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Should we use recycled fiber in specialty products?
Last year Ahlstrom’s recycled fiber purchases constituted five per cent of the total fiber basket. We could certainly use more recycled fiber, but in which products? Specialties where neither hygiene nor extremely tight quality specifications are constraints are the best candidates. In the best case this is a win, both economically and ecologically.
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Higher LEED score with Ahlstrom wallcovers
The buildings we live and work in have a tremendous impact on the environment. The green building rating system called LEED assesses how green a building is. To help designers and builders maximize their LEED score, Ahlstrom’s environmentally friendly wallcover products feature recycled fibers and raw materials from rapidly renewable sources. In addition, they have low emissions.
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Tracking production waste in fine detail
A value chain of resource efficiency is beneficial, both environmentally and financially, for everyone. Ahlstrom is meeting the challenge with a waste reduction project that aims to reduce our total production waste level by two percentage points by the end of 2011.
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Effluent water helps trees grow in Mundra
Ahlstrom’s first manufacturing facility in India was inaugurated in May 2010. The 73 new Ahlstrom employees are committed to sustainable operations, and it was on their initiative that hundreds of trees were planted around the facility. The effluent water from the dry production process is now used to water those trees.
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Values redefined
Ahlstrom updated its values during the first half of 2010. Values form the foundation for corporate responsibility and they are at the very heart of Ahlstrom’s sustainability agenda.