VPK Group and Double A Holdings

Double A Holdings and VPK Group, in association with Inova Pulp and Paper, launch a project to convert the DA Alizay industrial site into a Hub for sustainable development in circular economy.

Double A Holdings and VPK Group announce their intention to convert the Alizay paper mill into a recycled paper based production site with plans for long term sustainable development in circular economy. 

Project description and implementation

• Double A Holdings: Divestment of DA Alizay paper production, while retaining the recently implemented 50MW green energy from biomass plant, in line with the Group’s energy strategy (See BEA).  Double A Holdings will ensure smooth European market supply transition of the brands to other Double A industrial site production units.
  
• VPK Paper: Transformation of the industrial site of DA ALIZAY to a recycled paper mill. Conversion and modernization of the existing paper machine to produce recycled light weight containerboard.
  
• VPK Packaging: Installation of an innovative corrugated packaging production unit that will operate in conjunction with VPK’s nearby packaging plants. The corrugator will manufacture sustainable, fit to size protective packaging to supply e-commerce fulfilment sites and logistics players. ‘Fanfold’, a continuous accordion-folded corrugated cardboard, avoids excessive material consumption and reduces logistical burdens.
  
  Inova Pulp and Paper (IPP): Implementation of a recycling plant for waste paper for the production of deinked pulp on the DA Alizay site.
  
• Bioenergie Alizay (BEA): Produces green electricity from biomass since January 2021 and will for a long term supply the decarbonated steam to IPP deinked pulp plant and to VPK converted paper mill. Third largest electricity production unit from biomass in France with a capacity of 50MW.