Grigeo AB (formerly Grigiškės AB) – the only
paper
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and
wood
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industry company group in
Lithuania
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, and one of the biggest in the Baltic states. The group comprises the following companies: Grigeo AB, Grigeo Packaging UAB, Grigeo Klaipėda AB, Grigeo Baltwood UAB, Grigeo Recycling UAB, Grigeo Recycling SIA, and Mena Pak AT. Grigeo AB is situated at 10 Vilniaus str, in Grigiškės, next to the A1 Vilnius-Kaunas-Klaipėda highway.
800
employees
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work at the company group. Yearly turnover of Grigeo AB group is approximately €163 millio
Grigeo AB is a member of the Lithuanian Forest association, Grigeo Baltwood UAB - a member of the European Panel Federation EPF and Grigeo Packaging UAB – a member of the European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers FEFCO. It is the first paper production company in Lithuania, which has been awarded with the IFS HPC Quality Certificate. The company is certified by
Ecolabel
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, SWAN, FSC and other certificates
Grigiškės aqueduct – a protected technical monument – is preserved in the territory of the company.
History
The Grigiškės paper factory was founded in 1923.
Grzegorz Kurec, a gifted mechanic, hydraulic engineer, and businessman, started building the factory on the confluence of
Neris
The river Neris () or Vilija (, ) rises in northern Belarus. It flows westward, passing through Vilnius (Lithuania's capital) and in the south-centre of that country it flows into the Nemunas (Neman) from the right bank, at Kaunas, as its ma ...
and
Vokė
The Vokė is a river in southeast Lithuania
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. The factory started operating in 1925.
In 1936, the production of white
cardboard, cardboard boxes, and wrapping paper started. Before the war started, 300 employees worked in the company. The factory was demolished and burned down on the 12th of July in 1944, when the German army was retreating. It took more than a year to rebuild the factory. From 1980 to 1985, Grigiškės
factory
A factory, manufacturing plant or production plant is an industrial facility, often a complex consisting of several buildings filled with machinery, where workers manufacture items or operate machines which process each item into another. Th ...
was the biggest cellulose and paper production company in Lithuania and employed almost 3000 workers. Grigiškės paper mill also managed the Pabradė and Naujieji Verkiai factories.
Grigiškės AB was established in. 1991. In November of 2003, Grigiškės AB merged with Naujieji Verkiai AB. In order to carry out a project for the establishment of a new sawmill, Baltwood UAB was established, which is operating in Grigiškės. In 2010, Grigiškės AB acquired Klaipėdos Kartonas AB, which currently functions under the name Grigeo Klaipėda AB. The trademark Grigeo has been in use since 2015. In January of 2019, Grigeo AB transferred the production of corrugated cardboard to the subsidiary Grigeo Packaging UAB, which was founded in 200
Production
Grigeo AB group produces tissue paper, container-board and honeycomb, corrugated cardboard and packaging, and fibreboards. The group manufactures its products under the principle of circular economy: the used paper and packaging is sent back into the production process.
Household products by Grigeo AB trademark Grite:
·
Toilet paper
Toilet paper (sometimes called toilet/bath/bathroom tissue, or toilet roll) is a tissue paper product primarily used to clean the human anus, anus and surrounding region of Human feces, feces (after defecation), and to clean the external gen ...
· Kitchen
towels
· Folded towels
·
Handkerchiefs
·
Facial tissue
Facial tissue and paper handkerchief refers to a class of soft, absorbent, disposable papers that are suitable for use on the face. They are disposable alternatives for cloth handkerchiefs. The terms are commonly used to refer to the type of tis ...
Business products by Grigeo AB Grite Professional:
· Toilet paper
· Paper towels
· Wiping paper
·
Sanitary pads
·
Paper
Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, Textile, rags, poaceae, grasses, Feces#Other uses, herbivore dung, or other vegetable sources in water. Once the water is dra ...
napkins
· Dispensers
·
Liquid
Liquid is a state of matter with a definite volume but no fixed shape. Liquids adapt to the shape of their container and are nearly incompressible, maintaining their volume even under pressure. The density of a liquid is usually close to th ...
and foam soa
Management
Alongside the parent company, Grigeo AB also owns the following main subsidiaries:
Grigeo Klaipėda AB - the biggest cardboard production and paper packaging recycling company in the Baltic states,
Grigeo Packaging UAB - manufactures and exports corrugated cardboard, food and drink packaging, furniture packaging, and individual orders of packaging,
Grigeo Baltwood UAB - manufactures and exports fibreboards, painted and unpainted fibreboard furniture and packaging,
Grigeo Recycling UAB - accumulates secondary raw materials and prepares them for production and
Mena Pak AT - manufacturer of corrugated cardboard in Ukraine.
Grigeo AB stocks are part of the Nasdaq Vilnius AB Official Baltic State stock exchange list of securities (stock symbol – GRG1L).
Awards
Grigeo AB has been recognised by markets in Lithuania,
Latvia
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,
Estonia
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, and
Scandinavia
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. Grite products, manufactured by the company, has won Brand of The Year, held by the daily Verslo žinios together with the market research company Nielsen, and the Lithuanian Product of the Year Award.
In 2018, Grigeo AB was among the most advanced companies, quoted by
Nasdaq
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stock exchanges in the Baltic states.
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grigiskes (company)
Companies listed on Nasdaq Vilnius
Manufacturing companies of Lithuania
Pulp and paper companies