HISTORY

HISTORY

MACEDONIAN PAPER MILLS (MEL) was founded in Patras in 1964 by Georgios Ladopoulos. In 1967, the company moved its headquarters to Northern Greece, where it continued to grow. Its rapid expansion, thanks to investments in technology and know-how, made a significant contribution to the region’s economy and MEL quickly became one of the few paper producers in Greece. In 1984, MEL came under the Business Reconstruction Organisation (OAE), and was privatised in 1998. Since March 2012, MEL has been a member of the PAK GROUP B.V., which is the company’s sole shareholder. Today, MEL S.S.A. is a leader in the production of recycled cartonboard in Greece and the Balkans, Europe, and countries of North Africa and the Middle East, while it is also the only industrial facility in Greece to produce recycled cartonboard, with an annual coated carton production of 120,000 tons.