Torraspapel France, Malmenayde Merge
European-based Lecta Group's two merchants in the French market, Torraspapel France and Malmenayde, merged earlier this week to create a new company—Torraspapel Malmenayde. Torraspapel Malmenayde and its regional affiliate, Nord Papier, specialize in the distribution of coated papers while also boasting a wide range of creative and specialty papers for the graphic and office paper segments.
Torraspapel Malmenayde's key figures include:
- More than 1,000 graphic and office papers available in stock
- 900 orders per day, with 6 - 24 hr delivery service in the metropolitan area of Paris and 24 - 48 hr service in other regions, through its three logistics hubs in the north of France, near Paris, and in the South
- A one-of-a-kind manufacturing service with more than 100 suppliers, from newspaper grades to specialty papers, as well as coated and uncoated papers.
The new merged group will have yearly sales of approximately EUR 200 million.
Torraspapel Malmenayde is part of the Lecta Group, the second-ranked coated paper manufacturer in Europe with nine mills (seven in Spain, one in France, and one in Italy). Lecta sells more than 430,000 metric tons of paper through its merchants in France, Spain, Portugal,and Argentina. The group has more than 3,900 employees and sales of more than EUR 1,500 million.
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