Cartiera San Giorgio

What Cartiera San Giorgio does

Cartiera San Giorgio Srl is a privately held Italian paper mill founded in 1974 and headquartered in Genoa, Italy, that specializes in the manufacture of creped tissue paper. The company produces semi-finished parent reels (bobine madri) up to 2.48 meters trimmed height at grammages of 30–70+ g/m² using a wet creping process applied to cellulose fiber, leveraging over 90–95% recycled paper fiber complemented by certified virgin fiber from FSC/PEFC forests. It also produces finished Away-From-Home (AFH) tissue products — C-fold, V-fold, Z-fold paper towels and paper towel rolls — and offers customizable private-label tissue for distributors and large-scale retail (GDO), with options on grammage, color, size, and packaging. Production runs continuously seven days per week at an installed capacity of approximately 70 tonnes per day, or about 21,000 tonnes annually.

The company's go-to-market is B2B and dual-channel: semi-finished jumbo rolls are sold directly to paper converting companies (cartotecniche), while finished AFH tissue products reach end users through a network of resellers covering Italy and international markets, with the ability to deliver under clients' own brands via the private-label model. To extend from semi-finished to finished products, Cartiera San Giorgio operates an integrated production chain with partner Cartindustria Ligure. End markets served include healthcare facilities, Horeca (hotels, restaurants, cafes, bars), food processing, industrial, offices, and educational institutions — all verticals with recurring hygiene and disposable tissue demand.

The business is family-owned and operated, with Antonio Ardinghi serving as the legal representative, and has fully paid capital of €182,000. The company has secured the four certifications most relevant to its category — RINA ISO 9001, FSC, PEFC, and EU Ecolabel — and has received public funding from POR-FESR Liguria (2014–2020) for energy efficiency and from EU REACT-EU (2022) for innovation-driven capex covering rewinder and stock preparation revamps, headbox upgrades, electrical substation reinforcement, and biological treatment capacity. No revenue, headcount, or external equity investment data is publicly disclosed.

Name

Cartiera San Giorgio

Legal name

Cartiera San Giorgio Srl

Website

https://cartierasangiorgio.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cartiera San Giorgio is a family-owned Italian paper mill founded in 1974 in Genoa that produces creped tissue paper jumbo rolls and finished private-label AFH tissue products (C/V/Z-fold towels and rolls), serving converting companies, distributors, healthcare, Horeca, and large-scale retail across Italy and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tissue Paper Manufacturing

NAICS

Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing (322291), Paper Mills (322120)

SIC

Paper Mills (2621), Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes) (2670)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional Laundry & Hygiene Paper Systems (Rolls, Refills, Managed Programs) (IMAMAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Paper Towels & Kitchen Rolls (CRADALAC)

Keywords

• Creped paper manufacturing
• Jumbo rolls production
• Tissue paper products
• Private label tissue
• Recycled paper products

Headquarters

HQ city

Genoa

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Jumbo Rolls / Parent Reels Manufacturing: Production and sale of semi-finished creped paper jumbo rolls (bobine madri) to converting companies (cartotecniche) for transformation into sheets or towel rolls. Rolls up to 2.48m trimmed height (2.52m untrimmed) in weights from 30-45 g/m2.
2. Private Label Tissue Products: Production of finished single-ply and tissue AFH products (C-fold, V-fold, Z-fold towels, paper towel rolls) under private label for distribution companies and large-scale retail trade. Includes customization of grammage, colors, sizes, and packaging.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cartiera San Giorgio manufactures semi-finished creped paper jumbo rolls (bobine madri) for industrial use by converting companies, and finished single-ply and tissue products (C-fold, V-fold, Z-fold paper towels and paper towel rolls) for the Away From Home (AFH) market. The company produces jumbo rolls up to 2.48m trimmed height in grammages of 30-70+ g/m2, using over 95% recycled paper fiber, and offers full customization including grammage, colors (white, natural, eco, blue, green), sizes, and packaging for private label distribution.

