ZERITIS BLOG
ZERITIS GROUP is a global expert in the tissue paper industry. With two paper mills in Egypt and Bulgaria and a waste paper recycling unit in Hungary, the Group serves a large range of customers, inland and abroad, supplying tissue paper jumbo rolls, household tissue paper products and waste paper bails.
The use of parallel paper production lines allows for flexible responses to the on-going needs of clients, while simultaneously minimizing machine change-overs. In addition, the integrated paper production and conversion capabilities allow the Group to be market driven, instilling consumer insight into its activities. This competitive advantage coupled with its traditional paper engineering know-how allow the Group to sustain a leading position globally.
Flora-Pyramids Paper Mills S.A.E is the second largest tissue paper mill in Egypt and fifth in Africa producing 50,000 tons of tissue paper per year with 3 paper machines. It is a vertically integrated paper mill, including tissue paper production and conversion of jumbo rolls into household tissue paper products under the ‘Flora’ brand, which is well-known among Egyptian families.
Being the first to produce tissue paper in Egypt, the Company transformed the country from a net importer to a net exporter of tissue paper. Currently, the mill has the capability to produce recycled tissue paper and exports both virgin and recycled products to Africa, Middle East and Europe.
Belovo is a regional player in the Balkans and Central Eastern Europe, acquired by the ZERITIS GROUP and SCA, as a strategic partner and minority shareholder. Existing for more than a century, the mill today is a vertically integrated unit with a tissue & wrapping paper production capacity of 32,000 tons/year and a tissue paper conversion capacity of 20,000 tons/year. The mill also has the capability to produce recycled paper products and sells its household tissue products under the ‘Belana’ brand.
Budafok is a traditional waste paper company in Hungary focused on collecting, sorting out and bailing recycled paper. The Company has a capacity to produce 60,000 tons/year and a strong exporting orientation with customers in Central Eastern Europe. Budafok also offers bailing services to third parties.
ZERITIS GROUP brings customer insight through its deep paper industry know-how and minority shareholders strengthen the company’s local sourcing capability. Through its customer-driven marketing strategy, Budafok offers high quality products and service to a variety of customer types.