News Overview

IPV members get the chance to visit the new paper machine

Sales revenue increase of 22% , net income up 73%, Laakirchen Papier AG acquired from SCA, Extensive investments raise production capacity.

Another reason to be proud; Zellstoff Poels AG was awarded the PRIMUS prize in the category "commercial courage" for the investment in the new paper machine.

Europapier Packaging Group meeting took place at Starkraft in Pöls.

Sunday, 23 March 2014, our pulp mill was affected by an incident. A deflagration occurred at 9:00 pm CET in the recovery boiler 2 of the pulp mill at Zellstoff Pöls. As a consequence our production had to be stopped. Customers have been informed accordingly.

First Starkraft paper arived in Australia!

The first jumbo reel has been produced by the new paper machine!

Sebastian Heinzel to switch from the Supervisory Board to the operative business area and assume responsibility for strategic planning

On 04th November at just after 06.00 Hrs and following the end of the final night shift, we have turned off our dear ”old lady” PM1 and thus said farewell to the old!

The Fachpack 2013 has closed its doors now for 2013. We would like to thank you for your visit and for the interesting discussions held. We look forward to seeing you at the next Fachpack.

Flying Rhino is preparing for landing.

The Heinzel Group is pleased to announce that the takeover of the former SCA publication paper mill in Laakirchen, Austria, agreed in December 2012, was completed on April 2, 2013. With a turnover of EUR 308 m in 2012, Laakirchen Papier AG, as the company will be known in future, is set to make a sizeable contribution to Heinzel Group growth.

Europe’s largest kraft paper machine is currently being built in Pöls, Austria. This represents an investment totaling over 115 mio Euros. On Monday the 11th March the huge „Yankee Cylinder“, the heart of the new paper machine, arrived by special transport in Pöls. The cylinder has a diameter of 6.7 meters and is the largest welded, high precision drying cylinder in the world.

The Heinzel Holding has purchased the entire stock of Papierfabrik SCA Graphic Laakirchen AG. The transaction will probably be completed in the first quarter of 2013, following the granting of approval by the anti-trust authorities.

Europapier Group finally acquired 100% of the local paper merchant businesses in Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia from PaperlinX.

Alfred Heinzel, chairman and CEO of the Heinzel Group, has announced the construction of a new paper machine at the Pöls site. The total investment volume amounts to 115 million Euros.