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UPM awarded EU Eco-label certificate
UPM has been awarded an EU Eco-label certificate for all its bag and sack papers. The EU Eco-label certificate has been given for the products of UPM's Finnish paper mills Jämsänkoski, Tervasaari and Wisapaper mills.
“The EU Eco-label, also called EU Flower, is a proof of a product’s good overall environmental performance and thus low environmental impact. The EU Eco-label criteria cover the entire production process and include also the use of certified fibres. With the EU Eco-label, UPM wants to demonstrate that its papers meet comprehensive criteria and are environmentally sound,” says Ms Marja Tuderman, UPM’s Vice President, Environmental Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility.
To receive the EU Eco-label, paper producers must meet strict regulations set on emissions to water and air as well as reduce energy consumption. In addition, paper producers must meet a wide range of environmental and sustainability requirements. These include using recycled fibres or fresh fibres from sustainably managed forests. More than 10% of fibres need to come from certified forests.
The first UPM papers that applied for the EU Eco-label were office papers manufactured at UPM’s mills in Europe. Soon after that, also fine paper grades sold under UPM’s own trademark and made at Papeteries de Docelles (France), Kymi (Finland) and Nordland Papier (Germany), as well as UPM’s magazine papers were awarded the EU Eco-label.
