Manufacturer of technical specialty papers: abrasive base papers, wallpaper substrates, poster papers and packaging papers from Osnabrück.
KÄMMERER Spezialpapiere GmbH / KÄMMERER Paper GmbH
OsnabrückNew on Amplifa
About KÄMMERER
KÄMMERER is an owner-managed manufacturer of technical specialty papers based in Osnabrück, whose origins go back to a paper mill founded on the Hase river in 1808. On two paper machines (PM4 and PM6), around 110,000 tonnes of paper are produced annually, including abrasive base papers (grammage 120–500 g/m², widths 500–2050 mm), wallpaper papers and wallpaper nonwovens, poster papers, barrier papers, liner papers (KAEMLINER), kraft papers and flame-retardant papers. Production uses FSC-/PEFC-certified virgin fiber raw materials, in wood-containing and wood-free grades. Customer industries include, among others, the abrasives, wallpaper, advertising, packaging, construction, metal and automotive industries. The company is largely self-sufficient in energy: its own power plant supplies 100% of the steam requirement (400,000 t/year) and 50% of the electricity (50 GWh/year) based on waste-wood biomass.
- Site
- Osnabrück
- Processes
- Manufacture of technical specialty papers (paper machine production), Manufacture of abrasive base papers (dry sanding and finishing papers), Manufacture of wallpaper nonwovens and wallpaper papers, Manufacture of poster papers (Blueback, backlit papers, Scroller, indoor), Manufacture of barrier papers, Manufacture of liner papers (KAEMLINER), Manufacture of kraft papers (K-KRAFT, coated kraft paper), Manufacture of flame-retardant papers
- Materials
- FSC-/PEFC-certified wood raw materials (virgin fiber), Wood-free virgin fiber (K-KRAFT), Wood-containing fibers (Kaemsol/Kaemplex), Wood-free fibers (Germont LO), FSC-/PEFC-certified virgin fiber, Wood-free virgin fiber, Wood-containing fibers, Wood-free fibers
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, DIN EN ISO 9001 (since 1992)
- Founded
- 1808
- Employees
- 300
- Industries
- Abrasives industry, Wallpaper industry, Advertising/outdoor advertising materials industry, Packaging industry, Food and packaging industry (barrier papers), Wood, construction, metal, automotive, leather and DIY industry
- 01
FSC-/PEFC-certified fiber raw materials
- 02
Stock preparation
- 03
Paper machine production (PM4, PM6)
- 04
In-house steam and power generation (biomass power plant)
- 05
Water and wastewater treatment
- 06
Testing in the shift laboratory
- 07
Development of customer-specific specialty papers
Materials and Processes
FSC-/PEFC-certified virgin fiber
All papers are manufactured exclusively from sustainably certified wood raw materials.
Wood-free virgin fiber
Basis for kraft papers such as K-KRAFT with high printability and packaging performance.
Wood-containing fibers
Used for duplex and simplex wallpaper papers.
Wood-free fibers
Used for simplex topsheet wallpaper papers with direct printing.
Biomass (power plant fuel)
Has replaced fossil fuels in the company's own power plant since 2020 to reduce CO2.
Locations
Osnabrück
DEHeadquarters and paper mill, Römereschstr. 33
- Materials
- FSC-/PEFC-certified virgin fiber (wood-free and wood-containing)
- Paper machine PM4
- Paper machine PM6
- Specialty paper machine for abrasive base papers
- Power plant (waste-wood firing, 400,000 t steam/year, 50 GWh electricity/year)
- Water and wastewater treatment (17,500 m³/d)
- Shift laboratory
- In-house training workshop
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of technical specialty papers (paper machine production)Plastic | – | 2050 mm (abrasive base papers) | – | around 110,000 t/year (total capacity) | Pulp/virgin fiber (wood-free and wood-containing), Waste wood/biomass (power plant fuel) |
| Manufacture of abrasive base papers (dry sanding and finishing papers)Plastic | – | 500 mm to 2050 mm | – | – | Grammage 120–500 g/m² (backing papers for |
| Manufacture of wallpaper nonwovens and wallpaper papersPlastic | – | – | – | – | Nonwoven backings (65–105 g), Nonwoven facings (130–150 g), Duplex uncoated (115–180 g), Duplex singly coated (100–180 g), Duplex doubly coated (125–160 g), Simplex (90–110 g) |
| Manufacture of poster papers (Blueback, backlit papers, Scroller, indoor)Plastic | – | – | – | – | Grammage 115–170 g/m² |
| Manufacture of barrier papersPlastic | – | – | – | – | 100% renewable raw materials |
| Manufacture of liner papers (KAEMLINER)Plastic | – | – | – | – | 170 g/m² two-ply construction |
| Manufacture of kraft papers (K-KRAFT, coated kraft paper)Plastic | – | – | – | – | 90 g/m², wood-free virgin fiber |
| Manufacture of flame-retardant papersPlastic | – | – | – | – | high grammages, water-repellent surface |
| In-house steam generation at the power plant (biomass/waste wood)Engineering | – | – | – | 400,000 t steam/year (100% | Waste wood (biomass) |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper machine (abrasive base papers) | – | 1 | Grammage 120–500 g/m², widths 500–2050 mm | – | Osnabrück |
| Paper machine PM4 | PM4 | 1 | – | – | Osnabrück |
| Paper machine PM6 | PM6 | 1 | – | – | Osnabrück |
| Power plant (in-house energy supply, waste-wood firing) | – | 1 | 400,000 t steam/year; 50 GWh electricity/year | – | Osnabrück |
Additional services
Quality
An integrated management system, continuous process monitoring and a shift laboratory for testing all raw materials and finished products ensure quality. KÄMMERER has been certified to DIN EN ISO 9001 since 1992 and pursues a zero-defect strategy.
| Evidence | Osnabrück |
|---|---|
| DIN EN ISO 9001 (since 1992) | |
| ISO 14001 | |
| ISO 45001 | |
| ISO 50001 |
History
- 1808
Gustav Wilhelm Quirll founds a paper mill on the Hase river in Osnabrück – the foundation stone of a company history spanning more than 200 years.
- 1849
Investment in a modern paper machine – transition from artisanal paper mill production to early industrial manufacturing.
- 1869
Quirll sells the Hase mill to his nephew Wilhelm Westerkamp; co-owner Justus Eggemann; continued as the general partnership "Westerkamp & Eggemann".
- 1908
Brothers Gustav (engineer) and Rudolf Kämmerer (merchant) acquire the factory on 1 October as "Westerkamp & Eggemann Successors, Proprietors Brothers KÄMMERER"; conversion into a paper mill for electrical papers.
- 1910
Renaming to "Papierfabrik Brüder KÄMMERER" (April) and conversion into a limited partnership (July).
- 1918
Felten & Guilleaume and AEG become shareholders; commissioning of a third paper machine and construction of an in-house power plant.
- 1992
Initial certification to DIN EN ISO 9001.
- 2020
Conversion of the power plant from coal to waste wood (biomass) to drastically reduce CO2 emissions.
- 2024
First participation in the CDP SME Rating in the "Climate Change" category.
- 2025
Improvement of the CDP SME Rating score from C to B; market launch of a high-performance flame-retardant paper.