Cartonnage Lammerant

What Cartonnage Lammerant does

Cartonnage Lammerant is a family-owned Belgian manufacturer of corrugated cardboard packaging, founded in 1964 by Roger Lammerant in Thulin and relocated to Leuze-en-Hainaut in 1969-1970, where it pivoted from compact cardboard to corrugated production in 1970. The company produces a comprehensive range of corrugated packaging products — American boxes (Fefco 201), frozen food boxes, moving boxes, die-cut display boxes, multi-use cut plates, trays, and custom 6-color printed boxes on coated paper — serving industrial and commercial customers across Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Its core technology includes Belgium's first BHS corrugating machine (2,800 mm working width, capable of 300 m/min peak production) installed in November 2003, a 12-machine converting park, and a world-first converting line with 4-color, 6-color In-Line, and 6-color rotary cutting capabilities installed in 2004.

The company operates from approximately 33,000–40,500 m² of built manufacturing space in the 'Zoning de L'Europe' industrial zone, with 15 loading docks dispatching dozens of semi-trailers daily and storage capacity supporting just-in-time delivery. Its business model is direct B2B sales with custom design and prototyping services, a horizontal segmentation across frozen food, tile, moving, and food processing use cases, and 85% recycled paper inputs sourced from European suppliers (France, UK, Netherlands, Belgium). The company holds ISO 9001 certification (since 1995) and FSC certification (since 2015, valid through 2030), and operates its own wastewater treatment facility and waste-compaction recycling system to support environmental compliance positioning.

Cartonnage Lammerant is wholly owned by the Lammerant family following Etienne Lammerant's family acquisition of all remaining shares in October 2012 after a co-shareholder's departure, reinforcing the stated intent to remain an independent family-owned manufacturer. Current leadership spans the founding family (Etienne, Roland, and Elvire Lammerant as shareholders) plus operational quality roles held by Mathias Lammerant, Sophie Lammerant, and Annicée Cloet. A strategic partnership with A.P.I. (Encres) supplies water-based printing inks consistent with the company's environmental compliance posture. No external institutional investors, public listing, or M&A activity are disclosed.

Name

Cartonnage Lammerant

Legal name

N.V. Cartonnage Lammerant S.A.

Website

https://lammerant.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cartonnage Lammerant is a family-owned Belgian corrugated cardboard manufacturer founded in 1964, producing custom and standard packaging products for industrial and commercial customers across Belgium, France, and the Netherlands from a 33,000+ m² facility in Leuze-en-Hainaut.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corrugated Cardboard Packaging

NAICS

Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing (322211)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650)

akta.pro primary industry

Corrugated Packaging & Boxes (RSC, die-cut, bulk bins) (IMAMAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Paper & Paperboard Packaging Converting & Finishing (Die-Cutting, Gluing, Windowing, Coating) (IMALACAL)

Keywords

• Corrugated cardboard packaging
• Industrial packaging manufacturing
• Custom cardboard boxes
• Frozen food packaging boxes
• B2B packaging manufacturer

Headquarters

HQ city

Leuze

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Corrugated cardboard packaging manufacturing and conversion: Manufacturing and converting corrugated cardboard into finished packaging products (American boxes, frozen food boxes, moving boxes, trays, etc.) for B2B customers. Production mix: 85% recycled paper (brown or white), 15% Kraft paper.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Cartonnage Lammerant manufactures and converts corrugated cardboard into finished B2B packaging products, including American boxes (Fefco 201), frozen food boxes, moving boxes, die-cut display boxes, multi-use cut plates, and trays/barquettes, with custom multi-color printing up to 6 colors on coated paper. The company also provides an in-house research, concept, and development/prototyping service that draws new projects on a plotter table for customer evaluation before production.

