Wellpappe Forchheim GmbH & Co. KG

What Wellpappe Forchheim GmbH & Co. KG does

Wellpappe Forchheim Gmb & Co. KG is a German limited partnership headquartered in Forchheim, Bavaria, that develops and manufactures corrugated cardboard packaging solutions for enterprise customers across food and beverage, automotive, pharmaceutical, chemical, and e-commerce verticals. The company operates an in-house corrugated board production facility (Wellpappenanlage) with more than 20 processing machines including inline processing, stamping, printing presses, and folding-glue machines, plus a secondary production site, Werk Packwell Höchstadt. Its product portfolio spans Verkaufsverpackungen (sales/retail packaging for point-of-sale presentation), Transportverpackungen (shipping and transit packaging), corrugated displays, and the Nova-KLT line of variable small load carriers in sizes A1-A6.

The business is a wholly owned subsidiary of the family-owned Palm Verpackung group, to which it has belonged since 1986. Palm operates approximately 33 corrugated cardboard plants and roughly 4,800 employees across Europe, providing Forchheim with shared procurement, geographic reach, and group-level sustainability and quality infrastructure. The company is managed by Dr. Marina Palm, Matthias Schäfer, and Mario Löffler. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; revenue is generated through direct, sales-led consultation for customized packaging projects, with quotes provided on request.

The operating model is built around compliance and sustainability: ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, ISO 22000, and FSC Chain of Custody certifications enable food, pharma, and chemical-grade contracts, and 100% recycled paper sourcing is used. Customers include named enterprise accounts such as Bauer, Mövenpick, Seraphos, MannFilter, Schweiger, Bierbox, MayerWein, Maintal, Mathilde, and GWF. GTM is direct B2B sales with project-based custom design from development through production, confectioning, and delivery; the company does not appear to operate any software, API, mobile application, or AI-driven product layer.

Name

Wellpappe Forchheim GmbH & Co. KG

Legal name

Wellpappe Forchheim GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://wellpappe-forchheim.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Wellpappe Forchheim is a German corrugated cardboard packaging manufacturer, part of the Palm Verpackung group since 1986, producing customized sales, transport, and display packaging for enterprise customers in food, beverage, automotive, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries from its Forchheim and Höchstadt plants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corrugated Cardboard Packaging

NAICS

Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing (322211)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650)

akta.pro primary industry

Corrugated Packaging & Boxes (RSC, die-cut, bulk bins) (IMAMAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Secondary & Multipack Packaging (IMALAHAB)

Keywords

• Corrugated cardboard packaging
• Transport packaging solutions
• Sales packaging manufacturing
• Corrugated board production
• POS display packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Forchheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Corrugated Cardboard Packaging Sales: Design, development, production, and distribution of customized corrugated cardboard packaging solutions including sales packaging, transport packaging, and displays. Services include confectioning and delivery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Wellpappe Forchheim develops, produces, and distributes customized corrugated cardboard (Wellpappe) packaging solutions from its own integrated corrugated board production facility in Forchheim, Germany. The company provides a full end-to-end service spectrum encompassing development, corrugated board production, packaging manufacturing, confectioning, and direct delivery of sales packaging, transport packaging, and point-of-sale displays. It operates more than 20 processing machines including inline processing, stamping, printing, and folding-glue equipment.

Product overview

Wellpappe Forchheim offers a comprehensive portfolio of corrugated cardboard packaging solutions divided into three core product categories: Verkaufsverpackungen (sales/retail packaging) for point-of-sale presentation, Transportverpackungen (transport packaging) for shipping and protection, and Innovationen including the Nova-KLT series of small load carriers in sizes A1-A6. The company provides complete in-house capabilities from development and production through finishing and delivery, operating corrugated cardboard production lines with inline processing machines, die-cutting, and printing equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Verkaufsverpackungen (Sales Packaging)
• Transportverpackungen (Transport Packaging)
• Nova-KLT Small Load Carrier Series
• Wellpappe Displays

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Palm Verpackung (Palm Gruppe)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1986Since 1986, Wellpappe Forchheim has belonged to the Palm Verpackung group with currently 28 other independent corrugated cardboard plants. This partnership enables the company to offer customers the complete portfolio from transport packaging to stamped, printed, and glued packaging for trade, as well as product-supporting displays made of corrugated cardboard.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Smurfit Kappa: World's largest containerboard and corrugated packaging manufacturer with deep European footprint. Comparable as a direct competitor for European corrugated accounts, though vastly larger and more diversified than Wellpappe Forchheim.
• DS Smith: UK-listed international packaging company specializing in corrugated solutions with strong European manufacturing base. Directly competes for the same food, beverage, and e-commerce corrugated accounts as Wellpappe Forchheim.
• Stora Enso: Nordic integrated paper and packaging group with significant European corrugated and consumer board operations. Comparable as a supplier of corrugated and renewable packaging materials, though with much broader product scope.
• Mondi Group: UK-headquartered global packaging and paper group with significant corrugated operations in Continental Europe. Comparable end-market exposure in food, beverage, and e-commerce packaging, but operates at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Wellpappenfabrik Langen: Independent German corrugated packaging manufacturer serving similar mid-market enterprise customers in southern and central Germany. Directly comparable in scale, vertical integration, and customer profile.
• Rondo Ganahl Aktiengesellschaft: Austrian family-owned corrugated packaging group with several plants across Central Europe. Comparable as a privately held, multi-plant corrugated producer serving food and industrial customers in the same DACH region.
• Europack Wörth: German corrugated packaging manufacturer based in Bavaria, operating as part of the Palm Verpackung network but appearing as a sister site. Comparable mid-sized German corrugated competitor with overlapping southern Germany customer base.
• Klingele Papierwerke: German family-owned corrugated packaging manufacturer with multiple German production sites. Most closely comparable as a similarly-sized, similarly-structured German Mittelstand corrugated player serving identical end-markets.
• Carl Eichhorn KG Wellpappen-Werke: German family-owned corrugated packaging producer with multiple production sites. Comparable mid-sized Mittelstand corrugated competitor with similar product mix (sales packaging, transport packaging, displays).

Others

• Palm Verpackung (sister plants): Direct parent and operator of 32 other corrugated plants across Europe. Comparable as the network the Forchheim plant sits within; relevant for benchmarking capacity, capability, and pricing benchmarks, though not an external competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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