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Disappointment and decline The upturn was short-lived and activity in the French paper industry weakened again last year, despite a promising start to the year. France continues to underperform in Europe, the results were very disappointing, and the decline continues.
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SYPH [LEX MW LETTIRMRK MR XLI TETIV weak growth levels, or even of a recession MRHYWXV] ITMXSQMWI XLI SR KSMRK by the end of the year. HIMRHYWXVMEPM^EXMSR SJ *VERGI # 8LMW MW E UYIWXMSR XLEX MW EWOIH SJXIR IRSYKL LOWER OUTPUT AND APPARENT FYX MR XLMW TVI IPIGXMSR TLEWI ERH [MXL E CONSUMPTION [SVWIRMRK SJ XLI IGSRSQMG GVMWMW MX LEW ;LMPWX XLI ½VWX JSYV QSRXLW SJ [IVI FIGSQI IZIR QSVI TIVXMRIRX -X [EW KMZIR IRGSYVEKMRK XLI PIZIP SJ EGXMZMX] HIGPMRIH EHHIH JSVGI [MXL XLI GPSWYVI MR SJ HYVMRK XLI VIWX SJ XLI ]IEV 8LI VIWYPX [EW WSQI X SJ GETEGMX] IMKLX QMPPW apparent consumption of paper and with the threat hanging over another & board dropped 2.2 % to 9.7 Mt. X MR JSYV QMPPW 4YFPMWLMRK TETIVW [IVI LEVHIWX LMX %JXIV XLI VIGSVHIH YTXYVR MR [LMGL [LMPWX JSV TEGOEKMRK [VETTMRK TETIVW EW TVSZMHIH WSQI GSRWSPEXMSR [IPP EW L]KMIRI TETIVW Increased apparent VIWTIGXMZI KVS[XL SJ JSV TETIVQEOIVW XLI ½KYVIW JSV GSYPH SRP] FI E HM consumption of packaging ERH [EW VI WETTSMRXQIRX ;LMPWX XLIVI & wrapping papers, hygiene corded. papers and press papers. EVI GPIEVP] E RYQFIV SJ VIE In terms of outWSRW FILMRH XLI WPS[HS[R FSXL WMXYEXMS put, this was down 3.2 % to 8.5 Mt, REP ERH WXVYGXYVEP XLIVI EVI RIZIVXLIPIWW JSPPS[MRK E [IEOIRMRK MR HIQERH ERH XLI WIVMSYW KVSYRHW JSV GSRGIVR MR XLI ½KYVIW GPSWYVI SJ E RYQFIV SJ WMXIW ;LMPWX XLIVI -R XLIVI [EW E GSQFMREXMSR SJ XLI [IVI WLEVT HVSTW MR SYXTYX JSV FSXL KVETLM ORSGO SR SJ XLI [SVWIRMRK IGSRSQMG ERH GEP TETIVW ERH TEGOEKMRK [VETTMRK TVS ½RERGMEP GPMQEXI XSKIXLIV [MXL XLI WSZI HYGXW VIWTIGXMZIP] ERH XLEX VIMKR HIFX GVMWIW MR E RYQFIV SJ )YVSTIER SJ L]KMIRI TETIVW [EW YT -X PSKMGEPP] GSYRXVMIW IRHERKIVMRK XLI ZIV] I\MWXIRGI JSPPS[W XLEX MR E GSRXI\X SJ HIGPMRMRK SYX SJ XLI )YVS ERH JIEVW SJ TVSPSRKIH ZIV] TYX XLI GSRWYQTXMSR SJ VIGSZIVIH TETIV
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Between 2000 and 2011, for this grade, the relative share of France in European production dropped from 13 % to less than 10 %, whilst that of German industry rose from XS RIEVP] 8LI ½KYVIW show that Germany produced 10 Mt of packaging paper & board in 2011 whilst France produced 3.9 Mt. The difference between the two in 2000 was much narrower : 6.5 Mt on the far side of the Rhine and 4.6 Mt in this side. German exports of packaging paper & board are now greater than total annual French output : Germany exported almost 5 Mt whilst France produced less than 4 Mt.
