Since 2025, several major investments have been made across various Saica Pack sites—the Saica Group division specializing in corrugated packaging solutions—in France to support their modernization and meet evolving market trends and customer needs.
In 2025, the Doullens and Beaulac sites installed new high-graphics flexo folder gluers, enabling ultra-high-quality print results on the innovative papers produced by Saica.
In response to growing demand for colorful “shelf-ready” packaging, these new lines allow the company to offer a broader range of high-definition printed products using up to six different colors. Furthermore, thanks to this investment, the Saica Pack site in Doullens, historically specialized in large formats, is now able to meet customer demand for small and medium formats.
Meanwhile, the Saica Pack site in Lamirande has acquired a new in-line flatbed die-cutter equipped with a six-color printing unit, now performing double-sided (inside and outside) printing in a single pass, where two separate steps were previously required. Beyond the resulting productivity gains, this innovation strengthens the site’s ability to produce high-quality packaging with a greater number of print colors. It enables the site to better meet the expectations of the e-commerce sector—which increasingly requires inside-outside printing—a growing market for which the plant has also recently installed a dedicated specialty folder gluer. The reduced production costs also create opportunities for the company to tap into new markets.
In 2026, the Lamirande site also commissioned a new flexo folder gluer dedicated to the production of large boxes and oversized packaging with high-quality printing. This single line will replace two existing production lines currently producing 19 million m², while adding 4 million m² of extra capacity in printed markets that were previously out of reach.
Modernization combining industrial performance, environmental sobriety, and quality of work life
Meanwhile, the Venizel and Châteauneuf sites have benefited from a modernization of the wet end of their corrugators. This upgrade now enables the production of corrugated board using lighter, thinner technical papers developed by Saica than those previously used.
Both sites are thus able to produce higher-quality packaging with lightweight board grades that deliver improved mechanical performance.
This modernization goes beyond purely industrial objectives. More energy-efficient, these next-generation machines are also part of the Saica Group’s strategic environmental plan aimed at sustaining profitable growth while reducing its environmental footprint.
Finally, 8 palletizing robots have been installed at the Saica Pack sites in Montsûrs, Venizel, Lamirande, and Beaune, with the aim of improving working conditions for teams and reducing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
Through these investments, Saica continues to adapt its industrial facilities to anticipate market developments while balancing industrial performance, innovation, and CSR.
Thierry Raynaud, Production Director at Saica Pack France, said: “These investments reflect our commitment to continuously adapting our industrial footprint to market changes. They enable us to offer our customers increasingly high-performing solutions, enhance our competitiveness, and develop new production capabilities, while improving working conditions for our teams and reducing the environmental footprint of our sites. This modernization drive is essential to sustainably supporting Saica’s growth in France.”
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