Tag: Iggesund Paperboard

  • Iggesund Paperboard receives environment and energy award

    Iggesund Paperboard, a leading producer of high-quality virgin fibre paperboard for use in the premium packaging and graphics sectors, received the Environmental and Energy Awareness Award Nov. 16 for its mill in Workington, England.

    The company was chosen as the winner for its contribution to the reduction in fossil fuel CO2 emissions resulting from the investment in the Biofuel CHP plant and its commitment to continuous improvement and sustainability. Iggesund received the award at the at the CN Group Business Awards.

    “We can be very proud of the award and what it recognizes in Iggesund Paperboard,” Jonny Lowe, head of HR at Iggesund Paperboard’s Workington Mill, said in a press release. “It is a reminder that we have achieved an enormous amount already in recent years. We still have some exciting developments ahead in this area and through people continuing to engage with identifying and proposing ideas and opportunities for our future energy and environmental improvements we will be able to maintain this progress into the future.”

    Iggesund was also recognized for showing a broad commitment to improving the impact on the environment through a dedicated and structured approach to maximizing its process efficiencies within the wider Pulpmill, Boardmachine and Finishing operations as well as for minimizing its process wastes.

    This is being exemplified by the ongoing work preparing for certification under the Energy Management Standard ISO 50001 to complement the existing Environmental Management Standard 14001.

    The award presentation was held at the Carlisle Racecourse, Cumbria, U.K., with around 250 representatives of the counties business community in attendance.
    Iggesund Paperboard is part of the Swedish forest industry group Holmen, one of the world’s 100 most sustainable companies listed on the United Nations Global Compact Index.

  • Iggesund expands services for Eastern Europe

    Iggesund Paperboard—Europe’s third-largest manufacturer of high-quality virgin fiber paperboard—is expanding its services for Eastern Europe by establishing a new freight terminal in Riga, Latvia, as well as a sales office in Moscow, Russia, to boost Russian sales. Construction of the two new facilities is part of Iggesund’s long-term plan to cultivate its delivery services on a global scale.

    “We need to be near the customer both in terms of deliveries and other services required by today’s customers,” says Rikard Papp, director Asia Pacific & Merchants Europe at Iggesund.

    Iggesund will also take part for the second time in the RosUpack exhibition, which will be held June 16-19 in Moscow.

    “The intense interest we met with last year convinced us that we should establish a sales office for the Russian market. It is a major market that definitely has room for a high-end product like [our flagship product] Invercote,” says Papp.

    Iggesund Paperboard’s terminal in Riga became operation in April, and the sales office in Moscow will be inaugurated in July.

     

     

     

  • Iggesund expands its presence in North America

    Iggesund Paperboard is expanding its distribution in the United States by making its flagship product, Invercote, available from coast to coast. The company has established an inventory position and sheeting capabilities in Pomona, California, USA, with the objective of making its flagship product—which is already available in more than 100 countries—readily available for quick-turn market demand.

    “We’ve been in the U.S. for more than 30 years, but our distribution footprint has been concentrated on the East Coast,” says Rickard Österlindh, president of Iggesund Americas. “Now is the time to increase our presence on the West Coast, where we know there is a density of brand owners who will appreciate the quality level we offer with Invercote.”

    Invercote is a niche product in the United States and is manufactured using a multi-layer construction that prevents it from cracking on the fold, unlike many domestically produced paper and paperboard grades.

    “Invercote’s unique attributes truly distinguish it from other products in the marketplace, and as such Iggesund will seek to identify applications where those properties add value,” says Österlindh. “That’s why we’re also reinforcing our U.S. sales organization by recruiting people who can help increase sales both in areas where we had no previous presence and those where we already have a position.”

    Iggesund will focus its sales and marketing efforts on premium packaging and graphical print applications, building on a previously established foundation of offset and digital print business.

    The company’s enhanced distribution efforts in the U.S. are part of Iggesund’s goal to become a unified global entity by strengthening its service platform outside Europe.