Since 1945 French forests have increased in size by
2,5 million hectares.
In France, there is almost 15 million hectares of woodland, around a quarter of France's entire area
Our resource is growing by 25 000 ha/year in area and +35M m3/year in volume.
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Paper is a biomaterial that promotes the sustainable growth of forests.
Contrary to received wisdom, the paper industry as a whole does not contribute to "deforestation". Instead, it plays an active role in sustainable forest management by exclusively using raw materials that are renewable and actively renewed.
- 60% of fibers providing from old paper and board recycling
- 40% of virgin fibers, mainly from by-products to be eliminated: wood barks, sawdust and thinning wood required for forest management.
By replacing fossil energy with biomass, the paper industry has reduced and continues to reduce its CO2 emissions.
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Natural kraft paper, a naturally environmentally friendly material
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 A natural raw material
- A 100% renewable and constantly replenished resource originating from sustainably managed forests
- The “natural fibre”: unbleached pulp, produced from virgin maritime pine fibres harvested from Gascogne's Landes forests
- A plant certified as managing its forestry resources sustainably and a broad range of 100% PEFC-certified natural kraft papers
An environmentally responsible manufacturing process
- An integrated and circular process: regeneration and recovery cycles
- Protection of the surrounding environment: water savings, autonomous generation of energy, emission reductions
- Recovery of materials from the process and recycling of internal production waste
A “green” product
- Kraft paper, a natural biomaterial: biodegradable, without any detrimental impact on nature or health
- An ideal monomaterial used to manage the end-of-life of packaging, which is recyclable and recycled to a very large extent
- Strong mechanical resistance even in lightweight grammages, improving eco-design (reduction in the weight of packaging at source, re-usable packaging...)
As a result, natural kraft paper is a 100% renewable, biodegradable and recyclable eco-product that represents a genuinely environmentally friendly alternative.
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 General information Initiative to promote paper sacks: communication steps around 100% PEFC certified kraft paper sacks, in partnership with customers that produce small- and medium-capacity sacks (creating a logo to be printed on the sacks, writing an environmental argument in favour of paper sacks, issuing press releases) and local communities.
Active member of Papermail association
 member companies: Ahlstrom, Clairefontaine, Envelnor-Kuvert, Gascogne Paper, PV Groupe, I.P.C., La Couronne, Manupars, MME, Neopost, Sepieter, Stora Enso, UPM
Objectives :
- sharing the social, cultural and environmental values of the paper envelope
- promoting the paper envelope as an important communication tool used to contact businesses and households alike.
- ensure the envelope industry's continued commitment towards sustainable development (put forth by the Eco Responsibility of the envelope media).
Sustainable development: paper envelope, an ecologic media
- A renewable and fully renewed resource
- Sustainable forest management certified papers
- Biodegradable and recyclable material (NF Environment label)
- An eco-responsible process, with limited impacts on environment
- An eco-certification invested industry (Paper by Nature label, main european standard)
- An industry that is perfectly prepared for the end of life of products and recycling of waste
Participating to the corporate campaigns of Copacel (French corporation of paper, pulp and board manufacturers)
Certifications
ISO 9001 certification version 2008
A plant certified as managing its forestry resources sustainably and a broad range of 100% PEFC certified products 
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