Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Cuts CO2 Emissions by 84%
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Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe, a German subsidiary of Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd., Japan, says that it takes the protection of the climate and environment seriously. New measures have been taken at the company's Flensburg, Germany, mill that will reduce CO2 emissions by 84%. This has led to the company becoming a new member of the German "Wirtschaft pro Klima" initiative.
The energy management system of ISO 50001 includes energy efficiency projects that form the key aspects of Mitsubishi HiTec Paper's company policy. The introduction of chemical flocculation of wastewater from the coaters before indirect discharge has led to a significant reduction in the specific power consumption from 8.5 to 1.3 kWh/m³ at the Flensburg mill.
Annual savings of 239,000 kWh is roughly equivalent to the electricity consumption of 70 average German households. This means the specialty paper producer has reduced CO2 emissions by 84% (source: German electricity mix 2012).
The "Wirtschaft pro Klima" initiative brings together German companies that are actively committed to protecting the climate. A commitment by senior management is the basis. In addition to this, members will have already taken at least one measure by which they have reduced CO2 emissions by 20% or more. They must also intend to take further action in the future, to further reduce CO2 emissions to reach the 2 degree target of the U.N. Climate Change Conference 2010.
The roughly 700 employees at Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe produce high-quality thermal papers (thermoscript), digital imaging papers (jetscript), carbonless papers (giroform), and label papers (supercote) at two locations in Bielefeld and Flensburg, Germany.
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