Economic Review/France 2011 MR 1E] 3ZIV XLI ½VWX XIR QSRXLW SJ XLI ]IEV XLI EZIVEKI [EW WXMPP EFSZI XLEX JSV 8SXEP XYVRSZIV JSV XLI WIG XSV MRGVIEWIH XS º FMPPMSR 8LIVI were however Total turnover for the considerable sector increased 6 % to d i f f e r e n c e s €6.3 billion. between the ZEVMSYW KVEHIW
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David Fulchiron (Printing and Writing Group), Isabelle Boccon-Gibod (Vice-President of Copacel and President of Revipap) and Jean-Marc Louvet.
of our industrial infrastructure are complex, despite the fact we have sound fundamentals (new and recycled raw materials, relatively stable energy costs, productivity and knowhow). But most shareholders are now global.We have remarked on the lack of appeal and, for some considerable time, on a dearth of inward investment in our country.We need to bring about a change in our brand image. » 8LI 4VIWMHIRX HMH LS[IZIV FIPMIZI XLEX E RI[ MRHYWXVMEP TSPMG] [EW FIKMRRMRK XS XEOI WLETI [MXL XLI EMQ SJ MRGVIEWMRK XLI GSQTIXMXMZIRIWW SJ XLI WIGXSV 8LI TETIV MRHYWXV] [EW XLYW E TEVXMGMTERX MR XLI 'SRJqVIRGI 2EXMSREPI HI P´-RHYWXVMI '2- 2EXMSREP -RHYWXV] 'SRJIVIRGI ERH XLI [SVO SJ XLI ±'LIQM GEPW ERH 1EXI VMEPW² +VIIR Jean-Marc Louvet : ' L I Q M G E P W § 8LIWI ½KYVIW VI¾IGX E VIEP WLVMROEKI MR ERH 6IG]GPMRK *VERGI´W MRHYWXVMEP 7 X V E X I K M G MRJVEWXVYGXYVI ¨ 'SQQMXXII 8LI 'SRJIHIVEXMSR HMH LS[IZIV LMKLPMKLX MWWYIW [MXL WIGYVMX] SJ WYTTPMIW SJ ½FVI VE[ QEXIVMEPW [MXL GSRGIVRW SR GSR¾MGXMRK YWIW JSV [SSH XLEX LEZI LEH VITIVGYW WMSRW JSV WSQI QMPPW 'STEGIP EPWS [ERXW KYEVERXIIW SR GSQTIXMXMZIP] TVMGIH IRIVK] WYTTPMIW ERH ER E[EVIRIWW SJ XLI WTIGM½ GMXMIW SJ XLI WIGXSV MR XIVQW SJ IRZMVSR QIRXEP VIKYPEXMSRW ¯ « There is no reason we should have to wash whiter than the rest », as .IER 1EVG 0SYZIX TYXW MX 8LI TETIV MRHYW try is also in the throes of radical change : « The new communications technologies are having a direct and structural impact on paper consumption » WE]W .IER 4EYP *VERMEXXI 1E REKMRK (MVIGXSV 2I[ WXVEXIKMG KSEPW 6 ( [SVO EHHIH ZEPYI KVIIR GLIQMGEPW ERH FMS VI½RIVMIW EVI EQSRK XLI STXMSRW JSV XLI JYXYVI SJ XLI WIGXSV %X XLI QSQIRX LS[IZIV XLI XVERWMXMSREP TLEWI LEW ]IX XS FI GSQTPIXIH
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Olivier Tassel : Taking up a new challenge at Gascogne Olivier Tassel has now been the Managing Director of the Paper and Sacks Divisions at Gascogne for a number of months. So this is a good time to take a look at the integrated group headed by FrĂŠdĂŠric Doulcet TJODF NJE BT JU JT JO UIF NJETU PG B SFPSHBOJTBUJPO BJNFE BU SFUVSOJOH JU UP QSPm U BOE DVUUJOH EFCU MFWFMT The Mimizan paper mill produces 150,000 t/year, of which 100,000 t is machine glazed natural kraft sold to 500 customer converters, with 55 % exported (15 % outside Europe).
