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Sustainability & CircularityOperations & Footprint 28 Sep 2026

Essity completes EUR 10m upgrade of Kunheim tissue mill in France

Essity has completed a EUR 10m (USD 11.4m) investment programme over 2025 and 2026 at its Kunheim tissue mill in Haut-Rhin, France. The site employs 260 people and produces more than 60,000 tonnes a year of tissue paper, toilet rolls and handkerchiefs. The money went into modernised converting lines and into lower energy consumption and a smaller carbon footprint at the plant.

Why this mattersA EUR 10m upgrade keeps a 60,000-tonne Alsace converting site inside Essity's western European supply base and lowers its energy use and emissions.

  • Investment of EUR 10m (USD 11.4m) made over the 2025-2026 period
  • Kunheim mill in Haut-Rhin, France employs 260 people
  • Site produces more than 60,000 tonnes a year of tissue paper, toilet rolls and handkerchiefs
  • Converting lines modernised to raise productivity and support eco-designed ranges
  • Energy consumption and carbon footprint of the plant reduced
  • Distribution infrastructure includes 22,000 sqm of warehousing able to hold 55,000 pallets
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Sources societe.tech FR
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  • 2026-09-30 · Edited before publication: Source says mouchoirs (handkerchiefs), not paper towels. 'Why this matters' carried unsupported framing ('legacy tissue assets', 'sustainability pressure'); replaced with what the source supports. Conversion EUR 10m to USD 11.4m at 1.1355 is correct.