Rudy Boer

Europapier International AG

Europapier is the largest paper merchant in Central and Eastern Europe. In 2015, we achieved an annual turnover of 518 Million Euro with approximately 2,100 customers per day. 961 employees in 16 subsidiaries are responsible for this outcome. What started in 1971 in Vienna, branched out widely into the CEE region and constantly strives towards further expansion. Since 2010 Europapier belongs to the Heinzel Group's trading division, as well as Wilfried Heinzel AG, a globally active pulp and paper trading company. Bunzl & Biach is one of the largest waste paper treatment and distribution companies in Austria. With its subsidiaries Zellstoff Pöls AG, Laakirchen Papier AG, Raubling Papier GmbH and AS Estonian Cell, Heinzel Group ranks among the largest producers of market pulp, corrugated containerboard and magazine paper in CEE. Our employees are experts We handle all paper and packaging needs of our customers and service them with tailor-made solutions. Our highly skilled and motivated team distributed across 13 countries seeks to realize our vision of being the number one paper merchant for our clients. These objectives are supported by the explicitly defined core values of our company: responsibility, excellence through innovation and awareness, and respect. We ensure permanent improvement of our business model and make future-oriented investments in our new business divisions hygiene products and visual communication. As the service, we can provide added-value to clients and represent a financially strong and reliable partner for our industry stakeholders. Amongst our employees are experts in various areas of expertise, such as sales, finance, purchasing or logistics for whom we created the Europapier Academy in May 2015. That way they have the opportunity to develop special skills e. g. in communication, leadership or negotiation before being promoted into management positions, tapping the full potential.