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Sappi KirkniemiEMAS Statement

2018

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Contents

3 Foreword

4 Sappi Kirkniemi

7 Material balance

8 Environmental policy

9 Environmental management and organisation

10 Mill operations have diverse impacts on the environment

12 Responsible use of water and impact on watercourses

14 Emissions into the air and impact on air quality

16 Resurssitehokkuudella minimoidaan vaikutuksia

18 Fulfilment of environmental goals in 2018

19 Objectives for 2019–2021

21 Our goal is to be a great place to work

23 Together we will reach the best ever safety performance

24 Building wellbeing locally

26 Glossary

EMAS Statement 2018-2020

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Foreword

The Kirkniemi paper mill has been actively developing its environmental activities for decades. Sustainable development calls for responsible action in the management of environmental questions and in the use of natural resources, as well as social responsi-bilities and a healthy financial performance. Caring for the environment is an integral part of sustainable development and corporate responsibility.

In 2007, the Kirkniemi mill was among the first companies in Finland to obtain the EMAS certificate. This is our fifth full EMAS statement pursuant to the EMAS Decree. This statement presents key informa-tion about the mill’s environmental obligations and goals and the development of environmental work, as well as more extensive information about our work in promoting comprehensive corporate responsibility.

Investments in quality and efficiencyMuch has happened in the last three years. In 2016, we completed a major investment in paper machine line 3, the largest during its lifecycle. The investment made the quality of the paper machine line more consistent and improved its energy and cost effi-ciency.

In the autumn of 2017, Sappi launched the Galerie Brite Plus produced at the Kirkniemi mill. Kirkniemi’s research and development function listened to customers’ requests, resulting in a completely new product thanks to a new coating technology – a unique combination of high bulk and gloss. The investment also reduced the need for drying energy in the machine line.

In environmental work, we worked hard during this three-year period, in particular, to reduce solid matter loss to the effluent treatment plant and the content of the chemical oxygen-consuming substance in the mill’s effluent. We developed the mill’s environmental system to meet the requirements set out in the system standard renewed in 2015. An application to audit the paper mill’s environmental permit was submitted in the spring of 2016. The audit was based on BAT findings published in the autumn of 2014 regarding

pulp, board and paper manufacturing. The permit decision was issued in the spring of 2017. However, it is not yet legally valid due to appeals.

When the previous national energy efficiency agree-ment ended, the mill joined the new agreement at the end of 2016. We succeeded in fulfilling the goals set for the previous and current agreement periods.

Continuous improvement as an operating principle Continuous improvement means, above all, syste-matic and proactive operations that help to improve the satisfaction of customers and stakeholders and the engagement of personnel, prevent errors and waste, reduce costs, minimise environmental impacts and, finally, improve profitability and competitiveness.

The entire personnel are needed to build a culture of continuous improvement, and the entire organ-isation needs to be engaged to achieve the best possible success. To support this culture, we will launch a project in 2019 to help everyone use their whole skillset and continuously improve their way of working.

In occupational safety, we have also focused more on working together. By working in accordance with our safety slogan “Safety starts with me” and our shared golden safety principles, and by taking care of ourselves and others, we can have a safe place to work. Our goal is that everyone who works in Kirkniemi, both Sappi employees and our contrac-tors, can return home from work healthy and well.

I hope that this statement offers a comprehensive view of our mill’s operations and impacts. Open inter-action and close cooperation with you is important to us.

20 March 2019

Martti Savelainen Mill Director

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Paper Profile – information about our productsAll paper products manufactured at Sappi Europe mills have environmental Paper Profile product declarations. Paper Profile is a product declaration developed by European paper manufacturers, consisting of information and key figures related to the environmental aspects of paper products in a standardised format. The product declaration offers information about each product’s consistency, production-related emissions and the mill’s environmental system.

Sappi Kirkniemi

Products for the print mediaThe three paper machines of the Kirkniemi mill produce coated publication paper in a grammage range of 35–100 g/m2. The lightest product in the Galerie range, Galerie Lite, is particularly well suited for high-circula-tion magazines and high-volume catalogues. Galerie Brite is perfect for magazines and catalogues of various types. Galerie Fine is favoured for high-quality maga-zines, customer publications and catalogues. All Galerie products are also available as high bulk versions.

In 2017, Sappi launched the Galerie Brite Plus product, produced at the Kirkniemi mill. It is based on the new Spraytec coating technology. This enables a unique combination of high bulk and gloss in the product. Customers can select a lower basis weight, while main-taining the thickness and feel of their publication. The printed product is lighter, while less paper is needed in terms of tonnage. This enables lower production and distribution costs for customers. Galerie products are 100% recyclable. The EU Ecolabel was issued for all Kirkniemi products in 2014. Products carrying the EU Ecolabel meet strict requirements set for the environmental impacts caused by products.

Products are sold through the company’s sales network. Exports account for 96% of total production.

Wood is a renewable raw materialThe most important raw material for paper is renew-able wood and pulp components manufactured from it: chemical pulp, groundwood pulp and thermome-chanical pulp. Chemical softwood pulp gives the paper its required strength, and mechanical softwood pulp ensures good surface smoothness and premium optical properties. The Kirkniemi mill has systems to verify the origin of wood in accordance with international PEFCTM and FSC® standards. These ensure that the wood raw material is always harvested from sustainably managed forests.Other raw materials include: • fillers and coating pigments• binders and additives • water.

Pigments enhance paper printability. Additives are used to make the papermaking process more efficient and to improve various product properties. Water produces the chemical bonds required between wood fibres in the paper structure.

Sappi Kirkniemi manufactures high-quality coated magazine papers

efficiently and with respect for the environment. Kirkniemi is

part of Sappi Europe.


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Production processThe Kirkniemi mill comprises a pulping department and three paper production lines. The pulping department produces the groundwood and thermomechanical pulp (mechanical pulps) required in paper manufac-turing. Chemical pulp is mainly acquired from Finnish pulp suppliers.

In the production of mechanical pulp, wood is debarked in a debarking drum. Bark is combusted at the mill’s power plant to produce heat and electricity for the mill. Wood fibres are separated from one another using mechanical strain. Chemical pulp is bleached using hydrogen peroxide or dithionite. Chemical pulp is slushed in pulpers using water and mechanical strain.

