Schut Mill

Schut Mill – 400 years of paper-making

The paper used in Clairefontaine’s fine art paper and
G. Lalo’s social stationery is made at Papierfabriek Schut.

Established in 1618 during the Golden Age of Dutch Masters, the “De Veentjes” paper mill was located in the Veluwe region in the Netherlands. The rapid currents of the Heelsum brook were used to run the mill.

In 1710 the Schut family bought the mill and continued to make quality papers for almost three hundred years. In 1998 the mill was acquired by Papeteries de Clairefontaine.

The Schut Mill currently produces stationery, fine art paper and non-banknote security papers on a hybrid machine, which can produce both mould made and fourdrinier.

The mill still uses pure water from the nearby Heelsum brook for a fine, acid-free paper, while rag content is supplied by the best cotton linters for a perfect finish.

Though the machinery is modern the mill still radiates a traditional atmosphere and applies the same degree of skill and care in paper-making as it did in historic times. The quality of work has enabled the mill to prosper over the centuries. Once, one of many small paper mills in the Veluwe area, Schut is the only specialty grade producer that still remains.