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Country: France

Lecta is a leading European manufacturer and distributor of specialty papers for labels and flexible packaging, as well as coated and uncoated paper for publishing and commercial printing.

2,852 employees and seven plants in France, Spain and Italy

Lecta has an industrial capacity of around 1.7 million tons.

The company has nine sales offices in Europe, North America, North Africa and Asia.

The company's origins date back to the acquisition of three companies with long traditions in their home markets: Cartiere del Garda in Italy, Condat in France, and Torraspapel in Spain, between 1997 and 1999.

Lecta is a privately-owned Spanish company with its parent company in London, UK.

News

General mobilization for Condat paper mills, a former industrial flagship and the Dordogne's largest private employer 06/09/2023

  • Papeteries de Condat, the largest private employer in the Dordogne, is planning to cut 187 jobs - almost half of the plant's workforce.
  • The Spanish group Lecta, which owns the plant, employs a total of 3,000 people in seven factories across Europe.
  • Lecta posted sales of 1.7 billion euros last year.
  • The graphic paper market, which includes two-sided coated paper, continues to decline by 3% to 5% each year.
  • Since the summer of 2022, this decline has accelerated, with a reduction in volumes of 40%.
  • The Condat plant, founded in 1907, employed 1,200 people in the early 1990s, but now only 380.
  • Three job-saving plans (PSE) have been decided since 2007.

Studies mentioning this company

The paper market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • International Paper
  • Smurfit Kappa
  • DS Smith
  • Saica Pack France
  • Ahlstrom-Munksjo
  • Norske Skog
  • Essity
  • Kimberly-Clark
  • Exacompta Clairefontaine
  • Guyenne Papier
  • UPM
  • Antalis France
  • Stora Enso
  • Gascogne Papier
  • Zuber Rieder (Fredigoni group)
  • Papeterie de Condat (Lecta Group)
  • Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget
  • Canson (FILA Groupe)
  • Stenpa
  • Avery Dennison
The pulp market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Sylva bois
  • Solarz
  • Veolia Propreté (Groupe Veolia)
  • International Paper
  • Ahlstrom-Munksjo
  • Norske Skog
  • Fibre Excellence (Groupe Paper Excellence)
  • RDM Group
  • Wepa Greenfield
  • Lacroix Emballages Groupe
  • Smurfit Kappa
  • Alisay (VPK Packaging)
  • Sofidel
  • Smurfit Kappa Comptoir du Pin
  • SAICA
  • Saica Pack France
  • Stora Enso
  • Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget
  • Papeterie de Condat (Lecta Group)
  • Exacompta Clairefontaine
  • Chapelle Darblay (UPM France)