Coullons Paper Mill
Founded in 1863, the Coullons Mill manufactures technical recycled products which are a benchmark in today’s market: flat, compact cardboard, solid board, layer pads and cores for toilet paper.
Coullons Mill has always implemented continuous improvement programmes by investing heavily in industrial aspects of Safety, Quality, and Environment.
Products
- Coreboard
- Solid board
- Composite boxes board
- Cores for toilet paper
- Layer pads
Machinery
PM1 two-ply Fourdrinier
Grammage range: | 200-360 g/m2 |
Production: | 30,000 tonnes/year |
Speed max: | 250 m/min |
Trim max: | 1.95 m |
PM2 single-ply Fourdrinier
Grammage range: | 200-300 g/m2 |
Production: | 10,000 tonnes/year |
Speed max: | 60 m/min |
Trim max: | 1.90 m |
Milestones
1863 | Construction of the mill, which produces cardboard using a process of common broom retting |
1918 | Purchase of the mill by the Chouanard family |
1950s | Production of compact cardboard used in the packaging industry (tubes, cores, sugar boxes, etc.) |
1970s | Acquisition of a second machine increasing production rate from 5,000 to 9,000 tonnes and launch of production of foam cardboard for luxury binding (diaries, photo albums, etc.) |
1992 | Acquisition by DS Smith. The mill specialises in the production of flat cardboard in reels and sheets, as well as the complex production of foam cardboard |
2008 |
Purchase of a new pulper with high concentration |
2010 - 2011 | New product development on PM2 (water-soluble paperboard) |
2017 | Replacement of sectional drive on PM1 |
Contact
DS Smith Paper Coullons
Usine de la Fosse
F-45720 Coullons
France
Tel + 33 2 3829 5270