Goricane tovarna papirja medvode

What Goricane tovarna papirja medvode does

Goričane, tovarna papirja Medvode, d.d. is a Slovenian specialty paper mill headquartered in Medvode that produces small-scale, high-grade lightweight woodfree papers under the SORA brand for export across more than 40 countries. The company's product portfolio spans four main categories: coated papers (SORA matt, matt cream, matt premium, face, silico, tea pack, pack), uncoated papers (SORA press variants, medico, print opaque), pigmented papers (SORA light, light cream, and UVF security variants), and specialty papers (SORA barrier ECO, barrier ECO PURE, tex for sublimation, and tax stamps). Production runs on a single state-of-the-art paper machine (PM1) built in 1976 in cooperation with Andritz under the Escher-Wyss licence, operating at 350 m/min with a 4,100 mm wire width and a capacity of approximately 20,000 tonnes per year on PM1, with total annual capacity of roughly 80,000 tonnes across the facility. The company's heritage traces back to 1580 when the first paper in Slovenia was produced near Goričane, and it markets this 500-year lineage as a credibility signal in publishing, religious literature, and cultural-institution segments.

The business model is a B2B specialty-goods operation selling physical paper rolls and sheets at undisclosed list prices via direct sales (an internal commercial team led by Commercial Director Boštjan Robida and Sales Manager Andrej Gradišek) and a network of approximately 18 country-level distributors (PapTrade in Austria, Consol SIA in Russia/Baltic, Igepa in Croatia, Hamo-Papier in Germany, Premium Papers in Switzerland, Istanbul Kağıt in Turkey, OMS SRL in South America, CADREX OVERSEAS in the Middle East, and others). End-customer segments are organized vertically and include pharmacy and hygiene (lightweight papers for pharmaceutical inserts), packaging and labelling (barrier, face, silico, tea pack, tax stamps), creative industries (high-bulk coated/uncoated graphic papers for demanding print runs), religious publications and dictionaries (lightweight white, coloured, and personalized grades), and specialty applications (UV-security papers, barrier papers, sublimation papers). Certifications — ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, FSC, PEFC, ISEGA food-contact, and AEO customs status — are positioned as key qualifications, particularly for food-contact, pharmaceutical, and security end-markets. The company is privately held as a Slovenian delniška družba (joint-stock company), is not listed on any public exchange, and has no disclosed parent company or institutional investors.

Name

Goricane tovarna papirja medvode

Legal name

Goričane, tovarna papirja Medvode, d.d.

Website

https://goricane.si

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Goričane is a Slovenian specialty paper mill producing small-scale, lightweight woodfree papers under the SORA brand at roughly 80,000 tonnes per year, exporting to more than 40 countries and serving pharmaceutical, food-packaging, security, and publishing end-markets through direct sales and an 18-country distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Paper Manufacturing

NAICS

Paper Mills (32212), Paper Mills (322120), Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing (322220), Stationery Product Manufacturing (322230)

SIC

Paper Mills (2621), Papers & Allied Products (2600), Wholesale-Paper & Paper Products (5110)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Paper Manufacturing (Coated, Release, Thermal, Filter, Security) (IMAMAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Colored, Art & Premium Paper Manufacturing (IMAMAEAG), Paper Converting Services (slitting, sheeting, coating, laminating, rewinding) (IMAMAHAJ)

Keywords

• Specialty paper manufacturing
• Woodfree paper production
• Lightweight graphic paper
• Barrier packaging paper
• Security paper printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Medvode

HQ country

Slovenia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Specialty paper manufacturing and sales: Goričane generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of specialty woodfree papers under the SORA brand. The company produces approximately 80,000 tonnes of paper annually, with 90% of sales generated in foreign markets across over 40 countries.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Goričane manufactures and sells specialty lightweight woodfree papers under the SORA brand, producing approximately 80,000 tonnes annually from its mill in Medvode, Slovenia. The portfolio covers coated, uncoated, pigmented, and specialty paper grades (32-135 g/m²) for applications including pharmaceutical packaging, food packaging, labelling, security documents, sublimation printing, and high-quality publishing. The company exports 90% of output to over 40 countries through direct sales and an international distributor network.

Product overview

Goričane is a Slovenian specialty paper mill producing lightweight woodfree papers under the SORA brand. The company operates in the highly specialized segment of small-scale production with an annual capacity of 80,000 tonnes. The SORA product portfolio includes multiple paper categories: (1) Coated papers (matt, matt cream, matt premium, matt+, face, face WS, pack, tea pack, silico EPC/PVA); (2) Uncoated papers (press, press cream, press ivory, press yellow, medico, medico opaque, print opaque variants); (3) Pigmented papers (light, light cream, light UVF variants, light chamois UVF); (4) Specialty papers (barrier ECO, barrier ECO PURE, tex, tax stamps). These papers serve diverse industries including pharmacy and hygiene, packaging and labelling, creative industries, religious publications, vocabularies, and specialty applications. The products are exported to over 40 countries worldwide, primarily in the EU, Turkey, Balkans, and increasingly to Russia, Sri Lanka, South America, Israel, South Africa, Algeria, and Middle East countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SORA: The company's primary product brand for specialty papers, including woodfree coated, uncoated, pigmented, coloured, security, and specialty paper products.

