As of 2023, the Paprec group operates in ten countries in Europe and Asia and collects 15 million tons of waste, which are processed in its 300 sites or factories.
In 1994, Jean-Luc Petithuguenin, a director of Compagnie Générale des Eaux, decides to buy out Paprec from the group for 3 million euros.
The banks Crédit Agricole, which had entered the company's capital in 2000, and Société Générale, present since 2003, are replaced by BNP Paribas, Caisse des dépôts et consignations, and Banque Populaire.
[4] Bernard Arnault's holding company, Financière Agache, in association with Rotschild bank and Quilvest, purchases 37% of Paprec's shares in 2008, while Jean-Luc Petithuguenin retains the majority of the capital.
[5] In 2012, Paprec completes its fourth round of fundraising for 100 millions euros, which enables the French sovereign wealth fund, the Fonds stratégique d'investissement, to enter its capital and acquire 25%.
[7] Paprec is one of the first French companies to issue green bonds in 2015, a financial instrument specifically developed to facilitate the ecological transition, for a total amount of approximately 500 million euros.
[9] Paprec inaugurates its new premises in June 2019, on its historic site in La Courneuve, Seine-Saint-Denis, after 18 months of construction and 8 million euros of investment.
A few months later, Jean-Luc Petithuguenin appointes his sons, Sébastien, as chief executive officer and Mathieu, as general manager, while retaining his position as president.
[14] Two years later, the purchase of 60% of the shares of the Catalan company GBi Serveis completes its establishment in the country, making Spain its second-largest market after France.
[16] As of 2023, the Paprec group operates in ten countries, including France, Switzerland, and United Arab Emirates,[14] and collects 15 million tons of waste, which are processed in its 300 sites or factories.
[21] This award ceremony invites personalities like Jean-Pierre Dick or Brigitte Lefèvre, the director of dance at the Paris Opera, for which Paprec serves as a sponsor.
[4][23] As of 2018, Paprec Group collects, sorts, and recycles 11 million tons of waste produced by its 40,000 customers, industrial clients, such as Chantiers de l'Atlantique or Valeo, and municipalities.
[25] Since 2004, Paprec Group has been sponsoring the French sailor Jean-Pierre Dick in the IMOCA 60 and MOD70 circuits, with boats co-sponsored by Virbac, an animal health company.