PROPAL

Propal produces fine papers for the printing industry, writing and office supplies using sugar cane fiber, a sub-product of the sugar cane industry, as its basic raw material. This is a fibrous resource, optimum for producing high quality paper that favorably competes with papers produced from wood fibers.

Propal was founded in 1957 by W.R. Grace and Co. In 1961, International Paper Company became one of its main shareholders. In 1997, both companies sold their shares in the company and in 2004 Propal becoming part of the Carvajal Organization.

By using a sugar cane sub-products, Propal contributes with forest preservation and thus, with the protection of the environment. Propal's papers are well accepted by very selective international buyers and are catalogued as “Friends of Nature”.

The industrial activity of Propal strictly follows the ecological principles of respect for the environment: the management of effluent liquids, air emissions and the implementation of programs for the recuperation of chemical products in its plants surpasses both local and national government standards, and investments made in this area are focused in maintaining state-of-the-art production, in line with the key purpose of taking care of the environment.

Products
Propal has a wide portfolio of papers for printing, writing and general office use, which are classified as follows:

• Enameled papers and Bristol boards: The Propalcote plant, which started production in 2001, produces papers and Bristol boards for different types of printing and final uses, such as in books, magazines, catalogues and commercial printing, stickers, wrapping paper and shipping cases for pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic products.

• Non enameled papers and Bristol boards : designed for different type of printing and final uses such as in books and school text books, notebooks , appointment books, commercial printing, rolls for adding machines and cash registers, stubs, cards, envelopes and letterheads, continuous forms and correspondence, papers without optical bleaching for lottery tickets and paper ballots.

• Reprographic papers: designed for use in photocopiers, laser and ink-jet printers, fax machines and other office and home equipment.

Papers for the production of bags, flexible packaging and laminated structures

Paper Production Plants
Production Plant No. 1: Located in Yumbo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, 10 kms north of Cali.

Production Plant No. 2: Located in Guachené, Cauca, Colombia, 25 kms south of Cali. This plant is currently considered one of the biggest and most modern plants in the world for the production of fine papers based from sugar cane fiber.

Countries where the company exports:

Bolivia, Costa Rica, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, United States and Venezuela.

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