Toscotec

Toscotec is an Italian industrial technology company focused on the design, engineering, manufacture, installation, and servicing of equipment for paper production. Its principal areas are tissue paper, paperboard, and stock preparation. The company is headquartered in Marlia, in the province of Lucca in Tuscany, an area with a long history of paper manufacturing and related mechanical engineering. The business began in 1948 under the name Officine Meccaniche Toschi. Sergio Toschi established it as a service provider for paper mills in Tuscany. During the 1950s, the company moved beyond maintenance and service work into the engineering and production of complete papermaking machines. One of its early technical distinctions was the manufacture of dryer cylinders in steel rather than the cast iron traditionally used in the sector. This reflected Toscotec's broader role as a specialist machinery supplier rather than a paper producer or consumer-facing paper brand. The company adopted the name Toscotec in 2003. In 2006, the Mennucci family became its sole shareholders. Toscotec subsequently expanded its technological and commercial capabilities through corporate development and international operations. At the beginning of 2012, it became the full owner of Milltech, a company associated with drying and energy solutions for the tissue industry. Later in 2012, Toscotec consolidated its commercial and service presence in the Far East through Toscotec Paper Machine (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Toscotec's activities are organized around two principal business areas. The Tissue Division supplies machinery, production lines, plants, and turnkey projects for tissue manufacturers. The Paper & Board Division works on complete projects as well as rebuilds, upgrades, and refits of existing paper-production equipment. The company's offering therefore spans individual machine components, process systems, energy and drying technologies, integrated production plants, and after-sales or modernization services. The broader Toscotec Tech group includes Toscotec and affiliated companies such as Milltech and S.to.ri. The group has maintained an international operating model, with Toscotec North America based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Toscotec Paper Machine (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. located in Shanghai. Its market activity has also extended into Asia, Russia, South America, and other paper-producing regions. Toscotec became part of Voith in 2019. The combination placed Toscotec within a larger international technology group serving the paper industry while preserving Toscotec's identity and specialist position in tissue, paperboard, drying, stock preparation, and related plant engineering. The company is headed by chief executive officer Alessandro Mennucci. Toscotec is primarily a business-to-business capital-equipment and industrial-services brand; its customers are paper mills, tissue producers, paperboard manufacturers, and other industrial operators rather than household consumers.

Toscotec traces its origins to 1948, when Sergio Toschi founded Officine Meccaniche Toschi as a service company for paper mills in Tuscany. The company's initial role was closely connected to the mechanical needs of local paper producers, but it later developed into an engineering and manufacturing business. During the 1950s, it began designing and building complete machines for paper production, marking a transition from service work to original industrial equipment. An early technical milestone was the production of dryer cylinders made from steel instead of cast iron. Dryer cylinders are important components in paper and tissue machines because they remove moisture from the paper web during production. The change in material represented an engineering innovation in the company's early development and helped establish its reputation as a specialized machinery manufacturer. The company formally changed its name from Officine Meccaniche Toschi to Toscotec in 2003. The new name reflected its evolution into a broader technology and equipment supplier. In 2006, the Mennucci family became the company's sole shareholders, consolidating ownership under an Italian family-controlled structure. Toscotec expanded its capabilities and group structure in the following decade. At the beginning of 2012, it acquired full ownership of Milltech, a company specializing in drying and energy solutions for the tissue sector. This strengthened Toscotec's position in a technically important part of tissue production, where drying performance and energy consumption have a direct effect on mill productivity and operating costs. Toward the end of 2012, the company also consolidated its commercial and service network in the Far East through Toscotec Paper Machine (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai. The internationalization of the business continued through activity in Asian markets and commercial successes in Russia and South America. Toscotec established a North American presence through Toscotec North America in Green Bay, Wisconsin, while its Shanghai affiliate supported customers and operations in China and the wider Far East. These locations complemented the company's base in Tuscany and its broader network of group companies and representatives. Toscotec organized its activities into two principal divisions. The Tissue Division focused on the design and engineering of tissue machinery, plants, and turnkey projects. The Paper & Board Division addressed complete paper and board projects as well as rebuilds and refits of existing production equipment. This structure allowed the company to serve both new-build projects and established mills seeking modernization, capacity improvements, or process upgrades. The company operates as part of Toscotec Tech, a group comprising Toscotec and affiliates including Milltech and S.to.ri. In 2019, Toscotec became part of Voith, a major international technology group with activities in the paper industry. The transaction marked a significant change in corporate ownership while retaining Toscotec's specialist identity and established product focus. Under Voith ownership, Toscotec continued to operate from its Italian base and to serve the tissue, paperboard, and paper-production sectors through machinery, plant engineering, drying and energy solutions, stock preparation, rebuilds, and technical services. Toscotec is not a consumer paper brand. Its role in the paper value chain is that of an original equipment manufacturer, systems integrator, engineering contractor, and service provider. Its customers are industrial paper mills and tissue producers that require production machinery, complete lines, process equipment, or upgrades to existing assets. The company's development from a Tuscan mill-service workshop into an internationally active specialist within Voith illustrates the consolidation of mechanical engineering, process technology, and global service capabilities in the paper-equipment industry.

