DHL Express, the world's leading international express services provider, today announced that it will expand the document sorting capabilities at its main European hub in Leipzig, Germany. The introduction of a 4th sorting loop, at a total investment of 10 million Euros, will increase the capacity of the automated flyer sorter by over 20% to over 43 000 flyers per hour.

Work on the additional loop will begin in 2013 and be completed by the peak 4th quarter of 2014. The investment will introduce extra capacity to accommodate forecasted growth at Leipzig from 2014 onwards and will bring service improvements through higher connectivity of flyers being processed through the hub.

This introduction of a 4th loop on our flyer sorter will allow us to accommodate the increases in document volumes that we anticipate for the next 4-5 years, said Robert Viegers, Managing Director, DHL Leipzig Hub GmbH. We have invested in a world-class express logistics facility in Leipzig over the last 5 years, and we are continuing to introduce further enhancements to ensure our service and processing capabilities remain at the highest possible levels for the benefit of DHL customers globally.

The investment brings DHL's total investment in Leipzig Hub to over EUR 360 million.