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Paper and the Sacks Divisions, with a projected saving of €1 M on the Mimizan site with the elimination of 13 jobs. Lossmaking subsidiaries (Germany, Greece and Switzerland) are also expected to reduce their losses, estimated at almost €4 M in 2011 (excluding currency effects). In HMJ½GYPX XMQIW WYGL EW XLIWI XLI I\EQTPI needs to be set from above and with this in mind Frédéric Doulcet announced that he was taking a 30 % pay cut. In total, and as of 2012, the group has forecast a resulting º 1 FSSWX MR XIVQW SJ MXW TVS½XW E º 1 decrease in administration costs and a reduction of around €3 M in the losses JVSQ YRTVS½XEFPI STIVEXMSRW ;SVO MW also on-going on other approaches aimed at maximising productivity across all its facilities. At the end of January Frédéric Doulcet also indicated that the possibility of disposing of the Swiss subsidiary, Gascogne Laminates Switzerland, was on the table. Discussions are also underway with the banks on securing its access to ½RERGI ERH XLI KVSYT´W I\TERWMSR
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« Following the sale of Cenpac, our Distribution Division, in 2010, the Group is now refocused on four major sectors : Wood, Paper, Sacks and Laminates », explains Olivier Tassel. The Paper & Sacks Divisions include seven facilities with 70 % of output coming from the Mimizan mill. The Paper Division consists of two entities : the Mimizan paper mill and Depland, a company in Haute-Vienne and the only French producer of wool laid-line felts for TETIV QEGLMRIW 8LI 7EGOW (MZMWMSR LEW ½ZI facilities (Mimizan, Nantes and three mills located in Germany, Greece and Tunisia). Bernard Betremieux manages the two mills at Mimizan (paper and sacks). The degree of sharing will be maximised across all the functional departments (maintenance, purchasing, temporary staff management, logistics, etc.), with further cost savings also expected through the application of best practice.
Frédéric Doulcet, CEO of Gascogne, and Olivier Tassel, during the group press conference in December 2011.
Gascogne produces 100,000 t/year of natural kraft (approximately 30 % of total European capacity) and 50,000 t/year of sack paper (3rd biggest in Europe).
C ross Border >>> Key Figures Five divisions : Wood, Papers, Sacks, Laminates and Miscellaneous 2011 T.O. at €493.3 M, up 9.3 % (excluding Cenpac), almost 2,300 people, 18 subsidiaries and 20 production units 2011 detailed results. Paper division up 13.8 % to €100.6 M (+ 10 % excluding impact of scheduled shutdown of the mill in March 2010) mainly due to the increase in selling prices and volumes. The coating business reported a TO of €12.5 M, an increase of more than 50 % over 2010. In terms of turnover in the Sacks division, this was up 16.9 % to €121.8 M, driven by an increase of around 15 % in average selling prices, an improved product mix and higher volumes at all facilities, with the exception of Tunisia and the geopolitical events there. Finally, in March, the new printer at Mimizan was started and helped provide a 20 % boost to the expansion achieved by the “Pet-Food” range.
