Mercer in Rosenthal for 30 Years

Rosenthal am Rennsteig/Germany, August 2, 2024 – Mercer Rosenthal celebrates an anniversary. The 30th anniversary of the acquisition by Mercer International from the Treuhand. This significant event will be commemorated at a festive event on Thursday, 8 August 2024. 

Mercer Rosenthal is expecting numerous guests from business and politics. Thuringia’s Minister President Bodo Ramelow and Thuringia’s Minister for Economic Affairs, Science and Digital Society, Wolfgang Tiefensee, will be welcomed as guests of honour at the anniversary celebrations. 

After German reunification, the former Rosenthal pulp and paper mill (ZPR) was taken into the care of the Treuhand. A race against time began, as the Treuhandanstalt itself was to be dissolved in 1994 and companies that could not be privatised by then were to be closed down.

Several attempts at privatisation were unsuccessful and the closure of the company seemed inevitable by 1993.

Mercer International, however, recognised the potential of the site and acquired the then ZPR from the Treuhand in December 1994. This was a stroke of luck for the company, its employees and the neighbouring communities.

Today, Mercer Rosenthal can look back on a 30-year success story. And the company has clear plans for the future and for the further development of the mill. 

About us

Mercer Rosenthal produces kraft pulp, a raw material for paper and tissue production. The annual production capacity is 360,000 tonnes. Most customers come from Germany and Italy, and the majority of Mercer Rosenthal’s pulp is transported by rail. In addition to pulp, the company produces other bioproducts such as tall oil and lignin. Mercer Rosenthal also operates the largest biomass power plant in Thuringia with a thermal output of 413 megawatts and an electrical output of 57 megawatts.

Mercer International Inc. ist ein internationaler Hersteller von holzbasierten Produkten mit Standorten in Deutschland, Kanada und den USA. Weitere Informationen über das Unternehmen erhalten Sie auf der Website www.mercerint.com.

Pressekontakt

Mandy Schwanitz, Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
E-Mail: mandy.schwanitz@mercerint.com
Tel.: +49 36642 8-2153
Mercer Rosenthal GmbH
Hauptstraße 16
07366 Rosenthal am Rennsteig