The environmental transformation project of the Grand-Couronne paper mill site, formerly Chapelle-Darblay, in France has reached a new stage in its implementation with the takeover of the site’s operational management by Fibre Excellence. Veolia, a major partner in the project, is committed to ensuring the supply of recycled paper and cardboard to the paper mill, in a local and circular economy dynamic.
Since acquiring the site from the Rouen Normandy Metropolis in May 2022, Veolia has been keen to ensure a smooth transition that would enable the strategic repositioning of the newsprint plant into a cardboard production site.
Fibre Excellence, the only French producer of commercial paper pulp, is now taking over the leadership of the project to consolidate the modernization of the paper mill. Veolia, producer of recycled raw materials, commits to supplying recycled paper and cardboard for an initial period of ten years.
As of today, Veolia is also making the Chapelle-Darblay site available to Fibre Excellence through a lease that will last until the end of 2024 in order to allow Fibre Excellence to develop a financing plan and finalize the necessary administrative procedures.
Important player in the forestry industry, Fibre Excellence manages pulp production, biomass energy production and timber harvesting activities.
