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Smurfit Kappa expands its network of recycling plants


strengthening its recovered paper service. Smurfit Kappa Marlia will


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process around 15,000 tonnes of recovered paper a year and this is expected to increase to 25,000 tonnes in 2020. The new plant is strategically located in an area where 60 per cent of Italian containerboard and 90 per cent of tissue paper is produced. The Marlia depot works closely with the local council,


new recycling plant has been opened by Smurfit Kappa in the Tuscan region of Italy,


supermarkets and businesses to collect used paper and board which is transported to the Smurfit Kappa Ania Paper Mill in Lucca where it is used as raw material to produce new containerboard. Commenting on the new facility,


general manager Luca Mannori said: “We are delighted to have this new plant up and running, which is further evidence of our ongoing commitment to sustainable development and an important addition to the region.” Henri Vermeulen, vice president


Pulp Paper & Logistics


of Smurfit Kappa Recovered Paper, added: “Paper recovery is a key part of the circular economy. As part of our Better


Planet Packaging initiative we are using our long-term experience in recycling to develop even more sustainable packaging concepts.”


Take ownership of your destiny says DS Smith boss


More than 240 delegates, drawn from Members of the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI), engaged with experts on a range of industry- specific issues at the trade association’s Biennial Health, Safety and Industry Conference


July/August 2019


2019 held at Kenilworth in the Midlands of England on 9 July. Designed to encourage


discussion and the sharing of best practice, the event focused on health and safety, with a wider industry programme running alongside that included topics


such as energy, environmental, diversity and supply chain. Miles Roberts, group chief


executive of DS Smith, set the tone of the conference with an opening keynote address during which he urged the industry to take ownership of its own


destiny, to set aside commercial interests and work together on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Reducing carbon emissions and eliminating plastic waste were real challenges that need to be tackled today, and the paper industry was an integral


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