Sustainable paper manifacturing from 100% hemp for Gmund Paper
Our customer for speciality paper made from hemp
Gmund Paper is committed to environmental protection like no other competitor in the paper industry. Only in Gmund is the process water treated without chemicals using ozone. In-house systems generate up to 75 percent of the required electricity through hydropower, solar energy and cogeneration – CO2 free. Gmund Paper is constantly looking for innovative advancements to meet the increased customer demands for ecological solutions.
The ecological vision
Development of an ecological paper made from 100% European hemp. Paper with up to 30% hemp already exists on the market, and Gmund itself offers a paper made of 50% hemp in the Gmund Bio Cycle collection. Experts agree: a paper made of 100% hemp can’t be produced with modern paper machines. That’s the theory, but it had to be disproved.
Requirements for the sustainable fibre-based packaging material
Good printability, versatile use and a natural appearance with long durability.
The result: paper made from 100% hemp
After extensive research, including textile production, numerous tests and lots more sweat, we succeeded in taming the pure hemp fibre and creating a new kind of material. The new paper is both sturdy and wonderfully soft to the touch. The innovative Gmund Hanf 100% is produced without any dyes, the surface is wild and cloudy – pure nature. In addition, hemp improves the future recycling process, because the robust nature of the long-fibre pulp enables increasing paper recycling cycles, i.e. the hemp paper can be recycled more often.