Product overview

Cartonnage Lammerant is a family-owned corrugated cardboard manufacturing company that produces a comprehensive range of packaging products. The core offering includes corrugated cardboard production (up to 2,800mm width, 300m/min speed) with 12 conversion machines. The product portfolio encompasses American boxes (Fefco 201), frozen food boxes, moving boxes, die-cut display boxes, multi-use cut plates, trays/barquettes, and custom 6-color printed boxes on coated paper. Services include custom research, concept, and development with prototyping capabilities for new product projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corrugated Cardboard Manufacturing Production of corrugated cardboard at widths up to 2,800 mm and speeds up to 300 meters per minute during peak periods, using 85% recycled paper (brown or white) and 15% Kraft paper sourced from European suppliers; supplied as bulk corrugated board to converting operations and to customers' specifications.
• American Boxes (Fefco 201) Standard American-style corrugated cardboard boxes manufactured to Fefco 201 specifications for industrial and commercial packaging use, notably serving the potato processing industry located in the same industrial zone.
• Frozen Food Packaging Boxes Specialized corrugated cardboard boxes designed for the frozen food industry, providing durable packaging suitable for temperature-controlled storage and distribution.
• Moving Boxes Corrugated cardboard boxes designed and sized for moving and relocation use, offering durable containers for household or commercial relocations.
• Die-Cut Boxes with Display Custom die-cut corrugated boxes with integrated display features for retail presentation, combining protective packaging with point-of-sale presentation.
• Multi-Use Cut Plates Versatile cut corrugated plates for multiple packaging applications, usable as lids, separators, bases, or layer pads across industrial and commercial uses.
• Trays and Barquettes Shallow corrugated container trays and barquettes for various packaging needs, including protective tile packaging and other product-handling applications.
• Research, Concept and Development Service Custom design and prototyping service where new packaging projects are first drawn and cut on a plotter table for client analysis of format, quality, and handling, with multiple prototypes producible for handling tests before full production.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% reduction in compressed air consumption

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• A.P.I. (Encres)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with A.P.I. for printing ink supply, providing consistent print quality, quality service, and professional advice. A.P.I. is a partner for water-based printing inks used in the company's production process.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Graphic Packaging Holding Company: US-listed global paperboard and folding-carton packaging group. Broader incumbent with limited European converting exposure, but a relevant comparable on multi-color printed consumer packaging — an adjacent category where Lammerant's 6-color lines can compete.
• Mondi plc: Global paper and packaging group with significant European corrugated operations. Operates as a broader incumbent: vertical integration from containerboard production into converting makes Mondi a partial competitor and partial upstream supplier/peer.
• Stora Enso Oyj: Finnish-Swedish pulp, paperboard and packaging group with European consumer-board and corrugated operations. Operates at greater scale and across multiple packaging substrates, but overlaps with Lammerant on corrugated and boxboard converting.

Regional players

• Cascades Inc. Canadian-headquartered recycler and producer of containerboard and tissue with European packaging operations. Competes principally in North America but its recycled-fiber focus and corrugated product overlap make it a comparable converter benchmark.
• Saica Group: Spanish family-owned corrugated packaging and recycled paper group with growing presence in France and the Benelux. Comparable family-controlled independent with strong recycled-fiber focus overlapping Lammerant's 85% recycled production mix.

Direct peers

• DS Smith: UK-headquartered global corrugated packaging leader with significant operations in France, Germany, and the Benelux. Directly competes in the same Western European corrugated and display-packaging market with similar customer segments in industrial and FMCG.
• Smurfit Kappa: One of the world's largest containerboard and corrugated packaging producers with extensive European operations, including Belgium. Offers the same B2B corrugated boxes, displays, and JIT delivery that Cartonnage Lammerant provides, but at much greater scale and geographic reach.
• Van Genechten Packaging: Belgian-headquartered independent folding carton and packaging converter with plants across Europe. Comparable family-owned converter heritage, premium printed packaging capabilities, and similar Benelux-centred B2B customer base.
• VPK Packaging Group: Belgian family-influenced corrugated and solid-board packaging manufacturer with plants across Benelux, France, Germany, and the UK. Closest structural analogue to Cartonnage Lammerant: similar mid-size European corrugated converter with strong regional density and family heritage.
• Klingele Paper & Packaging: German family-owned corrugated packaging manufacturer with European plant network. Closely comparable mid-size independent converter with multi-color printing, FSC focus, and similar industrial customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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