidation into one location. Orion will lease the warehouse from Grieshaber.

"We produce 160,000 metric tons and more than 100 differentiated grades of carbon black at this facility each year which must be treated and handled very carefully," remarked Dr Sandra Niewiem, Senior Vice President Specialty Carbon Black and EMEA Region.

Construction of the new distribution center will start in the next few weeks with the shell construction. The topping-out ceremony is planned for the end of June, with the handover and commissioning scheduled for December, she revealed.

Grieshaber Managing Director Gregor Schnell said the new, modern distribution center will enable us to further grow our business in a location where we have deep roots.

"With a space-optimized shuttle warehouse system and the connection to the warehouse via an automated material conveyor system, we will be able to guarantee a smooth and even more efficient flow of goods," he added.-TradeArabia News Service