Natural line papers nominated for the German Sustainability Award 2022

Hahnmühle’s award-winning “green” papers made from highly renewable plant fibres are among the best sustainable products in Germany! Hahnmühle is extremely proud of their papers and has been nominated for the German Sustainability Award 2022 in the category of ‘Design’.  “Hahnmühle has been selected from 1000 sustainable concepts and products and is among the top 50 in this category.  We are delighted to have been nominated for an award that is highly regarded internationally that offers solutions to the major ecological and social problems of our time,” says Bettina Scheerbarth, responsible for corporate and sustainability communications at Hahnemühle.

The “Natural Line” paper range occupies a special place within Hahnmühle’s globally distributed Hahnemühle artists’ papers, manufactured using sustainably resourced hemp, bamboo, sugar cane and agave this high-quality digital fine art paper as made exclusively to meet the highest demands of galleries and museums. 

The world’s first Hybrid Hemp paper has also been nominated for the German Sustainability Award 2022 from our “Natural Line” family. As a plant-based paper, it is an environmentally friendly alternative to scarce printing papers made from tree pulp. It is used in high-speed inkjet printing to create sustainable print products such as books and brochures.

Hahnmühle’s “Natural Line” paper has been nominated for the German Sustainability Award because they are innovative and meet the ever-increasing demand for alternative papers made from tree-free fibres. “The more trees are not used for paper production, the more CO2 they can store. On the other hand, plants like bamboo, hemp or agave need little water in cultivation and no pesticides. And the cotton and sugar cane fibres that we use for our first-class papers are residual materials from the textile and agricultural industries. For us, they are raw materials for valuable papers that would otherwise be incinerated or otherwise disposed of,” explains Bettina Scheerbarth.

Hahnemühle has been developing the “Natural Line” papers since 2008 and manufacturing them in Germany in compliance with high environmental and social standards. In addition, we are researching other papers made from plant fibres and have a special focus on agricultural residues. And we donate part of the proceeds from the “Natural Line” papers to our own, globally unique environmental initiative Green Rooster. In this way, we support climate and environmental protection as well as environmental education projects on a regional, national and international level every year. This also impressed the Stiftung Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis e.V. in our nomination. At the end of September, the finalists will be chosen from more than 1,000 submissions and then, at the beginning of December, the winners of the German Sustainability Award 2022.

About Hahnemühle

Hahnemühle is regarded as the inventor of Digital FineArt paper for inkjet printers. For more than 20 years, the oldest German paper manufacturer has been leading the way in producing true artist papers for photography and art reproductions. The papers – made with over 435 years of manufacturing experience – all receive a special coating that does not affect the exquisite feel of the papers. The inkjet coating produces prints with razor-sharp details, bold colours and deep blacks. All papers have excellent resistance to ageing. The Hahnemühle Digital FineArt Collection offers more than 20 different types of paper, and the Hahnemühle Photo range includes eight types of media. Awarded ‘Brand of the Century', Hahnemühle enjoys an esteemed reputation worldwide among artists, photographers, museums, galleries and collectors.

About the German Sustainability Award:

The competition for the 15th German Sustainability Award comes at a challenging economic time. Numerous companies, start-ups, agencies, designers and architects have applied their courageous and innovative contributions to sustainable change. The award honours exemplary sustainability achievements in business, communities and research. With eight competitions and 1000 applications, the DNP is the largest award of its kind in Europe. The winners will be announced and honoured at the award ceremonies of the 15th German Sustainability Award on 1 and 2 December in Düsseldorf.