Eco-Effective stories

Waste Water Treatment - Alfeld Mill

Changing the way we do things at the waste water treatment at Sappi's Alfeld Mill to save electricity.

'Give things a second chance’ - Gratkorn Mill

Because everyone, and everything deserves a second chance at Sappi's Gratkorn Mill.

Reducing PM1's energy consumption - Stockstadt Mill

Every year Sappi Stockstadt reduces its energy requirements by at least 2%.

Paper waste management - Paris Sales Office

‘Sustainability in Sappi France’ is the name used by a group of like-minded colleagues who have come together to improve the environment in which they work.

The flow of internal wood traffic - Stockstadt Mill

Simplifying the flow of internal wood traffic at Sappi's Stockstadt Mill.

Recycling plastic bottle tops - Budapest Sales Office

Raising money by recycling plastic bottle tops at Sappi Budapest Sales office.

Generate green energy with biogas - Lanaken Mill

Generate green energy with biogas at Sappi's Lanaken Mill.

Stronger, re-usable pallets - Hannover Sales Office

Stronger, more durable pallets carrier heavier loads and supporting the environment at Sappi's Hannover Sales office.

Optimising train loading capacity - Gratkorn Mill

Optimising train loading capacity and how an environmentally friendly project can reduce costs at Sappi's Gratkorn Mill.

Transparent energy consumption - Lanaken Mill

Reporting measures that make energy consumption transparent for everybody, involving all employees at Sappi's Lanaken Mill.

Saving energy without a cooling hood - Ehingen Mill

Producing our standard high quality paper without a cooling hood whilst saving energy and money at Sappi's Ehingen Mill.

The impact of changing a ferry port - Wesel Logistics Center

Changing ferry port and using a new warehouse has resulted in a faster, more flexible service, yet no increase in CO2 emissions by Sappi's Wesel Logistics.

How to use waste heat - Gratkorn Mill

Directing waste water through additional heat exchangers which supply four hectares of greenhouses while reducing CO2 emissions at Sappi's Gratkorn's Mill.

How to reduce wasted coating colour - Kirkniemi Mill

A minor investment to adjust pipes at Sappi's Kirkniemi Mill resulted in overall cost savings and a huge reduction in wasted coating colour.

Optimising our transport to reduce Co2 emissions - Wesel Logistics Center

Optimising our transport to reduce Co2 emissions at Sappi's Wesel Logistics Center.

Reusing pigments of coating colour waste - Stockstadt Mill

How to decrease coating colour waste by more than 85% at Stockstadt Mill.

Reducing Co2 emissions - Alfeld Mill and Wesel Logistics Center

By changing transport methods Sappi's Alfeld Mill and Wesel Logistics Center reduced CO2 emissions, costs, and shortened delivery times for it's customers.

Turn down the gas turbine to our actual needs - Maastricht Mill

An inlet bleed heating system enabled Sappi's Maastricht Mill to turn down the gas turbine to it's actual needs and reducing it's gas consumption.

Innovating to remain effective - Sappi Europe

How innovation helps Sappi Europe to challenge the status quo, to re-think the way we do things, and to find ways of being effective in an efficient way.

Ensuring better oil consumption management - Kirkniemi Mill

Identifying leaks at an earlier stage ensures better oil consumption management, less waste and reduced environmental risks at Sappi's Kirkniemi Mill.

Sappi = your neighbour programme - Gratkorn Mill

Sappi's Gratkorn Mill launched the “Sappi = your neighbour” programme to help nurture acceptance, trust and an overall understanding about what they do.

Contributing to the local eco-system - Budapest Sales office

How Sappi's Budapest Sales office contributed to jumpstarting the local eco-system by planting 100 saplings.

Improve the way water is used - Kirkniemi Mill

How software at Sappi's Kirkniemi Mill calculates the water balance status to support waste water flow management and the performance of the effluent plant.

Upgrading waste management process – Kirkniemi Mill

Simplified logistics around waste collection has also generated benefits with reduced traffic, improved safety and reduced logistic costs at Kirkniemi Mill.

Maintaining the local wildlife garden – Sevenoaks Sales Office

How Sappi’s UK team spent a day in the Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve helping to maintain the wildlife garden.

Encouraging children’s creativity – Budapest Sales Office

‘Recycled History’ is an innovative competition hosted and designed by Ipress Center in Vác, Hungary, to encourage children to investigate and recreate the history of their town through the medium of waste paper and board.

Challenging students to use paper – Budapest Sales Office

The “We are with you” drawing competition for Vac-based children and teenagers, run by Hungarian printing house IPress Center and supported by Garay Graphic Arts Studio, challenge students to think and draw on and about paper.