In paper production, various pulps are mixed at specific ratios, and the fillers and additives required are added to form a compound where the water content is higher than 99%. The pulp compound is spread evenly on a water-permeable plastic fabric, i.e. the paper machine wire, where water is removed from the paper web and entered in circulation, assisted by suction. The wet paper web is compressed in the paper machine between felt and rollers, after which the water content of the paper is still higher than 50%.

In the drying section, water is evaporated using steam-heated drying cylinders. The heat used in drying is recovered and the water vapour is removed. The smoke-like mist that can be seen rising out of the paper mill’s chimneys is made up of this vapour. At the drying stage, strong bonds are generated between the paper fibres.

In the coating section, coating colour is applied to the surface of the paper. It is dried using thermal radiation and hot air, as well as drying cylinders.

At the finishing stage, the paper surface is smoothed and glazed using a matt or gloss calender. This is how coated paper gets the desired surface and printing properties. The final moisture content of the paper is about 4%.

In slitting, the parent roll is cut into narrower reels of a smaller diameter. In the packaging department, the reels are protected to endure the entire transportation chain from the mill to the customer’s warehouse.

Sappi Kirkniemi 2018Capacity: 750,000 tonnesProduction: 612,000 tonnesTurnover: EUR 470 millionPersonnel: 571

Pulp processing

Paper webforming

Drying

Coating

Calendering

Winding and cutting

Wrapping

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Energy from the mill’s power plantEnergy is produced from biofuels, coal and natural gas at the Kirkniemi mill’s own power plant. In 2017, asphaltene was added to the fuel range. The power plant produces process steam and some of the elec-tricity used at the paper mill. Some of the electricity is purchased from the national grid. Process steam is mainly used in drying wet paper webs. A significant part of the steam used in drying is recycled through the mill’s heat recovery units and is used in other applications, such as in heating process waters and paper machine facilities.

Electricity is consumed by various pieces of machinery and equipment. The use of electricity at the Kirkniemi mill is divided fairly evenly between pulp manufac-turing and paper manufacturing. Nearly 100% of the electricity used in the manufacture of mechanical pulp is converted into thermal energy and some of it is bound to the mill’s process water. Some energy can be recovered as steam, which can be used directly at the paper mill. As a result, the same energy circulates several times through different mill processes and produces the best possible benefits.

Use and processing of waterPaper cannot be manufactured without water. The mill is located by Lake Lohjanjärvi, the largest lake in Southern Finland. Water is taken for the mill from the lake, and water procurement does not compete with the intake of potable water. Water is used effec-tively by circulating it in the manufacturing process according to the counterflow principle. The volume of process water used at the mill is low, i.e. 9–10 m3/t. In addition to moving fibres and diluting raw materials, water is also needed for transferring heat, cooling, and washing facilities, machinery and equipment.

The effluent from the mill’s process is treated using internal and external purification methods. Internal purification uses ultra-filter equipment and disc filters for purifying paper machine white water and recovering fibres. For external purification of effluent, Kirkniemi has an effluent treatment plant which consists of mechanical, biological and chemical treatment steps.

Purified effluent is discharged into Lake Lohjanjärvi. Cooling and sealing waters pass in separate systems, and they are returned to watercourses. Sanitary water is conducted to the municipal purification plant.

Best available techniques (BAT)The European IPPC Bureau defines industry-specific reference documents. BAT reference documents for the pulp and paper industry (BREFs) include information about suitable BATs and a range of guideline values, for example, for effluent discharges.

According to the Environmental Protection Act, permit conditions set out in environmental permits are based on BREFs. The processes of the Kirkniemi mill and its power plant represent BATs, and their environmental performance is assessed by comparing their emission levels with the guidelines values set out in BREFs.


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Material balance

Input

Energy Fuel (GWh)Natural gas to energy production 41Natural gas to the coating process 83Coal 469Asphaltene 242Biofuels 203Share of biofuel 20.0%Energy consumption in productionElectricity 852 GWhElectricity specific 1.39 MWh/tHeat 590 GWhHeat specific 0.96 MWh/tHeating of buildings67 GWhFuels for industrial vehiclesDiesel 2.4 GWhLiquid natural gas 0.09 GWh

Raw materials and auxiliary chemicalsTotal wood supply (m3)Roundwood 640,000Wood chips 0Use of wood specific 1.05 m3/t

Total pulp (t, dry)Mechanical pulp produced 211,000Purchased chemical pulp 110,000Total pulp specific 546 kg/t

Other chemicals (t, dry)Pigments and fillers 246,000Binders 23,000Additives 13,000Total chemicals specific 478 kg/t

Fresh water intake (1,000 m3)Raw water intake from the lake 26,380Intake for cooling and sealing 20,712Cooling and sealing water specific 33.9 m3/tIntake as process water 5,733Process water specific 9.4 m3/tIntake as process water for the power plant 404

Size of the mill area112 ha

Personnel 571

Output

Emissions into the air Mill and power plantSulphur dioxide SO2 145 tSO2 specific 0.24 kg/tNitrogen oxides NO2 255 tNO2 specific 0.42 kg/tParticles 0.8 tParticles specific 0.001 kg/tFossil carbon dioxide 260,607 tCO2 fossil specific 426 kg/tCO2 biologenic 79,958 t

Industrial vehiclesSO2 0.002 tNO2 4.9 tParticles 0.38 tCO2 fossil 626 t

ProductsPaper production 611,841 tShare of certified fibre 87%

Waste materials (dry)Total waste 66,396 tTotal waste specific 112 kg/t Waste utilisation rate 99.9%Bark and sludge combusted 39,150 tShare of recyclable waste 57%Ash 27,640 tAsh specific 45 kg/tTotal landfill waste 17 tLandfill waste specific 0.03 kg/tHazardous waste 54 tHazardous waste specific 0.09 kg/tOther waste 1,530 tOther waste specific 2.5 kg/t

Discharges to watercoursesEffluent flow 5,457,000 m3

Effluent flow specific 8.9 m3/tChemical oxygen demand (CODCr) 1,328 tCODCr specific 2.17 kg/tBiological oxygen demand (BOD7) 57 tBOD7 specific 0.09 kg/tPhosphorus (P) 2.25 tP specific 3.7 g/tNitrogen (N) 19.2 tN specific 31 g/tTotal solid matter 442 tSolids specific 0.72 kg/t

The material balance gives an overall picture of the use of resources, the products

manufactured and emissions generated in 2018.

