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UPM Recycles Waste Paper From Drupa Conference
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Helsinki, Finland, 09 May 2012 – UPM has been collecting all printing paper waste at the drupa exhibition in Germany for recycling, working in close co-operation with Remondis, a leading waste management company.

Printed and unprinted waste paper has been collected in containers at drupa and transported to Remondis' baling facility. The bales will be transported to the UPM Hürth mill, where they will be used as raw material in UPM's paper production.

"At drupa 2012 we will continue our established partnership with Remondis and collect the paper generated during the exhibition. Reusing the valuable wood fiber at our UPM Hürth mill located very close to Düsseldorf makes it possible to minimize also the environmental impacts of transportation. This truly shows one aspect of our Biofore thinking coming to life" said Päivi Rissanen, environmental director of UPM Paper Business Group.

Recycling is an essential part of any environmentally-responsible business and core to UPM’s Biofore strategy. With 4 million metric tons of recovered paper per year, UPM is the world’s largest user of recovered paper in graphic papers. About one third of the fiber raw material used in its paper production is recovered paper. UPM's annual consumption of recycled paper would fill the Empire State Building more than three times.

In addition to being the largest user of recovered paper worldwide, UPM seeks to maximize the reuse of recycled materials in all aspects of its business.

To provide sustainable recycling, UPM acts in close partnership with local authorities and industrial partners. UPM delivers efficiency and innovation through long-term working partnerships with logistics and waste management companies, delivering integrated waste management and recycling services to the public and private sectors.

UPM mills in Hürth, Germany; Chapelle, France; Schwedt, Germany; and Shotton, United Kingdom, all are producing paper from 100% recovered paper. Other UPM mills using recovered paper are Steyrermühl, Austria; Kaipola, Finland; and Augsburg, Ettringen, Schongau, and Plattling, Germany.

UPM  products are made of renewable raw materials and are recyclable. UPM consists of three Business Groups: Energy and pulp, Paper, and Engineered materials. The Group employs around 24,000 people and it has production plants in 16 countries. UPM's annual sales exceed EUR 10 billion. UPM's shares are listed on the Helsinki stock exchange. Additional information is available at www.upm.com.

UPM paper has 23 paper mills in Finland, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Austria, China, and the United States. Many of them are large recycling centers and bioenergy producers, as well as paper manufacturers. In 2011, the business group’s net sales amounted to EUR 7.2 billion. To learn more, visit www.upmpaper.com.

Drupa is an international trade fair held every four years. It brings together media and printing professionals from all around the world. More information about drupa 2012 can be found at www.drupa.com.

 

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