About us More than seven decades of developing sustainable and innovative solutions

Milestones in our history

1943

Saica is founded (Sociedad Anónima Industrias Celulosa Aragonesa) in Zaragoza (España) with six workers at its paper production plant.

1975

Acquisition of cardboard packaging plants

Saica begins the integration process with the acquisition of cardboard packaging (Saica Pack) and integrated waste management (Saica Natur) plants.

1987

The first cogeneration plant in the industrial sector in Spain.

1998

Saica opens up for business in France with Saica Paper and Saica Pack.

2000

Saica is leading the way in grammage reduction with the start-up of our MP9, the world's first machine capable of producing grammages up to 75g/m2

2011

Saica inaugurates the first Energy Recovery Plant in El Burgo del Ebro (Zaragoza, Spain) avoiding 450,000 tonnes of waste from the paper production process being sent to landfill.

2012

Saica continues its growth and geographic expansion and opens a new state-of-the-art Saica Paper plant in Partington, near Manchester (UK).

2015

Saica begins its diversification with the opening of the Natur Cycle Plus plant. Facilities for the production of more than 9,200 tonnes of recycled pellets from recycled Low Density Polyethylene.

2015

Saica continues its diversification process by acquiring flexible packaging plants (Saica Flex).

2018

Our presence in Europe is increased with the acquisition of the French Emin Leydier Group.

2019

The start of decarbonisation at Saica: inauguration of the first biomass boiler in Venizel

2020

Launch of the Saica Pack Hamilton project in the U.S.A.

1943 2020

Saica in the world

We are present in ten countries with a team of more than 10,000 client-focused professionals

Our areas of business

Saica NaturComprehensive waste management

Saica PaperRecycled paper for corrugated cardboard

Saica PackCorrugated cardboard packaging solutions

Saica FlexFlexible packaging solutions

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Code of ethics

Ethical behaviour governs the actions of our managers and executives from the outset to ensure sustainable growth.

At Saica, we are committed with the respect and the application of Code of Ethics and Regulatory Compliance. A set of fundamental principles that we follow to achieve sustainable growth and that provide us with guidance to make decisions and protect our long-term expectations for success.

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If you have experienced or witnessed illegal behaviour or behaviour that violates Saica's compliance principles and ethical standards, in accordance with Saica's policies, you have the opportunity to report it via this email address.
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