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Rouen Paper Mill
Founded in 1928, Rouen Paper Mill in Normandy, northern France, was the first paper mill in France to produce lightweight recycled fluting, which is used to make corrugated paper. It also produces light medium, medium, and dual-use papers.
The on-site corrugator and converting machines mean that DS Smith’s Paper and Packaging teams operate out of the same location, creating efficiencies that benefit our customers.
Products
- MediumPAC
- LightPAC
- MutiPAC
Machinery
PM5 single layer machine
| Grammage range: | 85-130 g/m2 |
| Production: | 280,000 tonnes/year |
| Speed max: | 1,050 m/min |
| Trim max: | 6.90 m |
Milestones
| 1928 | The mill was founded, producing newsprint paper from mechanical pulp with two paper machines |
| 1936 | Start-up of two new paper machines, both producing light weight coated paper |
| 1958 | Start-up of current PM5. At the time Rouen was the biggest paper mill in Europe producing newspaper |
| 1998 | Production of light weight recycled fluting |
| 2006 | PM3 and PM4 are closed. Current PM5 specialises in low grammage grades. Production capacity was 220,000 tonnes per year |
| 2011 | Installation of a shoe-press to achieve 270,000 tonnes per year production capacity |
| 2015 | Installation of a new winder |
| 2019 | Several investments to achieve 280,000 tonnes per year production capacity |
Contact mill
DS Smith Paper Rouen
Rouen Paper Mill
Rue Désiré Granet
76808 St Etienne du Rouvray
France
Tel: (+33) 02 35 64 52 52