Saica, a Spanish paper and packaging manufacturer, is continuing to modernize its French plants. Since 2025, the group?which operates in 13 countries and generates 3.962 billion euros in revenue?has invested more than 60 million euros in several Saica Pack sites across France, its division specializing in the manufacture of corrugated cardboard packaging. The investments cover everything from printing and cardboard processing to the production of corrugated sheets and palletizing.
In 2025, the group?which employs 14,500 people?equipped its plants in Doullens, in the Somme department, and Beaulac, in the Gironde department, with new high-quality graphic printing presses. Capable of printing up to six colors, these lines enable the production of shelf-ready packaging on papers developed by Saica.
For the Doullens plant, this investment also marks a diversification of production. Previously focused mainly on large-format packaging, the facility can now manufacture small- and medium-format products.
At the Lamirande plant in the Vosges, an in-line flatbed die-cutting system, combined with a six-color printing unit, has been installed. It allows the inside and outside of the packaging to be printed in a single pass, compared to two passes previously. This setup is designed to meet the demands of e-commerce.
In 2026, the plant also began operating a new unit designed for large crates and printed large-format packaging. This line replaces two existing lines with a total capacity of 19 million m 2 and adds a production capacity of 4 million m 2 additional feature that allows you to open the doors of "print markets that were previously inaccessible."
The plants in Venizel, in the Aisne department, and in Châteauneuf, for their part, have modernized the wet end of their corrugators.
These changes make it possible to process technical papers developed by Saica, which are thinner and lighter than the grades previously used. The Spanish group states that this allows it to reduce the basis weight of the compositions while improving their mechanical properties.
Eight palletizing robots were installed at the sites in Montsûrs (Mayenne), Venizel (Aisne), Lamirande (Vosges), and Beaune (Côte-d'Or).
"These investments reflect our commitment to continually adapting our manufacturing facilities to market changes." , explains Thierry Raynaud, production director at Saica Pack France.
