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{{short description|Paper manufacturer based in the UK}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Arjowiggins
| name = Arjowiggins
| type = [[Private company|Private]]
| type = [[Private company|Private]]
| foundation = 1761
| foundation = {{date and age|1761}}
| location = [[Ecosse]]
| location = [[Scotland]], [[United Kingdom]]
| key_people =
| key_people =
| industry = [[Paper]]
| industry = [[Paper]]
| num_employees =
| num_employees =
| parent = [[Fedrigoni]]
| revenue =
| products =
| revenue =
| products =
| homepage = [http://www.arjowiggins.com www.arjowiggins.com]
| footnotes = Company website was removed with the completion of the acquisition by [[Fedrigoni]].
}}
}}
[[File:Rives - Arjo Wiggins - IMG 3553.jpg|thumb|Arjo Wiggins mill at [[Isère]], [[France]]]]
[[File:Stoneywood Mill Scotland.jpg|thumb|Paper production at Stoneywood Mill, Scotland]]
'''Arjowiggins''' was an independent paper manufacturer which at one time had mills in England, Scotland, France and the US. The company was liquidated in 2019, and several brands were acquired by [[Fedrigoni]] and Antalis among others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antalis Acquires Arjo Brands - Press Releases |url=https://www.antalis.co.uk/home/news/2022/11/antalis-arjowiggins-brands.html |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=MI2 UK |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-18 |title=Fedrigoni completes the acquisition of Arjowiggins China |url=https://fedrigoni.com/en/news/fedrigoni-completes-the-acquisition-of-arjowiggins-china/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Fedrigoni |language=en-US}}</ref>

'''Arjowiggins''' is a large producer of paper products. It was listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] and used to be a constituent of the [[FTSE 100 Index]] but is now independently owned.


==History==
==History==
The company's origins go back to 1761 when Buckland Mill in [[Dover]] in [[Kent]] commenced operations.<ref name=buckland>{{cite web|url=http://www.BucklandMill.co.uk |publisher=Buckland Mill|title= History|accessdate=15 May 2020}}</ref>
The company's origins go back to 1761 when Buckland Mill in [[Dover]] in [[Kent]] commenced operations.<ref name=buckland>{{cite web|url=http://www.BucklandMill.co.uk |publisher=Buckland Mill|title= History|accessdate=15 May 2020}}</ref>


Meanwhile, in [[France]], in the middle of the 20th century there were four competing paper mills that manufactured sophisticated paper products with high added value, especially security papers (banknotes, passports, etc.). A joint merger plan was drawn up in 1954 and led to the formation of the first French paper-manufacturing group: ARJOMARI. The name of the group came from the first two letters of the names of the paper mills participating in the merger: Arches, Johannot, Marais, Rives.<ref>[http://www.abrasives.arjowiggins.com/page.php?url=arjowiggins-abrasives/history#1492 1492 to 1956…The roots: From Arches to Arjomari] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131075949/http://www.abrasives.arjowiggins.com/page.php?url=arjowiggins-abrasives%2Fhistory |date=January 31, 2011 }}</ref>
Meanwhile, in [[France]], in the middle of the 20th century there were four competing paper mills that manufactured sophisticated paper products with high added value, especially security papers (banknotes, passports, etc.). A joint merger plan was drawn up in 1954 and led to the formation of the first French paper-manufacturing group: Arjomari. The name of the group came from the first two letters of the names of the paper mills participating in the merger: Arches, Johannot, Marais, Rives.<ref>[http://www.abrasives.arjowiggins.com/page.php?url=arjowiggins-abrasives/history#1492 1492 to 1956…The roots: From Arches to Arjomari] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131075949/http://www.abrasives.arjowiggins.com/page.php?url=arjowiggins-abrasives%2Fhistory |date=January 31, 2011 }}</ref>

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In 1890, Buckland Mill was bought by ''Wiggins Teape'', a paper milling business formed some 40 years earlier by Edward Wiggins and Henry Teape.<ref name=buckland/>

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In 1970, the company was acquired by [[British American Tobacco|BAT Industries]],<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=http://www.wigginsteapepensioners.net/home/a-little-history|title=WT - A little History|publisher=Wiggins Teape Pensioners|accessdate=15 May 2020}}</ref> who went on to acquire ''Appleton Papers'' of the [[United States|US]] in 1978.<ref name=history/> The business expanded rapidly in the 1980s as it exploited the market in carbonless paper. In 1989 the UK and US paper businesses were demerged from BAT Industries and integrated to form ''Wiggins Teape Appleton''.<ref name=history/>

