With a unique and uninterrupted success story of 441 years of paper production in Germany, Hahnemühle has been named ‘Brand of the Century’ for the fourth time. Another extraordinary milestone that confirms Hahnemühle’s quality leadership as the oldest paper manufacturer in Germany – in times of transition and disruption in the global paper industry with ever new closures of traditional production facilities.
More than 400 years of uninterrupted production of the finest papers
Since its inception in 1584, Hahnemühle has always developed with economic foresight as a trend-setting pioneer in paper production – while preserving historical values through continuous innovation and increasing efficiency and productivity at its two production and processing sites in Dassel and Einbeck.
“Over the centuries we repeatedly established ourselves as a leader in the development of high-quality papers – whether for artists who require genuine papers for their works or for scientists who depend on precision and reliability. Our tradition of manufacturing excellence is firmly anchored in our company” stated CEO Jan Wölfle and continues “We have a clear focus on creative premium artist paper, high-end FineArt and sustainable Photo paper as well as on Life Science and Filtration media or applications with state-of-the-art AI manufacturing technologies.”
Honoured as ‘Brand of the Century’ for the fourth time on its 441st birthday
With Hahnemühle once again being honoured as the German ‘Brand of the Century’, the order of the day is continuous innovation and the recognition of growth opportunities, trends and customer needs. Hahnemühle remains true to its production location in Germany and is focussing on increasing efficiency and productivity by consistently investing millions in modern and sustainable manufacturing processes for paper or paper-based solutions. Hahnemühle is thus securing its market-leading position and making a conscious decision in favour of ‘Made in Germany’ with a strong commitment to the regional economy and local jobs.
About Hahnemühle
Hahnemühle is an international premium manufacturer of the finest papers and has stood for quality, innovation and expertise in manufacturing since its founding year in 1584. In 2024, the company celebrated an incredible 440 years of uninterrupted paper production at Hahnemühle’s headquarters in southern Lower Saxony, Germany.
Today’s portfolio includes traditional artist papers and digital FineArt as well as photo papers plus accessories. As inventor and world market leader, Hahnemühle continuously refines its genuine artist papers for exclusive photo prints, digital art and art reproductions. Customer-specific development, production and processing of high-purity papers for life science applications and technical speciality papers have been ‘Made by Hahnemühle’ since 1883.
All paper grades are produced according to exclusive recipes from high-quality cotton fibres, cellulose or fast-growing plant fibres with advantages in terms of carbon footprint, durability and quality – using pure spring water from Hahnemühle’s own artesian wells. The traditional company produces paper under strict environmental regulations, as the production site is now located in a nature reserve.
With its own unique ‘Green Rooster’ initiative, Hahnemühle makes an important contribution to environmental and climate protection worldwide, as well as to social projects and the promotion of culture and sport – at regional, national and international level.
Hahnemühle is headquartered in Dassel in southern Lower Saxony and has subsidiaries in the UK, France, USA, Singapore and China.
Further information on the brand, history, social and environmental responsibility can be found at www.hahnemuehle.com
