On Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 October, we were present at the Grenoble Alpes Métropole Careers Forum at the Alpexpo in Grenoble, on the Paper and Cardboard Industry stand. 📦 🏭
Alongside our counterparts at Papeteries de Vizille and Avery Dennison in Champ-sur-Drac, we presented our companies, showcased the trades in our industry and shared our career opportunities. 💼
Thank you to everyone who came to chat with us!
🌍🌲 In June 2023, the European Parliament adopted the European Deforestation-free Regulation (EDUR), aimed at prohibiting the placing on the market or export from the EU market of products that have contributed to deforestation or forest degradation.
Initially scheduled for 30 December 2024, the application of this regulation has been postponed to 30 December 2025 for large companies and 30 June 2026 for SMEs. This extra time will enable us to adapt to the new requirements as effectively as possible.
La Rochette Cartonboard SAS has always been committed to using responsibly sourced raw materials from sustainably managed forests. 🌳
We have been working in partnership with local sawmills for over 35 years and 100% of our fibre supplies are FSC® FSC – C120067, PEFC (PEFC/10-31-1001) and Controlled Wood certified.
We will continue to keep you informed of the progress and actions we are taking to ensure our compliance with the EUDR.
On 3 October, we opened our doors to 27 students from the Bac Pro MELEC and BAC Pro 3D courses at the Lycée Gaspard Monge in Chambéry, with whom we have a partnership.
Guided by Jean Bernard Dutrieux, Human Resources Director, and Maxime LEVEL, Maintenance Manager, these young people had the opportunity to go behind the scenes of our industry.
It was a great opportunity to show them our Made In France expertise and to inspire the next generation!
🌲🌍 In June 2023, the European Parliament adopted the Regulation against Deforestation and Forest Degradation (EUDR), which aims to prohibit the placing on the market or export from the EU market of products that have contributed to deforestation or forest degradation. This regulation must be applied by La Rochette Cartonboard SAS by 30 December 2024.
With less than 100 days to go before the EUDR comes into force, European trade organisations are joining forces to call for a postponement of its application.
Although we fully support the objectives of combating deforestation – with responsible sourcing of wood from certified sources to protect ecosystems for future generations and ensure the sustainability of our production – there are still many uncertainties as to the practical feasibility of these regulations.
Adapting to these new requirements cannot be rushed. It is therefore essential that the European Commission and the Member States adjust the schedule to enable a harmonious transition to a sustainable model, while protecting economic stakeholders.
📢 Link to the joint declaration –> https://larochette-cartonboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20240925_Final-joint-statement-EUDR.pdf
📄 The Comité Français de l’Emballage Papier Carton (COFEPAC), which brings together all the organisations in the paper and cardboard packaging industry, today issued a press release in response to the programme ‘Sur le front’ broadcast last night on France 5.
In COFEPAC’s view, the documentary entitled ‘Cartons, paper bags: la fausse bonne idée?’ presents a biased view and contains several errors. 📦 🎥
COFEPAC regrets that the programme simplistically presents reuse or ‘no-packaging’ as the only valid environmental solutions, while failing to mention the environmental benefits of recycling and responsible production of paper and cardboard packaging. ♻️
As a player in the paper/cardboard industry, La Rochette Cartonboard SAS supports this press release and wishes to reiterate its commitment to producing sustainable and responsible products, while combating preconceived ideas. 🌱 🌍
👇 You can find the full press release below, as well as via this link 🔗: https://lnkd.in/dQPFX7X2
Vendredi 6 septembre, nous avons eu l’honneur d’accueillir plusieurs personnalités politiques et institutionnelles pour une visite de notre usine. 🏭
Étaient présents, accompagnés par Christophe Lloret Linares, Directeur Général :
• Mme Emilie Bonnivard, Députée de la 3e circonscription de la Savoie ;
• Mme Béatrice Santais, Présidente de la Communauté de communes Cœur de Savoie;
• M. David ATES, Maire de Valgelon-La Rochette ;
• M. Eric Artaud, Directeur du Pôle Développement Économique de la Communauté de Communes Cœur de Savoie ;
• M. Stéphane Duparc, Vice-président en charge du développement économique et de l’emploi – Communauté de Communes Cœur de Savoie ;
• M. Philippe GARZON, Directeur de l’Antenne Savoie chez Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Entreprises – Responsable régional du pilier Développement Économique ;
• Mme Christel Jacquet, Chargée de mission Innovation – Enseignement Supérieur.
Cette visite a permis d’aborder les enjeux clés de notre secteur et, à travers des échanges enrichissants, de réfléchir ensemble à l’avenir de notre usine. 🤝
It’s Michel Barnier, now Prime Minister of France!
A little history: on 2 April 1984, management announced the closure of the La Rochette plant following financial bankruptcy. In response, the trade unions (CGT, FO, CGC), their elected representatives and members quickly mobilised to form an inter-union group.
At the time, Michel Barnier was Member of Parliament for the 2nd constituency of Savoie (Albertville – Tarentaise) and President of the Savoie General Council since 1982. He supported and facilitated contacts for the takeover of the plant. He also took part in the demonstration organised in La Rochette under the slogan ‘La Rochette will live’, which brought together elected representatives from all political parties, collaborators, merchants, artisans and local residents in a collective action.
Thanks to this common mobilisation and to the actions taken by the intersyndicale, the elected representatives and Maître Rebut, the court-appointed administrator, the Cascades group took over the management of the factory on 1 May 1985.
My beautiful picture
On Saturday 24 August, La Rochette Cartonboard was invited to take part in the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Valgelon-La Rochette, organised by the Souvenir Français. The event was marked in particular by the testimony of Robert Franck, former manager of the Cartonnerie. His account highlighted the role played by our company and its employees in the Resistance, contributing to the liberation of France during the Second World War.
The memories evoked by Robert Franck underline the extent to which the history of our company is intimately linked to the economic and social context and the region. It is this history that continues to shape our identity and development today.
Good news! La Rochette Cartonboard SAS, in collaboration with the company Opale, has obtained permission from the Valgelon-La Rochette municipality to build a photovoltaic park 🌞 close to the factory.
This ambitious project is fully in line with our commitment to the energy transition.
With an installed capacity of 1 MWp, representing an output of around 1.28 GWh/year, this park will enable us to reduce our carbon footprint by more than 57 tonnes of CO2 every year 🌳 (source: RTE – period from 2010 to 2023 (45g CO2 equivalent/kWh).
We look forward to seeing this project come to reality between the end of 2024 and the first half of 2025.
Stay connected to follow its progress!
One of the poem trees from the “Tuesdays in Poetry” project run by the Fabrice Melquiot media library in Valgelon-La Rochette has been installed on our site, with the theme of the industrial world. It will remain in place throughout the summer.
This project is the fruit of the media library’s work since 2017. These meetings brought together members with a passion for poetry, each presenting and discussing poems.
Over time, these poems were put into images by the media library team and then archived until they could be used. This has now been done.
As a company, we felt it was essential to support and promote local culture and art, which are also evident in the industrial world!
