Perlen Industrieholding AG, founded in June 2024 and OTC traded, comprises the paper business of Perlen Papier AG and the real estate on the industrial site in Perlen. Perlen Papier has been producing and selling graphic papers since 1873. The newsprint and magazine papers produced today are among the graphic papers that are supplied primarily to publishers and printing companies. There, they are used for the production of newspapers, magazines, journals and advertising inserts.

Also located at the Perlen site is the Renergia waste incineration facility, in which Perlen Papier holds a 10% equity stake. The Renergia facility is a major power plant which provides both energy for the local area and carbon dioxide-free steam for use in Perlen Papier’s paper production. The rest of the company’s steam requirements are met by its own biomass plant. Some of the electricity used in Perlen Papier’s paper production is also derived from renewable energies, almost half thereof in the form of hydro power from two company-owned hydro power plants.

According to the ‘Ten Toes’ model of the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI), the carbon dioxide emissions generated by Perlen Papier in the manufacture of its paper products are about a quarter of the corresponding volumes of CO₂ emissions generated by its competitors. As a result, Perlen Papier reduces CO₂ emissions by over 76% per ton of paper produced compared to its European competitors. Today, Perlen Papier produces paper in a nearly carbon-neutral manner.

The company continues to working consistently towards its objective of achieving net-zero carbon emissions while maintaining its competitive edge, as well as increasing the share of electricity generated from its own renewable energy sources.