ENVIRONMENTAL performance in 2012

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1 ENVIRONMENTAL performance in 2012 UPM Augsburg

2 UPM leads the integration of bio and forest industries into a new, sustainable and innovation-driven future. Our products are made of renewable raw materials and are recyclable. UPM consists of three Business Groups: Energy and pulp, Paper, and Engineered materials. The Group employs around 22,000 people. UPM is present in 67 countries and have production units in 17 countries. UPM s annual sales exceed EUR 10 billion. UPM s shares are listed on the Helsinki stock exchanget. UPM The Biofore Company UPM Augsburg UPM Augsburg is sited near the centre of Augsburg, a Southern German town at the confl uence of the Lech and Wertach rivers. The site was founded in With a workforce of approximately 450 people at the mill, UPM Augsburg produces up to 500,000 tonnes per annum of uncoated and coated supercalendered printing paper in reels for magazines, advertising supplements, publicity booklets, sales literature and mail order catalogues. Groundwood pulp, recovered paper, chemical pulp and pigments are used as raw materials for paper production. The virgin fi bre raw materials in use are exclusively from sustainable forestry. The water required for the production process comes from deep wells on the mill site. The effl uents are cleaned in Augsburg s municipal treatment plant. UPM Corporate ENVIRONMENTAL statement 2012 UPM pulp and paper mills This Environmental Performance Statement is a supplement to the joint Environmental Statement of UPM s pulp and paper mills (available at and provides millspecific environmental performance data and trends for the year The supplement and the joint Environmental Statement together form the EMAS Statement. The next joint Environmental Statement and the next supplement for UPM Augsburg will be published in the spring of The Augsburg site is also home to a part of UPM s head offi ce (Augsburg Offi ce). The steam required for the papermaking process and a corresponding amount of power are generated in a combined heat and power plant operating on natural gas. The remainder of the mill s power needs is supplied via the national grid. Production capacity approx. 500,000 tonnes per annum Personnel 2012 Augsburg Mill approx. 450/Augsburg Offi ce approx. 250 Products Magazine papers (SC and LWC): UPM Ultra UPM Matt UPM Cote UPM ReCat UPM Max UPM Base 1.1. Certificates Quality Management System: ISO 9001 Environmental Management System: ISO Occupational health and safety: OHSAS Energy: Chain-of-Custody: PEFC and FSC The certifi cates can be found at > Responsibility > Principles and Performance > Certifi cate Finder. Certificates Augsburg EMAS Mill and Augsburg Office: Environmental labels European Ecolabel (EU Flower) for copying and graphic paper FI/11/001 PEFC/

3 Environmental performance in 2012 In papermaking, environmental care is an integral part of our day-to-day working lives. UPM Augsburg has been working with an integrated management system for quality, environment and occupational health and safety since 1997 and we have been reporting under EMAS (the EU s Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) since that year in order to systematically promote responsible environmental work. Also in 2012 we implemented an energy management system and successfully completed its certifi cation according to ISO just within the company, but also in our co-operation with customers, suppliers, authorities and the general public. As a company of the Finnish UPM Corporation we are committed to conserving the environment, continually optimising our production processes in order to minimize the impact of our operations on the environment and, very importantly, on the local community around our mill. Also in 2012 we undertook regular measurements of noise and airborne emissions from the mill and we are happy to report that our discharge levels were not just in compliance with, but usually well below the limit values. All complaints were followed up immediately. In 2012 there were no substantiated complaints from neighbours. In order to further improve its environmental performance, UPM launched a groupwide Clean Run campaign in All UPM mills are audited to assess the quality of their environmental work and determine any necessary action. In addition, all staff are informed about environmental issues relating to the mill. Each year, we set detailed new quality, environment, occupational health and safety and fi re prevention targets. We especially welcome suggestions for improvement from the ranks of our employees. Their long-time experience thus contributes actively to the achievement of our targets and to the further development of the management system. We actively work on regularly improving our environmental performance not Wolfgang Ohnesorg, General Manager Eva Winkler, Manager OHS and Environment 3

4 Air Effl uents Energy generation is the main source of emissions from paper mills. Emissions can be reduced by the appropriate choice of fuels and combustion technology as well as fl ue gas purifi cation. In 2012 the limit value for CO emissions was exceeded for a short time. Appropriate counter-measures were taken in agreement with the authorities. UPM Augsburg has set itself the target of further reducing CO 2 emissions by effi - cient energy use. The water for the production process is drawn from deep wells on the mill premises. Virtually continuous water recycling within our systems reduces water use. Cooling water is taken from the Lech river. Part of the process water evaporates as the paper sheet dries. We recover and reutilise as much as possible of the thermal energy contained in the exhaust air. The remainder is discharged into the air as water vapour. Mill effl uents are discharged to the municipal treatment for purifi cation. In 2012 the effl uent load was in two instances for a short time slightly too high (temperature and solids load). Appropriate counter-measures were taken in agreement with the authorities. FOSSIL CARBON DIOXIDE, CO 2 kg/t paper, development in % EFFLUENT VOLUME m 3 /t paper, development in % AOX, ADSORBABLE ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS mg/l EMISSIONS FROM THE CHP PLANT 2012 Limit value (mg/nm 3 ) Mean value measured (mg/nm 3 ) CO NO X TEMPERATURE C Limit value 4

