Company Archive - Papier- und Kartonfabrik Varel

November 17th, 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.

November 8th, 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.

October 4th, 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.

September 29th, 2022

Sustainability Project “Blühendes Gewerbe”: We are part of it!

Developing unused areas in company property as naturally as possible is the aim of a cooperative project in Friesland that was launched in 2022. PKV is also involved – and our contribution is impressive.

September 16th, 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 …

July 26th, 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 …