The Palm Group manufactures corrugated board packaging solutions as well as corrugated case material and operates waste paper recycling.
Palm Gruppe (Papierfabrik Palm)
Aalen · Paper and corrugated board sites across EuropeNew on Amplifa
About the Palm Group
The Palm Group is a family-owned company founded in 1872, now in its fifth generation, headquartered in Aalen. The company produces corrugated case material as well as testliner and related paper grades based on recycled waste paper fibres in five paper mills. At 33 corrugated board plants, these are converted into packaging solutions such as corrugated boxes and POS displays. The value chain covers the entire process from waste paper recycling through paper production to packaging manufacturing. With around 4,800 employees and annual revenue of 2.0 billion euros (2025), PALM is one of the leading suppliers in the European paper and packaging industry. In 2025, the King's Lynn paper mill (UK) was converted to the production of corrugated case material, and a new corrugated board plant in Alzenau started production.
- Site
- Aalen
- Processes
- Recycling of waste paper, Paper production (paper manufacturing, corrugating medium/corrugated case material), Packaging manufacturing from corrugated board/cardboard (corrugated cardboard plants), Recycling, Paper production, Packaging manufacturing (corrugated board)
- Materials
- Altpapier, Zellstoff-/Altpapierfaser, Wellpappe/Karton
- Certificates
- EcoVadis Gold Medal, EcoVadis Silver Medal
- Founded
- 1872
- Employees
- 4800
- Industries
- Paper industry, Packaging industry, Recycling
- 01
Recycling of waste paper
- 02
Paper production (corrugated case material)
- 03
Packaging manufacturing from corrugated board
- 04
Sales and distribution
Materials and Raw Materials
Altpapier
Raw material for paper production in the company's own recycling operations and paper mills.
Zellstoff-/Altpapierfaser
Fibre material for the production of corrugated case material.
Wellpappe/Karton
Material for packaging, boxes and POS displays.
Sites
Aalen
DEHeadquarters / Administration
Alzenau
DECorrugated board plant (new build)
- Materials
- Corrugated board
King's Lynn
GBPaper mill (corrugated case material since 2025)
- Materials
- Corrugated case material
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recycling of waste paperOther (recycling) | – | – | – | – | Waste paper |
| Paper production (paper manufacturing, corrugating medium/corrugated case material)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Paper, Pulp/waste paper fibre |
| Packaging manufacturing from corrugated board/cardboard (corrugated cardboard plants)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Corrugated board/cardboard |
Additional services
Quality and Sustainability
Several sites have been recognised by EcoVadis for their sustainability performance, including Packwell Monheim and PilloPak with the Gold Medal as well as REKA with the Silver Medal. The assessments cover the areas of environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.
| Evidence | Packwell Monheim | PilloPak | REKA | Europack | Eurowell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EcoVadis Gold Medal | |||||
| EcoVadis Silver Medal |
History
- 1872
Foundation of the company as a paper mill.
- 2025
Revenue of 2.0 billion euros; conversion of the King's Lynn paper mill (UK) to corrugated case material; establishment of the new sales branch Palm Paper Iberia SL in Bilbao.
- 2025/2026
Investment of 200 million euros in a new corrugated board plant in Alzenau; awards of EcoVadis Gold and Silver for various sites; finalist at the 18th German Sustainability Award.