Blog - Papier- und Kartonfabrik Varel

February 18th, 2025

PKV bids farewell to its long-standing Managing Director Ulrich Lange

33 years at PKV, ten of them as Technical Managing Director – Ulrich Lange has dedicated his entire professional life to the paper and board mill and has helped shape the course of the company in various management positions over the decades.

February 14th, 2025

How PKV becomes climate neutral

PKV aims to reduce its CO2 emissions by 42% by 2031 and produce completely climate-neutral paper and cardboard from waste paper by 2045 – in the perfect sustainable cycle for packaging material. Recycling becomes greencycling. PKV is investing a three-digit million sum to achieve this goal.

January 10th, 2025

6,000 euros for non-profit projects

From the carnival community to the youth fire department to kindergarten support associations: a donation program for PKV employees has also supported numerous volunteer projects in the region in 2024.

November 28th, 2024

PKV donates fruit trees to Varel elementary schools

A sign of biodiversity and sustainable education: PKV is donating twelve fruit trees to Varel’s elementary school. They are a reminder of the importance of natural cycles, can be a topic in lessons – and naturally provide fresh fruit.

August 14th, 2024

Up to 90 % less CO2: PKV fills up with recycled vegetable oil

… and it doesn’t smell like a chip shop at all: PKV has switched to the substitute fuel HVO 100 for the last combustion vehicles. This reduces the CO2 balance by up to 90 percent. And there are even more advantages.

July 26th, 2024

Our cardboard at Windsor Castle

Quality from Varel for kings and queens – and of course for everyone else too. But how did the cardboard bottle make it into the British royal residence of Windsor Castle?