Ahlstrom receives FSC and PEFC chain-of-custody certifications for its Turin release base paper plant in Italy

   Moscow. Sep 09, 2008. /Lesprom.com/. Ahlstrom announced that its release base papers manufacturing plant of Turin, Italy, received certifications according to the chain-of-custody standards of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC).

The recognitions are in line with Ahlstrom's policy to support credible certification systems and to source from pulp suppliers which are either certified or in the process of being certified. They will enable Ahlstrom to supply FSC-labeled and PEFC-labeled release base papers depending on the availability of certified pulps.

With the Turin plant, the number of Ahlstrom units which achieved chain-of-custody certifications is now six.

The Turin plant is part of Ahlstrom's Release & Label Papers business area. The other Release & Label Papers units of La Gère, France and Jacareì, Brazil, will also undergo chain-of-custody certification audits in the coming quarters. All units already hold ISO 14001 and 9001 certificates.