Where Centuries of Expertise Meet Cannabis Innovation
Botani is the cannabis-specific arm of SWM International, a papermaking pioneer with over 400 years of experience in innovation. Botani embodies SWM International's unwavering innovative spirit and dedication to technical progression, embracing cutting-edge papermaking advancements to nurture our customers' growth with every step.
Redefining Premium Cannabis
Botani is proud to supply rolls and bobbins to its consumer brands and converting partners to help create a new level of refinement in the cannabis marketplace. Our centuries of paper milling and botanical processing experience enable us to offer unique insight into the market’s demands and create products to help you stand out.
Our Values
Accessibility
From independent brand owners to significant cannabis players, premium product accessibility is the way forward. And premium product accessibility is all about the customer experience. Botani offers an opportunity to develop brand differentiating premium natural botanical products and a consistent, elevated cannabis experience for consumers.
Respect
Botani respects the journey cannabis pros navigate to find success. We know that they see the past, present, and future of what’s possible if B2B partner industries are willing to believe as big as they have all this time.
Creativity
With over 400 years of paper industry experience, innovation, and expertise under our belts, we’ve learned to remain relevant in an evolving market. That’s what makes Botani your premier B2B partner in maneuvering the challenges modern canna pros face in scalability and continued innovation.
Supporting Your Cannabis Brand With Groundbreaking Products
For too long, cannabis growers and manufacturers have been limited in their options for product differentiation.
With new horizons of legalization opening within the US, Europe, and beyond, consumers are choosing between a growing number of superficially similar products. Botani can help your brand create a new space, appealing to customers by going above and beyond with the sensory experience your product creates.
From natural leaf and botanicals to colorful, scented, premium, one-of-a-kind papers – Botani is here to help your brand stand out in an increasingly crowded cannabis marketplace.
At the nexus of heritage and innovation, there is Botani.
Timeline
1545
Schweitzer-Mauduit International’s first paper mill, Papeteries de Malaucene, begins operations in the south of France. From the beginning, SWM works with hemp fibers to make paper, starting a long tradition of botanical manufacturing.1761
The Sterling Iron Works opens on the banks of the Hudson River in Ancram, New York.
1776
Sterling Iron Works becomes famous nationally for forging the Hudson River Chain that kept the British Navy from navigating the Hudson during the American Revolution.
1854
After a series of ownership changes, the Sterling Ironworks furnace is torn down, and a paper mill is erected on the site by Platner and Eliza Smith of Lee, Massachusetts (today, the Ancram paper mill is the longest operating mill in New York state history).
1872
Created in 1872, our rolling paper factory is known by connoisseurs as the JOB factory, the first rolling papers brands in the world!
Jean Bardou was indeed the first person to invent and patent his invention, a small booklet containing removable sheets of cigarette paper.
JOB paper was born, the starting point of a great industrial dynasty.
1995
The Schweitzer division becomes SWM, an independent company. They use the historic Ancram mill and St-Girons mill to work with organic materials, including coca, tobacco, sage, and even lettuce.
2020
The Ancram paper mill is revitalized with new processes that reduce cannabis waste by using flowers, stems, and trimmings to create 100% hemp-based paper, with the same method Peter Schweitzer pioneered in 1956.
2021
Botani, the cannabis market brand of SWM International is launched to bring exciting innovations thanks to a dedicated team
2022
Located in Saint Girons, in the south of France, Papeteries de Saint-Girons production site specializes in the manufacturing of a diverse range of rolling papers. It celebrated its 150 years old anniversary of production.
2023
Botani and SWM International transition to private ownership, marking a new chapter of innovation and strategic growth focused on premium botanical paper solutions.
2025
Botani unveils Tea Leaf Wrappers, a groundbreaking line of smoking papers made from real tea leaves.