Voith Paper Fabrics India Ltd (VPFI) was incorporated in 1968 with major shareholding being with Porritts & Spencer, UK which later became a part of Scapa Group of UK. In 1999 majority of the shares were acquisitioned by world renowned VF Auslandsbeteiligungen GmbH, Germany. The company got name of Voith Paper Fabrics India (VPFI) under the Voith Group on November 29, 2007.

VPFI's primary business is supplying the paper industry with technologically sophisticated products called paper machine clothing. Paper machine clothing is used to produce all grades of paper from light weight tissue to heavy weight container board. These tailor made engineered fabrics are made up of synthetic.

The business commenced initially with the manufacture of woollen and cotton dryers for pulp, paper and board industry with technological support of Scapa earlier and now with Voith Group, while extending the range of clothing for use on paper machines as the main business, VPFI also started manufacturing textile felts, geo-textiles and filter fabrics.

Keeping the area of core competence in view, VPFI has continued to upgrade its products. Today, the focus is on paper machine clothing (PMC), fibre-cement sheet making felts and hi-tech textile processing felts.

With the satisfactory entry into forming fabric business, VPFI is the only Indian manufacturer in a position to supply the entire range of machine clothing to paper manufacturers.

The company is located at one of the established industrial townships of northern India serving customers both in India and abroad. Real strength of the company lies in its team of people and a time tested set of vendors who work together to add value to the company’s products.

Product range of the company includes:

• Forming Fabric
• Press Fabric
• Dryer Fabric
• Fiber Cement

Achievements/ recognition

The company is ISO 9001:2000), ISO 14001:2004, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 27001:2005, VPFI certified.