The Raja Group continues to grow in Europe

Projected turnover in 2015 to rise above €500 million

RAJA Group, Europe’s number one B2B mail order packaging business, has achieved its planned turnover of 421 million euros in 2013. The internationalisation strategy decided on by the French company 20 years ago is now enabling the Group to further expand its presence in 15 European countries, despite the tight economic situation in Europe. This year, the Group’s objective is to achieve 5-7% growth and to further strengthen its position in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia.

Despite the tight economic situation, the RAJA Group achieved overall growth of 2.5% in 2013. Almost two-thirds of the growth was achieved outside of its home country of France, thanks to the strong performance of its European subsidiaries, which also include Rajapack s.r.o. in the Czech Republic. With a turnover of 158 million euros, the French RAJA even achieved growth of over 3%. Given the gradual improvement in the European economy, the Group expects growth of around 5-7% in 2014.

This year, the French RAJA Group celebrates the 20th anniversary of the launch of its international strategy. With the opening of a 6,000m² logistics centre in Warsaw in autumn 2014, RAJA will strengthen its market position in Eastern Europe and can in future also provide 24/48 hour deliveries in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

The Group also wants to further develop its social role. For Danièle Kapel-Marcovici, social commitment plays a major role: in 2006, the RAJA CEO founded the “Fondation RAJA Danièle Marcovici.” With a budget of €700,000 a year, the foundation has supported more than 240 projects to improve the living conditions of more than 40,000 women since its creation through co-funding. In 2013, the Group reinforced its social commitment by establishing the prestigious “RAJA Foundation Women’s-Awards” award to honour those organisations whose projects make a positive contribution to improving the conditions of women in society.