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Four forest-related European associations have jointly published a children’s book, The Unexpected Forest, that explains the forest industry and the concept of a sustain- able forest

pulp and paper professionals from all over the world gath- ered at risi’s Global outlook con- ference and ppi Awards in Dubai last month for a celebration of the global industry

Quo te of the month

“We are glad to see the European Parliament remembered that the original

purpose of defining when something is no longer to be considered a waste was to facilitate recycling not to obstruct it. If this proposal had become law it would also have burdened the global environment with needless additional energy use and emissions:” Teresa Presas, Director General of the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) on the European Parliament’s decision to block proposed legislation

which would have had the effect of classifying waste paper as “recycled” paper

before it has been recycled.

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Ashland Water Technologies is pleased to accept the PPI 2013 Breakthrough Technology of the Year Award!

Ashland Water Technologies recently received the PPI 2013

Breakthrough Technology of the Year award for its Biobond. Improving the Sustainability of PaperSM program. This

innovative program allows for the recovery and reuse of starch

in waste paper that improves sustainability and productivity for

manufacturers of recycled paperboard. Less than three years

after launch, the Biobond program is the go-to choice for a

growing number of paperboard companies around the world.

The Biobond program increases yield, improves strength and

eliminates the operational issues caused by degraded starch

at the source. In addition to starch recovery, Biobond reduces

freshwater/starch consumption and chemical oxygen demand

(COD) levels in the effluent discharge, resulting in the elimination

of thousands of tons of CO2 emissions. For more information

about Biobond. Improving the Sustainability of Paper, please

contact your Ashland technical sales representative or ashland.

com/biobond.

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The PPI AwArds 2013

A PPI Special Report

The PPI Awards 2013 event was once again a unique opportunity to highlight the industry’s high level of achievements, showcasing some inspirational innovation as well as recognizing some remarkable individuals.

his year’s PPI Awards were presented at the prestigious ritz-Carlton Financial Center in Dubai where a total of 15 categories were award-

ed to companies and individuals across a wide spectrum of the industry and from right across the globe.

The PPi awards - now in their 5th year, are the only global awards that recognize the serious ingenuity, innovation, and sheer hard work that goes into the skill

of pulp and paper making. Our judges are completely independent, and come from across all areas all indus- try. some are stalwarts, with a combined experience of many years both on the frontline, and managing and commentating on the industry from above, and others are from the demanding consumer area.

This year’s judges included: Teresa Presas, (CePi), rod young (risi), John Pollard (Unilever), Phillip Lawrence (eco Logical strategies), Neil Mc- Cubbin (industry Consultant), Jonathan roberts (Pryor roberts Communications), Mark Williamson (Journalist engineer), Martyn eustace (Two sides and Print Power), Jacqui Macalister (McDonald’s), robert Wilson (aMeC), and iikka hiirsalmi (independent industry Consultant).

risi would like to thank our sponsors for being able to support and champion the magnificent work and dedication carried out across this outstanding industry.

all risi and PPi staff at the event would like to give our congratulations to the winners and runners up and we look forward to seeing you again next year.

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Company a w ards

Environmental Strategy of the Year Award Sponsored by Metso Winner: Cascades Tissue Group, Canada

According to the company, recycling has been part of its DNA since it inception in 1964. Over and above its environmental reporting, Cascades has gone one step further by developing its first sustain- able development plan for 2010-2012, after consult- ing 200 stakeholders. This process led to the identi- fication of 18 key performance indicators (KPI) that focus on the environmental, economic and social dimensions of sustainability. Runners-up: • Bio-PAPPEL, Mexico • Smurfit Kappa Kraftliner Piteå, Sweden • Smurfit Kappa Mexico – Converting Division

Bio Strategy of the Year Sponsored by Andritz Winner: Smurfit Kappa Roermond Papier, Netherlands

The Smurfit Kappa paper mill in Roermond has, through an effective sustainability strategy, found valuable solutions for almost all of its reject streams. The company has set up a strategy to create value from its rejects and the on-site Rofire® production facility is at the core of the reject valorisation strategy

at the mill. At this moment, 99.5% of its raw materials are converted into useful and valuable applications. Runners-up: • Celulosa Arauco y Constitución (ARAUCo), Chile • Smurfit Kappa Kraftliner Piteå, Sweden • UPM, Finland

Managing Risk and Safety Award – Company of the Year Sponsored by: FM Global Winner: Mondi Heerlen, Netherlands

