Our mill
Biberist Mill produces coated fine paper for the graphic arts industry/offset printing as well as uncoated fine paper for office, preprint and offset applications. The mill is located in Biberist, Switzerland.
| Products produced |
Capacity paper
(tpa) |
Capacity pulp
(tpa) |
| Coated woodfree paper, uncoated woodfree paper |
500,000 |
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Our products
Biberist Mill produces the following premium papers:
Coated papers
Allegro Gloss - Coated fine paper with eye-catching print results and high-gloss surface for brilliant image reproduction on sheet-fed offset printing.
Allegro Demi-matt - White, coated fine paper with smooth surface and excellent printing performance for sheet-fed offset printing.
Furioso - A white, matt-coated fine paper combining high volume with low weight to provide satisfying bulk, while retaining all the advantages of a lighter paper. Furioso offers an ideal combination of great image reproduction and perfectly readable text. High volume, a unique surface and good printability makes this matt paper an excellent communication choice.
Uncoated papers
CentoPlus - The paper for all applications in the office-, preprint- and offset area.
CentoPro - The flexible uncoated natural paper for the multi-functional responsibilities in the office area.
CentoNature - A paper without optical brightening agent and is the ideal paper for environmentally conscious users.
CentoColor – Provides the ideal basis of any variety.
Our milestones
2001
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- Company name changes from Metsä-Serla Corporation to M-real Corporation.
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| 1996 |
- 17 December 1996 - The Papermill Biberist and Utzenstorf is sold. The factory in Biberist is sold to Metsä-Serla Corporation, and the newspaper company in Utzenstorf is sold to Myllykoski Ay.
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| 1995 |
- In the course of restructuring the Biber Group, the paper mills Utzenstorf and Biberist are placed under one management and merged into Papermill Biberist + Utzenstorf (PBU) on 01 January 1995.
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| 1991 |
- One of the largest plants in Europe - the Nova (PM9) - was built in Biberist (capacity of 170,000tpa). Despite the considerable investment in Biber Nova, there were further investments in the areas of processing and trading.
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| 1972 |
- PM8 is brought into service (rebuilt 1985/2001).
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1968
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- Founding of the Biber Holding AG (1983: a change of organisation lead to the holding company Biber Group).
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| 1957 |
- PM6 comes into service (rebuilt 1988).
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| 1914 |
- More paper machines are installed, so that shortly before the beginning of World War I, a capacity of over 10,000 tons is reached.
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| 1865 |
- In the first year of production, 1,000 tons of paper is produced on two paper machines; approximately a third of the paper is exported.
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| 1862 |
- Founding of the company (Oscar Miller, Manager 1862-1893; Gustav Eisenmann, Manager 1893-1920).
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Our environment
Biberist Mill is certified ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. The mill also holds Chain of Custody certificates for both Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) schemes; these certifications provide proof from third-party certification bodies that the wood and fibre we use come from sustainable and controlled sources.
Biberist Mill runs an economic quality management system according to ISO 9001 and is obliged to fulfil certain requirements and to continuously improve the effectiveness of this system. The quality system is periodically reconsidered regarding its effectiveness and economy. This reconsideration includes the suitability of the quality policy and the purpose of the organisation.
The mill aims at avoiding or reducing ecological damage wherever possible through the efficient use of raw materials and energy. We follow the guidelines of an agreement in co-operation with the Office for the Environment of the Canton of Solothurn and the Environmental Management System in accordance with ISO 14001 in all our environmental activities. Both measures ensure that the process of constant improvement is kept active at all times.
We track our purchases constantly, and also the buyers are committed to our environmental standards. For example cellulose bleached without the use of chlorine is purchased exclusively and the mineral extenders are predominantly from Austria where decomposition is regulated by strict environmental laws.
The required water flows to the plant mainly from a natural ground water deposit. The rest is obtained from two ground water reservoirs. The water is used in production several times through closed cycles. Any effluents are cleaned at the company-owned two-stage effluent purification plant. Monitoring this process is subject to strict controls by the Cantonal Office for the Environment.
Energy is provided in the form of steam and electricity by Energie Biberist AG (EBAG). EBAG uses primarily environmentally friendly natural gas, which is turned into heat and electricity for better energy use through heat and power coupling. During the production process, the waste heat is re-used through modern heat recycling plants.
We use the residues and re-use the raw materials efficiently by returning as much as possible into the production process. All remainders are either burned to generate energy or collected in separate reservoirs and recycled.
In transport logistics Biberist Mill is trying to reduce the pollution in partnership with Dreier AG and Regionalverkehr Mittelland AG.
Following extensive renovation measures, the mill has reached conformity with the regulations about noise prevention.
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Jobs at Biberist Mill
Interested in joining our location, please have a look at our vacancies or apply spontaneously at Job.Biberist@sappi.com. Any questions you might have are also welcome.