Saica (Sociedad Anónima Industrias Celulosa Aragonesa) is founded in Zaragoza (Spain) with 6 workers at its paper production plant.
1975
Acquiring cardboard packaging
Saica initiates the integration process by acquiring cardboard packaging (Saica Pack) and integrated waste management (Saica Natur) plants.
1987
The first co-generation
The first co-generation plant in the Spanish industrial sector.
1998
Saica arrives in France
Saica arrives in France with the Saica Paper and Saica Pack divisions.
2000
Paper weight reduction
Saica leads paper weight reduction with the start of our MP9, the first machine in the world that is able to produce 75g/m2.
2011
Saica inaugurates the first Energy Recovery Plant
Saica inaugurates the first Energy Recovery Plant in El Burgo del Ebro (Zaragoza, Spain), thereby preventing 450,000 tonnes of paper production waste from reaching the tips.
2012
Saica business in Partington
Saica continues with its growth and geographic expansion by setting up business in Partington, a town near Manchester (United Kingdom) with a new Saica Paper plant featuring the most advanced technology.
2015
Opening of a Natur Cycle Plus plant
Saica initiates its diversification with the opening of a Natur Cycle Plus plant. The facilities are used to produce more than 9,200 tonnes of recycled pellets from recycled low-density polyethylene.
Acquiring flexible packaging plants
Saica continues its diversification process by acquiring flexible packaging plants (Saica Flex).
2018
Acquisition of the French Group Emin Leydier.
We increased our presence in Europe with the acquisition of the French Group Emin Leydier.
SAICA IN THE WORLD
We are present in ten countries with a team of more than 10,000 customer-oriented professionals.
OUR BUSINESS DIVISIONS
Saica Natur
Integrated waste management
Saica Paper
Recycled paper for corrugated cardboard
Saica Pack
Corrugated cardboard packaging solution
Saica Flex
Flexible packaging solution
Ethical behaviour has governed our management and executives’ actions from the very beginning in order to ensure sustainable growth.
At Saica, we are committed to respecting and applying our “Code of Ethics and Regulatory Compliance”, a series of fundamental principles designed to provide guidance when making decisions on how to attain sustainable growth and protect our long-term success expectations.
