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NewPage Releases 2007 Sustainable Development Report
Tuesday 19. August 2008 - NewPage Corporation today announced the release of its 2007 Sustainable Development Report. The report includes information of the acquired operations of Stora Enso North America and sets the baseline from which the company will measure its future improvements and achievements.
“Sustainability has always been important to our company, as our primary raw material is renewable and contributes to improving the environment when managed responsibly,” said Mark Suwyn, NewPage chairman and chief executive officer. “We have an extensive history of solid sustainability practices, with a focus on the lasting viability of our business. Long-term sustainability requires our company to be financially sound, our people fully engaged and continually gaining new skills and our operations running to the highest sustainability standards.”
The 2007 Sustainable Development Report highlights the following company achievements:
— The corporate headquarters for NewPage in Miamisburg, Ohio, achieved a
Green Globes verification from the Green Building Initiative’s (GBI)
environmental assessment and rating system for commercial structures,
the first of its kind in Ohio.
— NewPage was honored as one of “America’s Most Admired” in its industry
by Fortune magazine.
— NewPage has multiple fiber certifications which include American Tree
Farm System(R) (ATFS), Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Forest
Stewardship Council(R) (FSC), Master Logger Certification (MLC),
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) schemes
and Sustainable Forestry Initiative(R) (SFI).
— All NewPage mills in the United States have implemented
chain-of-custody systems, which are third-party certified to the FSC,
SFI and PEFC. Our Port Hawkesbury mill in Nova Scotia, Canada, has
third-party certified FSC and PEFC chain-of-custody systems in place.
— NewPage expanded its line of chain-of-custody certified products.
— Nearly half of the total energy NewPage consumed last year (including
purchased electricity and steam) was produced by burning biomass at its
facilities.
— NewPage beneficially reused more than 80 percent of the manufacturing
byproducts it generated in applications such as: burning for energy
recovery, agricultural soil amendments, mine restoration, landfill and
road construction, raw materials for new products, landfill daily cover
and landscaping.
— NewPage increased its capital investments by 83 percent over the past
two years, continuously improving its operations of some of the highest
quality facilities and paper machines in North America, producing
best-of-class products.
— NewPage increased the investment in its people from $150,000 in 2006 to
more than $12 million in 2007 by providing tools such as RapidChange
and Lean Six Sigma(R).
— NewPage contributed more than one million dollars to charitable
organizations in its local communities.