Vilnius to get €31.5 million manufacturing facility after project receives major-investment status
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At a glance
- Staticus Group will invest €31.5 million in an automated aluminium and glass façade manufacturing facility in Vilnius.
- The Campus Staticus project includes a façade testing laboratory, robotics and an integrated enterprise resource planning system.
- The company plans to create at least 24 highly skilled jobs and produce a new hybrid wood-aluminium façade designed to reduce embodied carbon by up to 70%.
Staticus Group plans to build a €31.5 million manufacturing complex in Vilnius after Lithuania’s Economy and Innovation Ministry granted the project major-investment status.
The Campus Staticus project will include an automated production unit, an integrated façade testing laboratory, process-robotisation solutions and an enterprise resource planning system. The new capacity will produce aluminium and glass structures, including windows, doors, glazed opening elements and sliding systems.
The company also plans to manufacture a product group it has not previously made: a next-generation hybrid wood-aluminium façade known as HUF. Staticus says the combination of materials can reduce embodied carbon by up to 70%, addressing tighter sustainability requirements for low-carbon façades.
This project shows that Lithuania’s manufacturing industry is moving toward automation, digitalisation and sustainability. Staticus is not only expanding its capacity, but also beginning to manufacture in Lithuania products that were previously purchased from subcontractors. Such investments strengthen the country’s export potential and create highly skilled jobs.
Products will be tested at the new laboratory in accordance with international CWCT, EN and AAMA methods. Testing will assess resistance to air, water, wind loads, impacts and seismic effects. The company says the process will ensure that each product meets international market quality standards.
The project is expected to create at least 24 jobs for specialists in façade testing, structural modelling, automation and robotics, research and development, digital twins, BIM and information technology. Staticus Group chief executive Aušra Vankevičiūtė said demand was growing for façades designed for hospitals, data centres and critical-infrastructure buildings. She said the investment would allow the company to produce more in Lithuania, export to foreign markets and take on more technically complex, higher-value orders.
Demand is growing rapidly in the market for large-scale façades with high safety and technical requirements, intended for facilities such as hospitals, data centres and critical-infrastructure buildings. We see significant growth opportunities here.
Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.