Graz, Austria
Gratkorn Mill
WORKFORCE
WORKFORCE
Highly-skilled employees
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENT
Reduction in carbon emissions following a boiler upgrade
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
Households supplied with heat by Gratkorn Mill
Sitting at the heart of its local community, Gratkorn Mill boasts a rich, 400-year history in paper manufacturing. Powered by a diverse, highly skilled workforce, the mill maintains a well-deserved reputation for sustainability and environmental excellence. Meanwhile, stringent quality standards ensure it produces only the finest paper products.
Working at Gratkorn Mill
As one of Sappi Europeās biggest and most modern mills, Gratkorn is an exciting place to start and build your career. Working at Gratkorn, youāll benefit from a vibrant and supportive working atmosphere, a wealth of training opportunities and strict health and safety standards.
There are currently no job opportunities available at this time.
Meet our people
What makes our employees so highly engaged and motivated?
We have a leadership culture where our employees can fully engage, freely express their opinions and contribute new ideas.
Manfred Hartinger
Iāve learned a lot in a short period of time ā I think the positive environment provides a great opportunity for personal and professional development.
Alexandra Petru
About Gratkorn Mill
Sitting on the banks of the River Mur in Graz, Austria, our Gratkorn Mill creates the finest quality papers using the very latest technology.
Premium magazines, catalogues, books and high-end advertising are printed around the world on the approximately 860,000 tons of graphic paper produced annually at Gratkorn. The mill also produces around 90,000 tons of label papers used for bottles, tins, jars and cans.
The mill is one of the largest employers in the region, boasting a highly skilled workforce and several well-regarded apprenticeship programmes. At Gratkorn Mill, we pride ourselves on giving back to the local community in valuable ways ā not least through a district heating scheme that provides waste heat to more than 22,500 local households.
Continuous improvement of our sustainability and environmental credentials is a cornerstone of our mill strategy. Over the past few years a multi-million-euro modernisation project has been undergoing, initially converting the power plant boiler to run wholly on biomass and natural gas, and in its latest stage focusing on increasing capacity for the delivery, handling and processing of biomass to feed the boiler. The project is scheduled to be completed by mid-2025, and a CO2 reduction of 55% is expected by project completion.
Collaboration for innovation
Our employees are the driving force behind Gratkorn millās constant innovations and improvements. Data scientists, IT specialists, research and development experts, electrical engineers, paper technologists and more come together to identify new areas of refinement and development ā so ensuring that Gratkorn continues to lead the way in sustainable paper manufacturing.
More about the mill
The coating process at Gratkorn Mill is designed to provide papers with a visually outstanding surface and superb printing properties. These multi-coated papers are available in gloss, silk and matt finishes, and range from 65 to 350 g/m2
Coated papers from Gratkorn are used mainly in high-gloss advertising for brochures and leaflets, as well as for art catalogues, books, magazines, annual reports, calendars and more. Theyāre the papers of choice where the highest print quality and outstanding colour reproduction are non-negotiable, and where superior results are required in die-cutting, embossing, dispersion and UV-varnishing or laminating.
Meanwhile the premium-quality label papers produced at the mill ā with their best-in-class brightness and superb printing and metallisation performance ā are used by brands across the continent who seek outstanding on-shelf impact and instant brand recognition.
Our company-wide commitment to safety is embodied in the slogan āSafety Starts With Meā ā and exemplified by the fact that we achieved one million hours without a lost time injury at the mill in 2024.
This achievement brought recognition in the form of a Gold Award for outstanding safety performance ā and was made possible only by the dedication and vigilance of all our mill employees in maintaining the mindset to avoid incidents.
We are proud of our commitment and for setting new standards in workplace safety, and will always remain vigilant and mindful that āSafety Starts With Me!ā
2025 Modernisation of infrastructure for efficient biomass use and large-scale logistics
2022 Complete boiler modernisation to use natural gas and biomass
2022 Production of label papers (āhybrid millā)
2021 Phase-out of coal fuel
2019 Upgrade of PM9 to the latest technology
2017 Collaboration with the city of Graz to supply district heating to local homes begins. Investment in a local fish ladder, installed on the River Mur to support the migration of fish upriver.
2007 Start-up of the Gas and Steam Plant (GuD)
1997/98 Start-up of new paper machine 11, one of the largest paper machines in Europe
1997 Sappi acquires Gratkorn mill ā previously owned by KNP Leykam
1993 Conversion of the pulp mill to chlorine-free production
1987 Start-up of paper machine 9 and Gratkornās own wastewater treatment plant
1978 Start-up of new pulp mill
16th cent. First records of print and paper production at the Gratkorn site
Our Technical Service Gratkorn uses use today's opportunities to redefine maintenance. Our experienced team provides tailored solutions for manufacturing, valve servicing, reel grinding, knife grinding, and the repair of mechanical seals ā all with the highest precision and efficiency.
Overview of our core competencies:
- Reel Grinding Service ā The highest precision for reels used in the printing, paper, and plastics industries. Our experienced team, combined with state-of-the-art technologies, guarantees perfect grinding results and optimisation of your production quality.
- Valve Service ā Minimised maintenance effort and increased operational safety through professional inspection, maintenance, and overhaul of your valves.
- Mechanical Manufacturing & Spare Parts Service ā Whether itās manufacturing according to drawings or complex tasks in reverse engineering, we handle your requests with the desired quality.
- Knife Grinding ā Precise grinding of industrial knives for perfect cutting results and improved production quality.
- Mechanical Seal Service ā From inspection to testing ā we understand how important precise repair is to avoid costly downtime or expensive new purchases.
More than 600 machine elements are already manufactured in Gratkorn with the highest precision for all our plants ā to ensure the best possible availability of our production machines at the lowest possible cost.
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Contact us:
Markus Reinbacher
Key Account Manager Technical Services
Direct: +43 (0)3124 201 2482
Mobile: +43 (0)664 80404 2482
Technical Service Gratkorn
Brucker StraĆe 21
8101 Gratkorn, Austria
Our surrounding communities are incredibly important to us at Gratkorn Mill. Our people are always looking for new ways to support and enhance the local environment over and above regulatory requirements. Alongside annual charity runs and donations of paper to local schools, larger projects such as Gratkornās district heating programme and a public cycling path that runs through the millās premises provide tangible benefits for those living near the mill.
Our apprenticeships offer the opportunity to develop a completely new skill set ā and to launch your career in a rewarding industry. At Gratkorn Millās training centre, an experienced team will take care of your training in one of three possible apprenticeships: electrical engineering, metal engineering or paper technology.
Caring for the environment
Environmental statements
Certifications for Gratkorn Mill
Our certifications ensure that our performance is monitored and that our operations comply with global best practice across a range of environmental, safety and quality topics.
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Where to find us
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Sappi Austria Produktions-GmbH & Co KG,
Gratkorn Landesgericht ZRS Graz, FN 223882 p
Sappi Austria GmbH, Gratkorn Landesgericht ZRS Graz, FN 96239 d