Welcome to Witzenhausen Paper Mill

About Witzenhausen Paper Mill

Products

  • Light Liner
  • Liner 2
  • Liner 3 / Liner 3 highly sized
  • Medium HP / Medium HP Plus / Medium

Machinery

PM1 GAPFORMER-FOURDRINIER

Grammage range:   115-190 g/m2
Production: 410,000 tonnes/year
Speed max:  1,000 m/min
Trim max:  7.6 m

Milestones

  • 1975
    Mill production start-up.
  • 1980
    Rebuild of stock preparation: cleaner paper Rebuild of press section, gapformer: better formation.
  • 1989
    New pope-reeler for better finish quality & runability.
  • 1996
    Acquisition by SCA.
  • 1998
    New stock approach system, wire & press section rebuild: better formation, strength & consistency, improved smoothness & printability.
  • 2001
    New high-speed winder for better performing customer reels.
  • 2007
    Pre-dryer section rebuild: less shrinkage, higher thermal efficiency, more reliable supply.
  • 2008
    Start-up of new CHP plant: waste converted to energy, CO2 reduction.
  • 2010
    FSC® Chain of Custody certification.
  • 2011
    Rebuild pre-dryer section including new hood.
  • 2012
    Acquisition by DS Smith.
  • 2016
    New pulper.
  • 2019
    Rebuilt stock preparation and post dryer section including speed sizer, heat recovery, reel transport, pope reeler, extension roll storage and upgraded anaerobic plant.

Contact Us

DS Smith Paper Deutschland GmbH 
Witzenhausen Mill
Kasseler Landstrasse 23
37213 Witzenhausen
Germany
Tel: + 49 55 42 50 20