Following the reorganisational transfer of the former Feldmuehle Uetersen GmbH to a subsidiary of the Berlin-based investment company Kairos Industries AG, the new company has been operating under the name Feldmuehle GmbH since mid-June and remains active with its complete portfolio in the label and packaging papers and graphic papers segments.
1 August 2018
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Following the reorganisational transfer of the former Feldmuehle Uetersen GmbH to a subsidiary of the Berlin-based investment company Kairos Industries AG, the new company has been operating under the name Feldmuehle GmbH since mid-June. The company remains active with its complete portfolio in the areas of labelling and packaging papers as well as an expanded range of graphic papers.
According to the company, production will continue to take place on two paper machines. The company's goals are to continue to expand its market position in all product areas and to focus on premium and speciality papers. Investments are planned in new automation solutions in production, among other things.
Heiner Kayser
„Feldmuehle offers a broad, competitive portfolio with promising products and stable, established customer relationships,“ says Heiner Kayser, Managing Director of Feldmuehle GmbH. „We therefore believe in the future viability and good prospects of the company and will actively endeavour to further strengthen our market position.“
Restructuring measures take effect
The Management of Feldmuehle GmbH The current Managing Director Heiner Kayser as well as Steffen Liebich and Boris Klenk will take over from the investor. The measures already initiated in autumn 2017 Restructuring measures have been successfully continued in recent months, according to the company. At the same time, the company has managed to retain the trust of customers, suppliers and employees, which has enabled production to be fully maintained and very well utilised even during the insolvency.
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Despite continuing challenging market conditions due to high raw material prices, among other things, the company is positive about the current situation. Due to the Progressive implementation of the restructuring plan The company can now operate from a stronger position: „Our efforts are bearing fruit and we are now working with streamlined processes, greater efficiency and have also been able to significantly reduce our inventories,“ explains Heiner Kayser. Customers benefit from an even better delivery performance. „We have positioned the company well in recent months and are now starting with a lot of confidence and momentum to drive Feldmuehle forward.“
Expansion of the product range
Feldmuehle has extended the range in the graphic range with a bright white paper expanded: The IGEPA group relies on Feldmuehle as manufacturer of the premium product Heaven 42, which is produced according to the original recipe. In the labelling paper segment, the portfolio was expanded with a paper for Standard labels The range can be rounded off with a complete range of products for all kinds of applications.