Portrait « The Mimizan paper mill produces 150,000 t/year, including 100,000 t/year of machine glazed natural kraft (multi-purpose and multi-product), sold exclusively to some 500 converter sector customers, with 55 % exported (15 % outside Europe) », Olivier Tassel tells us. « We have approximately 30 % of total European capacity. Mimizan also produces 50,000 t/year of sack papers, in a European market that is estimated at around 1.5 Mt. This puts us in 3rd place in Europe. 70 % of the sack paper is used for our own sack production and the rest is sold on the open market. We are currently looking into increasing our level of integration. »
€10 M INVESTED IN THE PAPER & SACKS DIVISIONS IN 2012
In the current year, and despite the announced cost saving plan, the Divisions headed by Olivier Tassel will be investing around €10 M out of total group level investment of €22 M. This investment will mainly be allocated to capital repairs for the Mimizan facility (to ensure its full legal and environmental compliance), as well as for the installation of a new sectional drive and a new headbox. A two week shutdown has also been scheduled for next April. Productivity continues to increase as the new coater, commissioned in 2009, reaches its design speeds. Turnover for the facility is regularly increasing : €6 M in 2010, €12.5 M in 2011 and €17 M forecast for 2012. Output is also rising, from 4,400 t to 8,000 t and then 11,000 t with At the Mimizan paper mill, a design capacity of 14,000 t. a two week shutdown has The productivity gains for this been scheduled for April equipment come mainly from for the installation of a shorter stoppage times and new headbox and a new reductions in waste. sectional drive. The group is also working on new market opportunities in the woodenergy segment, with investments being considered for 2013 for wood pellet production, fuel supplies for biomass boilers (various sized woodchips) and the production of heating wood. In December 2013 the 23 MW biomass boiler built by BioEre as part of the CRE III programme will also come online at the facility. On top of this the group is aiming to cut its [SVOMRK GETMXEP RIIHW XIQTSVEVMP] MR¾EXIH because of the scale of wood purchases made in the past few years following storm
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Klaus.The wood stock will be reduced over E XLVII ]IEV TIVMSH MRWXIEH SJ XLI ½ZI ]IEVW initially scheduled. Procurement savings in 2012 should reach €8.5 M and bring the working capital need down by €10 M.
ECONOMY AND CHALLENGES AHEAD § 8LI ½VWX LEPJ ]IEV SJ [EW LMKLP] satisfactory for the kraft paper sector, but XLI ½REP JSYV QSRXLW [IVI QSVI GSQTPMGEXIH with a falling off in volumes and prices. These XVIRHW EVI E VI¾IGXMSR SJ XLI IGSRSQMG GVMWMW ¨, as Olivier Tassel observes. « This situation means we have to look beyond our normal markets to the export market. In terms of TVMGIW [LMPWX WMKRM½GERX MRGVIEWIW [IVI TEWWIH on in 2011, some of these are now being called into doubt. » (cf. Box with 2011 results). In addition to his new role at Gascogne, last April, Olivier Tassel also took over from Stéphane Thiollier as President of Procelpac*. « I will be working along the same lines as my predecessors, notably in liaison with MIP (Maison des Industries des Papiers et cartons) and Cepi », says Olivier Tassel. « Procelpac provides a link between the authorities and the industry. We are supporting the pro-paper lobbying against the incursions of plastics or against ever-more complex regulations. We are also continuing our work on food contact, on volatile organic GSQTSYRHW '3: QMRIVEP SMPW IXG 3YV ½IPH of action is very wide, including both recycled papers and pure pulp papers. » With its food grade pure pulp papers, the Mimizan mill is fully involved in the issues of suitability for food contact. Gascogne is researching into barrier packaging, with coatings made using natural proteins, with the aim of reconciling a highly effective barrier with complete recyclability. In concluding this interview, Olivier Tassel summed up his objectives for 2012 as follows : « Maintaining our positioning as a “niche specialist”, capitalising on the increasing TVSHYGXMZMX] SJ XLI GSEXIV LSPHMRK TVMGIW ½VQ thanks to our position as a leader on the European market and promoting integration in sack production. »
VALÉRIE LECHIFFRE (*) Procelpac : French grouping of producers of cellulose based packaging materials.
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ICT France : « Va bene ! » The “Go !” order came in mid-July 2011. With a capacity of 70,000 t a year, the new Industrie Cartarie Tronchetti (ICT) tissue paper mill in Montargis gives the Italian group an entry into the French market and is symbolic of its European ambitions.
of the environment, safety and working conditions. » With its latest mill the group’s annual production capacity is now 470,000 t from its seven mills, which puts it, for this speciality, into 6th place in Eu- ICT has an annual rope in terms production capacity of of capacities 470,000 t thfrom its seven mills, in 6 place in (cf. box). Europe.
