Myllykoski's Alsip mill received SFI CoC certification

   Moscow. Feb 04, 2009. /Lesprom.com/. Myllykoski's commitment to responsible fiber sourcing was strengthened when Myllykoski's Alsip mill, located in Alsip, Illinois, in January received SFI chain of custody certification.

Alsip mill produces coated printing papers for catalogs and magazines, using up to 97% recovered paper deinked fiber, the company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network. The other fiber is SFI certified purchased kraft. "Being able to track the source of the kraft pulp back to a sustainably managed source is important to our stakeholders," a company spokesperson says.

Myllykoski supports PEFC and FSC which both are international in scope, and SFI which is mainly in North America but recognized by PEFC. Myllykoski's mills in Germany, Switzerland, Finland and the United States consume about 2 million cubic metres of round wood annually. The company's own wood sourcing units are responsible for supplying wood to the mills. The wood is purchased from non-industrial private forests as well as from community and state owned forests.

The Myllykoski mills in Germany and Finland have PEFC and/or FSC chain of custody certification. Both MD Plattling and Plattling Papier recently achieved PEFC chain of custody certifications and the Plattling, Madison, and Alsip mills are currently also pursuing FSC certification.