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Saica commissions a biomass boiler in Champblain-Laveyron
The Spanish group Saica has inaugurated a biomass boiler at its Champblain-Laveyron paper mill in the Drôme region, the third installation of this type at a Saica site in France after Venizel and Nogent-sur-Seine.
Fueled by 105âeuros000Â tonnes of locally collected end-of-life wood and 50âeuros000Â tonnes of paper by-products per year, the new boiler replaces a natural gas boiler. The equipment should reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60%, gas consumption by 77% and by 90% the amount of by-products sent to landfill. The project, supported by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (Ademe), is part of a 174 million euro industrial modernization plan for the site.
In France, the Saica Group, which employs 12,000 people and has sales of 3.7 billion euros, has more than 2,300 employees at 21 sites and sales in excess of one billion euros.
Metsä Spring industrially tests new fiber trays
Metsä Spring, the Metsä Group's innovation subsidiary, is launching the industrial testing phase of its Muoto molded-fiber food trays, developed with Amcor. Combining molded fiber from Nordic forests and barrier film, these trays are suitable for demanding applications such as meat, poultry and ready meals.
They can be recycled in the cardboard industry without the addition of PFAS, and offer sealing properties compatible with modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and vacuum packaging (VSP). The first commercial pilots are expected in 2026.
Luquet Duranton teams up with Montpensier Arbevel and Generis Capital to accelerate growth
The Luquet Duranton group, specializing in technical printed matter and traceability solutions for the healthcare, government and industrial sectors, announces a majority LBO alongside Montpensier Arbevel and Generis Capital Partners.
Founded in 1898 in Annonay and managed since 2008 by Florent Emy and Max Braha-Lonchant, Luquet Duranton currently supplies over 1,600 hospitals in France. The arrival of these investors is intended to support the groupâ??s structuring and strengthen its digital offering via its subsidiary Adâ??Valorem, in order to meet the growing needs associated with the digitization of patient care.
SDAG Adhésifs acquires Plastic Systems Industries
SDAG Adhésifs, a specialist in self-adhesive media for visual communication, has strengthened its foothold in the Paris region with the acquisition of Plastic Systems Industries. Headquartered in the Paris region, Plastic Systems Industries also operates in the visual communications sector.
This operation will enable SDAG Adhésifs to expand its product range and consolidate its commercial presence around its Domont branch.
According to Didier Hariot, Group President, this acquisition will "further enhance service quality and provide access to a diverse range of high-quality products, backed by an expanded team with in-depth industry experience."
Antalis distributes 3M DI-NOC architectural films
Antalis is rolling out distribution of the 3M DI-NOC range to all its European subsidiaries.
This range of adhesive architectural films for interior and exterior renovation includes almost 1âeuros000Â references imitating wood, stone, metal or concrete. Antalis will be stocking the entire range in Poitiers, with a cut-to-size service available from one linear meter for customized deliveries.
Diddl returns to France
Fifteen years after its withdrawal from the market, the Diddl mouse, created in 1990 by the German Thomas Goletz and withdrawn in 2010, will make its comeback in France on October 1, 2025.
Kontiki, the historic distributor, is relaunching the license with a collection of 64 products, including the famous scented leaves and envelopes that made their mark on playgrounds in the 90s and 2000s.
