Committed to sublimation printing by investing in the speciality paper business
As early as in 2018, Sappi recognised the importance of sublimation paper for digital transfer printing. It took over the speciality paper business of Cham Paper Group, a Swiss group of companies internationally active in the field of speciality paper with high-performance mills in Carmignano and Condino (Italy). The opening of the Digital Solutions Centre in Carmignano a year later supported the launch of additional product innovations in the field of sublimation printing.
Sappi’s sublimation papers are ideal for a variety of products in the fashion, home textile, sportswear, soft signage and hard substrate sectors. They perform exceptionally well with maximum ink transfer and minimum ink consumption. Sappi expects a significant increase in demand for these papers over the next years and is therefore expanding their capacities. With an investment of several million euros, the company shows its commitment to their site.
Sappi Carmignano inaugurated its new warehouse – what’s next?
In April 2023, a project milestone has been reached: The new warehouse at Carmignano mill has been inaugurated. In the course of several months, the existing warehouse of 10,000 m² has been extended by another 6,500 m². This investment allows Sappi to increase their production capacity to support the further growth in the existing dye sublimation markets.
But there’s even more to that! Sappi is also going to strengthen their Carmignano Centre of Excellence by improving their service and lead times.
A big portion of Sappi’s dye sublimation business is sold in smaller reels, called either plotter rolls or mini jumbos. To support their customers and satisfy their increased demand as well as further improve lead times, Sappi will in the next month’s use parts of the newly built warehouse and install a fully automated 1.9 meters, high-speed converting machine and packaging line, as well as an 3.2 meters oversize converting machine. Once ready, the company will have significantly increased flexibility in converting mother reels into well packed and protected plotter rolls or mini jumbos internally.
“By expanding our mill in Carmignano, we can offer a complete in-house solution for sublimation papers from development and production, through converting to shipment. This will enable us to keep the highest quality standards in all the production steps and offer a world class service to our customers, while positively impacting our CO2 emissions,” says Luis Mata, Sales Director Packaging & Dye Sublimation at Sappi.
