Munksjö Arches
A unique paper expertise
in Europe
munksjö | The Arches mill
Located in the heart of Lorraine, in the Vosges region in Eastern France, the Arches mill stands out within the Munksjö Group for its advanced production capabilities. This site is dedicated to delivering high-performance technical papers and customized solutions designed for demanding industrial applications.
With a strong heritage in ultra-resistant abrasive paper & composite backings, Arches is a recognized reference for sheet cleanliness, dimensional stability, and color development, leveraging long-standing expertise in decorative papers.
Inside the Mill
People. Passion. Expertise.
Since 1492.
Quality, Security, Environment
At every steps.
Paper machines
including online impregnation & coating
35 to 300+ g/m2
Offline printing/coating rotatives
Formaldehyde free
Core Expertise & Capabilities
Paper Functionalization – surfacing or impregnation
Release or anti-slip surfaces
Integrated security features
Design & value creation
Beyond Infinity
Our unmatched expertise in abrasive paper backings also enables us to develop out-of-the-box, tailor-made services for other specialized industrial and niche applications.
You want:
A custom paper solution for your application?
Arches specializes in the development of tailor-made technical papers, with thousands of custom-developed colored papers, supporting specific requirements, always consistently.
Examples:
Functionalized, coated, impregnated or printed papers, including abrasive paper backings from wet or dry paper to composite bases, decorative papers, book and passport covers, release papers, heat transfer papers.
A paper solution that simplifies your supply chain?
We develop papers that integrate functions traditionally added in secondary processing steps, helping optimize performance, cost, and logistics and global lifecycle analysis.
Examples:
TEX-STYLE™ – ultra-resistant paper, an alternative to polyester cloth in abrasive applications
EZ-BOND – pre-latex-impregnated solution replacing offline alkyd oil impregnation
An offline solution to coat or print on an existing substrate?
E2P workshop enables the addition of decors, effects, or technical coatings on a wide range of substrates.
Examples:
Coating of papers for textile transfer applications
Printing of UV-detectable security features
Have a project or a challenge to solve?
Let’s talk about your project.
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Part of Munksjö Group
We are part of the Munksjö Group, a leading international manufacturer of specialty papers, known for its comprehensive decor paper portfolio and color expertise. The company stands on an industrial heritage where sustainability, innovation, and performance are deeply connected.
In 2025, the abrasive activity joined this heritage, bringing centuries of craftsmanship, decades of abrasive-backing know-how, and the strong industrial capabilities of the Arches paper mill.
Together, we are looking at new horizons, building on the solid foundations of the Arches site while strengthening our dedication to the coated abrasive industry and serving new business requiring the same commitment.
This evolution marks the beginning of a new chapter—one where heritage fuels ambition, and passion drives sustainable growth.