In 1990, it acquired the [[Catalonia|Catalan]] paper company Guarro, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1698 and established in the town of [[Gelida]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=About us {{!}} Guarro Casas|url=https://guarrocasas.com/en/content/about-us|access-date=2020-08-19|website=guarrocasas.com}}</ref> In 1991 it merged with Arjomari-Prioux of [[France]] to form ''Arjowiggins Appleton''.<ref name=history/> Its distribution business was demerged in 2000 as ''Antalis''.<ref>[http://thepapeterie.com/stoneywood_mill_20_century.aspx The Papeterie] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521185940/http://thepapeterie.com/stoneywood_mill_20_century.aspx |date=May 21, 2009 }}</ref>


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It was acquired by [[Worms & Cie]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12241791.takeover-talk-lifts-arjo-wiggins-shares/|title=Takeover talk lifts Arjo Wiggins shares|publisher=The Herald|date=17 May 2000|accessdate=15 May 2020}}</ref> Worms & Cie evolved to become [[Sequana Capital]] but was placed in liquidation in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paperindustryworld.com/sequana-is-in-liquidation/|title=Sequana is in liquidation|date=27 June 2019|publisher=Paper Industry World|accessdate=15 May 2020}}</ref> A management buyout of the Arjowiggins business in the UK by managing director Jonathan Mitchell, securing 500 jobs in [[Stoneywood, Aberdeen|Stoneywood]] and [[Chartham]], was completed in September 2019.<ref name=pw1>{{cite web|url=https://www.printweek.com/news/article/arjowiggins-uk-businesses-acquired-in-mbo|title=Arjowiggins UK businesses acquired in MBO|date=25 September 2019|publisher=Printweek|accessdate=16 May 2020}}</ref> A second phase of the management buyout of the Arjowiggins overseas business, securing 300 jobs in [[Gelida]] in Spain and [[Quzhou]] in China, was completed in October 2019.<ref name=pw2>{{cite web|url=https://www.printweek.com/news/article/second-phase-of-arjo-mbo-completed|title=Second phase of Arjo MBO completed|date=2 October 2019|publisher=Printweek|accessdate=16 May 2020}}</ref>
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In 1890 Buckland Mill was bought by ''Wiggins Teape'' a business formed by Edward Wiggins and Henry Teape when they incorporated their paper milling business some 40 years earlier.<ref name=buckland/>


In October 2022 the company went into administration, followed by closure in November 2022. The Chartham and Stoneywood Mills were offered for redevelopment.<ref>{{cite news|title=End-of-the-line looms for Arjowiggins mills |date=19 October 2022 |url=https://www.printweek.com/news/article/end-of-the-line-looms-for-arjowiggins-mills|newspaper=Print Week|access-date=3 November 2022}}</ref> Arjowiggins China was acquired by [[Fedrigoni]] in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-18 |title=Fedrigoni completes the acquisition of Arjowiggins China |url=https://fedrigoni.com/en/news/fedrigoni-completes-the-acquisition-of-arjowiggins-china/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Fedrigoni |language=en-US}}</ref>
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In 1970 the Company was acquired by [[British American Tobacco|BAT Industries]]<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=http://www.wigginsteapepensioners.net/home/a-little-history|title=WT - A little History|publisher=Wiggins Teape Pensioners|accessdate=15 May 2020}}</ref> who went on to acquire ''Appleton Papers'' of the [[United States|US]] in 1978.<ref name=history/> The business expanded rapidly in the 1980s as it exploited the market in carbonless paper. In 1989 the UK and US paper businesses were demerged from BAT Industries and integrated to form ''Wiggins Teape Appleton''.<ref name=history/> In 1991 it merged with Arjomari-Prioux of [[France]] to form ''Arjowiggins Appleton''.<ref name=history/> Its distribution business was demerged in 2000 as ''Antalis''.<ref>[http://thepapeterie.com/stoneywood_mill_20_century.aspx The Papeterie] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521185940/http://thepapeterie.com/stoneywood_mill_20_century.aspx |date=May 21, 2009 }}</ref>


