The new mill, which was completed during a 15-month investment project worth HUF 16 billion, was handed over by Mihály Varga, Minister of Finance, and Attila Vajda, Managing Director of Vajda-Papír Kft. One of the world's most modern hygiene paper mills has been expanded with the new mill unit, which includes the new base paper production hall, the base paper warehouse and the pulp storage and preparation areas.
The first roll has been rolled off the world-class base paper machine, ensuring the company's continued growth in Europe's most modern tissue paper mill. The machine, which is the main element of the expansion of Vajda-Papír's Dunaföldvár mill with a new production unit, was supplied, installed and commissioned by the Italian company Toscotec in Dunaföldvár. The world-class, energy-efficient base paper machine will be the “heart” of the new mill, which will be handed over soon, with a production capacity of 10 tonnes per hour and 80 000 tonnes of rolls per year. One of the largest and fastest paper machines in Europe, it will ensure the self-sufficiency of Hungary's leading manufacturer of tissue paper products in base paper and double the company's production capacity. The investment was made with government support.
Hungary's leading manufacturer of hygiene paper products, the Vajda-Papír Group, has won the seventh edition of the 2021 Factory of the Year Composite Award with its Dunaföldvár mill, one of the world's most modern hygiene paper mills. According to Attila Vajda, Managing Director of Vajda-Papír Ltd., the award is a recognition of the management's efforts over the past 22 years and of the more than 600 employees of the group, who have worked hard in several shifts during the pandemic to ensure a high level of quality to meet the surge in demand. The Factory of the Year competition, organised by GyártásTrend Magazine and its publisher PPH Media Ltd, assessed the manufacturing companies that entered the competition and the winners of the categories announced, based on a complex set of criteria.
Fifty-two billion HUF to fifty-seven billion HUF increased last year, the turnover of Hungary's market-leading, largest-issuing hygiene paper product manufacturer, the 22-year-old Vajda-Papír Group, last year. The majority of the ten percent increase in turnover was generated by the Hungarian mills, with the Norwegian subsidiary contributing EUR 16.7 billion to the performance. Group EBITDA was HUF 2.7 billion and profit before tax HUF 1.5 billion.
Vajda-Papír supplies hygienic paper products to the reception places of the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service – Hygienic paper products are provided for refugees from Ukraine in accommodation and assistance points.
According to Father Kozma, it is very important for companies to support their work with product donations.
The new factory unit implemented under a 15 months’ investment, totalling HUF 15 billion, was opened by Mihály Varga and Attila Vajda in the presence of their key partners, suppliers and the heads of the companies participating in the investment in Dunaföldvár, on 9 November, 2018. Hungary’s most modern tissue paper manufacturing and processing factory provides more than 100 new jobs in the region. The Hungarian company exports its products to more than 20 countries, it has had a separate factory unit in Norway since 2013, and is highly committed to using environmentally friendly technologies.
After a long and severe examination process, the Hungarian Ministry of National Economy had selected our investment plan for an integrated hygiene paper manufacturing site as from national economical perspective preferred one and decided to support it with 4,5 billion HUF non-refundable contribution in the program of the National Enterprise Investment Scheme. From the total 11 billion HUF investment, we will build Hungary’s biggest and most modern integrated hygiene paper production site
Sanitation paper brand Ooops was introduced in the Hungarian market in 2011 by Vajda Papír and since then it became the most popular brand in the Hungarian market.
Thanks to the new, innovative OPEN&CLOSE technology our three-ply Ooops! handkerchiefs come in a convenient, resealable package even in the pack of 90 category.
One June 11, 2014, in the presence of 100 guests – including national and local government representatives, diplomats, partners, clients and suppliers as well as the press – the new major investment project of HUF 1.8 billion to increase the converting capacity of Vajda Papír Kft. was unveiled, which is to open up new vistas for the company.
The start button of the new state-of-the-art production line installed by early June was pressed by Péter Szijjártó, deputy minister of foreign affairs and trade and Attila Vajda, founder, owner and managing director of Vajda Papír.
The website of Vajda Papír now welcomes visitors with new design and content!
According to a mini-survey conducted by HR Portál the top priority in 2013 was strategic human resource planning at most companies, with some companies naming increasing the commitment of employees as their top priority. It seems that managing change becoming increasingly more important, but the ranking of priorities has not changed in recent years.
