Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe

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Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe
legal form GmbH
founding 2010
Seat Bielefeld
management Dr. Martin Schreer, Andreas Jastrzembowski
Number of employees 779 (2019)
sales 316 million euros (2019)
Branch Paper maker
Website www.mitsubishi-paper.com

The Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe GmbH is a manufacturer of coated specialty papers based in Bielefeld . Another plant is located in Flensburg .

Key figures

The 100% shareholder is Mitsubishi Paper Holding Europe GmbH , based in Düsseldorf , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd. ( Tokyo ). In 2019, the company with 779 employees (Bielefeld: 531, Flensburg: 248) generated sales of around EUR 316 million. The annual capacity is around 185,000 t.

Products

Today Mitsubishi HiTec Paper coated specialty papers produced thermal papers ( thermoscript ), inkjet papers ( jetscript ), label papers ( supercote ) carbonless paper ( giroform ) and barrier papers for food packaging ( barricote ). All products are marketed worldwide, with the export rate in 2019 being 81%.

Memberships / Certifications

history

Bielefeld plant

The plant in Bielefeld was founded in 1799. The first paper machine went into operation in 1919, the second followed a year later, the third in 1987. Feldmühle AG took over the company in 1930. 60 years later, the company was taken over by the Stora Group. In 1999 the company was acquired by Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd. taken over, the company name was changed to Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Bielefeld GmbH. In 2010 they merged with the Flensburg sister company and the company was renamed Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe GmbH.

Flensburg plant

Hinrich Gultzau built the paper mill in the Mühlenstromtal in 1696. The first paper machine went into operation in 1848. In 1954 a new paper machine for hygiene papers went into operation. Stora took over the company in 1990 and in 1999 it was acquired by Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd. taken over, the new company name is Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Flensburg GmbH. In 2010, the Bielefeld sister company was merged and the company was renamed Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe GmbH.

In 2001 the European Commission imposed a fine of 21.24 million euros on Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Bielefeld as a member of the carbonless paper cartel .

literature

  • Anette Vormbrock-Reinert: 200 years of paper manufacturing in Bielefeld. From paper mill to high-tech company. Ed .: Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Bielefeld, Bielefeld 2000.
  • Anette Vormbrock-Reinert: 215 years of paper production in Bielefeld-Hillegossen. From handmade paper to high-tech product. In: Andreas Beaugrand (Ed.): Stadtbuch Bielefeld 1214–2014. Bielefelder Verlag, ISBN 978-3-87073-610-1 , p. 352 ff.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Fine of the Commission against ten participants in a cartel using carbonless paper ( memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on europa.eu (PDF, 44.7 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / europa.eu