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In 2012 , this subsidiary produced the first paper roll from 100 percent recycled elements in South America . A year later , rePAPers recycling plant opened , as the company achieved consolidation by becoming GRUPO SURPAPel .
Key People
The inorganic and organic growth experienced by the corporation , providing specialized services in the paper and cardboard packaging manufacturing sector since more than a decade ago , has placed Surpapel along Ecuador ’ s elite companies .
“ Work is our motto , none of us come from an over-privileged family , we have done it all by ourselves . Our goal is to be successful , to keep a workforce of more than 1,000 individuals relying on our efforts ,” stated Jose Millan , ceo for Grupo
Fabián Guerrero , Manager of Repapers ; Óscar Illingworth , General Manager of ProcArsA ; Santiago León , Coordinating Minister of Production , Employment and Competitiveness ; Pedro Huerta , CEO of SURPAPelcorP ; José Millán , CEO of Grupo SURPAPel , and Xavier Abad , External Legal Counselor
Jose Millan CEO , Grupo Surpapel
Millan is an industrial engineer who graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Occidente , in Cali , Colombia . He first worked for Smurfit Carton de Colombia for more than 10 years . Afterwards , he was hired by the visionary CARTOPEL group , based in Ecuador , where he worked for 10 years as plant manager , experiencing the company ’ s growth both domestically and abroad . After Costa Rica ’ s Grupo Mesalles invested in CARTOPEL , he joined the former for two years . During this time , Millan started his own entrepreneurship by opening an assembly line business in Ecuador , partnering with an export corporation , which worked for Barnett Corporation Pulp & Paper in paper sales and banana exports .
In 2003 , Millan and Euclides Palacios , owner of INCARPALM , partnered , and three years later SURPAPEL acquired INCARPALM . Millan witnessed SURPAPEL ’ s corporative growth before becoming the group ’ s CEO .
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