Sofidel Group

Sofidel Sweden AB, Kisa, Sweden

Sofidel is an Italian producer of tissue paper for sanitary and domestic use. The Sofidel Group was founded in 1966. It is one of the world leaders in the tissue paper market and the second largest producer in Europe behind Essity.[1] In 2010 its production capacity totaled 940,000 tons, in 2015 the number rose to 1,050,000 tons per year.[2]

The privately held company is owned by the Stefani and Lazzareschi families, has subsidiaries in 13 countries and more than 5,200 employees. In 2015, it announced multiple US investments, being the first Italian tissue company to make it into the US market.[2][3]

In 2016, it was announced that 100% of Sofidel tissue products in Western Europe will bear the FSC label.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.naylornetwork.com/PPI-Tissue/articles/?aid=186874&issueID=28476
  2. 1 2 http://www.industryweek.com/expansion-management/italian-paper-manufacturer-sofidel-announces-multiple-us-investments
  3. ↑ "Sofidel: the European heavyweight flexes its muscles". www.tissueworldmagazine.com. 2014-07-15.
  4. ↑ https://www.papnews.com/sofidel-tissue-products-europe-fsc/
  • http://www.sofidel.com/en/
  • Tissue paper production in Sofidel plants – National Geographic on YouTube
  • Pirkko Petäjä, Mikko Helin. "How is M&A activity shaping the European Tissue Industry?". Since 2000, the European tissue volume has grown from 5.7 million tons to almost 8.5 million tons. A clear trend connected to this growth has been consolidation of the largest players. ... The most active acquirers have been SCA, Sofidel and WEPA


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