Asia Pulp and Paper Group (APP) subsidiary Pindo Deli Pulp and Paper Mills is implementing Clean Manufacturing Program (CMP) to save energy and natural resources in its production of all its paper, tissue and packaging products.
The company is introducing the program into its manufacturing In collaboration with the IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative.
CMP is expected to result in reducing the energy requirement of Pindo Deli by at least 5% in the first year and further incremental savings in the coming years.
The program also supports the Indonesian Government's Nationally Determined Contribution, which includes an unconditional greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 29% by 2030.
APP Sustainability managing director Aida Greenbury said: “At COP22 in Marrakech this year, industry players were working hand-in-hand with NGOs, academics and governments to implement the Paris Agreement to work together to reduce GHG emissions, to support clean energy and implement circular economy."
APP plans to continue to implement the CMP for the next 12 months in a bid to identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency.
Greenbury added: “At APP, we are not only making efforts to reduce GHG emission through the implementation of our Forest Conservation Policy which aims to protect the natural forests and peatland in our supply chain, but we are also working hard to achieve our target through Clean Manufacturing Programs in our mills.”
CMP also allows the firm to implement measures to achieve optimal savings in energy use and CO2 emissions over the short and long term.
IDH Indonesia director Fitrian Ardiansyah said: “We hope this innovation can be easily replicated as the energy saved from the production process is in line with the aim to create environmentally friendly timber supplies, and feeds into the overall ambition to create a sustainable pulp and paper industry in Indonesia.”