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Sustainable development calls for responsible actions in the management of environmental questions and in the use of natural resources, as well as social respon-sibilities and a healthy financial performance. Sappi Kirkniemi’s environmental policy and goal-based environ mental programme address the guidelines set for day-to-day activities in the sustainable development charter and environmental policy of Sappi Limited.

Environmental policy

The environmental policy of Sappi Kirkniemi

sets general goals and guidelines for the

responsible management of environmental questions and a

framework for setting environmental goals.

We are improving our environmental efficiency following the principle of continuous improvementOur goal is to reduce the adverse environmental impacts of our operations throughout the product value chain and lifecycle. We use a certified chain of custody management systems to ensure that renewable wood, our main raw material, comes from sustainably managed forests. By using raw mate-rials, water and energy as effectively as possible, we can improve our resource efficiency. We aim to use any waste and by-products generated in the production process as raw material or energy as fully as possible. We develop our products, processes and working methods in accordance with the principle of continuous improvement by using BATs.

We care for our environmental responsibilities togetherWe are a responsible place to work, where the occupational safety and health of our personnel, contractors and the environment take priority. Our goal is to ensure that we are ready and able to care for our environmental responsibilities. All

members of our working community are aware of their opportunities and responsibilities to affect the mill’s environmental efficiency. We also require our contractors and suppliers to bear their responsibili-ties for the environment.

We report our environmental work and collaborate openly with the stakeholders We are engaged in constructive and open cooperation with our stakeholders. We handle envi-ronmental questions openly with our customers, the authorities, other stakeholders and the public, and we publish environmental information about our products and production.

We fulfil our obligations set out in environmental laws and permits, and are committed to sustainable developmentWe monitor the development of the legislation and comply with our obligations set out in environmental laws and permits. We are committed to continu-ously, systematically and consistently improving the level of environmental protection, supported by the ISO 14001 and EMAS environmental manage-ment systems.


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Environmental management and organisation

Integrated management system supports continuous improvementThe Kirkniemi mill ensures the fulfilment of sustainable development and lower environmental impact and higher energy efficiency based on continuous improve-ment by using a systematic and consistent integrated management system. The Kirkniemi mill’s integrated management system consists of certified quality management (ISO 90001), environmental management (ISO 14001 and EMAS), energy efficiency (ISO 50001), occupational safety and health (OHSAS 18001) and CoC management (PEFC™, FSC®) systems.

The integrated management system defines respon-sibilities and procedures related to operations and systems, and it includes descriptions of the mill’s main and support processes, permanent guidelines and plans guiding day-to-day activities, as well as orga-nisational and job descriptions. Its integral parts also include risk management procedures and compliance with laws and regulations. The functionality of the integrated management system is assessed regularly using management reviews and internal and external audits conducted in accordance with standard requirements.

OrganisationThe mill needs to ensure that it complies with any obli-gations imposed on it from the outside and that it fulfils its internally set goals. According to the environmental policy of the Kirkniemi mill, every employee is respon-sible for the level of environmental protection and the fulfilment of goals set on the basis of their tasks.

The mill’s environmental manager or responsible persons appointed by the management act as special-ists in charge of the coordination, development and reporting of environmental matters. The mill director is responsible for environmental matters at the mill level. The mill addresses any indirect environmental impacts resulting from the procurement and transportation of raw materials and works with similar group functions.

1. PlanningThe most important environmental aspects are identified and selected, objectives are set for them, and new indicators are selected for monitoring performance.

2. ImplementationOperating methods for reaching the objectives set are agreed. These are documented in working and

operating instructions. The responsibilities of the organisation and different individuals are defined in order to meet the objectives.

3. AuditInformation produced by environmental

indicators and the fulfilment of the target values are analysed. The audit serves to identify the areas or functions that need to be developed. In addition, targeted internal audits are also performed.

4. DevelopmentThe development measures required (projects, investments, training) are launched, and instruc-tions and operating methods are revised as requi-red. Then, a new round of development is started by reviewing environmental aspects and objectives.

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The environmental policy is fulfilled by means of systematic work

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Mill operations have diverse impacts on the environment

The Kirkniemi mill’s functions have direct and indirect effects on the environment. The impact is minimised by using the best available techniques (BAT) and following sustainable operating methods.

Environmental aspects have an impact on the mill’s emissions, raw material and energy consumption and other functions that put strain on the environment.

Key environ-mental aspect Main environmental impact Measures to reduce the impact

Discharges to watercourses

Local impact south of Lohjanjärvi, eutrophication (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen demand (CODCr, BOD)

Compliance with the environmental permit’s emission limits*.Effective use and treatment of water, and continuous improvement.Oxidisation of basins in southern parts of Lohjanjärvi.

Management of incidental releases

Risk of direct environmental impact; emissions to water-courses, air and soil; odour and noise

Assessment procedures for environmental risks and an efficient execution of corrective measures when risks are observed.Preparation for incidents: technical solutions; monitoring; maintenance; training; instructions.Control measures: the mill’s fire brigade; internal rescue plan; effective and guided information flow.

Emissions to air Soil acidification (NO2, SO2), air pollution (particles), climate change (CO2).

Compliance with the environmental permit’s emission limits*.Improved energy efficiency, use of renewable fuels, emissions trading.

Noise Adverse impact on the imme-diate surroundings

Compliance with the environmental permit’s emission limits*. Continuous improvement: investments start from the principle that the mill’s ambient noise level does not increase.

Efficiency of manufacturing processes – material efficiency

Direct and indirect environ-mental impact: impact of raw material procurement; load on the effluent treatment plant; impact of waste management

Continuous improvement: effective use of raw materials; chemicals and water; minimised loss.Reduced landfill waste and maximised utilisation of waste and by-products.

Energy efficiency

Emissions to air, climate change

Energy efficiency agreement: contractual improve-ment objectives and implementation plan extending to 2025. Implementation and monitoring of energy efficiency measures (ISO 50001).

Transportation Indirect environmental impact (emissions to air, noise, energy consumption)

Transport planning, transportation in two directions, use of local transportation companies if possible to minimise transportation needs in the area.

Use of wood raw material

Local environmental impact (biodiversity, land use)

Use of wood raw material harvested from sustainably managed forests. Certified chain of custody (PEFC™ and FSC®) systems in place to verify the origin of wood and pulp and the amount of certified wood.

* The environmental permits of the Kirkniemi paper mill and power plant define threshold values for the effluent load, emissions to air and noise. Compliance with these values prevents significant environmental impact from being generated.


