Production
Pioneering spirit and technological leadership
The innovative, sustainable products from WEPA fulfil the needs of people and markets – and have always advanced in tandem with technological manufacturing progress.
With a pioneering spirit and determined investment in production facilities, WEPA has become a pioneer in sustainable hygiene paper. Today we are on our way to becoming the innovation and technology leader in our industry. We always see modern technology as the basis for our ambition to firmly anchor sustainable hygiene products in society.
Past and present: on the left WEPA’s first paper machine – put into operation on 12 December 1958. Its working width was 1.68 metres with a speed of 80 metres per minute. On the right a contemporary paper machine: in addition to virgin fibres it can also process recovered paper, and is highly efficient at the same time. It produces hygiene paper with a speed of up to 2,200 metres per minute and the working width, in some cases, exceeds more than five metres.
Raw materials
Used cardboard is dissolved with water in the pulper.
Fibre pulp
The material/water mixture is purified.
Paper machine
The fibre pulp is dewatered and a paper web is produced. The water is collected and reused.
Drying cylinder
The paper web is dried.
Parent role
Each paper web is wound into a parent roll.
Processing machine
The paper is embossed and perforated.
Rods of paper
The hygiene paper is wound onto a core which is then machine-cut to create the individual rolls.
Packaging
The rolls are bundled and packaged in bags.
Pallets
The packaged hygiene paper is stacked on pallets and wrapped in foil.
Sustainability
Responsibility for future generations
Sustainability is the foundation of our business model. Responsibility for employees, the continuance of our company, commitment to society and the conscientious use of resources: at WEPA, all of this has been learnt and practised for more than seven decades.
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