On January 28, 2019, the management of Feldmuehle and the works council signed a reconciliation of interests and social plan as part of the restructuring plan. The majority of the employees accepted the company's offer to switch to a transfer company on February 1, 2019 in order to further qualify for the job market. Feldmuehle GmbH will continue its business operations from February 1, 2019, with around 200 employees, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
Feldmuehle GmbH announced on December 7, 2018 that it would concentrate on the production of Specialty Papers in the future, i.e. wet and alkali resistant Label Papers as well as Flexible Packaging Papers. In this context, the production of graphic papers was discontinued and the paper machine 2 was shut down at the end of 2018.
The new Specialty Paper business model includes all necessary measures to improve profitability and thus sustainable competitiveness of the company. Feldmuehle GmbH will continue to serve international markets by producing high quality label and flexible packaging papers with an annual volume of approx. 75,000 tons.
Also on January 28, 2019, the insolvency proceedings over the assets of Feldmuehle GmbH were opened at the Pinneberg District Court in accordance with the management's proposal. As in the preliminary proceedings Dr Dietmar Penzlin of Schmidt-Jortzig Petersen Penzlin Insolvenzverwaltung Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwaelten mbB, Hamburg, was appointed as solicitor.
The process continues to be self-administered. The management is working on an insolvency plan, which should be implemented by summer 2019.
Feldmuehle GmbH develops and manufactures high-quality white coated label papers and packaging papers for the German and international market.
