Sofidel Group

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In 2010, Sofidel's production capacity totaled 940,000 tons, in 2015 the number rose to {{convert|1050000|t}} per year.

In 2008, Sofidel joined the WWF as a member and the first Italian manufacturer and the first company in the world from the tissue sector. Over the years, the partnership has led to several joint marketing and communications projects.{{cite web | title=Sofidel broadens its agreement with WWF Climate Savers | website=WWF | url=https://www.wwf.mg/?246110/Sofidel-Climate-Savers | language=fr | access-date=2023-09-02}}

In 2015, it announced multiple US investments, being the first Italian tissue company to make it into the US market.{{Cite web|url=http://www.industryweek.com/expansion-management/italian-paper-manufacturer-sofidel-announces-multiple-us-investments|title=Italian Paper Manufacturer Sofidel Announces Multiple US Investments|date=5 November 2015 }}{{cite web|title=Sofidel: the European heavyweight flexes its muscles|date=2014-07-15|url=http://www.tissueworldmagazine.com/departments/operations-report/the-european-heavyweight-flexes-its-muscles/|publisher=www.tissueworldmagazine.com|quote=Sofidel Group ... is re-launching its commitment to the environment by broadening its agreement with WWF’s Climate Savers, based on the voluntary definition of substantial reduction plans for carbon dioxide emissions ... The only Italian company and still the only tissue paper company in the world (paper for hygiene and household purposes) to join the programme, Sofidel already succeeded in lowering its absolute emissions by 11.1% between 2008 and 2012, investing more than 25 million Euros. This amounts to 186 thousand tonnes of CO2 – more or less the equivalent of the amount produced in Italy by 150,000 four-person families per year for electrical consumption.}}

In 2016, it was announced that 100% of Sofidel tissue products in Western Europe will bear the FSC label.{{Cite web|url=https://www.papnews.com/sofidel-tissue-products-europe-fsc/|title = 100% Sofidel tissue products in Western Europe will bear FSC label| date=30 September 2016 }}

In 2017, Sofidel is present in 7 states in the US, where it has a production capacity of 200,000 tons.

In October 2018, the Group's largest, most modern and sustainable production facility opened in Circleville, Ohio.

In 2021 the Shareholders' Meeting, appointed the new board of directors in which directors from outside the Stefani and Lazzareschi families join for the first time: Chiara Mio, Silvio Bianchi Martini, Andrea Munari and Alessandro Solidoro.

In March 2021 Edilio Stefani succeeds his father, Emi Stefani, as chairman of Sofidel.

At the end of March 2023, the Group announced the acquisition of the Hakle brand and other brands. Hakle is one of Germany's most beloved brands in the toilet paper market, produced since 1928.[https://t24.ilsole24ore.com/art/sofidel-carta-compra-il-marchio-tedesco-hakle Sofidel (paper) buys German brand Hakle]

Internally, the Sofidel Group realizes an integrated cycle from the production of tissue reels to their conversion into finished products, feeding four business lines: consumer Brand, private label (distributor brand), away-fromHome (AFH), parent reels (semi-finished products: reels for paper companies).

==Partnership==

In 2008 Sofidel became a partner in WWF's international Climate Savers program.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwf.mg/?246110/Sofidel-Climate-Savers|title = Sofidel broadens its agreement with WWF Climate Savers}}

In the same year it joins the United Nations Global Compact, supporting environmental sustainability projects.

To date, the Group has ongoing collaborations with influential partners: in addition to institutional ones (WWF, Ocean Conservancy, EU-OSHA - European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, UN Global Compact Network Italy) it has important synergies through its brands and products.

The Sofidel Group considers sustainability a strategic growth factor and is committed to reducing impacts on the environment while striving to create added value for all its stakeholders. Sofidel's greenhouse gas emission reduction targets to 2030 have been recognized by Science Based Targets initiative{{cite web | url=https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/763992-sofidel-building-better-future | title=[node:Title] }} (SBTi) to be in line with the levels required to limit global warming well below 2 °C, as required by the Paris Agreement. Sofidel was the first Italian manufacturing company, and the first in the world in the tissue sector, to join the WWF Climate Savers program, aimed at leading companies on the low-carbon economy front.

The Group has its results verified by third parties in order to safeguard the reliability of the data disseminated. In addition to preparing the integrated report, Sofidel has submitted its results to CDP, Ecovadis, and Morningstar Sustainalytics, obtaining positive recognitions

Sofidel set environmental goals for 2030:

a 98% recycled water rate at production sites (to date it counts 96.2%);

84% energy purchased from renewable sources;

a 50% reduction in the incidence of plastic in packaging;

-40% reduction of scope 1, 2 and 3 {{CO2}} emissions for pulp suppliers;

-24% reduction of scope 3 {{CO2}} emissions for all other suppliers.

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.sofidel.com/en/ Official Website]
• {{youTube|0lDhrN5eN1M|Tissue paper production in Sofidel plants}}
• {{cite web|title=How is M&A activity shaping the European Tissue Industry?|author=Pirkko Petäjä, Mikko Helin|date=15 May 2017 |quote=Since 2000, the European tissue volume has grown from 5.7 million tons to almost 8.5 million tons. A clear trend connected to this growth has been consolidation of the largest players. ... The most active acquirers have been SCA, Sofidel and WEPA|url=https://www.papnews.com/ma-activity-shaping-european-tissue-industry/}}

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