09/02/2026 by Cameron Clarke
TotalEnergies has signed a contract with SWM, a key organisation in the global paper manufacturing industry.
As per the agreement, the Paris-headquartered energy company will now provide renewable electricity to three plants that SWM owns in France: PDM Industries, Papeteries de Saint Girons and LTR Industries.
The new contract began last month and will extend for a decade, representing an 800 GWh volume. TotalEnergies will provide this electricity from around 50 MW of its current renewable generation assets within France, guaranteeing that SWM has access to competitive, low-carbon and stable electricity to meet the energy requirements of the paper industry.
As well as supplying renewable energy to companies all over the world, TotalEnergies also supports industries like paper manufacturing with high-quality specialised lubricant products. These include Ceran XM 460, a calcium sulphonates complex grease specially formulated for water resistance, and a range of paper machine oils and thermal oils like the heat transfer fluid (HTF) Seriola ETA.
TotalEnergies’ Senior VP for Flexible Power and Integration, Sophie Chevalier, commented that the French energy company was delighted to aid SWM’s decarbonisation efforts and competitiveness aims using cleaner power. She added that the fresh agreement displays TotalEnergies’ capability to provide bespoke solutions to meet the specific needs of industrial customers working in France.
The recent contract to supply renewable power to SWM’s operations builds on similar deals signed by TotalEnergies with many major companies. These include Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Data4, Orange, STMicroelectronics, Merck, Sasol, Saint-Gobain, Air Liquide and LyondellBasell.
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