Individual and traditional Speciality Papers

Welcome to DREWSEN Special Papers

DREWSEN - A reliable and innovative Family-owned business

DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE is a manufacturer of a range of uncoated, wood-free speciality paper. Each year more than 400 employees produce 160,000 tons of speciality paper using 3 paper machines at the production and administrative site in Lachendorf, Germany. DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE has been producing paper since 1538 and as such is one of the longest established paper manufacturers in Germany.

In Great Britain DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE operates under the name of DREWSEN SPECIAL PAPERS Ltd. since 1985. In 2016 the sales agency DREWSEN SPECIAL PAPERS USA was founded.

PROSECURA, PROTECH and PROFINO

DREWSEN Portfolio

Three product groups for different application areas

For 480 years DREWSEN has been synonymous with development of highly specialised papers. With innovative capacity, our own R&D department and our interest in the ever-changing demands of papers today, DREWSEN continually improves its product portfolio.

Our Product Groups are:

PROSECURA - Anti-counterfeiting Protection at its best
PROTECH - Technical Paper for Industrial Refining
PROFINO - Paper for a wide Print and Packaging sector

Since 2019 the group SUSTAINABLE PAPER SOLUTIONS offers solutions on the topic ‘paper instead of plastic’

Security Paper

Technical Paper

Print & Packaging Paper

News / Press

15th December 2022

DREWSEN Spezialpapiere commissions its first photovoltaic plant

After DREWSEN Spezialpapiere succeeded in taking the first step towards regenerative energy supply with the purchase of three wind turbines in July of this year, the investment in a 1.4 megawatt peak photovoltaic plant is now the next step. Read more ...

27th September 2022

Thilo Frieling takes over as head of the PROTECH product group at DREWSEN Spezialpapiere

With effect from 01 October 2022, Thilo Frieling will take over the management of the PROTECH product group at DREWSEN Spezialpapiere. He succeeds Burghard Schröder, who will retire on 01 January 2023, after 22 years of service at the Lachendorf paper mill. Read more ...

1st September 2022

DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE at FACHPACK 2022 as a supplier for paper-based packaging solutions

Once again, DREWSEN Spezialpapiere as a supplier and development partner will be presenting their innovative Sustainable Paper solutions at this year's FACHPACK trade fair in Nuremberg (Hall 9 | Stand 141). Read more ...

16th August 2022

100 years and not a bit tired: DREWSEN congratulates PM 1

In 1922, the "big" new paper machine number 1 replaced its two obsolete predecessors from the early days of industrialization. 100 years later, it is the smallest of three paper machines at DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE in Lachendorf and responsible for 15% of production. On its special birthday and thanks to regular investments over the years, it is still considered to be not only state of the art but also competitive. Read more ...