Product overview

Cartiera San Giorgio is an Italian paper mill founded in 1974 specializing in the production of creped paper jumbo rolls (bobine madri) for industrial use and finished tissue products for the Away From Home (AFH) market. The company's core offering consists of semi-finished parent rolls in various sizes (up to 2.48m trimmed) and weights (30-70+ g/m2), which are transformed into finished products including C-fold, V-fold, Z-fold paper towels and paper towel rolls. The integrated production process, developed in partnership with Cartindustria Ligure, enables the manufacturing of customizable single-ply and 2-ply tissue products with high customization options (grammage, colors, sizes, packaging) under private label arrangements for sectors including healthcare, HORECA, food processing, industry, offices, and schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jumbo Rolls (Bobine Madri) Semi-finished creped paper jumbo rolls (bobine madri) for industrial use by paper converting companies (cartotecniche). Available up to 2.48m trimmed height (2.52m untrimmed), in grammages from 30 to 45 g/m2, destined for transformation into sheets, C-fold, V-fold, Z-fold towels, and paper towel rolls.
• C-fold Paper Towels (Asciugamani piegati a C) C-folded paper towels for the Away From Home market. Available in single-ply pure cellulose, mixed cellulose, recycled white, natural and colored paper, and 2-ply pure or mixed cellulose variants. Distributed via resellers and private label channels for use in healthcare, HORECA, food processing, industry, and office environments.
• V-fold Paper Towels (Asciugamani interfogliati a V) V-fold interfolded paper towels for the Away From Home market. Available in single-ply pure cellulose, mixed cellulose, recycled white, natural and colored paper, and 2-ply pure or mixed cellulose variants. Designed for hygienic single-sheet dispensing in professional environments.
• Z-fold Paper Towels (Asciugamani interfogliati a Z) Z-fold interfolded paper towels for the Away From Home market. Available in single-ply pure cellulose, mixed cellulose, recycled white, natural and colored paper, and 2-ply pure or mixed cellulose variants. Designed for hygienic single-sheet dispensing in professional environments.
• Paper Towel Rolls (Rotoli asciugamani) Paper towel rolls with high absorbent and cleaning capacity. Available in single-ply pure cellulose, mixed cellulose, recycled white, natural and colored paper. Compatible with most dispensers on the market and suitable for use across various professional environments.
• Private Label Tissue Products Custom-manufactured single-ply and tissue products under private label arrangements for distribution companies and large-scale retail trade. Offers customization of grammage, measurements, color, and packaging, with FSC, PEFC, ISO 9001, and EU Ecolabel certifications supporting retailer sustainability claims.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 95% recycled paper used in mother rolls, avoiding felling of thousands of trees
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• Cartindustria LigurecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCartiera San Giorgio has created an integrated production process with Cartindustria Ligure for the production of finished tissue products. Cartindustria Ligure serves as the company's partner for manufacturing single and double-ply towels and other finished tissue products, enabling Cartiera San Giorgio to offer complete integrated production from semi-finished jumbo rolls to finished AFH tissue products for the private label market.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WEPA Industrie: WEPA is a family-owned European tissue manufacturer focused on AFH (out-of-home) products. Comparable to Cartiera San Giorgio on AFH channel focus, recycled-content strategy, and family/private ownership structure.
• Mosaico Srl: Mosaico is an Italian private manufacturer of single-ply and recycled tissue products for AFH and private-label markets. Closely comparable scale, product mix, and Italian/European customer focus to Cartiera San Giorgio.
• Industrie Celtex: Celtex is an Italian manufacturer of AFH tissue products (towels, toilet paper, napkins) serving distributors and institutional customers. Direct overlap with Cartiera San Giorgio in product range and customer verticals.
• Sofidel: Sofidel is the largest Italian tissue paper manufacturer, producing AFH and consumer tissue products across Europe. It is the closest direct peer to Cartiera San Giorgio given shared Italian origin, tissue focus, and AFH/private-label exposure, though at vastly greater scale.
• Metsä Tissue: Metsä Tissue is a European tissue producer (Lambí, SAGA, Tento) serving both consumer and AFH markets with strong sustainability credentials. Directly comparable product mix and customer overlap with Cartiera San Giorgio.
• Lucart Group: Lucart is an Italian tissue producer (and paper mill) with strong AFH and private-label offerings across Europe, including recycled-content products. Directly comparable to Cartiera San Giorgio in product mix, customer segments, and sustainability positioning.
• Cartiere Carrara: Cartiere Carrara is an Italian paper mill producing tissue and parent reels, including recycled-content grades. Comparable to Cartiera San Giorgio as an Italian tissue paper manufacturer serving converters and finished-product customers.

Broad incumbents

• Kimberly-Clark Professional: Kimberly-Clark's Professional division (Kleenex, Scott, WypAll) is one of the largest global AFH tissue and wiper suppliers. Comparable as an AFH competitor and potential customer-side benchmark, though much larger and broader in scope.
• Essity (Tork): Essity is a global hygiene and tissue major whose Tork brand dominates the European AFH market. Overlaps with Cartiera San Giorgio in institutional paper towels and hygiene, but operates at vastly greater scale with a much broader product portfolio.
• Georgia-Pacific (Koch): Georgia-Pacific is a major North-American-headquartered tissue and pulp producer with significant AFH exposure (enMotion, etc.). Broad incumbent competitor whose products compete for the same institutional procurement budgets Cartiera San Giorgio targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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