[MYTH vs FACT: Paper and cartonboard production is a major emitter of greenhouse gases 🌳➡️ FALSE!]

👉 In contrast to popular belief, the paper and cartonboard industry is one of the lowest industrial emitters of greenhouse gases, accounting for 0.9% of European emissions in 2021. Most of the energy used to produce paper and cartonboard comes from renewable sources, with a low carbon footprint.

📊 A few figures:

– Between 1990 and 2022, carbon emissions per tonne produced fell by 50% ;

– The European paper industry is the largest producer and user of renewable energy: 61% of its thermal energy comes from renewable sources, mainly biomass (60.5%) ;

– 54.6% of the electricity used by the industry is self-generated, with over 95% coming from cogeneration plants (combined heat and power);

– In France, the proportion of heat produced from decarbonised energy rose from 49% to 59% between 2005 and 2022.

🔎 Focus on La Rochette Cartonboard SAS:

✅ We produce the steam needed for our process using a biomass boiler, which in turn feeds a counter-pressure turbine to generate green electricity.

✅ In 2022, we carried out a carbon report with the support of the BPI (ADEME’s Bilan Carbone® methodology) to target a 30% reduction in our GHG emissions (scopes 1 & 2) by 2030.

✅ A photovoltaic farm project is underway to boost our share of green energy production and reduce our dependence on the grid.