PAPER AND CARDBOARD FACTORY OF ZARRINHA, S.A.

Occupying the position 73 in the ranking of the 1,500 largest companies in the district of Aveiro is the Paper and Cardboard Factory of Zarrinha, SA, from Rio Meão, Santa Maria da Feira, which leads the sector in which it operates: Papermaking and corrugated board (includes packaging) - CAE 17211.

In 2018, the company achieved a turnover of 41.08 million euros, a value that, when compared to the 41.87 million euros that had been invoiced in 2017, reflects a decrease of 1.88%.

The Paper and Cardboard Factory of Zarrinha, SA registered, in the year under review, a net profit of 1.94 million euros, 19.02% lower, when related to the 2.40 million euros profit registered in the previous year.

As for GVA, in 2018, the company reached 8.98 million euros, a value 12.17% lower in comparison to the 10.22 million euros achieved in 2017.

At second place in this sector is SmurfitKappa Portugal, SA, which, in 2018, had registered a turnover of 36.12 million euros, as well as a negative net result of 1.86 million euros and a GVA of 4.66 millions of euros.

The third position is held by International Paper Cartonar, SA, which, in the year under review, achieved a turnover of 29.80 million euros, as well as a profit of 1.32 million euros and a GVA of 4.51 million euros.