5 Waste In line with the principle of closed-loop recycling, the majority of production residues is recycled. Hazardous wastes are forwarded to licensed waste disposal contractors and disposed of in compliance with the relevant statutory requirements. UPM Augsburg strives to maintain the recovery rate of solid residue, which presently stands at 99.9 %, on its current high level. RECOVERY RATE %

6 Environmental parameters 2012 The fi gures related to production as well as raw material and energy consumption are published as aggregated fi gures on group level in the UPM Corporate Environmental Statement Production capacity Paper 500,000 t Raw materials and additives Energy Emissions to air Water intake Discharges to water Waste* Size of mill area *incl. moisture Recovered paper Round wood Chemical pulp Pigments Process chemicals Operating supplies Fossil fuels Purchased power Carbon dioxide, CO 2 (fossil) Nitrogen oxide, NO X Carbon monoxide, CO Process water Cooling water Effl uent volume COD BOD 5 Phosphorus Nitrogen (inorganic) AOX Total waste volume of which Fibre residues Deinking residues Wood residues Other waste Recovery rate Hazardous waste See UPM Corporate Environmental Statement for more information See UPM Corporate Environmental Statement for more information 122,000 t 56.6 t 6.8 t 5,082,000 m³ 16,532,000 m³ 3,402,000 m³ 9,131 t 5,109 t 15.9 t 51 t 0.7 t 134,000 t 100,000 t 1,800 t 31,200 t 1,000 t 99.9% 141 t 22 ha COD: chemical oxygen demand BOD: biological oxygen demand AOX: adsorbable organic halogen compounds 6

7 Performance against targets in 2012 TARGETS Energy Reduce specifi c energy consumption for groundwood pulping by 50 kwh per tonne of groundwood pulp by optimising operation of reject refi ners. Reduce steam consumption for fresh water heating by 2 t/h by recovering heat from groundwood pulping. Implement energy management system according to DIN EN ISO ISO Water Reduce specifi c effl uent volume by 0.5 l/kg with similar operating rate as in 2010 (optimise integrated water management). Chemical use Reduce use of synthetic binding agent in LWC by 15% in relative terms and replace by starch. TARGET ACHIEVED? Partly, reduction by 25 kh/t achieved, to be continued. No Yes No, to be continued. Yes, 22% reduction achieved. Current measures TARGETS AND MEASURES DEADLINE DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE Energy Reduce specifi c energy consumption for groundwood pulping by 50 kwh per tonne of groundwood pulp by optimising operation of reject refi ners. Reduce specifi c energy consumption of PM 3 by 1,850 kwh/a through the installation of a sand fi lter. Eco-labels Gain Blue Angel eco-label (RAL-UZ 72) for UPM ReCat printing paper. Water Reduce specifi c effl uent volume by 0.5 l/kg with similar operating rate as in 2010 (optimise integrated water management). 12/2013 Production 12/2013 Mill Management 12/2013 Production Environmental verifier s declaration on verification and validation activities REG.NO. FI Environmental verifier, Dr. Detlef Nehm (DE-V-0223), acting for TÜV NORD CERT Umweltgutachter GmbH, licensed for the scope NACE Code 17.12, declares to have verified whether the site UPM GmbH, Augsburg site, in Augsburg, Georg- Haindl-Strasse 4 + 5, Germany, as indicated in the Environmental Statement 2011 of the mentioned site (registration number FI ), meets all requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). By signing this declaration, I declare that: the verification and validation has been carried out in full compliance with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009, the outcome of the verification and validation confirms that there is no evidence of non-compliance with applicable legal requirements relating to the environment, the data and information of the Environmental Statement 2012 of UPM GmbH, Augsburg site, reflect a reliable, credible and correct image of all the activities of UPM GmbH, Augsburg site, within the scope mentioned in the Environmental Statement This document is not equivalent to EMAS registration. EMAS registration can only be granted by a Competent Body under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009. This document shall not be used as a stand-alone piece of public communication. Augsburg, 22 March 2013 Dr. Nehm Environmental verifier DE-V-0223 TÜV NORD CERT Umweltgutachter GmbH 7

8 UPM GmbH Georg-Haindl-Strasse Augsburg Germany Tel Fax For further information, please contact: Wolfgang Ohnesorg General Manager Tel Eva Winkler Manager OHS and Environment Tel info.augsburg@upm.com 6/2013