List of Paper Companies in Belgium

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 544 paper companies in Belgium, one in every 4,390 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: two in three have one to four people, and only 44 firms employ 50 people or more. One in nine paper firms is based in Gent, Antwerpen, Bruxelles, Anderlecht and Mouscron. Below you find the largest paper firms in Belgium, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Belgian company database or through the KBO API.

544 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies5441 in4,390 Belgian companiesCities227Largest cityGent 16Sole traders19%Employees1-4 (66%)Revenue$100-500K (50%)Email50%Phone65%Website54%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Ontex	Belgium	Buggenhout	Genthof 5	Oost Vlaanderen	9255	*****.com	1979	$1,748,170,686	510	Corporation	93	BE0419457296
2	Etablissements L. Lacroix Fils	Belgium	Antwerpen	Sint-bavostraat 66	Antwerpen	2610	*****.com	1940	$511,579,986	457	Corporation	801	BE0404266702
3	Burgo Ardennes	Belgium	Virton	Rue de la Papeterie 1	Luxembourg	6762	*****.be	1994	$439,398,583	585	Corporation	40	BE0451821842
4	Vpk Packaging	Belgium	Dendermonde	Oude Baan 120	Oost Vlaanderen	9200	*****.com	1995	$403,770,610	570	Corporation	104	BE0454520026
5	Stora Enso Langerbrugge	Belgium	Gent	Wondelgemkaai 200	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	*****.com	1977	$312,935,372	354	Corporation	218	BE0417331909
6	Vpk Paper	Belgium	Dendermonde	Oude Baan 120	Oost Vlaanderen	9200	*****.com	1995	$258,291,504	294	Corporation	104	BE0454519927
7	Essity Pld Belgium	Belgium	Verviers	Rue de la Papeterie 2	Liège	4801	*****.com	2022	$198,146,190	343	Corporation	241	BE0794400504
8	Avery Dennison Belgie	Belgium	Turnhout	Tieblokkenlaan 1	Antwerpen	2300	*****.com	1974	$174,658,883	360	Corporation	456	BE0414794368
9	Sofidel Benelux	Belgium	Duffel	A. Stocletlaan 3	Antwerpen	2570	*****.com	2007	$153,197,974	158	Corporation	51	BE0889448824
10	Smurfit Westrock Turnhout	Belgium	Turnhout	Bremheidelaan 1	Antwerpen	2300	*****.com	1989	$138,720,129	329	Corporation	11	BE0437837016
11	Ds Smith Packaging Belgium	Belgium	Gent	New-orleansstraat 100	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	*****.com	1988	$125,923,825	390	Corporation	934	BE0436442095
12	Golfkarton Soenen	Belgium	Hooglede	Roeselarestraat 90	West Vlaanderen	8830	*****.com	1968	$122,808,449	254	Corporation	10	BE0402753995
13	W.H. Brady	Belgium	Zele	Poldergotestraat 9	Oost Vlaanderen	9240	*****.be	1966	$119,851,324	457	Corporation	185	BE0405007662
14	Smurfit Westrock Cartomills	Belgium	Mons	Rue de Douvrain 19	Hainaut	7011	*****.com	1992	$113,985,184	457	Corporation	11	BE0448776735
15	Sonoco Consumer Products Mechelen	Belgium	Mechelen	Egide Walschaertsstraat 7	Antwerpen	2800	*****.de	1995	$97,843,873	176	Corporation	498	BE0455930583
16	Van Genechten Biermans	Belgium	Turnhout	Raadsherenstraat 2	Antwerpen	2300	*****.com	1975	$96,194,237	314	Corporation	24	BE0415100216
17	Mondi Poperinge	Belgium	Poperinge	Nijverheidslaan 11	West Vlaanderen	8970	*****.com	1968	$82,073,478	140	Corporation	205	BE0405499788
18	Europal	Belgium	Mouscron	Avenue Anne Franck 5	Hainaut	7700	*****.com	1999	$72,101,464	139	Corporation	10	BE0467257413
19	Smart Packaging Solutions	Belgium	Hoogstraten	Europastraat 28	Antwerpen	2321	*****.com	1993	$69,202,452	128	Corporation	104	BE0449398129
20	Cartonnage Lammerant	Belgium	Leuze	Zone Industrielle de L'Europe 3	Hainaut	7900	*****.be	1981	$68,585,235	109	Corporation	2	BE0422290686
21	Pacapime	Belgium	Halle	Noorderstraat 1	Vlaams Brabant	1500	*****.be	1990	$65,636,490	129	Corporation	3	BE0442338311
22	Grandeco Wallfashion Group - Belgium	Belgium	Tielt	Wakkensesteenweg 49	West Vlaanderen	8700	*****.com	2009	$60,899,168	211	Corporation	56	BE0811702334
23	Ace Packaging	Belgium	Diest	Itselaarlaan 5, Internal Postal Box A	Vlaams Brabant	3290	*****.be	1965	$60,179,968	73	Corporation	6	BE0400942669
24	Walki Belcoat	Belgium	Duffel	A. Stocletlaan 11	Antwerpen	2570	*****.com	1989	$51,320,325	95	Corporation	926	BE0439255788
25	Lc Packaging Belgium	Belgium	Sint-katelijne-waver	Kempenarestraat 55	Antwerpen	2860	*****.com	1991	$51,271,424	39	Corporation	3	BE0444521997

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Paper firms in Gent

Gent has 16 paper companies and paper firms, <0.1% of all 58,436 Gent companies and 20% above the national share. Half Gent firms have fewer than five people; 2 have 50 or more. 0 new firms were entered in 2026, 6 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 6 · 46%
5-9: 2 · 15%
10-19: 1 · 8%
20-49: 2 · 15%
50+: 2 · 15%

Legal form

Sole traders: 1 · 6%
Partnerships: 1 · 6%
BV/SRL and NV/SA: 9 · 56%
Other or none: 5 · 31%

Of the Belgian total: 2.9%
Of all Gent companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 1.2×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 0
Entered 2025: 0
Of Belgium's 2026 entries: 0.0%

Old

Before 1990: 6 · 38%
1990 or later: 10 · 63%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms: 5.2%

Reachable

Email: 6 · 38%
Phone: 9 · 56%
Website: 8 · 50%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 1 · 9%
$100K-$500K: 4 · 36%
$500K-$1M: 1 · 9%
$1M and more: 5 · 45%

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Where in Belgium?