Products and services

• SORA face Woodfree one-side coated label paper designed for labeling applications. Available in grammages 70-110 g/m².
• SORA face WS Woodfree one-side coated wet-strength label paper for applications requiring moisture resistance. Grammage 70 g/m².
• SORA matt 1.1 Woodfree two-side matt-coated bulky graphic paper for high-quality printing. Grammages 60-135 g/m².
• SORA matt cream Woodfree two-side matt-coated bulky graphic paper in cream shade. Grammages 70-135 g/m².
• SORA matt premium Woodfree two-side matt-coated high bulk graphic paper with high opacity. Grammages 60-100 g/m².
• SORA matt+ Woodfree two-side matt-coated high bulk graphic paper with enhanced volume. Grammages 80-135 g/m².
• SORA pack Woodfree one-side coated paper for sachets, gift wrapping and bags. Grammages 40-110 g/m².
• SORA silico EPC One-side clay coated craft paper designed for silicone coating. Grammages 36-105 g/m².
• SORA silico PVA Woodfree clay coated craft paper for silicone coating, two sides. Grammage 90 g/m².
• SORA tea pack Woodfree coated paper designed for tea envelopes. Grammages 60-80 g/m².
• SORA tex Woodfree one-side treated paper for sublimation printing. Grammage 62 g/m².
• SORA light Woodfree lightweight pigmented graphic paper with high opacity. Grammages 37-60 g/m².
• SORA light cream Woodfree lightweight pigmented graphic paper in cream shade. Grammages 37-60 g/m².
• SORA light UVF Woodfree lightweight pigmented graphic paper with UV visible security features. Grammages 37-60 g/m².
• SORA light cream UVF Lightweight pigmented woodfree graphic paper in cream shade with UV visible security. Grammages 37-60 g/m².
• SORA light chamois UVF Woodfree lightweight pigmented graphic paper in chamois shade with UV visible security. Grammage 50 g/m².
• SORA press Woodfree uncoated graphic paper for general printing applications. Grammages 60-120 g/m².
• SORA press cream Woodfree uncoated graphic paper in cream shade. Grammages 60-135 g/m².
• SORA press ivory Woodfree uncoated graphic paper in ivory shade. Grammages 60-135 g/m².
• SORA press yellow Uncoated woodfree graphic paper in yellow shade. Grammage 70 g/m².
• SORA medico Woodfree lightweight uncoated paper for medical and hygiene applications. Grammages 37-60 g/m².
• SORA medico opaque Lightweight woodfree uncoated paper with high opacity for medical packaging. Grammages 32-60 g/m².
• SORA print opaque Lightweight woodfree uncoated paper with high opacity for printing. Grammages 32-60 g/m².
• SORA print opaque cream Woodfree lightweight uncoated graphic paper with high opacity in cream shade. Grammages 40-60 g/m².
• SORA print opaque ivory Woodfree lightweight graphic paper with high opacity in ivory shade. Grammages 37-60 g/m².
• SORA barrier ECO Fluorine-free, grease and oil resistant, medium wet-strength wrapping paper for food packaging. Grammages 30-55 g/m².
• SORA barrier ECO PURE Fluorine-free, grease and oil resistant, medium wet-strength wrapping paper in brown shade for sustainable food packaging. Grammages 30-55 g/m².
• SORA tax stamps Woodfree uncoated graphic paper with UV visible security features for tax stamp applications. Grammages 80-110 g/m².

Quantifiable outcome

• 80,000 tonnes of paper produced annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SuperBark Consortium (ICP Pulp and Paper, Helios, Kaspar papir)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023SuperBark is a four-year research project (September 2023 - August 2027) exploring components in softwood bark to develop new bio-based adhesives and coatings. Consortium includes ICP Pulp and Paper (Ljubljana), Goričane, Helios, and Kaspar papir. The project aims to replace formaldehyde-based resins with sustainable alternatives for furniture, construction, transport, and packaging industries.
• ICP Pulp and PapercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023ICP Pulp and Paper hosts the SuperBark consortium meetings and provides research and testing facilities for pulp and paper innovation, including testing of new advanced barrier coatings for paper.
• HelioscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Collaboration with Helios led to successful development of DOMEMUL PEA - new group of paper coatings for sublimation printing, which received bronze award from GZS.
• Kaspar papircoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020International collaboration with Kaspar papir contributed to the successful development of paper coatings for sublimation printing.
• AndritzcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 1976Andritz (formerly under Escher-Wyss license) constructed the state-of-the-art PM1 paper machine in 1976. The machine operates at 350 m/min speed with 4100mm wire width, capable of producing 20,000 tons of highest-grade wood-free papers per year. Andritz partnership established Goričane as one of Europe's technologically most advanced paper mills.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sappi: Global pulp and paper company with significant European coated and uncoated specialty paper operations (e.g., McCoy, Magno, Galerie). Broad incumbent offering overlapping coated/uncoated woodfree graphic papers.
• Fedrigoni: Italian global leader in specialty papers for packaging, publishing, and labeling, including the former Favini specialty brand. A much larger incumbent operating broadly across specialty papers with overlap in premium graphic, label, and security papers.

Direct peers

• Arctic Paper: European specialty paper maker producing uncoated woodfree graphic papers (Munken, Pamo brands) for book, publishing, and premium print segments. Directly comparable to Goričane's woodfree uncoated and coated specialty papers in the same end markets.
• Koehler Paper: German family-owned paper manufacturer specializing in flexible packaging paper, thermal paper, decor paper, and thin specialty papers. Highly comparable niche specialty manufacturer competing in similar coated/specialty paper end uses as Goričane.

Peers

• Bolloré Thin Papers:

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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