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Quality standards for Palm Recycling
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alm Recycling in the UK has secured ISO International Management standards
for Quality Management (ISO 9001), Environmental Management (ISO 14001) and Health & Safety (OHSAS 18001). The accreditations follow
a programme of continuous investment in the company’s business operations and procedures, demonstrating its ability to consistently deliver services that both meet and exceed customer as well as legislative requirements. Business development manager
at Palm Recycling Sarah Raymond, who spearheaded the task of
accreditation compliance, said: “It’s been a challenging yet rewarding process that should deliver bottom line gains for the company, and ensure a structured process of continual improvement across our business. The accreditations show our commitment to meeting, understanding and exceeding our customer’s expectations while ensuring compliance with legal and other requirements. “These certifications are so often necessary to the tender process, especially to those of the public sector and clearly demonstrate our commitment to driving up standards and efficiencies across the materials recycling industry.”
Earnings improve at Södra after mill closure
Significant restructuring costs following the closure of one of Södra’s mills resulted in increased losses in the first nine months of 2013. But while sales slipped 4 per
cent to SEK12.4bn (US$1.87bn), costs were so reduced that last year’s operating loss of SEK590m ($88m) for the same period was turned round to an operating profit of SEK190m ($28.6m). However, the SEK896m ($135m)
costs of closing the Tofte pulp mill in Norway increased Södra’s net loss to SEK725m ($109m). “We can see that our markets
continue to be characterised by the weak economy and the strong Swedish krona,” said chief executive Lars Idermark. ”Despite this, our earning capacity grew over the year. ”The change when looking at the trend over recent months is particularly evident. Operating profit, excluding restructuring costs in the third quarter of this year, was SEK221m ($33m). This is SEK608m ($91.5m) above the same period last year. “An important factor in the
Södra boss Lars Idermark: “Our earning capacity grew over the year”
improvement in earnings was the savings and efficiency measures that have been implemented, which total more than a quarter of a billion kronor to date this year. “A contributing factor to
the strong market growth for softwood sulphate pulp is our decision to close the plant at Tofte. The mill ceased production in August and this means capacity has been reduced by 375,000 tonnes per year,” Idermark added.
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