Gent has the most paper companies in Belgium (16), ahead of Antwerpen (14), Bruxelles (13), Anderlecht (10) and Mouscron (7). Together the five hold one in nine of them.

Cities by number of firms

227 Belgian cities have at least one paper firm; 4 have ten or more; 106 have exactly one.

Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 463 Belgian paper firms with a known headcount, 305 (66%) have one to four people, 41 have five to nine, 73 have ten to 49 and 44 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (197, 50%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

Micro under 10346 75%
Small 10 to 4973 16%
Medium 50 to 24940 9%
Large 250+4 0.9%

Grey line: the share among all Belgian companies (98% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 73 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

How many paper companies are there in Belgium?

Paper companies and paper firms in Belgium

544

5 November 2026

There are 544 paper companies and paper firms in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 4,390 Belgian companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every month this year (12 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 288 53%
Head offices: 107
Branch offices: 149

Classification

NACE-BEL 2008 codes 171 and 172, identical to NACE Rev. 2 171 and 172. Our platform filter is NACE-BEL 2008 171, 172.

255 of the 544 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (47%); 101 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

Largest paper firms in Belgium

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Gent. Click a name for the record.

Burgo Ardennes is the largest paper firm in Belgium by headcount. 44 firms employ 50 people or more; 28 employ 100 or more.

1Virton585 staff
2Dendermonde570 staff
3Buggenhout510 staff
4Antwerpen457 staff
5Mons457 staff
6Zele457 staff
7Gent390 staff
8Turnhout360 staff
9Gent354 staff
10Verviers343 staff

By employee size · 463 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	305	66%
5-9	41	9%
10-19	39	8%
20-49	34	7%
50-99	16	3%
100-199	14	3%
200-499	10	2%
500-999	4	0.9%
1,000+	0	0%

66% have 1 to 4 people; 34 have 20 to 49; 44 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	11	3%
$100K-$500K	197	50%
$500K-$1M	22	6%
$1M-$5M	80	20%
$5M-$10M	9	2%
$10M-$50M	47	12%
$50M-$100M	12	3%
$100M-$500M	12	3%
$500M+	2	0.5%

50% between $100,000 and $500,000; 80 between $1M and $5M; 82 above $5M.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 13 printing companies for every paper firm in Belgium.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Printing Companies	7,156	43%	86%
Tools Companies	2,160	49%	67%
Tyre Companies	1,706	42%	74%
Automotive Businesses	1,106	48%	67%
Paper Companies	544	54%	56%
Steel Companies	474	41%	63%

In other countries

Belgium has more paper firms than the Czech Republic or Sweden, and more per company than either.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Italy	6,830	1.0
The UK	4,270	0.5
Belgium	544	0.2
The Czech Republic	339	0.1
Sweden	250	0.1

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The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 0 Belgian paper firms from before 1900, 4 from before 1950 and 116 from before 1990.

1929
1. Gent
1930
1. Verviers
1940
1. Antwerpen
1956
1. Bornem
1957
1. Antwerpen
1958
1. Bruxelles

Fewer than five firms date from before 1950, so the timeline starts with the oldest firms before 1990.

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116

Belgian paper firms date from before 1990

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Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

One in five Belgian paper firms work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Half are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)10119%
Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)92%
BV/SRL and NV/SA25547%
No form on record or other17933%

Single-site: 53%
Head offices: 107
Branches: 149

All Belgian companies: 32% sole traders, 9% partnerships, 28% BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How reachable are they?

Paper firms are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 65% list a phone number and 54% a website.

Email274 50%
Phone352 65%
Website296 54%

Grey line: all Belgian companies (email 23%, phone 43%, website 27%).

The full list with these fields is in our Belgian company database.

Frequently asked questions

How many paper companies are there in Belgium?

There are 544 paper companies and paper firms in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 4,390 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest paper firm in Belgium?

Burgo Ardennes in Virton, with 585 staff. By revenue Ontex in Buggenhout leads with $1.7 billion a year.

Which Belgian city has the most paper companies?

Gent, with 16, ahead of Antwerpen (14), Bruxelles (13), Anderlecht (10) and Mouscron (7).

How many paper firms are there in Gent?

16, which is <0.1% of all 58,436 Gent companies and 20% above the national share.

How big is a typical paper firm?

Small. 66% of the 463 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 44 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Belgian paper companies sole traders or companies?

One in five (101) are sole traders, 2% are partnerships and 47% (255) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many paper firms started in 2026?

12 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 27 in 2025. 3 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest paper firm in Belgium?

Manufacture De Cartonnages Industriels P. De Breuck Et Cie in Gent, 1929, followed by Pacarbel in Verviers (1930) and Etablissements L. Lacroix Fils in Antwerpen (1940). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers paper companies?

Belgian paper companies are classified under NACE-BEL 2008 codes 171 and 172, identical to NACE Rev. 2 codes 171 and 172. Our platform filters them on NACE-BEL 2008 171 and 172.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 544 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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