Top Management Strengthened by Appointment of Daniela Lorenzer as CFO of June 1.

Heinzel Group continues its commitment to sustainable packaging papers with a major investment of around 140 million euros. Paper machine 11 (PM11) has been converted from publication paper production to corrugated base paper, making it one of the most advanced paper machines in Europe.

Heinzel Group has been recognized as a global leader in corporate climate transparency and action, securing a place on CDP’s 2024 Climate Change A List.

Experienced Industry Leader to Join New Top Management Team

Starkraft proudly announces the successfull launch of its PM6 at the Steyrermühl paper mill which elevates its production capacity to a total of 350,000 tons of kraft paper per year.

Shutdown of operations at Raubling Papier GmbH under review

Upper Austrian site and neighboring Laakirchen mill are to grow together into a hub for sustainable packaging papers, renewable energy, and wood processing.

Key projects in paper production for the energy transition

In preparation for Starkraft´s product assortment expansion, we will update our product names. New names will be applicable from December 1, 2023 onwards, visible on Starkraft documents. The name change is applicable for all Starkraft products.

Vienna, April 13th, 2023. HEINZEL GROUP is proud to announce a record-breaking year in 2022, achieving the highest turnover and the best earnings in the company's history. At the same time HEINZEL GROUP reduced its CO2 emissions substantially, in line with its climate targets and sustainability strategy.

New STARKRAFT papers to enter the market in early 2024 after HEINZEL GROUP’S takeover of Steyrermühl mill from UPM

Vienna and Asunción, July 25th, 2022. Heinzel Holding GmbH and Paracel S.A. jointly announce that Heinzel has entered into an investment agreement to become the strategic equity investor in Paracel, an afforestation and pulp mill project in Paraguay, South America.

Upper Austrian site to be developed into a hub for sustainable packaging papers and renewable energy from 2024 Laakirchen, June 21st, 2022. HEINZEL GROUP announces today that it has entered into a share purchase agreement with UPM to acquire UPM Kymmene Austria GmbH and its subsidiaries in Steyrermühl, Upper Austria. Together with Heinzel's Laakirchen Papier AG, which is located less than three kilometers from the Steyrermühl paper mill, the site will become a hub for sustainable packaging papers and renewable energy with closing of the transaction on January 1st, 2024. The deal is contingent on approval from relevant competition authorities.

Vienna, April 7, 2022 – For the first time since the record-breaking year 2018, HEINZEL GROUP exceeded the two-billion-Euro mark in terms of its revenues in 2021. Rising sales volumes and the high market prices led to an increase in net sales of 26.5% to €2,038.2 million. In total, HEINZEL GROUP generated EBITDA of €195.8 million in 2021 despite the challenging market conditions – with a plus of 55.4% compared to the prior year, this represents the second-highest result in the company’s history and an excellent basis for implementing its new strategic objectives.

Michael Grech succeeded Thomas Komin on March 1, 2022.

The Austrian paper producer Laakirchen Papier AG is announcing an increase in its prices for publication papers by € 100 per ton by April 1st 2022. The new prices shall apply to all new business as well as to additional deliveries.

Three-digit million-euro investment in the conversion of paper machine 11

As part of a festive event on 28th September 2021, excellently managed medium-sized companies - including the Heinzel Group - were honored.

The Austrian paper manufacturer Laakirchen Papier AG, subsidiary of the Heinzel Group, informs in today’s press release, that the prices for all graphic products in the area of publication paper will be increased from 15th May 2021 for all new business and all additional quantities and from 1st July 2021 for all regular quantities by EUR 70 per ton at minimum.

Sebastian Heinzel joins management team