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Sappi Europen tehtaiden paperituotteista on Paper Profile -ympäristötuoteselosteet. Paper Profile on eurooppalaisten paperinvalmistajien kehittämä tuoteseloste, johon on koottu yhtenäiseen muotoon kyseisen paperituotteen ympäristöasioita koskevia tietoja ja tunnuslukuja. Tuoteselosteessa kerrotaan muun muassa tuotteen koostumuksesta, sen tuottamisen yhteydessä syntyvistä päästöistä ja tehtaan ympäristöjärjestelmästä.

Vesikuva

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Responsible use of water and impact on watercourses

The Sappi Kirkniemi paper mill and power plant have legally valid environmental permits, the provisions of which have been taken into account in mill operations. Furthermore, the mill and power plant have a currently valid water intake permit regarding Lohjanjärvi.

Loads on watercoursesDuring the last three-year period from 2016 to 2018, the Kirkniemi mill has largely fulfilled the obligations set out in its environmental permit. On some occasions, the mill has exceeded its phosphorus nutrient emissions. In addition, the monthly limit was exceeded once regarding chemical oxygen-consuming substance (CODCr) loads. The reasons for these excesses were identified and discussed with the supervisory environmental authority.

The mill’s use of water and the effluent load are in line with BAT levels, apart from solids contained in effluents, the level of which exceeds the threshold value set out in the BAT reference document. The content of solids in effluents increases in the chemical mixing phase at the effluent treatment plant when the removal of phos-phorus, the substance which consumes oxygen from effluents, and nitrogen is boosted to ensure that levels are below the tight environmental permit limits. This is referred to as a cross-effect.

Working to reduce loadsWith regard to CODCr, means to reduce loads from the mill to the treatment plant were studied in a two-year

cooperation project (Novel concepts for recalcitrant COD reduction) funded by Business Finland (formerly the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, Tekes) in 2016–2018. As the primary step to reduce CODCr loads, the mill will invest in changes in alkali used in bleaching mechanical pulp. This change will reduce the amount of organic matter dissolving from wood into effluent.

In recent years, the active use and development of the monitoring tool developed in 2015 for the manage-ment of the mill’s water balance has had an impact on the frequency of large flows to the treatment plant and reduced the rated effluent flow to the treatment plant. This in turn has impacted the management of loads to the treatment plant and its efficiency. The rated effluent flow of 8.9 m3/t fell below the BAT level of 9.0 m3/t in 2018. The treatment plant’s efficiency, CODCr reduction, was at an excellent level at 88% in 2016–2018.

Emissions to watercourses vs. permit limits in 2018

Emission para-meter Unit

Permit limit, mon-thly ave-rage

Permit li-mit, annual average

Realised annual average in 2018 Note

CODCr kg/d 6,000 4,500 3,637 No excess

Total phosphorus

kg/d 9 7 6.2 The monthly limit was exceeded three times

Total nitrogen kg/d 130 100 53 No excess

The 2018 annual reporting have been entered to the Environmental Administration’s database according to the permit conditions, and the specific authority has approved the reported information.

The use of water at the mill has been at an excellent level for decades. The state of Lake Lohjanjärvi has improved, and the mill’s watercourse loads

have reduced over recent decades even though production at the mill has increased at the

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Impact on watercoursesSappi Kirkniemi’s purified effluent is discharged to Osuniemenlahti located in the southern part of Lohjanjärvi. The discharge of effluent causes local environmental impact which is only detectable in the immediate vicinity of the discharge area.

Organic matter in effluent consumes oxygen resources when decomposing in a watercourse. The amount of phosphorus nutrients in effluent has an impact on the quality of water, since phosphorus is a minimum nutrient which restricts eutrophication. A very strict permit limit has therefore been set for the mill regarding the amount of phosphorus in effluent. Nitrogen has less significance for the water ecosystem than phosphorus. A significant portion of nutrient loads in the southern part of Lake Lohjanjärvi, more than 80%, comes with the flow from upper watercourses. According to the most recent balance calculations, the Kirkniemi mill has accounted for approximately 10% of total phosphorus loads in the southern part of Lake Lohjanjärvi and approximately 4% of nitrogen loads.

The mill’s cooling waters and effluents cause a slight increase in water temperature near the discharge points. The increase in temperature weakens the ice situation in the discharge areas. Overall, the mill has a very limited impact on the water quality in the lake. The mill participates in the annual monitoring of water quality in the area through the joint monitoring of the state of Lake Lohjanjärvi.

Oxygenation pumping remediates the state of the lakeThe bottom sediment has accumulated a large volume of nutrients as a result of natural process and anthro-pogenic loads. The disintegration of organic matter consumes the oxygen supply in the hypolimnion, which may release nutrients from the bottom sediment into the water. Basins in the lake have a natural access to oxygen-rich water through spring and autumn circu-lation. To improve water quality in Lake Lohjanjärvi, the Kirkniemi mill has been oxygenating the deep water in the southern part of the lake since 1986. The lake contains four oxygenation pumps.

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Emissions into the air and impact on air quality

Emissions are minimised through BATs and an improved energy efficiencyTo minimise the air emissions caused by energy production, we see to the good result and efficiency of combustion processes at the power plant, use effective emission reduction techniques in accordance with the BREF for energy production and care for the operating condition of purification equipment. Improved energy efficiency reduces the need for energy and, therefore, the emissions from energy production.

Limits have been set for the power plant’s air emis-sions in its environmental permits. In 2016–2018, the emissions were in compliance with the permits. The Kirkniemi power plant is the largest cause of nitrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide loads in Lohja. Fuel choices have resulted in higher sulphur dioxide emissions. In 2015, the mill started to use solid fuels as its main fuel in place of sulphur-free natural gas. The share of biofuel remained at 20% in 2018. During the first half of the year, dried horse manure was used in energy production in accordance with the test permit. On the basis of the test period, dried manure can be used as fuel at the power plant.

Paper and pulp manufacturing causes only minor direct emissions to air that do not have any impact on air quality in the immediate surroundings. The paper mill produces small volumes of carbon dioxides and nitrogen oxides through the combustion of natural gas in paper drying.

The Kirkniemi mill and power plant are within the scope of the EU emissions trading, and have all of the permits required. Emission declarations have been verified, and CO2 emissions pursuant to the Emissions Trading Act have been transferred.