The Mondi Heerlen plant has reached the mile- stone of 10 years without a lost time incident. Over the years, many programs and projects have been imple- mented and improved. In the early days, this con- sisted of some basic programs like risk assessment, behavioral observation audits, near hit reporting and people involvement, which was later followed by implementation of a thorough management program based around OHSAS 18001 certification. Runners-up: • DS Smith Logistics, UK • Sappi Fine Paper Europe, Germany

mario Gosselin, CEo of Kruger products, accepted the Business strategy of the year award from Voith by video link

Business Strategy of the Year Sponsored by Voith Winner: Kruger Products, L.P. (KPLP), Canada

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Last year was a year of milestones for Kruger. With a goal of improving profitability, its strat- egy included streamlining operations and creating efficiencies across its entire network to build value. A series of three key strategic decisions were executed throughout 2012, with the aim of improving its leading position in the Canadian marketplace while continuing with its growth in the USA. Runners-up: • Bio-PAPPEL, SAB de CV, Mexico • Middle East Paper Company (MEPCo), Saudi

Arabia • Portucel Soporcel Group, Portugal

Promotional Campaign of the Year Award Supported by RISI Marketing Services Winner: Sappi Fine Paper North America – Ideas that Matter

Sappi Fine Paper North America established the Ideas that Matter (ITM) grant program to recog- nize and support designers who use their skills and expertise to solve communications problems for a wide range of charitable activities. Today, ITM re- mains the only grant program of its kind in the indus- try. Sappi believes that the creative ideas of designers can have an impact beyond the aesthetic and that those ideas can be a powerful force for social good. Runners-up: • Arjowiggins Graphic, France – Worldwide Cyclus

Initiative • Fedrigoni UK – SIRIo, “The Art of Color” • Sappi Fine Paper Europe, Belgium – What’s Next

Magazine • Sappi Fine Paper North America – “Print &”

Campaign • Vinda International Holdings, China – Ultra

Strong National Bus Tour

Graphic Papers – Innovative Product of the Year Sponsored by HP and ColorLok Winner: Gold East Paper (Jiangsu) Co, China

The company’s new type of high gloss paper, Cast Coated Paper, uses regular art paper as the base and then lightly coats it with a special coating formula- tion. The product achieves glossiness over 90% and works perfectly in gravure, offset, flexography and other printing techniques. According to the company, the product has the advantage of creating higher production efficiency while having a mirror-like gloss surface. The product is suitable for high-end label users in the cosmetic, medicine and food industries, as well as for promotional uses or bar code labels in supermarket and retail stores. Runners-up: • BILT Graphic Paper Products, India • Fedrigoni UK – SIRIo, “The Art of Color” • Georgia-Pacific Communication Papers, USA

Tissue – Innovative Product of the Year Award Sponsored by: Xerium Winner: Cascades Tissue Group – Cascades Moka Tissue Products

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Cascades® MokaTM 100% recycled unbleached bathroom tissue is, according to the company, “a first-of-its-kind product.” In addition to eliminating chemical whitening, Cascades’ value- added tissue product, which is beige in appearance, is made of a pulp mix composed of 100% recycled fiber, 80% of which is post-consumer material and 20% is recov- ered corrugated boxes. Runners-up: • Lucart Group, Italy – “Natural” Product Range • Papelera San Andrés de Giles, Argentina – “Tango

Line”

Ind I v I dual a w ards

Global CEO of the Year Award Sponsored by StepChange Consulting Winner: Peter Oswald – Mondi Europe & Interna- tional Oswald was this year’s winner of the prestigious RISI European CEO of the Year award. Heading up one of the leading companies in Europe, Oswald has plotted and steered a course that has seen Mondi head for the added value areas such as specialist packaging, as well as expand in some of the emerging regions of the world, such as Eastern Europe and China. Runners-up: • Sami Ali Al Safran – Middle East Paper Company

(MEPCo) • Jim Hannan – Georgia-Pacific • Li Hongxin – Sun Paper • Gary McGann – Smurfit Kappa Group • Fabio Schvartsman – Klabin, Brazil

Mill Manager of the Year Award Sponsored by ABB Winner: Jo Cox – Managing Director of Smurfit Kappa Roermond Papier

