Manufacture of paper and paper products: largest employers
206 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 17) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Burgo Ardennes leads with 591.5 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 20
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burgo Ardennes 6762 Virton | €219.8m | €379.1m | €87.1m | 591.5 | 2025 |
| 2 | Ontex 9255 Buggenhout | €1.14bn | €1.51bn | €360.1m | 578.9 | 2025 |
| 3 | VPK Packaging 9200 Dendermonde | €114.9m | €348.3m | €43.8m | 570.8 | 2025 |
| 4 | Avery Dennison Belgie 2300 Turnhout | €140.4m | €150.7m | €42.4m | 382.6 | 2025 |
| 5 | DS Smith Packaging Belgium 9000 Ghent | €82.8m | €76.5m | €40.5m | 369.8 | 2025 |
| 6 | CNR Packaging 2500 Lier | €1.42m | — | 117,886 € | 362.0 | 2024 |
| 7 | Essity PLD Belgium 4801 Verviers | €96.5m | €170.9m | €53.1m | 351.0 | 2025 |
| 8 | Stora Enso Langerbrugge 9000 Ghent | €211.6m | €270.0m | €109.2m | 348.1 | 2025 |
| 9 | Smurfit Westrock Turnhout 2300 Turnhout | €82.0m | €119.7m | €53.3m | 330.7 | 2025 |
| 10 | Van Genechten Biermans 2300 Turnhout | €47.9m | €83.0m | €33.2m | 328.4 | 2025 |
| 11 | Smurfit Westrock Cartomills 7011 Mons | €141.8m | €98.3m | €96.6m | 306.3 | 2025 |
| 12 | VPK Paper 9200 Dendermonde | €162.1m | €222.8m | €99.1m | 292.2 | 2025 |
| 13 | W.H. Brady 9240 Zele | €108.9m | €103.0m | €43.8m | 270.6 | 2025 |
| 14 | Reynders Etiketten 2530 Boechout | €30.7m | €63.4m | €22.5m | 193.5 | 2025 |
| 15 | Etablissements L. Lacroix Fils 2610 Antwerp | €2.71bn | €439.6m | €2.48bn | 190.2 | 2025 |
| 16 | Eurofilters 3900 Pelt | €37.5m | €43.5m | 255,933 € | 187.2 | 2025 |
| 17 | Smurfit Westrock Gent 9030 Ghent | €34.7m | €26.0m | €11.3m | 180.2 | 2025 |
| 18 | Atelier 85 5620 Florennes | €16.8m | €7.86m | €13.3m | 174.3 | 2025 |
| 19 | Sonoco Consumer Products Mechelen 2800 Mechelen | €53.8m | €84.4m | €33.0m | 173.3 | 2025 |
| 20 | Autajon Packaging Belgium 1070 Anderlecht | €27.6m | €29.5m | €24.4m | 171.1 | 2025 |
Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
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Who is the largest employer in Manufacture of paper and paper products?
Burgo Ardennes, with 591.5 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Manufacture of paper and paper products companies report employees?
206 out of 287, in accounts less than 3 years old.
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Open the full file →Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 14 Nov 2026.