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Torraspapel reinforces its commitment to sustainability on the occasion of world environment day
19/06/2008
June 19, 2008
On the occasion of world environment day, June 5 Torraspapel, belonging to the Lecta group company, joins this initiative contributing to the dissemination of the message and through concrete actions aimed at reducing the environmental impact of its activity. In the past two years, the company has reduced its specific emissions of CO2 9 per cent to 0.4 tons of CO2 per tonne produced. This significant decrease has been result of the adoption of various measures as the replacement of fuel-oil by natural gas, the improvement of processes, the implementation of projects of energy-saving plant and the priority of rail transport to road transport. Also, all the factories of Torraspapel carry out a control of emissions of CO2 and work in the improvement of the processes of energy efficiency to minimize the emission of these gases under the Kyoto Protocolthus contributing to the reduction of the greenhouse effect.
The firm also contributes to maintaining and increasing forests through the use, during the manufacturing process of the role of planted forests managed in a sustainable manner from cellulose and planting trees, true sinks of CO2, through reforestation projects and workshops of corporate volunteering.
In the past two years, Torraspapel has reduced their specific emissions of CO2 9% reaching 0,4 tons of CO2 per tonne produced.