4 INDUSTRY NEWS
More forestry approved products from APP
by Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) following the award of Indonesian Forestry Certification Cooperation (IFCC) certification to over 300,000 hectares of APP suppliers’ plantations. The plantations in Indonesia with IFCC-PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) cover more than 300,000 hectares and are operated by two of APP’s suppliers in Riau province; PT Arara Abadi and PT Satria Perkasa Agung. More than 1,000,000 hectares of plantation area are also in the final stages of IFCC-PEFC certification, with certification
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larger range of PEFC certified products is being offered this year
anticipated imminently. This means that APP will be much closer to reaching its Sustainability Roadmap Vision 2020 target of 100 per cent of pulpwood suppliers achieving sustainable forest management certification by 2020 – significantly ahead of target. Aida Greenbury, managing
director for sustainability at APP, said: “Consumers increasingly demand sustainable and certified products. APP embraces all credible certification schemes, and is a member and supporter of the PEFC. We have been working hard to help develop the Indonesian national sustainable forest management certification, and have helped to ensure that it is fully aligned with globally
recognised standards, because we recognise that independent assurance of sustainable forest management is very important for our customers. Through our work to support the development of the IFCC, its endorsement by the PEFC and the hard work of our suppliers in meeting the IFCC’s international standards, we have achieved this goal. “This is now the third
year of the implementation of our zero deforestation commitment. In combination with this commitment, this certification means buyers from APP can be assured that not only are APP’s products of high quality, but that they are certified, traceable and support sustainable forest management across Indonesia.”
DiamondPak’s South Wales corrugated acquisition
UK specialist corrugated packaging company DiamondPak has acquired its local South Wales competi tor Atlanti c Box. The move will give DiamondPak, whose client list includes Barclays, John Lewis, Pets at Home and Celti c Manor added capability to off er the fullest range of products in the UK. Russell Davies, managing
director of DiamondPak, said: “At DiamondPak we are geared up to larger run orders of up to
July/August 2015 Russell Davies, managing director of DiamondPak
half a million units at a ti me, while Atlanti c Box has focussed
on shorter orders of just a few hundred or less.
“With this purchase we have also acquired the specialist machinery to fulfi l those short orders, whilst not disrupti ng our producti on fl ows on our high speed machines.” Atlanti c Box, which was set up in 1986, will close its premises in Dunball Road, Cardiff , and machinery will be transferred to DiamondPak’s Pontypool site Atlanti c Box owner Matt hew Morris has transferred to DiamondPak as a commercial manager.
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News in brief
The Printi ng Charity marked the 150th anniversary of the granti ng of its fi rst Royal Charter with a recepti on held in London at St Bride Foundati on, whose theme was ‘looking to the future, building on the past’. Guests were taken on a walk through history with scenes presented by professional actors in ten of the Foundati on’s rooms including the charity’s founding in 1827 at the Kings Head Tavern, Poultry. An Adana printi ng press was set up so guests could print their own pledge of support for The Printi ng Charity.
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