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The analysis leading to this investment in the Loiret was essentially based around sociological, economic and logistical considerations. « The population in France is growing at a rate of approximately 1 % a year ; at the same time, French tissue paper consumption is increasing at a rate between 2 and 3 %, says Jean Charpentier, Director of Sales and Marketing at ICT France. In addition, there MW E HI½GMX MR XLI *VIRGL FEPERGI SJ XVEHI MR tissue paper. Our investment will therefore help improve the balance of trade. And lastly, European consumption of tissue paper is increasing by around 70,000 t a year, which is exactly the capacity of our new machine. » The 60,000 m2 single storey building is approximately 500 m long. It has been designed inline, following the direction of the ¾S[ JVSQ XLI ZMVKMR TYPT EX SRI IRH XS XLI products at the other. The storage capacity for both raw materials and products ready for shipping is around 4,000 t. There are ½ZI PMRIW EZEMPEFPI JSV GSRZIVXMRK XLI TEVIRX rolls : three producing toilet paper, one TVSHYGMRK OMXGLIR XS[IPW ERH E ½JXL [MXL E mixed role. This means that the workshop LEW E GSRWMHIVEFPI HIKVII SJ MR FYMPX ¾I\MFMlity. The other options include parent rolls that can be shipped to other mills in the group or sold to converters (tissue products for Away-from-Home – AFH – uses). The mill is located next to a number of motorways (A77 and A19, with the link to
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the A6 only some forty kilometres away). « This geographic position was a critical factor, says Michel Lecuit. We can easily deliver within a radius of approximately 500 km. We ship our products to a large number of regions, mainly in France but also extending to Belgium and, for the Jean Charpentier : reels, to « European consumption of Germany tissue paper is increasing by around 70,000 t a year, which and even is exactly the capacity of our the United new machine. » Kingdom. »
TOP-END MARKET POSITIONING The pulps used are either FSC or PEFC GIVXM½IH ERH E TVSTSVXMSR SJ XLI QMPP´W SYXTYX MW EPWS EPVIEH] GIVXM½IH « We are worOMRK XS[EVHW GIVXM½GEXMSR MR EPP EVIEW UYEPMX] environment, supermarkets (IFS PH)… », as the Director of Sales and Marketing points out. There are two lines feeding the maGLMRIW SRI JSV WLSVX ½FVIW ERH XLI SXLIV JSV PSRK ½FVIW [LMGL IREFPI MX XS TVSHYGI the desired paper qualities. « Our positioning is fully focused on the high-end. At weights of between 13 and 21 g/m2, our papers have exceptionally high strength, softness and absorption levels », says Michel Lecuit.
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The machine is a perfect match with the expectations of ICT, particularly in terms of its performance for converting and softness. In order to optimise the operation of its equipment, ICT is also making full use of the feedback and benchmarking relating to its other facilities in Europe. Maximum production for ICT France will be reached in 2012 with a turnover in excess of €100 M. The mill will, in full production, employ 150 people.
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The ICT group has seven mills and eight paper machines in Europe, giving it a total annual production capacity of 470,000 t. There are four mills in Italy (in Tuscany, with three in the province of Lucca), one in Poland (in Kostrzyn, near the German border), one in Spain (in Burgo de Ebro, near Zaragoza) and one in France. In France, the group’s WEPIW SJ½GI [LMGL LEH FIIR MR Paris since 1999 has now been transferred to Montargis. ICT also owns Pozzani Disposables, specialising in the production of nappies and sanitary towels.
