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Smurfit Kappa raises funds for family charity


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murfit Kappa and the Simpson’s Memory Box Appeal (SiMBA) are using recycling in


the UK to raise funds for families that have lost a baby. SiMBA is inviting Glasgow businesses, organisations and individuals to bring their unwanted cardboard and paper to a newly-dedicated recycling skip at Smurfit Kappa’s recycling depot in Glasgow. Smurfit Kappa will make a cash


donation for every tonne of cardboard and paper material that is put into the skip at its Vermont Street premises. Business and personal recycling can all be included. “We are delighted to be supporting the great work of SiMBA,” said Alanna Greenaway, commercial manager at Smurfit Kappa. “Anyone in the local community can help this extremely worthy cause simply by


bringing unwanted cardboard and paper to our skip. It means a lot to us that together we can help those who have been affected by the loss of a baby.” “Losing a baby can happen to


anyone and it affects not only the parents but also friends, family


members and colleagues,” added Sara Fitzsimmons, executive director of SiMBA. “We are very grateful to Smurfit


Kappa for partnering with SiMBA. As a charity, we are also very aware of the environmental responsibility that we all have, so


SC magazine paper capacity to be cut by Stora Enso


Stora Enso is planning to reorganise its Kvarnsveden Mill in Sweden, with a proposal to shut down its PM8 machine. The paper maker is in discussions with employees because the closure involves the loss of 140 jobs. The PM8 machine has an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes of super-calendered uncoated magazine paper (SC) and the plan is for it to be shut


March/April 2017


down by the end of the second quarter of 2017. Annual cost savings of €12 million are expected by Stora Enso, which says one-off costs of €17 million will not have a material impact on its sales or earnings. Kati ter Horst, EVP of


Stora Enso’s Paper division, said: “We plan to reorganise Kvarnsveden Mill to ensure its competitiveness in the


structurally declining paper market. This plan includes the permanent shutdown of PM8, which, due to its small size and technical age, is unfortunately no longer competitive in the current market conditions. “We appreciate the efforts


taken by the employees, and regret that this plan would be necessary to support the competitiveness of Kvarnsveden Mill going forward.”


The closure will have no effect on the Stora Enso’s product range. In Europe, it continues to produce SC paper at Kvarnsveden Mill as well as at Maxau Mill in Germany and Langerbrugge Mill in Belgium. The group also supplies its SC customers from Dawang Mill in China. Production at Kvarnsveden Mill


will continue on two lines, PM10 for improved newsprint paper and PM12 for SC papers.


to be able to give our donors an option to recycle and raise funds is fantastic.” Cardboard and paper material supplied to Smurfit Kappa is recycled into brown paper which is used to make new packaging materials.


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