Cox is a natural leader with the ability to motivate his people to work hard and achieve results. His man- agement style involves a combination of giving clear objectives and deliverables, while at the same time al- lowing his people a degree of autonomy to encourage creativity. Proof of success can be seen in the mill’s continuous growth of output, high-quality products and strong EBITDA results. Under his management, sustainability has become a key business driver and has acted as a catalyst for innovation at the mill, with the aim to eventually become a zero waste mill. Runners-up: • Abdul Razik Askalani – Middle East Paper Com-

pany (MEPCo), Saudi Arabia • Dr. Chinnaraj – Tamil Nadu Newsprint and

Papers Ltd. Regis Arsenault – Cascades Tissue Group

Representatives from ABB could not be there on the night, award presented by Mark Rushton, PPI

M I ll a w ards

Environmental Award – Mill Sponsored by Cargill Winner: BILT Graphic Paper Products – Unit Bhig- wan, India The mill has made considerable efforts to reduce emissions by constantly pursuing energy conserva-

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tion measures and reducing fossil fuel usage. The mill has achieved the status of being a zero liquid and solid discharge mill with 100% of the treated effluent being utilized. The mill has consistently managed to reduce its pulp consumption over the years due to innovative process changes. Runners-up: • BILT Graphic Paper Products – Unit Ballarpur,

India • Ecologic Brands, USA • ITC Ltd, PSPD – Unit Bhadrachalam, India

The Water Efficiency Award Sponsored by NALCO Winner: Middle East Paper Company (MEPCo), Saudi Arabia

The paper production process is very water intensive; however MEPCO was able to overcome this challenge by entering an agreement with the nearby Khumarh waste water treatment plant, which han- dles the domestic waste water of the city, to reuse the treated wastewater for its operations. The wastewater discharge from the paper plant was treated and sent back to the waste treatment plant. After expansion, MEPCO installed screens, drum filters, two dissolved air flotation units and gravity filters to recycle a large share of the water internally. Runners-up: • Smurfit Kappa C.D. Haupt Papier-und Pappen-

fabrik GmbH • BILT Graphic Paper Products – Unit Bhigwan India • Bio-PAPPEL, SAB de CV, Mexico • Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd, India

Advances in Innovation in Sustainable Packaging Sponsored by AkzoNobel Winner: Ecologic Brands, U.S. – eco.bottle®

Ecologic Brands is a sustainable packaging company known for creating America’s first molded paper bottle, consisting of an outer shell made with 100% recycled cardboard and newspapers, integrated with a thin inner pouch, and which uses almost 70% less plastic than traditional plastic bottles. Post use, the outer shell can be composted or recycled with paper and the inner pouch can be recycled to provide a closed loop system. Runners-up: • Carvajal Pulp & Paper – EarthPact® • Iran Wood and Paper Industry, Iran • Smurfit Kappa – Reusable Flower Box TwindiGo

Smurfit Kappa – Thuriet Ice Cream Packaging

Representatives from Ecologic could not be there on the night, award picked up by Rod Young, RISI

Advances and Innovation in Specialty Papers Supported by Pulp & Paper Interna- tional Winner: Sappi Fine Paper Europe, Germany – Alfeld

In direct response to brand owners increasingly looking to source materials that address concerns regarding migration of mineral oil and other contaminants into food from cardboard containing recycled newsprint, Sappi has developed an innovative range of flexible packaging papers with a functional mineral oil barrier (MOB) coating. This coating solves the contaminant migration problem and still allows the environmentally sustainable use of recycled content in packaging materials. Runners-up: • Carvajal Pulp & Paper – EarthPact®

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• Liaoning ShenMei—Lung Meng New Environment Material Co, China

Supply Chain Award Sponsored by Port of Antwerp Winner: Mondi SCP, Slovakia

Mondi has been innova- tive in setting up a number of systems to streamline its supply chain processes, all with the customer at the core of its strategic planning. The company has worked hard to ensure it not only provides its customers with excellent quality ordered goods at an agreed price, but also gives them excel- lent service. A number of initiatives were implemented including improvements in the monthly sharing of mill time slots. Runners-up: • Ecologic Brands, USA • Mondi Syktyvkar, Russia

Special Te am a w ard

Breakthrough Technologies of the Year Supported by Pulp & Paper International Winner: Ashland Water Technologies, USA – Biobond Technology

Biobond is a highly in- novative technology based on the idea that paper and papermaking could be much more sustainable if it were possible to recover starch from waste paper. Biobond is comprised of three separately fed chemistries, working together to prevent the loss of incoming starch to the environment and prevent the starch from degrading. Runners-up: • EcoSynthetix Inc., USA – EcoSphere® Biolatex® Binder • RYECo, Inc, USA • Zelfo Technology GmbH, Germany – Self-binding, Multi-scale,

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