Minor impact on air qualityEmissions from energy production are released through tall chimneys and are diluted efficiently, meaning that energy production causes fairly minor impact on the local quality of air. The mill participates in the joint monitoring of air quality in the area with other parties.

The power plant’s carbon dioxide emissions contribute to global warming but do not have any significant impact on the local air quality.

OdourSome wood-based volatile organic compounds (VOC) evaporate in pulp manufacturing. These can mainly be identified in the mill area as a recognisable wood odour. Small volumes of VOCs are released from pulp manufacturing, the wood field and the effluent treat-ment plant.

The manufacture of pulp and paper does not discharge any odorous sulphur compounds into the air. Odorous compounds may form at the effluent treatment plant in oxygen-free conditions.

Emissions to air from the Kirkniemi mill and power plant in 2018

Parameter Unit Paper mill Power plant Total

Particles (PM) t 0 0.8 0.8

Nitrogen oxide (NOx) t 8.3 246.4 254.8

Sulphur dioxide (SO2) t 0 145.3 145.3

Carbon dioxide, fossil (CO2) t 16,443 244,164 260,607

The majority of the emissions to air from the paper mill are

caused by energy production. The smoke rising from the

paper mill consists of vapour that returns to the ground

through rainfall becoming a growth factor in forests.


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The aim is to reduce the generation of odours by optimising production and effluent treatment plant processes, reducing the use of chemicals which may cause odour nuisances, and planning any odour-gene-rating activities thoroughly and distributing information about them in advance.

NoiseThe Kirkniemi mill causes noise of a varying level and quality in its environment. Limits for ambient noise have been set out in the environmental permits of the mill and power plant. The level and sources of noise are monitored regularly through ambient noise measure-ments and, if required, through noise modelling. The next ambient noise measurement will be conducted in 2019.

Most of the noise can be characterised as a steady low-frequency humming sound. In addition, there is various disturbing noise caused by wood processing, conveyors, vehicles and alarms. The ambient noise levels caused by the mill have not changed in recent years. All new processes and equipment are acquired so that the mill’s ambient noise level does not increase.

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Resource efficiency minimises impacts

We use natural resources efficiently and sparingly, mini-mise the environmental load caused by our production, and recycle efficiently. Our production processes have been developed so that we can manufacture more end products with fewer raw materials.

Continuous improvement of energy efficiency as an operational focus pointThe mill has been party to the national energy effi-ciency agreement since 2009, and it uses the ISO 50001 energy efficiency system to verify continuous improvement. Before joining the agreement, energy efficiency played an important part in developing mill operations. The goals set for the new energy efficiency agreement period, started in 2017, extend to 2025. The Kirkniemi mill’s energy efficiency goal is to reduce its total energy consumption by 7.5%. The mill has succeeded in reaching its energy saving goals. During 2016–2018, the most significant energy savings came through the investment in paper machine line 3. In 2018, the highest savings were achieved from investments in improved water sepa-ration in paper machine line 2.

Energy consumption is continuously monitored through specific energy consumption, meaning the energy required in the manufacture of each paper ton produced (MWh/t). In 2018, the manufacture of each paper ton required an average of 1.4 MWh/t of elec-tricity and 0.96 MWh/t of steam at the Kirkniemi mill.

Process efficiency enables us to reduce direct

environmental impact and minimises the indirect

environmental impact caused by the procurement of raw

materials and energy production.

Material efficiency saves costs and reduces environmental impactIn material efficiency, we are seeking the lowest possible solid material loss at the effluent treatment plant, and we aim to use water effectively by circu-lating it extensively in processes. We also aim to utilise all waste fractions generated at the mill instead of disposing it at landfill sites.

In 2018, material loss was 1.9% in production, being higher than the target level of 1.4%. Challenges were set, for example, by trial runs related to the develop-ment of a new product that resulted in elevated solid matter loss at the effluent treatment plant. Sources of loss were identified in 2018 in a study conducted by a Sappi manufacturing trainee. Systematic work to further reduce material loss will continue.

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Applications where large waste fractions can be utilised

Waste fraction Utilisation

Wood bark from the debarking plant Fuel at the mill’s power plant

Fibre sludge from the effluent treatment plant

Fuel at the mill’s power plantLand construction material in surface structures at landfill sitesManufacture of soil conditionersSoil conditioner

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Fuel at the mill’s power plant after thermal dryingManufacture of soil conditioners

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The amount of landfill waste has decreased by 95% in the last ten years.The mill does not have its own landfill site. Landfill waste is delivered to a licensed party outside the mill.

Material utilisation

Landfill disposal

Energy utilisation

Poltto ilman energiahyötyäProcessing hazardous waste without any utilisation

Yesterday’s waste is today’s raw materialThe mill generates approximately 60,000 tons of waste every year. Nearly 100% of all waste is utilised. In 2018, only 0.1% of all waste was disposed of. The majority of waste, roughly 95%, is made up of large waste frac-tions, i.e. power plant ash, effluent treatment sludge and wood bark, which are utilised in full. In recent years, the amount of ash has increased significantly after solids replaced natural gas in 2015 as the main fuel used at the power plant.

The paper mill has a comprehensive sorting system in which paper, cardboard, metal, wood, energy frac-tions, biowaste, landfill waste and hazardous waste are collected separately. The functionality of sorting is ensured by appointed persons responsible for waste management in each department. The functionality of the sorting system is also reviewed by means or regular, systematic and internal waste management audits.

Waste is delivered to operators with environmental permits for proper utilisation or disposal. The Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira has approved that fibre sludge from the effluent treatment plant be used as a soil conditioner.