• 2019

  Joins Voith

  [1]Toscotecen.wikipedia.org

  Toscotec became part of Voith, an international technology group active in the paper industry.

• 2012

  Full acquisition of Milltech

  [1]Toscotecen.wikipedia.org

  Toscotec became the full owner of Milltech, which specialized in drying and energy solutions for tissue production.

• 2012

  Far East network consolidated

  [1]Toscotecen.wikipedia.org

  Toscotec strengthened its commercial and service network in the Far East through Toscotec Paper Machine (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

• 2006

  Mennucci family becomes sole shareholder

  [1]Toscotecen.wikipedia.org

  The Mennucci family became the company's sole shareholders.

• 2003

  Name changed to Toscotec

  [1]Toscotecen.wikipedia.org

  The former Officine Meccaniche Toschi officially adopted the Toscotec name.

• 1950

  Expansion into complete papermaking machines

  [1]Toscotecen.wikipedia.org

  During the 1950s, the company began engineering and manufacturing complete machines for paper production.

• 1950

  Steel dryer-cylinder development

  [1]Toscotecen.wikipedia.org

  Toscotec became the first company identified in the reference material as manufacturing paper-machine dryer cylinders in steel rather than cast iron.

• 1948

  Company founded as Officine Meccaniche Toschi

  [1]Toscotecen.wikipedia.org

  Sergio Toschi founded the business in Tuscany as a service provider for paper mills.

A specialist Italian supplier of engineered machinery, process systems, turnkey plants, and modernization services for tissue, paperboard, and paper production. Toscotec is positioned around technical expertise, integrated project delivery, drying and energy efficiency, and long-term service support for industrial paper producers.

• Tissue paper production equipment

  Tissue machinery and plants

  Toscotec's Tissue Division designs and engineers machinery, complete production plants, and turnkey projects for tissue manufacturers. The offering supports the industrial production of tissue grades and covers project engineering, equipment supply, integration, installation, commissioning, and related technical services. The business is aimed at paper mills and tissue producers seeking new capacity or integrated production solutions.

• Paper and paperboard production equipment

  Paper and board equipment

  The Paper & Board Division supplies equipment and turnkey projects for paper and paperboard production. It also works on rebuilds and refits of existing machines, allowing established mills to modernize production assets rather than replace entire lines. Projects may involve process equipment, mechanical systems, engineering, installation, and performance-oriented upgrades.

• Industrial drying and energy systems

  Drying and energy solutions

  Drying and energy technologies form a core part of Toscotec's tissue-industry offering and were strengthened through the ownership of Milltech. These systems address the drying stage of paper and tissue production, where equipment performance affects throughput, product quality, and energy use. The offering can be supplied as part of broader machinery projects or as a specialized technology package.

• Pulp and stock preparation equipment

  Stock-preparation systems

  Toscotec also supplies plant and equipment for stock preparation, the stage in which fiber-based raw material is processed before entering paper or board production. This activity complements the company's machine and plant-engineering capabilities and places Toscotec across multiple parts of the paper-production process.

• Paper-machine components

  Steel dryer cylinders

  One of Toscotec's early technical achievements was the manufacture of dryer cylinders in steel rather than cast iron. Dryer cylinders transfer heat to the paper web and support moisture removal during production. The innovation is part of the company's historical development as a specialist supplier of paper-machine components and drying technology.

• 2019

  Toscotec joins VoithM&A

  Background

  Toscotec had developed from an Italian paper-mill service provider into an international supplier of tissue, paperboard, stock-preparation, drying, and plant-engineering technologies.

  Action taken

  The company became part of Voith, integrating Toscotec into a larger international paper-technology group.

  Aftermath

  Toscotec continued operating as a specialist business with its Italian headquarters, international branches, and established focus on tissue, paperboard, drying, and related paper machinery.

  Source

• 2012

  Toscotec takes full ownership of MilltechM&A

  Background

  Toscotec sought to broaden its capabilities in tissue-industry drying and energy technologies.

  Action taken

  Toscotec became the full owner of Milltech.

  Aftermath

  The transaction strengthened Toscotec's position in drying and energy solutions for tissue production.

  Source

• 2020-04-30

  Voith completed its acquisition of Toscotec[2]福伊特完成对Toscotec的收购paperage.com

  Voith Group completed its acquisition of Toscotec S.p.A. on April 30, 2020, and now owns 90 percent of Toscotec's shares.

1. 1Toscotecen.wikipedia.org
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