Show navigation OUR HISTORY The history of heinzelsales began in 1948 when it was founded by Wilfried Heinzel, the granduncle of current CEO Sebastian Heinzel, in Austria with a single truck. The company went on to become one of the world’s leading sales networks for pulp and paper. 2018: Celebrating 70th anniversary heinzelsales employees celebrating the 70th anniversary of the company foundation in 1948. 2018 Acquisition of Firgos Malaysia, a paper trading company in Southeast Asia, with offices in Malaysia and Vietnam. Renamed to Heinzel Sales Asia Pacific in 2019. 2017: heinzelsales convention The first global gathering of the whole heinzelsales network in Vienna. 2017 Sebastian Heinzel becomes the new CEO of heinzelsales 2015 New milestone: More than 2 million tons sold 2013 Heinzel Group aquires Laakirchen mill from SCA heinzelsales enters a global sales partnership with SCA 2011 Acquisition of North Rim Pulp and Paper in Vancouver, Canada. Rebranded to Heinzel Sales Canada in 2020. 2008 Celebration of the 60th anniversary of heinzelsales. 2003 Andrew Paul becomes CEO of heinzelsales, succeeding Heinz Zinner; 1 million tons of sales reached for the first time 1996 Sales office network expansion in Central Eastern European countries and overseas 1991 Alfred Heinzel aquires Wilfried Heinzel AG from his uncle Wilfried Heinzel in a leveraged buyout 1981 Opening of Milan and Cairo offices 1980 Sales of 166.000 tons, opening of New York office 1948 Wilfried Heinzel AG was founded by the Austrian entrepreneur Wilfried Heinzel in 1948. At that time, the initial focus of the company’s business operations was on barter and triangular transactions, the import of chemicals for the pulp and paper industry and the export of finished products. © 2021 WILFRIED HEINZEL AG PRESS RELEASES IMPRINT & LEGAL NOTICE PRIVACY POLICY TERMS OF PURCHASE TERMS OF SALE DOWNLOADS YOUR PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT TO US! We use technically necessary and functional cookies in order to offer you an optimal website experience. Please decide for yourself which categories you want to allow by editing the cookie settings. You can also find more information in our privacy policy. SHOW COOKIE SETTINGS ACCEPT ALL COOKIES