Grupo Zucamor

What Grupo Zucamor does

Grupo Zucamor (legal name: Grupo Zucamor) is a privately held Argentine industrial packaging manufacturer operating in the Converted Paper Product Manufacturing industry. The company, founded in 1951 and headquartered in Ranelagh, Argentina, is described in its own first-party materials as the only Argentine producer of integrated packaging solutions combining virgin and recycled paper production. It runs seven strategically located production units across Argentina — three corrugated cardboard container plants, one multipurpose bag plant, two recycled paper plants, and one virgin paper plant — and markets more than 215,000 tons of products per year, generating USD 265 million in annual turnover with a workforce of approximately 1,001–5,000 employees.

The company's product portfolio spans the paper-to-packaging value chain, including virgin paper, recycled paper, corrugated cardboard containers, and multipurpose bags. Its core differentiator is vertical integration: by producing both virgin and recycled paper inputs internally, Grupo Zucamor captures margins at the upstream pulp/paper stage as well as downstream converting, while reducing reliance on third-party paper supply. The seven plants are positioned near customers and suppliers, a distribution model that lowers logistics costs and shortens lead times for industrial and commercial packaging buyers. In 2006 the company extended this footprint via the acquisition of Papel Misionero.

Grupo Zucamor sells through a direct sales-led go-to-market motion to a horizontal customer base of industrial and commercial customers that require integrated packaging solutions. The company is privately held, with no public listing, no disclosed external investors, and no parent company identified in the source data. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the company has not publicly reported any AI, digital, or software capabilities.

Name

Grupo Zucamor

Legal name

Grupo Zucamor

Website

https://grupozucamor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Grupo Zucamor is a privately held Argentine integrated paper and packaging manufacturer producing virgin paper, recycled paper, corrugated cardboard containers, and multipurpose bags for industrial and commercial customers through seven strategically located plants with over 215,000 tons of annual output.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Paper & Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing (322219), Paperboard Container Manufacturing (32221), Paperboard Mills (322130), Paper Manufacturing (322)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650), Papers & Allied Products (2600), Paperboard Mills (2631)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Recycled Containerboard (Testliner) Manufacturing (IMAMAFAB), Packaging Papers & Converted Paper Distribution (Corrugated sheets/boxes, Paper bags, Labels, Stationery) (IMAMAIAI), Paper-Based Packaging & Single-Use Paper Products (Paper Bags, Wraps, Cartons) (CRADALAL)

Keywords

• Corrugated cardboard containers
• Virgin paper production
• Recycled paper manufacturing
• Industrial packaging solutions
• Multipurpose paper bags

Headquarters

HQ city

Ranelagh

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Paper and Packaging Products: Production and sale of virgin paper, recycled paper, corrugated cardboard containers, and multipurpose bags. The company annually markets more than 215,000 tons of products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Grupo Zucamor manufactures and sells integrated paper and packaging products in Argentina. It runs seven production plants—three for corrugated cardboard containers, one for multipurpose bags, two for recycled paper, and one for virgin paper—with annual output exceeding 215,000 tons. The company supplies industrial and commercial customers with corrugated containers, bags, virgin paper, and recycled paper.

Product overview

Grupo Zucamor operates as a dual-entity company. The primary website (grupozucamor.com) functions as an online gambling review platform offering casino games (Roulette, Slots, Blackjack), live dealer experiences, and hospitality services including hotels, shows, spa, and events. The company also operates a separate business (referenced in About Us) as an Argentine packaging manufacturer producing integrated packaging solutions including virgin and recycled papers, corrugated cardboard containers (3 plants), multipurpose bags (1 plant), recycled paper (2 plants), and virgin paper (1 plant). The company markets over 215,000 tons of products annually with USD 265 million turnover.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corrugated Cardboard Containers Corrugated cardboard containers manufactured across three production plants in Argentina, sold to industrial and commercial customers.
• Multipurpose Bags Multipurpose bags manufactured at one dedicated production plant in Argentina, sold to industrial and commercial customers.
• Recycled Paper Recycled paper manufactured at two dedicated production plants in Argentina.
• Virgin Paper Virgin paper manufactured at one dedicated production plant in Argentina.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Graphic Packaging Holding Company: US-based producer of paperboard packaging including folding cartons and corrugated-like substrates. Comparable in converted paperboard packaging with strong CPG customer base.
• Klabin: Brazilian integrated pulp and paper producer with corrugated packaging, kraft paper, and bag product lines. Highly comparable as a Latin American vertically integrated packaging peer with both virgin and recycled fiber capability.
• Cascades Inc. Canadian manufacturer of packaging products including corrugated containers, containerboard, and recycled paper. Comparable in corrugated and recycled-paper product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Mondi Group: European-headquartered integrated paper and packaging group producing containerboard, corrugated packaging, and kraft paper. Comparable in vertically integrated paper-to-packaging model.
• Nine Dragons Paper: Asia's largest containerboard producer with vertically integrated pulp and paper operations. Comparable in containerboard manufacturing scale and integrated recycled fiber use.
• Stora Enso: European integrated forest products company producing packaging materials, biomaterials, and wood products. Comparable in paperboard, containerboard, and packaging conversion.
• Suzano: Brazilian market pulp and paper producer with growing packaging and tissue operations. Comparable as a Latin American integrated forest products and packaging peer.
• Smurfit Westrock: Global leader in corrugated packaging and paper-based packaging solutions following the Smurfit Kappa-WestRock merger. Comparable in core corrugated and containerboard product lines; broader geographic and customer footprint than Grupo Zucamor.
• International Paper: One of the world's largest containerboard and corrugated packaging producers, with operations across the Americas. Comparable core product mix in containerboard and corrugated boxes; vastly larger scale and global footprint.

Regional players

• Bio Pappel: Mexican integrated paper company producing containerboard, corrugated boxes, and recycled paper. Comparable as a Latin American integrated packaging peer with recycled-paper focus, though operating in Mexico rather than the Southern Cone.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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