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Fulfilment of environmental goals in 2018

Target Key figure and target value Status More information on page

Efficient waste sorting and utilisation Utilisation rate > 99%Mixed waste after sorting < 80 t/a

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Good management of environmen-tal risks: Identification of risks, analysis of non-conformity, and preventive measures No severe incidental releases

0 unexplained non-conformities causing disturbance at the effluent treatment plant

0 incidental releases

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Improvement of raw material efficiency and water management

Solid material loss in effluent < 14 kg/tEffluent flow < 9.4 m3/tDaily excess of effluent flow 210 l/s, monitoring

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Improved energy efficiency:Energy savings objectives for 2017–2025 according to the target programme

Energy savings 18.3 GWh 21.9 GWh 16

Compliance with environmental permit limits: Levels below the annu-al and monthly averages of emis-sions into watercourses set out in permit limits

CODCr < 4,500 kg/dPhosphorus < 7 kg/dNitrogen < 100 kg/d

3,637 kg/d6.2 kg/d**53 kg/d 12, 18

Air emissions from the power plant in compliance with the permit limits Emissions < permit limits Yes 14, 15

Effluent impact management Effluent emissions in accordance with BAT, excl. solids in effluent Solids in effluent < 0.8 kg/t

Yes

0.72 kg/t12

Efficient use of biofuel Share of biofuel > 23% 20.0% 14

CoC management Share of certified fibre > 70% 87% 4 *In 2016–2018, preventive environmental risk management was included in the day-to-day activities of the personnel more syste-matically than previously. However, one incidental release took place at the mill, in which a small amount of hydraulic oil entered the watercourse when an oil heat exchanger was damaged. The leak was discovered during a clarified water monitoring round. After it was localised, control measures were launched immediately, and the resulting impact remained low. **Monthly limit exceeded three times: The limit was exceeded twice due to challenges at the effluent treatment plant resulting from the hot summer. The situation returned to normal after the heatwave. In December, challenges were presented by a change in the quality of biological sludge at the treatment plant for unknown reasons. An unusual amount of sludge accessed the dischar-ge water, causing the permit limit to be exceeded.


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Objectives for 2019 – 2021

Our goal is to use raw materials, water and energy as effectively as possible. We ensure that renewable wood, our main raw material, comes from sustainably managed forests. We aim to use any waste and by-products generated in the production process as raw material or energy as fully as possible.

We monitor the development of the legislation and comply with our obligations set out in environmental laws and permits. Our goal is to comply with the very strict emission limits under all conditions.

We care for our environmental responsibilities together and work openly with our stakeholders. Our goals are the good management of environmental risks and zero incidental releases. In 2019–2021, we will invest

Target Key figure/indicator Target value

CoC management Share of certified fibre > 85%

Improvement of raw material efficiency and water management

Solid matter loss in effluentEffluent flow

< 14 kg/t< 9.4 m3/t

Improved energy efficiency:Savings objectives for 2017–2025 in accordance with the target pro-gramme

Energy savings:electricity, heat, fuel 18.3 GWh

Efficient waste sorting and utilisation Utilisation rate Mixed waste after sorting

> 99%< 60 t/a

Effluent impact management Effluent emissions in accordance with BAT, excl. solids in effluentSolids in effluent

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< 0.8 kg/t

Good management of environmental risks:Identification of risks, analysis of non-conformity, and preventive measures No severe incidental releases

Number of unexplained non-conformities causing disturbance at the power plant

Number of incidental releases

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CODCr

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< 4,500 kg/d (6,000)< 7 kg/d (9)< 100 kg/d (130)

Air emissions from the power plant in compliance with the permit limits

Emissions vs permit conditions In accordance with permit conditions

Environmental goals are based on the mill’s environmental policy and environmental

aspects. The goals can be measured, and their fulfilment is monitored

regularly.

in environmental training. We will increase our person-nel’s environmental awareness and offer more training opportunities. We are aiming for correctly timed infor-mation exchange with our stakeholders concerning current issues. All feedback related to the environment will be handled and responded to without delay.

The objectives set for the three-year period will be monitored annually. If necessary, they will be changed in accordance with the principle of continuous improvement.

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Our values

At Sappi we do business with integrity and courage, making smart decisions which we execute quickly, underpinned by an unrelenting focus on and commitment to safety.

I IMPROVE my safety attitude

Golden safety principles of Sappi Kirkniemi

I OBEY safety instructions

I ASSESS risks actively

I CARE AND INTERVENE unsafe behaviour

I TAKE CARE of housekeeping

I ALWAYS MOVE safely


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Our goal is to be a great place to work

One of Kirkniemi mill’s strategic goals is to be a responsible place to work, whose engaged personnel constitute a critical success factor. Our goal is to secure the availability of the workforce and the moti-vation, wellbeing and continuous development of our personnel. We aim to build a safe and healthy work environment and strengthen a collaborative work culture in which personnel are eager to develop their own work and ways of working and to carry out their tasks in the best possible manner. Four factors have been defined as cornerstones of wellbeing at work: motivation, competence, a well-functioning working community, and health and the ability to work.

Engaged personnel To us, a responsible workplace means, among other things, that all employees are treated fairly and that safety always comes first. We have trained our supervisors systematically since 2015 using the ROI (Rohkea (Bold) – Oikeudenmukainen (Fair) – Innostava (Inspiring)) programme. The goal of systematic training is to establish a shared set of rules for supervisors that enables safe and agile operations.

The engagement of personnel is measured at Sappi every other year with a survey that allows all members of the personnel to give feedback. Themes in the survey include safety and wellbeing, development and oppor-tunities to have an impact, a Code of Ethics and values, supervisory work, flow of information and engagement. In the previous survey conducted in 2017, the response rate was 73%. On the basis of the survey results, we launched both mill- and department-specific actions to further develop our workplace.

We will provide our personnel with opportunities to systematically impact the development of their work. We will launch a project in the spring of 2019 to build a culture in which everyone can use their whole skillset and to continuously improve their way of working. This new working method will be developed with the personnel, shop stewards and members of the mill management, supported by the management of Sappi Europe.

CompetenceThe personnel’s engagement and motivation are also maintained by developing their competence. Performance appraisals are an important tool for super-

visory work, developing and monitoring the person-nel’s competence and engaging in interaction within the working community. In addition to defining goals and job descriptions, supervisors are also instructed to discuss employees’ wellbeing and development oppor-tunities. During performance appraisals, a personal development plan is prepared for each employee. Its purpose is to support the maintenance and growth of everyone’s professional skills. Development takes place when working and by learning from other members of the working community. The goal for training days is three days per person per year. The number of training days has increased in the last three years, and there were 4.8 days per person in 2018. Sappi also supports independent competence development, i.e. degree-based studies alongside work.

Study opportunities improved with the launch of Universe in 2017. It is a digital learning platform for the entire personnel of Sappi Europe. It allows personnel to study, for example, languages, leadership, continuous improvement, IT or environmental and occupational safety. The platform offers an entirely new approach to personal development that is independent of time and place.

Performance appraisals in 2018White-collars: 100% Blue-collars: 82.1%

Training days per person2016: 3.8 days per person 2017: 4.3 days per person 2018: 4.8 days per person

We aim to ensure a safe and healthy work

environment and build a collaborative

work culture.