==Operations==
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It was acquired by [[Worms & Cie]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12241791.takeover-talk-lifts-arjo-wiggins-shares/|title=Takeover talk lifts Arjo Wiggins shares|publisher=The Herald|date=17 May 2000|accessdate=15 May 2020}}</ref> Worms & Cie evolved to become [[Sequana Capital]] but was placed in liquidation in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paperindustryworld.com/sequana-is-in-liquidation/|title=Sequana is in liquidation|date=27 June 2019|publisher=Paper Industry World|accessdate=15 May 2020}}</ref> A management buyout of the Arjo Wiggins business by managing director, Jonathan Mitchell, was completed in September 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.co.uk/news/historic-paper-mill-saved-management-20172895|title=Historic paper mill saved by management buyout|publisher=Insider|date=25 September 2019|accessdate=15 May 2020}}</ref>
The company produced papers for various purposes including [[graphic design]], [[packaging and labeling]] and [[security printing]] at [[Stoneywood, Aberdeen|Stoneywood]] and [[Chartham]] mills in the UK,<ref name=pw1/> in [[Gelida]] in Spain and in [[Quzhou]] in China.<ref name=pw2/>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.arjowiggins.com Corporate site]
*[http://www.arjowiggins.com/ Corporate site]
*[http://arjowigginscreativepapers.com/ Creative Papers site]
*[http://arjowigginscreativepapers.com/ Creative Papers site]
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Latest revision as of 03:55, 1 November 2024

Arjowiggins
Company typePrivate
IndustryPaper
Founded1761; 263 years ago (1761)
HeadquartersScotland, United Kingdom
ParentFedrigoni
Footnotes / references
Company website was removed with the completion of the acquisition by Fedrigoni.
Paper production at Stoneywood Mill, Scotland

Arjowiggins was an independent paper manufacturer which at one time had mills in England, Scotland, France and the US. The company was liquidated in 2019, and several brands were acquired by Fedrigoni and Antalis among others.[1][2]

History

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The company's origins go back to 1761 when Buckland Mill in Dover in Kent commenced operations.[3]

Meanwhile, in France, in the middle of the 20th century there were four competing paper mills that manufactured sophisticated paper products with high added value, especially security papers (banknotes, passports, etc.). A joint merger plan was drawn up in 1954 and led to the formation of the first French paper-manufacturing group: Arjomari. The name of the group came from the first two letters of the names of the paper mills participating in the merger: Arches, Johannot, Marais, Rives.[4]

In 1890, Buckland Mill was bought by Wiggins Teape, a paper milling business formed some 40 years earlier by Edward Wiggins and Henry Teape.[3]

In 1970, the company was acquired by BAT Industries,[5] who went on to acquire Appleton Papers of the US in 1978.[5] The business expanded rapidly in the 1980s as it exploited the market in carbonless paper. In 1989 the UK and US paper businesses were demerged from BAT Industries and integrated to form Wiggins Teape Appleton.[5]

In 1990, it acquired the Catalan paper company Guarro, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1698 and established in the town of Gelida.[6] In 1991 it merged with Arjomari-Prioux of France to form Arjowiggins Appleton.[5] Its distribution business was demerged in 2000 as Antalis.[7]

It was acquired by Worms & Cie in 2000.[8] Worms & Cie evolved to become Sequana Capital but was placed in liquidation in 2019.[9] A management buyout of the Arjowiggins business in the UK by managing director Jonathan Mitchell, securing 500 jobs in Stoneywood and Chartham, was completed in September 2019.[10] A second phase of the management buyout of the Arjowiggins overseas business, securing 300 jobs in Gelida in Spain and Quzhou in China, was completed in October 2019.[11]

In October 2022 the company went into administration, followed by closure in November 2022. The Chartham and Stoneywood Mills were offered for redevelopment.[12] Arjowiggins China was acquired by Fedrigoni in 2023.[13]

Operations

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The company produced papers for various purposes including graphic design, packaging and labeling and security printing at Stoneywood and Chartham mills in the UK,[10] in Gelida in Spain and in Quzhou in China.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Antalis Acquires Arjo Brands - Press Releases". MI2 UK. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Fedrigoni completes the acquisition of Arjowiggins China". Fedrigoni. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "History". Buckland Mill. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. ^ 1492 to 1956…The roots: From Arches to Arjomari Archived January 31, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b c d "WT - A little History". Wiggins Teape Pensioners. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. ^ "About us | Guarro Casas". guarrocasas.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  7. ^ The Papeterie Archived May 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Takeover talk lifts Arjo Wiggins shares". The Herald. 17 May 2000. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Sequana is in liquidation". Paper Industry World. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Arjowiggins UK businesses acquired in MBO". Printweek. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Second phase of Arjo MBO completed". Printweek. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  12. ^ "End-of-the-line looms for Arjowiggins mills". Print Week. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Fedrigoni completes the acquisition of Arjowiggins China". Fedrigoni. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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