A.Celli Paper is renowned worldwide for the high-speed efficiency of its winders, delivering flawless master rolls.
© Andrea SimonettiIn the summer of 2025, ANDRITZ acquired the Italian tissue and paper specialist A.Celli Paper. The company offers turnkey tissue plants and tissue machines, including key components and services, as well as winders, unwinders and rewinders, and packaging solutions for all kinds of tissue, paper, and board production.
With more than 150 employees, A.Celli Paper is active in more than 60 countries. Its headquarters and main production facility is located in the Lucca region, known as the “tissue valley” in Italy, due to it being a significant center for tissue production, accounting for around 20% of Europe’s output.
Alexander Wassermann
Executive Vice President, ANDRITZ Paper & Textile
“The real advantage to our tissue, paper, and board customers with this acquisition is that it enables ANDRITZ to become a full-line supplier and to be able to supply full plants from stock preparation all the way to the packaging of the final goods due to the addition of winders to our portfolio.”
Luca Billi
Sales Director, A.Celli Paper
“We are excited about joining an international company such as ANDRITZ as it will enable us to further develop and grow in all the areas in which we operate.”
As well as becoming a full line supplier of new tissue, paper, and board plants, the synergies between the two companies also open up major opportunities when it comes to rebuilds and upgrades.
Wassermann says, “This is an area where ANDRITZ is also active and together with A.Celli Paper there are certain competencies adjacent to each other. We believe that the field of comprehensive rebuilds will grow quite a lot in the future as the investments for big and large machines or plants will be reduced and many customers who have older assets are thinking about rebuilds.
“This is another major implementation step of our strategy and shows our ambition to be a leading full-line supplier – from woodyard to finished rolls.”
Laslo Monte
Vice President, ANDRITZ Global Process Group Manager Paper Machine Service
"Automation and Digitalization combines our particular expertise in tissue, paper and board to automate and digitalize the entire production process – boosting reliability and efficiency and advancing plant autonomy for customers worldwide."
Georg Krogge
Vice President, ANDRITZ Automation and Digitalization Paper & Textile
“With our Smart and Digital Tools, we help mills run at their best.”
Chiara Allegrini
Operations Manager, A.Celli Paper
“There are strong synergies between the two companies. From the outset, our focus has been on identifying and transferring best practices across sites. The ultimate aim is to achieve operational excellence on a global scale, to guarantee the best solutions for our customers, and to keep being flexible and remain competitive.”
The main production facility is located in the Lucca region, known as the “tissue valley” in Italy.
© Andrea SimonettiFounded in 1944, A.Celli Paper is a brand that is present worldwide in the paper industry, with around 1,000 installations of its technology, including 100 tissue machines, 400 winders for tissue, paper and board, and 100 roll handling systems.
A.Celli Paper specializes in the design and production of technical solutions for the tissue, paper and board industries, and offers complete plants, rebuilds, components, and automation software. The company's headquarters are in Tassignano near Lucca in Italy, with additional offices in Pinerolo near Turin, Italy and Shanghai in China. The company employs around 150 tissue and paper industry experts.
This acquisition strengthens our positions in the tissue and paper business, bringing our product and service portfolio and capabilities together – particularly in the European and Asian market. It combines A.Celli Paper's specialized knowledge in tissue and paper production with ANDRITZ’s global reach and technology leadership. Both of us benefit from a significant network of suppliers and partners near our facilities, enabling to adapt efficiently to market demands and opportunities.
This acquisition strengthens our positions in the tissue and paper business, bringing our product and service portfolio and capabilities together – particularly in the European and Asian market. It combines A.Celli Paper's specialized knowledge in tissue and paper production with ANDRITZ’s global reach and technology leadership. Both of us benefit from a significant network of suppliers and partners near our facilities, enabling to adapt efficiently to market demands and opportunities.
What benefits will ANDRITZ’s acquisition of A.Celli Paper bring to tissue, paper, and board customers?
ANDRITZ provides services for paper mill production equipment, such as screw presses, disc filters, refiners, and conveying equipment, regardless of the original equipment manufacturer.
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