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Knowledge transfer and workforce securitySome 40% of Kirkniemi mill personnel are over 50 years of age. This means that we will need different types of new talent to replace retiring employees. In addition to ensuring personal development, we see to the knowledge transfer by training existing personnel in good time to prepare for more demanding tasks.

We are engaged in cooperation with educational insti-tutions to improve the availability of new talent in the industry. We arrange visits to the mill for students, offer lectures at educational institutions and participate in student recruitment events. Furthermore, we are party to the national “Mahdollisuuksien metsä” (The Forest of Opportunities) school campaign of the Federation of Finnish Forest Industries, in which we visit schools to talk to 9th graders about the forest industry and its many career opportunities.

In the spring of 2019, an internship programme for process industries will be launched at the mill. As a result, employees selected for the programme will be able to complete vocational or basic studies in process industries alongside their work.

Sappi Code of EthicsThe Sappi Code of Ethics guides our decision making, operations and how we behave at work. Its purpose is to ensure that a single set of ethical principles is followed throughout Sappi. The Sappi Code of Ethics includes guidelines regarding safety and health, environmental protection, competition and trade laws, data protection and the prevention of fraud and corruption. The Sappi Code of Ethics was last revised in 2016, after which the entire personnel completed online Universe training. All Sappi employees are required to read the Sappi Code of Ethics, comply with it and report any non-conformances.

Health and the ability to workAn ageing personnel, tasks that partially cause phys-ical loads, working hour arrangements and personal habits have been identified as challenges to wellbeing at work. Our goal is that everyone can work until their retirement and be healthy when they retire.

We have invested in our personnel’s health and ability to work by following an early support model. This was developed by the employer, personnel representatives and occupational healthcare services in 2012. It aims to maintain a high ability to work and enable employees to cope at work in the best possible manner. The widely accepted model provides all parties with a shared set of rules to agree practical procedures as early as possible.

We support our personnel’s independent wellness activities in various ways. Every year, we allocate 2% of savings based on continuous improvement ideas for employee wellbeing presented by our personnel. Last year, this was used to acquire culture and exer-cise vouchers. The mill has a gym which is available to personnel. In addition, Sappi Kirkniemi supports the activities of ten personnel and pensioner clubs every year.

Wellbeing was our theme in 2017. We used monthly changing themes and interactive campaigns to engage personnel in assessing and supporting their wellbeing. Themes included general health, hobbies, spontaneous informal physical activity, nutrition, human relationships, attitudes, narcotic substances, stress management, sleep and rest, good manners and cooperation in the workplace. We also launched three wellbeing programmes using external special-ists. A total of 48 people participated in these one-year programmes on weight control, increased physical activity and stress management. We also offered help to people trying to give up smoking.


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Together we will reach the best ever safety performance

Our objective is zero accidentsIn 2018, the accident frequency at the Kirkniemi mill fell to a third of what it was in the previous year. The year included an excellent accident-free period of roughly eight months and more than 600,000 working hours.

During that time, we succeeded in two areas in particular: we took care of the safety of our summer employees and we prevented the expected accumu-lation of accidents in the autumn. We already identified the safety attitudes of our summer employees at the selection stage. We underlined safety factors during induction and guidance, as well as during regular work until the end of the employment relationship. Our more experienced employees were in a key position to take care of their younger colleagues.

We were able to steer clear of the most challenging period of the year by launching significant campaigns and by increasing the awareness of all Kirkniemi employees. The accidents that had occurred in previous years were highlighted in all possible instances, such as in the mill director’s briefings, toolbox meetings and the safety meetings of department safety representa-tives and department heads.

Cornerstones of success During the year, we implemented the mill’s safety slogan and six golden safety principles defined with the personnel.

We expanded the use of the Bradley Curve, using which organisations can assess their development stage on the basis of individuals’ practical activities. All Kirkniemi employees will be placed on the curve in accordance with their attitude towards safety. On the basis of this assessment, we will define actions to focus even more on a shared safety culture. Our goal is that everyone participates in operational development, that we all bear responsibility for one another and that safety is our shared value, seen and heard in our workplace.

At the same time, we also focused on safety manage-ment and day-to-day activities. Continuous risk assessments, behaviour-based safety (BBS) audits, different monthly safety themes, the improved processing of safety observations in the safety infor-mation system and a higher level of cleanliness and orderliness formed the basis of safe working.

Safety needs to be remade every dayA high level of safety should not be taken for granted. The safest year at the Kirkniemi mill was 2015, when our accident frequency was 3.3. In 2017, the corresponding figure was 8.1. Maintaining the level of safety requires actions from every member of the working community every day.

More cooperation in 2019In 2019, we will shift our safety focus more towards working together. In practice, this means that• we will continue the safety meetings of department

safety representatives and department heads led by the mill director,

• we will expand the group of BBS auditors, and• we will put our golden safety principles into prac-

tice together.Our goal is that everyone who works in Kirkniemi, both Sappi employees and our contractors, can return home from work healthy and well.

The safety of our personnel, contractors, visitors

and our neighbourhood is vitally important to us.

The focus of the continuous improvement is on building a

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Building wellbeing locally

We provide employment directly and indirectlyAlthough Kirkniemi is part of the global Sappi Group, the mill also produces significant local financial and social impact.

As the largest private employer in Lohja, we employ 570 people directly and give summer jobs to some 90 people every year. An average of 80 contractors work in the mill area every day.

We purchase products and services from 350 local suppliers, which has a positive impact on the local economy. Finnish companies account for roughly 75% of our supplier base.

We work actively with our stakeholders• We are engaged in an open and responsible inter-

action with all our stakeholders and in close inter-action with our local stakeholders.

• We actively communicate safety-related matters, in particular, to our personnel and other stake-holders.

• We invite our neighbours and our personnel’s guests once a year to visit our mill.

• We communicate proactively with local media.• We release mill news in our social media channels.• We are a member of the Lohja region’s environ-

mental cluster, a cooperation and learning network established by regional companies, municipalities and associations.

• We participate in local and student recruitment events.

• We work with educational institutions, for example, through mill visits and lectures.

We support local communitiesWe support the activities of local communities and student activities through sponsorships and dona-tions. We focus on the sporting and cultural pastimes of local children and young people, cultural activities, activities that promote safety, national university students in forest and process industries and the “Lohikalat Karjaanjokeen” (Migratory fish in River Karjaanjoki) environmental project.

