Sofidel, the world’s leading manufacturer of paper for hygienic and domestic use, has acquired a paper mill in Duluth, Minnesota, from ST Paper.
The plant has a production capacity of 65,000 metric tons per year and has 80 employees.
“This is an important acquisition, allowing us to immediately meet the growing demand, which saw a significant upturn in 2023. What we are acquiring is a technologically advanced plant that further improves our geographic coverage and creates the conditions to strengthen and sustain growth in what is our main market” said Luigi Lazzareschi, Sofidel CEO.
An Andritz machine at the Duluth plant was started up last January and a press release from Sofidel said it is fully operational and highly efficient.
The new investment comes a few months after Sofidel expanded its integrated plant in Circleville, Ohio. The project, which has already been launched, involves the construction of a new building to house a new machine (with a production capacity of 70,000 metric tons per year), which is scheduled to come into operation in the third quarter of 2025. Circleville will become Sofidel’s largest production site worldwide with a capacity of 200,000 metric tons per year.