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Award ALLIMAND : 2011 â&#x20AC;&#x153;OVERSEAS MARKETâ&#x20AC;? WINNER PRESENTED BY THE MAGAZINE MOCI INTERNATIONAL At the awards ceremony for Small and Medium sized Businesses International Leaders, organised each year by the magazine Moci International, Allimand won the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overseas Marketâ&#x20AC;? award for 2011. Allimand won the award for its international growth outside of Western Europe, along with 2 other companies listed MR XLI ERRYEP GPEWWM½GEXMSR SJ WQEPP ERH QIHMYQ WM^IH businesses and intermediate sized businesses. In the presence of very many number of corporate managers, this award, sponsored by Kompass, was presented in Paris at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the 6th December where the Gala concluding the Ile-de-France International Week was held. Established in 1850, Allimand designs and manufactures paper machines for the global paper industry. Its headquarters are in Rives in Isère in the RhĂ´ne-Alpes region of France. An independent company for 160 years, the 6th generation is today managing the company. Since its establishment, Allimand has designed, developed and installed some 89 paper machines around the world. The company headed by Franck Rettmeyer, Chairman and CEO, is one of the major players in the international technical paper machine market. Allimand paper machines proHYGI E [MHI VERKI SJ TETIV KVEHIW PMKLX[IMKLX VI½RIH WIGYVMX] technical, special coated, printing & writing, packaging and glossy. In 2011 the company signed several large contracts for technical paper machines in Spain, China and Indonesia as well as contracts on existing machines in France and Europe. All these RI[ 41W [MPP FI HIPMZIVIH MR 8LI GSQTER] IEVRW SJ its annual turnover abroad and this growth has been achieved through the work of its marketing engineering teams along with the network of some 20 agents located in 20 countries around the world. Allimand is forecasting a turnover of â&#x201A;Ź70 M for 2012.
Franck Rettmeyer (on left) receiving the Grand Prix Moci.
Left to right : Franck Rettmeyer, François Rettmeyer and Simon Cena, at the Prix Moci award ceremony.
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Clothings RAI-TILLIĂ&#x2C6;RES CONSOLIDATED ITS INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE In recent years Rai-Tillières has enjoyed continuous market growth in the paper industry and non-woven market. The company therefore decided to strengthen its international position and increase its proximity with its customers, hiring Jose de Carvalho, who joined the Sales team in January 2012. He is responsible for Southern Europe and Latin America markets, for paper & non-woven markets. ValĂŠrie Paisant, Area Sales Manager over the last 8 years for the paper & non-woven industries, now has special responsibility for the Northern Europe and Asian markets. They are both assisted by Sylvie Landon proviHMRK XLI FEGO SJ½GI WIVZMGIW -R XLI GSQTER] [MPP FI XEOMRK part in the Seminar, 19-21 June, organized by the Symop Paper group in Spain, and will once again exhibit at the Miac Trade Fair in October. Left to right : Sylvie Landon, JosĂŠ de Carvalho and ValĂŠrie Paisant.
Coating ABB CELLIER STARTS UP THE STARCH PREPARATION UNIT OF SAICAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PM11 IN UK Cellier Activity of ABB France, part of Process Automation Division, successfully started up the enzymatic starch preparation YRMX ERH ½PQ TVIWW [SVOMRK WXEXMSRW WYTTPMIH XS XLI 7TERMWL Group Saica for its new PM11 built at Partington mill (Manchester), United Kingdom. The PM11 is an 8.2 m wide machine, designed to produce approximately 400,000 tons of lightweight XIWXPMRIV ERH žYXMRK KVEHIW SYX SJ VIG]GPIH VE[ QEXIVMEPW at a speed of 1,700 m/min. Cellier Activity was in charge of the process and automation engineering, design and supply of equipment, assembly supervision and start-up assistance. The starch cooking process is a continuous one with three jet cookers operating in parallel. The starch quality remains constant regardless of the required output capacity. Working stations include in-line Filtercelâ&#x201E;˘ LHP TVIWWYVI ½PXIVW 8LI Filtercelâ&#x201E;˘ LHP high-pressure self-cleaning function ensures an automatic and IJ½GMIRX GPIERMRK [MXL QMRMQEP [EXIV GSRWYQTXMSR 8LI WXEVGL preparation unit is designed to produce 150 tons per day of bone dry starch. This is the second order from Saica to Cellier Activity in recent years. Cellier Activity also supplied a starch preparation unit and working stations for the VĂŠnizel (France) PM4 rebuilt in 2007.