Papel Prensa
| Company type | Public-private partnership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Newsprint |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Headquarters | Bartolomé Mitre 739 Buenos Aires |
Key people | Héctor Magnetto, President and Director Julio César Saguier, Vice President and Director Enrique Pigretti, CEO |
| Revenue | US$ 94 million (2009) |
| US$ 4 million (2009) | |
| Total assets | US$ 111 million (2009) |
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Number of employees | 300 (2009) |
| Website | papelprensa.com |
Papel Prensa S.A. is an Argentine manufacturing company, being the largest producer of newsprint in the country. The company furnishes 58% of the local market in the staple. The public–private partnership became the focus of one of a series of controversies between Clarín and Kirchnerism (the ruling Argentine political faction) in 2010.
The company is currently owned by Clarín Group (49%), La Nación (22,49%), and the Argentine State (28,08%).