Perlen Industrieholding AG, together with its subsidiary Perlen Papier AG, took decisive steps toward realigning the company during the 2025 business year. Against the backdrop of a structurally declining market for graphic papers, the company is actively shaping its future with a clear strategic focus.

Perlen Industrieholding AG has entered into a partnership with the UK packaging technology company Pulpex, securing exclusive rights to produce novel fibre-based paper bottles in the extended DACH region. This strengthens the company’s strategic development in the field of fibre moulding-based packaging solutions.

Perlen Industrieholding AG is consistently driving forward its strategic transformation from a traditional paper producer to a forward-thinking, diversified industrial company. With advances in product innovation, the entry into fibre moulding as a complementary business area, as well as site development, the company is now reaching its first milestones in this transformation phase.

À l'issue de la procédure de consultation, le nombre de postes à supprimer chez Perlen Papier AG passe de 65 à 60. Un plan social est mis en place pour les collaborateurs concernés.

The newly founded Perlen Industrieholding AG with its Perlen Papier AG subsidiary and its real-estate assets in Perlen increased its sales volumes and further raised its market share in Western Europe for the full calendar year of 2024, including the period prior to its spin-off from the CPH Group. Pricing pressures resulted in a temporary net loss for the year, but margins should improve again in 2025.

Florian Geiger has been appointed to serve as the new CEO of Perlen Industrieholding AG. He will take up his duties, succeeding Peter Schildknecht, on 12 May 2025. Geiger, who comes from the Swiss Steel Group, will simultaneously assume executive charge of Perlen Papier AG from its present CEO Klemens Gottstein, who will retire later this year.

Peter Schildknecht tritt als CEO der CPH Group AG und der Perlen Industrieholding AG (vormals CPH Chemie + Papier Holding AG) per Anfang 2026 zurück, um sich vermehrt strategischen Aufgaben zu widmen. Der Verwaltungsrat der CPH Group AG und der Perlen Industrieholding AG danken ihm für seinen ausgezeichneten Beitrag zur Weiterentwicklung der Gruppe in den vergangenen 16 Jahren.