Australian Paper launches 100 percent carbon neutral speciality paper

21 April 2009

Australian Paper launches 100 percent carbon neutral speciality paper
ENVI speciality paper from Shoalhaven mill gets Federal Government Greenhouse Friendly accreditation.


With an expected first year production target of 750 tonnes, the new grades will boost demand for the greenhouse friendly ENVI, which is also made in the company’s mills in Tasmania. Australian Paper has produced 33,000 tonnes of ENVI carbon neutral paper since its launch last year.


It is now up to Government and the corporate market to get behind the carbon neutral paper in order to make a difference, said Paul Allen, general manager for marketing, PaperlinX printing and publication papers. “This innovation provides business with a genuine and simple means of reducing its scope 3 carbon emissions,” he said.


Scopes 1 to 3 are direct and indirect emission deemed mandatory to report under the Federal Government’s National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007. Scope 3 focuses on indirect emissions of products purchased, such as paper.


To achieve the accreditation, Australian Paper ensured the Shoalhaven mill met the environmental ISO140400 standard.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“We are committed to continuously reducing our own carbon footprint and assisting users of paper to do likewise,” said Allen - pictured on left with Joanna Gash MP, Federal Member for Gilmore and Bruce Borchardt mill manager at the launch at Shoalhaven mill.
 

“In the last seven years we have reduced our greenhouse emissions by 14 percent – the equivalent of taking 4,100 cars off the road,” he said.


The new writing, text and cover grade paper provide a boost for Shoalhaven, one of the smallest of the Australian Paper mills and part of the sale to Dainippon Paper.  growing concentration on high value security papers. As part of its environmental accreditation it moved from coal to gas boilers last year, reducing its carbon footprint by around 57 percent.


Allen is encouraging customers who use ENVI to make use of the Federal Government’s Greenhouse Friendly consumer logo on their printed products.