The Northwest Pulp & Paper Association (NWPPA) recently presented its 2016 Environmental Excellence Award to Port Townsend Paper, Port Townsend, Wash., USA.  The Port Townsend Paper mill has, during the past 10 years, reduced greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels by nearly 60%.

 

In acknowledgment of Port Townsend Paper’s performance: 

• Port Townsend Paper and Crown Packaging President Colin Fernie said that "three hundred employees of Port Townsend Paper accomplished this. We appreciate the recognition and are committed to continued environmental stewardship." 
• Crown Paper Group CEO Steve Klinger point7ed out that "when Crown Paper acquired the mill in 2015, we said we would invest to transform it into a high performing business. This award is a milestone in that transformation, and there are more milestones to come. We are optimizing our Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standard boiler. We are accelerating settlement pond remediation. We are converting to compressed natural gas. Port Townsend Paper is on an upward trend." 
• Association of Washington Business President Kris Johnson, said that the mill, "like so many Washington employers, is making great progress in reducing its carbon footprint. Great leadership." 

Formed in 1956, the NWPPA represents 13 member companies and 16 paper mills in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho on legislative and regulatory issues with special emphasis on environmental and energy policy. 

 

Port Townsend Paper produces kraft pulp, paper, containerboard, and specialty products by blending virgin and recycled fibers at its mill in Port Townsend. More information about the mill is available online.