On Wednesday 27 November, we were honoured to welcome Maître Roger Rebut, the Judicial Administrator designated by the Chambéry Commercial Court in 1985, on a tour of our factory with old colleagues and friends in his company.

💬 Maître Rebut has played a key role in the history of our company:

‘I was lucky enough to work on the Cartonneries de La Rochette case in 1984-1985. The company had 450 employees when it went into receivership. […] As luck would have it, he [Jean-Marie Babyloyne] quickly put me in touch with the Quebec company Cascades and the Lemaire brothers.’ Extract from his testimony in our anniversary book

Thank you to Maître Rebut and his entourage for this visit, which highlights the importance of the decisions, meetings and perseverance that have played a part in shaping the history of our plant.

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La Rochette Cartonboard SAS supports the Telethon 2024! 🤝

👉 200 sheets of Rochcoat 300g, made in France, locally in Savoie, have been supplied to make 300 money boxes designed by the students of the BUT Packaging Emballage et Conditionnement course at the IUT in Chambéry.

The money boxes will be displayed in Savoie shops on 28 and 29 November to raise funds for the AFM-Téléthon Savoie.

The Téléthon, an association created in 1987, helps people suffering from genetic diseases or rare illnesses:

✅ 3 research centres in France;

✅ Development of treatments with positive results;

✅ Support for the 3 million people affected and assistance for their families.

In 2023, in Savoie, 134 events raised €245,062, contributing to a national total of €92,905,533!

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The paper and cardboard industry: a sector between tradition and modernity

📊 Do you know the statistics for the Paper and Cardboard Industry (PCI) in France? The PCI is:

– 1,500 companies,
– 63,500 employees,
– 30% women.

(source: Industrie Papier Carton)

💼 What makes the paper and cardboard industry unique?

✔️ An industry with a sustainable future: With several centuries of history, we innovate to meet the environmental challenges of tomorrow.
✔️ Living professions: Working with living materials such as wood and water, our industry makes the most of renewable resources.
✔️ Everyday jobs: As part of the circular economy, we offer practical alternatives to plastic.
✔️ Innovative businesses: Always looking for new solutions, we imagine the packaging of tomorrow.

🔎 Focus on La Rochette Cartonboard SAS:

At La Rochette Cartonboard SAS, to manufacture our pulp, we use forestry chips harvested from local sawyers in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region within an average 100km radius of the factory.
Water, which is also essential to our process, is collected from the river near the plant: the Joudron.

👀 Next: Do you think the paper industry is bad for the forest? See you next week to deconstruct this myth!

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Retrospective of the factory visit by teachers from Isère and Savoie

On Wednesday 20 November, as part of Industry Week, we welcomed 13 teachers from lower and upper secondary schools in Savoie and Isère.

This plant visit was organised in partnership with the CGénial Rhône-Alpes Foundation, which connects schools with the business world. 🎓 💼

Aims of the event :
✔️ Discover our company and its history, which dates back to 1873;
✔️ Present the jobs in the paper and cardboard industry;
✔️ Explain our industrial process, which combines tradition, innovation and respect for the environment;
✔️ Promote our Made in France expertise, which is anchored in the local economy.

Thank you to these teachers, true ambassadors, for inspiring and guiding future generations towards careers in the paper and board industry.

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We are featured in the Savoie Heritage section

💬 ‘Since 1873, La Rochette Cartonboard SAS […] has been promoting its Made in France expertise and making a lasting contribution to the local economy. Respecting its origins while adopting a sustainable and eco-responsible model, it perpetuates the history of the traditional paper-making basin of the Alps.’

As part of Savoie’s industrial heritage, we are featured in issue 53 of La Rubrique des Patrimoines de Savoie (Autumn 2024).

You can read about our history on page 29 👉 https://lnkd.in/dRqBFr_z

Many thanks to the Savoie department and the Conservation du Patrimoine for this highlight!

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