Who owns Sopalin?
Sopalin is owned by Sofidel (Italy).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Consumer Brands - Sofidel, Sofidel S.p.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Sofidel S.p.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Porcari
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Tissue & paper hygiene › Facial tissue & toilet paper
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Sopalin
Sopalin is a kitchen paper brand that Sofidel lists among its consumer brands. The company page says the brand has been present in France since the 1940s and describes it as one of the best-known kitchen paper brands in the country. Sofidel markets it as a pioneer in the kitchen towel market, with products designed for everyday household needs.
Ownership timeline of Sopalin
Where Sopalin sits in Sofidel
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Sofidel
Sofidel controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
Other brands in facial tissue & toilet paper, and who owns them
Sofidel has more brands in facial tissue & toilet paper on Brandtree than any other owner: 7 of 29.
About the owner: Sofidel
Sofidel is a privately held company headquartered in Porcari, Italy, founded in 1966. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control.
Sofidel is a tissue paper group founded in 1966 in Porcari, Italy, by Emi Stefani and Giuseppe Lazzareschi. Its governance page describes Sofidel S.p.A. as the holding company that wholly owns the shares of every company in the group, with a shareholder family (Paola Stefani, daughter of co-founder Emi Stefani, chairs the board). It operates in 13 countries, 12 in Europe plus the United States, and its consumer brands are listed on its consumer brands page. Its about-us page says it also makes tissue for public and professional spaces, which is not listed here.
🇫🇷 Sopalin and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 318 brands that began in France. 99 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Sopalin among them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Sopalin?
The parent company of Sopalin is Sofidel, a privately held company headquartered in Italy.
Is Sopalin French or Italian?
Sopalin originated in France, but it is owned today by Sofidel, which is headquartered in Italy. So Sopalin is a French-origin brand under Italian ownership.
Is Sopalin still owned by Sofidel?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Sopalin is still owned by Sofidel. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Consumer Brands - Sofidel — Sofidel S.p.A., Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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