A SUCCESSFUL CASE OF BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY
About Us
Bio Pappel
We are a leading, international company in the production of paper and packaging in North America with an efficient production and distribution network in Mexico, the United States and Canada.
Bio Pappel emerged in the 80’s as a small sawmill in Durango, Mexico, with annual sales of 12 million dollars and a powerful dream of integration and growth.
Since then, the company has efficiently integrated and developed strong brands in the market to become a global paper company with combined annual sales of US$3 billion and a robust financial structure.
Thanks to a visionary circular sustainability model supported by large investments in technology, Bio Pappel made it possible to replace the intensive use of wood with an URBAN FOREST meaning large-scale paper recycling.
This opens a new cycle for what once seemed unchangeable… and gives nature a break in its natural role. Therefore, producing paper doesn’t come at the cost of our natural environment
… and the forests will continue to capture CARBON DIOXIDE producing OXYGEN and WATER, as seen in the preservation of Mexico´s San Rafael Forest, one of the largest forest reserves in the country.
Paper Industry
 | Producer of Paper and Packaging in North America |
BIO PAPPEL ACHIEVES THIS RESULT WITHOUT CUTTING A SINGLE TREE!
Unique presence in the USMCA region
Bio Pappel is the Mexican paper company with a presence throughout the USMCA region.
Our regional presence in Mexico, the United States and Canada will improve the logistics of our raw materials and finished products.Our Facilities
Bio Pappel in figures
Business Groups
Bio Pappel is organized into three business groups by country and by product.
Ranking Position in the market
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Our #1 international product line includes the following products: |
- White Paper
- Brown Paper
- Packaging
- Bond paper for printers
- Notebooks
- Newsprint
- Bond Paper for the Publishing Industry
Our Story
1994
1994
Grupo Industrial Durango is listed on the NYSE and the BMV
1997
1997
Acquisition of Mckinley Paper
1998
1998
Durango Industrial Group converts into Corporación Durango
2006
2006
Acquisition of Tizayuca Plant and the super plant program for packaging begins
2006-2010
2006-2010
Capex transformation program to become 100% sustainable is initiated.
2012
2012
Bio Pappel reaches 1 billion dollars in sales
2015
2015
Acquisition of Scribe
2017
2017
Acquisition of the Washington plant in the U.S.
2018
2018
Bio Pappel receives AA credit rating from HR Ratings
2019
2019
Acquisition of U.S. Corrugated with 5 packaging plants
2021
2021
Bio Pappel receives AA+ credit rating from HR Ratings
2021
2021
The control group acquires public shares to complete 100% buyback and delisting from the BMV
2022
2022
Bio Pappel receives AA+ credit rating from HR Ratings
2022
2022
Bio Pappel acquires plant in Appleton, WI, USA
2022
2022
Bio Pappel reaches 3 billion dollars in sales
2023
2023
Bio Pappel receives AAA and BBB+ credit rating from HR Ratings
Sustainable Future
Thanks to a visionary circular sustainability model supported by large investments in technology, Bio Pappel made it possible to replace the intensive use of wood with an URBAN FOREST meaning large-scale paper recycling.
This opens a new cycle for what once seemed unchangeable … and gives nature a break in its natural role.
Therefore, producing paper doesn´t come at the cost of our natural environment
…and the forests will continue to capture CARBON DIOXIDE producing OXYGEN and WATER, as seen in the preservation of Mexico´s San Rafael Forest, one of the largest forest reserves in the country.
Bio Pappel is not only a paper company that does not cut trees, it is also an efficient clean energy company with infrastructure in gas pipelines and state-of-the-art cogeneration plants in which it cogenerates its own green energy making use of its industrial processes to boost modern gas turbines; therefore, achieving the energy self-sufficiency of our productive platform, which translates into one of the best ENERGY FOOTPRINTS in the paper industry.
Bio Pappel’s Circular Economy model allows it to recycle the water from its industrial processes, allowing it to have one of the lowest water consumption rates per ton of paper produced in the industry.
Together with its clients and suppliers, Bio Pappel has developed an efficient sustainable supply chain that allows it to promote a low-carbon green economy capturing eight times more carbon than it emits in its industrial processes, which signifies eliminating 5.7 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, equivalent to that emitted by a million compact cars circulating in a year!
SUSTAINABILITY LEADER IN THE GLOBAL PAPER MANUFACTURING SECTOR.
Urban Forest®
Based on our circular economy model, we have made an important contribution to increasing the rate of paper collection in Mexico.
Social Responsibility
Bio Pappel relies on a social responsibility strategy with ties to the community, in order to strengthen the continuity of the programs aimed at creating value and widening ties in the communities where we have a presence. EnrollaRSE® encompasses all of our community efforts, which focus on three areas:
- Care for the environment and environmental education
- Community development
- Education for development
Certifications and Acknowledgements
The company received the prestigious INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP AWARD for International Environmental Leadership and the WATER EFFICIENCY AWARD, awarded to the best of the international paper industry.
Additionally, our operations in the United States were recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of Energy.
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, the world’s largest conservation organization on the planet, included Bio Pappel in its prestigious Global Transparency and Sustainability Index for the eighth consecutive year.
Conservation International, another of the great global organizations in the care of the planet, granted Bio Pappel a place in the Council of the Americas.
Similarly, Bio Pappel aligns all its operations and processes with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and is a member of the Directive Committee of the United Nations Global Compact.
