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1469

Paper mill founded at Arches.

 

1492

Birth of the Arches paper mill.

1557

Vidalon paper manufacturers founded.

1573

The Rives paper mill produced watermarked papers which rapidly became a reference in terms of quality.

1580

Paper mill founded at Le Marais.

1634

Paper mill founded at Faya by the Johannot family.

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1761

Paper mill founded at Buckland.

1784

Beaumarchais announces his attention of buying the Arches mill.

1784

Barthélémy Barou de la Lombardiére de Canson buys the royal manufacture.

1792

Assignat - banknote used during the French Revolution (production at the Le Marais paper mill).

1807

Arches produced two million sheets of paper of exceptional quality, introducing new "Elephant" "grand-monde" and 'grande-Egypte' formats for the famous Descriptions of Egypt commissioned by Napoleon 1st.

1823

The Bessé paper mills were established thanks to the Count of Montesquiou, a French peer and owner of a flour mill. He sold the mill on condition that the future owner would turn it into a paper mill, which would provide employment to people in the region.

1834

Foundation of the L'Aa mill.

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1869

Launch of Ingres MBM paper in collaboration with the painter Dominique Ingres.

1872/1880

Le Marais (Crèvecoeur + Sainte Marie) limited company.

1888

Conqueror founded.

1889

Industria de Papel e Celulose de Salto inaugurated the first paper machine in Brazil.

1890

Buckland bought by the distributor Wiggins Teape.

1893

The plant at Bessé-sur-Braye specialised in production of Coated Papers.

1849/1949

Prioux Palalda - Bessé sur braye paper manufacturers Sales agreement but owner Dufournier.

1907

Appleton founded in the U.S.A.

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1954/1956

Arjomari - Arches Johannot Marais Rives founded.

1968

Arjomari merges with Prioux-Dufournier
(6 companies).

1970

Acquisition of Wiggins Teape by B.A.T.

1976

Arjomari acquired Papeteries Canson & Montgolfier.

1978

Acquisition of Appleton by B.A.T.

1989

Acquisition of Guarro Casas
Acquisition of Bernard Dumas

1990

Wiggins Teape and Appleton leave B.A.T. to found
Wiggins Teape Appleton p.l.c.
listed on the London stock exchange.

Merger between Arjomari Prioux and Wiggins Teape Appleton p.l.c.

Arjo Wiggins Appleton Group
founded


Acquisition of Usiplast.

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1991

Acquisition of Buhl GmbH.

1992

Acquisition of Wycombe March.

2000

Acquisition of Arjo Wiggins by Worms & Cie

Acquisition of Chartham.

Acquisition of VHP.

2001

Arjo Wiggins took over the entire capital of its minority shareholders.

Acquisition of 100 % stake in Witcel.

Acquisition of 100 % stake in Salto.

Acquisition of 100 % stake in Arjobex.

Acquisition of 100 % stake in GEP.

2002

ArjoWiggins is adopting a new visual identity.

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