History

Chouanard cardboard factory
Founded in 1862, the factory in Coullons (Loiret) exports one-quarter of its products. Its highly technical products are benchmarks in today's market: flat cardboard, laminated cardboard, complex cardboard.

It currently produces around 35,000 tonnes of cardboard per year.
With a strong emphasis on quality, Chouanard is also constantly developing new products.

1863 - Construction of the factory, which produces cardboard using a process of common broom retting
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1918 - Factory is bought by a company that already operates a cardboard factory in Etouy (Oise), Veuve P. CHOUANARD et fils
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1950s - Production of compact cardboard used in the packaging industry (tubes, cores, sugar boxes, etc.)
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1970s - Acquisition of a second machine increasing production rate from 5,000 to 9,000 T and launch of production of foam cardboard for luxury binding (diaries, photo albums, etc.)
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1992 - Company is sold to the paper group DAVID S. SMITH PLC. The Chouanard cardboard factory becomes a subsidiary of Kaysersberg Packaging. The factory specialises in the production of flat cardboard in reels and sheets, as well as the complex production of foam cardboard
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2005 - Change of company name
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2008 - Pulping activity strengthened through the acquisition of a new pulper
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