Leading specialty paper solutionsfor a sustainable everyday life
Our expertise and pioneering leadership in paper innovation goes back over 500 Years. Today, we are a leading international manufacturer of specialty papers, including a full range of decor papers and innovative abrasive backing solutions.
Who we are
The innovation leader – constantly pushing our boundaries
As a company shaped by innovation, we are constantly advancing smart specialty paper solutions. We believe in science, facts and understanding and we developed advanced capabilities at our research center supporting our spirit of innovation. Applying project management and creative methodologies, our R&D resources focus on topics related to research of more sustainable and cost-competitive materials and development of new products. We are committed to identify solutions for new product applications and increased specialty paper functionality.
What we do
Advanced specialty paper solutions
“Our passion for decor paper flows through everything we do.”
Giulio Giulianelli
Sales Manager
Our dynamic approach to every product aspect, innovation or challenge has made us a market leader and go-to name for tailor-made decor paper solutions. We offer a high level of individualization with made-to-order products. Our technical customer service team has the expertise for optimizing paper runnability during the customer transformation process and improving both product characteristics and efficiency. And because we are committed to complete service everywhere, we offer our expertise in all our relevant locations, as well as on-site at our customer’s premises.
We are the recognized market leader for solid color decor paper
We combine the widest color range with our proven manufacturing capabilities in color repeatability and consistency. Our team of technical color experts ensures that we can fulfill your color requests with the perfect match. With our color design services and marketing tools, we support our customers with a wide range of HPL/CPL and LPL color solutions to provide them the best suitable solution in terms of quality and efficiency.
We offer high-performance print base paper
Our print base papers are perfectly suitable for printing and further coating/saturation processes. They provide excellent printability and good surface properties including high consistency regarding color and technical characteristics. They also offer advanced possibilities for dimensional stability control.
We are the pioneer in pre-impregnated decor paper
We’ve always relied on our innovative and technical curiosity. Our desire to explore new possibilities in pre-impregnated papers made us the first to produce foil base papers using an environmentally friendly, formaldehyde-free formulation. We are also the only decor paper producer that can offer four different pre-impregnated quality types. It’s all part of our promise of providing all our customers with a comprehensive product range that is perfectly suitable for most finish foil applications.
“Much more than abrasive backings…”
Gérald Durski
Head of Abrasive Backings
Munksjö has led the abrasive market for decades delivering with unmatched consistence high-performance paper & composite backings for the most demanding end use and the smoothest finishing. Our portfolio spans light- and heavy-weight paper backings, including antistatic, and latex papers with a wide range of coatings and saturations, as well as tailored solutions to address new end markets. With dedication and know-how, our team supports customers before, during, and after sales, optimizing processes and performance. We also focus on sustainable solutions to balance reduced environmental impact with quality and performance.
We are the reference for saturated and coated latex paper backings
Our high-quality latex paper backings ensure superior dimensional stability, fexibility, and durability in wet-or-dry end use. Leveraging our strong heritage in solid color decor paper, we offer extensive and consistent color possibilities, supporting your brands.
We design innovative abrasive backings driven by co-innovation
We help our partners stay ahead in demanding markets and in the finishing segment. Major investments such as the INFINITY rehaulment enhance backings’ strength,improve lifetime and enables to design new paper surfacing to push the limits of standards.
Heritage
500 years of paper passion
Our identity is based on the fundamental values and culture of our Central European and Nordic heritage. Our long experience and extensive paper expertise drive our quality, performance, reliability, and sustainability standards. In the constant pursuit of innovation, we have always been pioneers of our time in creating products from paper. Our enthusiasm for technology and engineering and our desire to provide better solutions for customers and end-users has helped us actively shape the paper industry since the beginning.
Facts & Figures
We supply our global customer base from 5 production sites in 4 countries
■ Production Sites■ Sales Offices and R&D Center
■ Production Sites ■ Sales Offices and R&D Center
350
more than 350 customers worldwide in over 50 countries
275
Ktons paper production capacity per year
14
paper machines within our global manufacturing platform
6000
a portfolio of more than 6000 colours
1400
employees worldwide
500
million € net sales
5
sales offices
1
research & development centre
Passionatepapermaking formore than 500 years
Decor paper forsurface upgrading ofwood-based panels
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