From pioneer to European market leader

As early as 1976, the decision was taken not to use primary fibres (pulp/wood). Instead, our recycled paper consists of 100% reclaimed paper and saves valuable resources.  

Save valuable resources:

• 73% energy
• 79% water

Throughout the entire manufacturing process, we take care to minimise our environmental impact – from the regional procurement of reclaimed paper as a raw material, to production with almost entirely closed energy and water cycles.

*We aim for:

• Maximum conservation of resources
• Efficient energy management
• Innovative technologies
• Modern procurement concepts

...with 100% reclaimed paper, 79% less water, 73% less energy. In production, we deliberately avoid chemicals that are harmful to the environment and health. That is why we meet the strictest ecological and quality criteria of the leading environmental and consumer protection labels. Our papers all carry the Blue Angel and EU Ecolabel.

Not only do we reduce our own ecological footprint. We help others to do the same. We produce and deliver our recycled paper, but we also collect waste paper for it directly from around the region and from our customers. This is how we complete the recycling process and ensure our production stays supplied with reclaimed paper as a raw material. Paper, after all, is almost infinitely recyclable.

Not only do we use less water, we also treat it in our own fully biological on-site treatment plant. Every drop of water in our factory is fed into almost entirely closed circuits and used several times over.

We generate most of the energy we use ourselves. We have our own power station on site. Utilising the very latest fluidised bed technology and combined heat and power generation, our power plant covers 100% of our thermal energy in the form of steam and 50% of our electrical energy requirements. This puts its efficiency at 87%. It is operated using substitute fuels.

As we all know, the best waste is the one that isn’t produced in the first place. By using closed material cycles, we try to avoid the creation of non-recyclable waste. The small amounts of waste that do arise despite all our efforts get turned into substitute fuels, which we recycle thermally in our power plant.

Paper with a future: our plant in Glückstadt is one of the most modern recycling plants in Europe. We have invested more than €440 million in recent years to be able to produce the best recycled paper. And we are constantly improving.