Kaysersberg aerial view

Kaysersberg Paper Mill

Ideally located at the heart of Europe, Kaysersberg Mill is a major producer of recycled cardboard and a leading supplier of corrugated case material.

With a capacity of 180,000 tonnes of high-quality special and technical cardboard, Kaysersberg Mill has always implemented ambitious, continuous improvement programmes by investing heavily in all the human and industrial aspects of Quality, Safety and Environment.

Products

  • Test Liner: White top & brown, KL Substitute
  • Brown, grey and white Solid Board
  • Coreboard/Board for edge protections
  • Separators
  • Printed/Laminated board (1 or 2 sides)
  • Plasterboard liners
  • White/Printed Paper Plates

Machinery

PM1 nine-plies

Grammage range: 200-800 g/m2
Production: 40,000 tonnes/year
Speed max:  200 m/min
Trim max:  2.24 m

PM2 nine-plies Fourdrinier

Grammage range: 240-700 g/m2
Production: 140,000 tonnes/year
Speed max:  340 m/min
Trim max:  3.36 m

Milestones

1857 First sawmill founded by Jean Weibel
1909 First cardboard machine launched in Alsace, PM1
1927 Construction of PM2
1961 Acquisition by Ferdinand Béghin
1989 Rebuild PM2
1992 Acquisition by DS Smith
1995 First ISO 9001 certification
2001 Installation of gas/electricity co-generation (CHP) plant
2005 Installation of shoe press on PM2
2008 Methanisation
2012 Biogas recovery
2013 New co-generation

Contact

DS Smith Paper Kaysersberg
Kaysersberg Mill
77 route de Lapoutroie
68240 Kaysersberg
France
Tel: + 33 3 89 78 30 00
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