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About Coullons Paper Mill

Products

Coreboard
Solid board
Composite boxes board
Cores for toilet paper
Layer pad

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.) of light weight recycled fluting.

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
2010-11
New product development on PM2 (water-soluble paperboard)
2017
Replacement of sectional drive on PM1

Read all our latest news articles

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Contributing to Lidl Sustainability Vision

For the past two years, we’ve helped Lidl in France close the loop on their carboard recycling and deliver on their commitments to recovering valuable resources and reducing their impact on the environment.

DS Smith thanks its customer L’Oréal for hand sanitiser gel donation

As a symbol of the two companies’ close partnership, L’Oréal has donated hand sanitiser gel to DS Smith employees in France.

DS Smith donates to local charities and hospitals amid Covid-19 pandemic

DS Smith’s Paper division sites from across the globe have been donating funds and equipment to a host of local charities and hospitals to help some of the most vulnerable people during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Contact Us

DS Smith Paper Coullons
Usine de la Fosse
F-45720 Coullons
France
Tel + 33 2 3829 5270