Committed to the environment
For a long time, paper was not produced in an environmentally friendly manner due to a lack of public awareness. Urs Hochuli, CEO of Arctic Paper, discusses environmental issues and FSC.
Awareness among the population has not been particularly high for a long time.
produced in an environmentally friendly way. This is no longer the case today. Thanks to
environmental regulations and thanks to a forward-looking approach by the
This situation has changed fundamentally for paper producers.
ww: Mr. Hochuli, can you briefly introduce Arctic Paper?
Urs Hochuli: Arctic Paper
is a privately owned paper group. Three paper mills
including their Munken, Arctic and Amber paper ranges are available under the
Arctic Paper umbrella brand.
ww: According to your brochure material, ecology and the environment are prominent themes at Arctic Paper ...
Urs Hochuli: The
is correct and applies to all Arctic locations. In the Swedish
Munkedal plant, which is one of the world's most environmentally friendly production
paper mills, Arctic Paper has established an environmental center and
shows on site what efforts are being made here to improve the
environment as much as possible.
ww: Environmentally friendly
Production is a key word in paper manufacturing -
sustainability (FSC) is another, currently even more topical one.
Urs Hochuli: Also
Arctic Papier sets the tone here. Many varieties in the paper range from
Arctic are FSC-certified. This guarantees that the
pulp used comes from sustainable forestry
and - most importantly - that we are responsible for the
Paper production also has sufficient FSC-certified pulp
have.
ww: Nevertheless, the share of FSC paper in the overall market is still relatively modest.
Urs Hochuli: The
is correct. However, this is also due to the fact that the increasing
Demand for FSC pulp currently not fully satisfied
can be used.
ww: In addition to two mills in Sweden, Arctic Paper also produces in Kostrzyn, Poland. What are the environmental standards there?
Urs Hochuli: This
plant is in no way inferior to the two Swedish plants and produces
also according to very ecological criteria. Kostrzyn is a
very modern production facility in terms of water consumption and
efficient cycles.
Interview: Jürgen Franck
