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The paper factory in Biberist (just outside Solothurn) operated for over 150 years and supplied Switzerland with printing paper, packaging material, and later high-quality specialty papers. At its peak, it employed several hundred workers and shaped the entire region.
Shut down in 2011 — and slowly reborn
After the factory closed, the huge site didn’t vanish. Instead, it entered a long-term transformation into a new district for:
• guided industrial-heritage tours
• artist studios and creative spaces
• cultural events
• small tech and production companies
• exhibitions about the paper-making process
Visitors can now walk through parts of the old plant, see original machines, and get a sense of the enormous energy and water systems required to run a mill of this scale.
