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PKV: 4000 Euro for charitable projects
4. January 2023

PKV: 4000 Euro for charitable projects

From boßel clubs and soccer teams to elementary schools, a donation program for PKV employees again helped advance numerous volunteer projects in the region in 2022.
New hall built over ongoing operations
17. November 2022

New hall built over ongoing operations

Increased plant availability, more planning reliability and a modernized working environment: PKV's cartonboard production needed a new hall for all these goals. The challenge: to build this replacement on site without paralyzing production. Now the project has been successfully completed.
20 million tons of paper and cardboard since 1952
8. November 2022

20 million tons of paper and cardboard since 1952

PKV has produced a total of 20 million tons of paper and cardboard for packaging over the past 70 years - all from waste paper. The amount produced could cover one third of Germany's surface area.
PKV strengthens management team
4. October 2022

PKV strengthens management team

For the future technical management of the plant in Varel, PKV has been able to recruit Rolf Bauer, an experienced expert with a modern management approach. Ulrich Lange, who has been the only technical managing director to date, will concentrate on ongoing projects such as the preliminary planning for an additional site in Wilhelmshaven.
Climate-friendly: PKV considers investment in new plant for ultra-light paper in Wilhelmshaven
16. September 2022

Climate-friendly: PKV considers investment in new plant for ultra-light paper in Wilhelmshaven

PKV has entered into intensive preliminary planning for an additional site in Wilhelmshaven, where light and ultra-light corrugated board papers for more climate-friendly packaging could be produced. At the same time, this location would offer all the opportunities for CO2-neutral and maximum resource-saving production. The preliminary planning currently underway at Papier- und Kartonfabrik Varel (PKV) […]
PKV sponsors teams in the hunt for data gold
26. July 2022

PKV sponsors teams in the hunt for data gold

In the Data Challenge at the University of Oldenburg, competing teams of students go on the hunt for the best analysis of large amounts of data. This treasure trove of data comes directly from PKV’s production facilities in 2022. The evaluation of large amounts of data is one of the most important opportunities for the […]