Heinzel Group Reports Results for 2025

Vienna, April 9th, 2026 – HEINZEL GROUP today published its results for the 2025 financial year as part of its Sustainability & Annual Report 2025. In a challenging market environment, the Group continued to advance its strategic transformation and delivered important operational and sustainability milestones.
 
Net sales amounted to EUR 1,989.1 million in 2025, with a total sales volume of 3.01 million tons of pulp and paper. Production in HEINZEL GROUP mills reached 780,284 tons of paper, 414,120 tons of market pulp and 334,745 m³ of sawn timber. Additionally, HEINZEL GROUP distributed1,816,275 tons of pulp and paper for third-party producers across global markets. Despite volatile demand and price pressure, disciplined cost and cash management ensured a stable financial foundation throughout the year.
 
A major highlight was the successful start up of the rebuilt paper machine PM11 in Laakirchen, Austria, in April 2025. The project supports the Group’s strategic focus on recycled containerboard and contributes to the ongoing development of HEINZEL GROUP’s sustainable packaging paper portfolio.
 
HEINZEL GROUP also continued to make strong progress toward its climate commitments. Compared with 2021, Scope 1 & 2 CO2 emissions have already been reduced by –39.9%, and 72% of total energy consumption now comes from renewable sources. The Group remains firmly on track to reach its 2030 climate targets, which are validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
 
Looking ahead, the company expects economic conditions to remain demanding in 2026. Nevertheless, HEINZEL GROUP is confident about its future due to its targeted efficiency programs, strong collaboration across its businesses, and a clear strategic focus on long term, sustainable growth.
 
“2025 showed how resilient and committed our teams are across all our companies and locations”, says Sebastian Heinzel, CEO of HEINZEL GROUP. “Even in a difficult environment, we continued to move forward together and delivered important steps in our transformation. We are well prepared for 2026 and beyond.”