With more than 150 people, A.Celli Paper is active in more than 60 countries. Its headquarters and main production facility are in the Lucca region, known as the “tissue valley” in Italy, due to its significance as a centre for tissue production, accounting for around 20% of Europe’s output.
“This is an important acquisition for us,” says Alexander Wasserman, Executive Vice President, ANDRITZ Paper & Textile. “In the tissue area, we have been friendly competitors with A.Celli Paper for several years, however, we were only partly overlapping in our deliveries of tissue machines. A.Celli Paper has a strong presence in single-width tissue machines across the globe, and ANDRITZ has concentrated more on the faster and double-width machines – so this is a good fit. The real advantage to our tissue, paper, and board customers with this acquisition is it enables ANDRITZ to become a full-line supplier and to be able to supply full plants from stock preparation all the way up to the packaging of the final goods due to the addition of winders to our portfolio.”
A.Celli Paper’s Sales Director, Luca Billi, adds, “A.Celli Paper has a long experience in the supply of tissue and paper machinery, offering advanced solutions for complete plants, tissue machines, as well as winders and rewinders for tissue, paper, and board. Furthermore, with the acquisition of PMT Italia in 2020, A.Celli has extended its range of products and services to the specialty paper, graphic paper, and packaging industries.”
Synergies bring even more choice to ANDRITZ customers
As well as becoming a full-line supplier of new tissue, paper, and board plants, the synergies between the two companies also open major opportunities when it comes to rebuilds, upgrades, and services. ANDRITZ’s installed base has now been significantly increased, and the engineering know-how extensively enriched.
Laslo Monte, Global Product Group Manager, ANDRITZ Paper Machine Service, explains: “We are now in a strong position to provide an enhanced level of service encompassing wear and spare parts, on-site and in-house services, products, rebuilds, and upgrades.”
“On Automation and Digitalization side, our global reach means we can support any project, big or small,” adds Georg Krogger, Vice President, ANDRITZ Automation and Digitalization. “With our Smart and Digital Tools, we help mills run at their best.”
Chiara Allegrini, Operations Manager, A.Celli Paper, concludes, “A.Celli Paper, being part of ANDRITZ, means together we offer innovative solutions and comprehensive services to the tissue and paper industry, including consultancy and engineering services to upgrade and retrofit existing machinery, enhancing productivity and efficiency. There are strong synergies between the two companies. From the outset, our focus has been on identifying and transferring best practices across sites. The aim is of achieving operational excellence on a global scale, to guarantee the best solutions for our customers, keeping flexibility and remaining competitive.”
A.Celli Paper
Founded in 1944, A.Celli Paper is a brand present worldwide in the paper industry, with around 1,000 installations of its technology, including 100 tissue machines, 400 winders for tissue, paper, and board, and 100 roll handling systems. A.Celli Paper specialises in the design and production of technical solutions for the tissue, paper, and board industries offering complete plants, rebuilds, components, and automation software. The company is headquartered in Tassignano near Lucca in Italy, with additional Offices in Pinerolo near Turin, Italy and Shangai in Cina. The company employs around 150 tissue and paper industry experts.
