Industry News Shotton newsprint mill to be sold U


PM has signed an agreement to sell its Shotton newsprint mill site in North Wales, UK, and all related assets


to Eren Paper Ltd, a subsidiary of Modern Karton Sanayi Ve Ticaret, the containerboard and corrugated packaging business of the Turkish industrial conglomerate Eren Holding (“Eren”). The closing of the transaction is planned for late in the third quarter of, 2021. Eren’s plan is to integrate the


Shotton site into its existing business units and to make further investment at the site. All 190 employees currently working at UPM Shotton will be part of the transaction. Newsprint production is planned to


stop by 30 September, 2021, and Eren will take over responsibility for the mill as of, 1st October, 2021. While the concrete timeline for the conversion plans will be communicated by Eren, it is already known that the Renewable Energy Generation plant and Material Recovery and Recycling Facility (MRRF) will continue operations throughout the conversion process, corresponding to their role in the regional utility infrastructure.


“We are very pleased with this


agreement. It will provide a long- term future for the employees at our Shotton paper mill and a continued use of the site infrastructure. It will help UPM to further consolidate its newsprint production capacity while leveraging the value of the site and its assets. This sale will also support Eren in expanding its business in the UK market” says Winfried Schaur, Executive Vice President of UPM Communication Papers.


“The negotiations with Eren


have been transparent and fair throughout and we have agreed close collaboration over the coming months to support the transition with both internal and external stakeholders.” UPM plans to continue serving UK


newsprint customers also after the sale and will continue sourcing RCP in the UK. UPM and Eren have agreed to co-operate closely during the transition period to ensure a smooth transfer of the operations.


The transaction will reduce


UPM’s annual newsprint capacity by 250,000 tonnes and fixed costs by €30 million upon closing of the sale. The fixed costs reduction is in addition to the earlier communicated fixed costs savings impact of €130 million from actions implemented during H2 2020 and 2021. More information: UPM Communication Papers, Stakeholder Relations, tel. +49 821 3109 225, paperinfo@upm.com


Adagh Group achieves ISO 14001:2015 certification


Ardagh Group, Glass – North America, a business unit of Ardagh Group, announced that 13 of its glass production facilities and its Fishers, Indiana, headquarters have achieved ISO 14001:2015 certification. The ISO 14001:2015 registration


was recently updated from individual site certifications to a multi-site certification, so this is Ardagh’s first certification that includes its Fishers, Indiana, Glass – North America headquarters. This multi- site certification demonstrates that Ardagh meets the ISO standards at every level in the organisation.


ISO 14001 is a family of


environmental management standards advanced by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). ISO 14001 provides the framework to help organisations minimise their impact on the environment, comply with applicable laws and regulations, and work toward continual environmental improvement. “As part of Ardagh’s sustainability journey, we strive to implement robust environmental practices in our production facilities and our corporate office that deliver results,” said Conrad Winkler, President


and CEO of Ardagh Group, Glass – North America. “The ISO 14001:2015 certification reflects Ardagh’s commitment to environmental excellence and validates our best practices in minimising our impact on the environment, resulting in more sustainable and efficient operations.” Through this certification process,


Ardagh has monitored and measured key performance, evaluated results, improved operational controls and maintained regulatory, company and industry compliance. In addition to the ISO 14001:2015 certification, Ardagh has three


glass production facilities, located in Bridgeton, New Jersey, Dunkirk, Indiana, and Madera, California, that were awarded ENERGY STAR plant certifications, and an ENERGY STAR building certification for its distribution centre in Fairfield, California, from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). For more than 125 years, Ardagh has


been producing glass bottles in the U.S. and offers a selection of premium glass bottles and jars in a variety of colors, sizes, styles and finishes. More information: www.ardaghgroup.com


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