In 2016–2018, our personnel donated EUR 45,900 from their own salaries and fees to local children and young people who need help. The donations were distributed via local associations, such as Hope Lohja and Save the Children Lohja.

Building and maintaining close relationships

with local stakeholders are important to us.

We are working closely with other parties

in our municipality.

Lohikalat Karjaanjokeen projectThe Association for Water and Environment of Western Uusimaa coordinates actions in the Karjaanjoki water-course to build fish passages, to recover freshwater pearl mussel populations and to restore migratory fish. These actions are part of the Freshabit programme which is one of the European Commission’s extensive projects to help resolve environmental problems.

The project has four goals: • To build fish passages and to restore migratory fish• To recondition living areas to increase migratory fish and freshwater pearl mussel populations• To improve the quality of water• To improve flood control• The construction of a fish passage through the two lowest power plant dams started in May 2018 and

will be completed during 2019.

According to Sappi’s principles of sustainable development, we support biodiversity. The project helps us to do our part in revitalising an important watercourse.


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In 2018, the global Sappi safety event had

55 visitors from the mill’s neighbourhood.

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Glossary

BOD7 (Biological Oxygen Demand) indicates the amount of oxygen consumed by rapidly decom-posing organic compounds contained in effluent in a seven-day period when decomposing in a water system.

Business Finland is a business entity consisting of a funding unit, which provides internationalisation and financial services for companies, and a company which carries out customer functions.

CO2 (carbon dioxide) is a product of burning carbon. Carbon dioxide appears naturally in small contents in the earth’s atmosphere. Carbon dioxide emissions emitted by humans are generated by traffic, energy production and industry. Carbon dioxide is a signifi-cant greenhouse gas, accelerating global warming. Plants use it as raw material in producing organic compounds, i.e. in photosynthesis.

CODCr (Chemical Oxygen Demand) is a method for measuring the chemical oxygen consumption of effluent. It shows the total amount of all organic matter in effluent – both biodegradable and non-biodegrad-able.

EMAS (Eco Management and Auditing Scheme) is a voluntary environmental management and auditing scheme based on EU directives. EMAS requires an environmental management system and the regular publication of statements.

Phosphorus (P) is a vital element for flora and fauna that is also found in wood. Phosphorus compounds serve as nutrients. In water, excessive phosphorus may cause massive algal growth, which can lead to oxygen depletion in the algal decomposition process.

FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council) is a forest certifi-cation system which promotes responsible, socially useful and financially profitable forestry considering the environment.

ISO 14001 is an international environmental standard. It is part of the general management system which consists of organisational structures, planning func-tions, responsibilities, procedures, practices, processes and resources for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing and maintaining environmental policies.

ISO 9001 is an international quality management system standard.

ISO 50001 is an international energy management system standard which offers methods for improving energy efficiency, reducing costs and improving the efficiency of energy operations.

Solid matters include the fibre, fillers and coating agents contained in effluent. After biological purification, solids in wastewater consist mainly of sludge particles that have been released from the purification process.

Fibre clay is a moist by-product containing paper raw materials, fibre and pigments. Fibre clay is formed in preliminary clarification of effluent, and can be used in land construction to produce a waterproof and rupture-resistant structural layer.

Forest certification system contains standards, guidelines and rules for covering good management and use of forests, the verification of wood origins and the certification procedure. In forest certification, an impartial body issues a written statement, indicating that operations in the forest to be certified are in accordance with the guidelines and rules. There are several systems and their use varies geographically.

NOx, i.e. nitrogen oxides, are gases produced during combustion. Nitrogen oxides accessing air through combustion gas emissions from energy production, the industry and traffic can form nitrous acids in moist air which can fall down as acid rain. Acid rain increases eutrophication.

OHSAS 18001 is a standard applied to the occupa-tional safety and health management system.

PDCA (Plan–Do–Check–Act) refers to a continuous improvement system. Plan refers to planning, Do to implementation, Check to assessment, and Act to development.

PEFCTM (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes) is the most common forest certification system globally. It promotes ecologically, socially and economically sustainable forestry. The system is the most applicable to the Finnish family -owned forestry system.


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Pigments are powdery substances, such as clay and calcium carbonate (lime) that are used in paper coating, among other things.

Chain of Custody (CoC) refers to the verification of the origins of wood pursuant to the forest certification systems. It indicates the share of certified wood in the raw material.

Incidental release is a severe, sudden and unplanned emission which can lead to adverse environmental impact outside the mill or cause the permit limits to be exceeded.

SO2, i.e. sulphur dioxide, is generated when burning fuels that contain sulphur. When reacting with moist air, sulphur dioxide generates sulphuric acid, resulting in acid rain and acidification. Acidification damages the ecosystem.

Nitrogen (N) is a vital element for flora and fauna that is also found in wood. Nitrogen compounds serve as nutrients. When dissolved in water, excessive nitrogen may cause massive algal growth, which can lead to oxygen depletion in the algal decomposition process.

Ultra-filtration is a membrane filtering method which separates high-molecular compounds from low-molecular ones.

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Sappi Europe is the leading European producer of coated fine paper used in premium magazines, catalogues, books and high-end print advertising. Sappi Europe’s head office is located in Brussels, Belgium. All Sappi Europe mills are ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 and OHSAS 18001 certified. The mills hold chain-of-custody certification under the FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) and/or PEFCTM (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) schemes.

Sappi Europe is a division of Sappi Limited (JSE), a global company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with 12,500 employees, production in nine countries on three continents, sales offices in 50 countries and customers in over 100 countries around the world. Learn more about Sappi at www.sappi.com.

As an accredited environmental verifier (FI-V-0001), Inspecta Certification has examined the information on the environmental management system and EMAS statement of Sappi Finland Operations Oy, Kirkniemi mill. On the basis of the examination, on 26 March 2019 the environmental verifier has confirmed that the environmental management system and the Finnish environmental statement are in compliance with the requirements of the EMAS Regulation (EC) No. 1221/2009. The verification concerns only the version in Finnish.

The EMAS statement of the Kirkniemi paper mill is published in Finnish and in English. The EMAS statement is available in PDF format on the Sappi website at www.sappi.com. Please send any feedback and questions to the environmental manager via e-mail to [email protected] or by calling +358 10 464 2116.

Sappi EuropeKirkniemi millPikkukyläntie 808800 Lohja

Tel. +358 10 464 2999www.sappi.com

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