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The "LANTERO" Group


GRÁFICAS ESTELLA, S.A. (GESA) and ROTATIVAS DE ESTELLA, S.A. (RODESA) belong to the "LANTERO" Group, made up by major companies in the packing, packaging and graphic arts sectors. Its main divisions are:
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD PACKAGING DIVISION

Corrugated cardboard packaging division, with 7 plants in Spain (2 Madrid, 2 Barcelona, 1 Valencia, 2 Galicia) and 1 in Portugal.

Tecnicartón Group special packaging of corrugated cardboard combined with wood and plastic for the automotive, furniture sectors, etc... It has 5 plants in Spain (Valencia, Barcelona, Madrid, Vizcaya, Galicia).

The Swedish multinational SCA Packaging, European sector leader, has a participation in this packaging división.



PACKAGING DIVISION - PAPERBOARD AND MICROCHANNEL

Cartoncillo and microcanal packaging, with 2 plants in Valencia (SICE) and Madrid (Cartonajes LECA) serving the foodstuffs and pharmaceutical laboratory markets.

GRAPHIC ARTS DIVISION COEXPAN-EMSUR GROUP

Printing and binding of books, magazines, brochures and installments, with 2 plants in Estella (Navarra):

Color: Gráficas Estella, S.A.
Black & White: Rotativas de Estella, S.A.

In March 2003, Lantero Group adquired the Unigraf Grup , built up of 3
graphic arts companies based in Madrid:

- Unigraf, dedicated to sheet-shed 1, 2 and 4 colour printing
- Rotapapel, dedicated to 1 colour web printing
- Uniensa, dedicated to the wire-stitched and paperback binding

This important acquisition complements perfectly the industrial
and commercial capacity of the plants in Estella, and makes the Lantero Group the leading one colour printer in the Spanish market.


Flexible packaging mainly for the dairy sector, with 3 plants in Spain, 1 in Germany, 2 in France, 1 in Poland, 1 in Brasil, 2 in Chile and 1 in Mexico. The Group is the European leader in this activity.