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Verso Paper Corp. Awards Verso Forest Certification Grant to PalletOne of Maine

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Verso Paper Corp. Awards Verso Forest Certification Grant to PalletOne of Maine

MEMPHIS, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Verso Paper Corp. (NYS: VRS) today announced that PalletOne of Maine has been selected to receive a Verso Forest Certification Grant. The grant will enable PalletOne to seek independent Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC®) Chain of Custody (COC) certification for its pallet mill operation in Livermore Falls, Maine.

PalletOne already purchases a portion of its wood supply from FSC-certified forests in New England and sells residual wood chips to Verso’s paper mill in nearby Jay, Maine. Achieving COC certification will allow PalletOne to increase the amount of FSC-certified material available to Verso and ultimately to Verso’s paper customers who prefer FSC-certified products. In addition to the grant, Verso will provide technical expertise to assist in the certification process.

“Verso has a long history of promoting sustainability by supporting a variety of certification initiatives within our wood supply chain,” said Verso Fiber Supply Manager Jim Contino. “We launched the Verso Forest Certification Grant program last year to increase certified fiber available to our mills, and the PalletOne project is well suited to our criteria. PalletOne is a trusted and long-term chip supplier to Verso’s Androscoggin Mill and we are pleased to award this grant as part of our ongoing effort to increase the availability of certified fiber in the marketplace.”

“We could not complete this certification without Verso’s funding and technical expertise,” said PalletOne Vice President Donnie Isaacson. “We are pleased to preserve FSC credits through our sawmill that create value for Verso’s paper customers while developing COC certification within our organization.”

Anyone interested in learning more about the Verso Forest Certification Grant Program or in obtaining a grant application may contact:

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at DailyFinance

Greg Barrows (greg.barrows@versopaper.com)
Verso Paper Corp. Bucksport Mill
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Avery Dennison Unveils New North American Collection of Price-Neutral FSC®-Certified Label Construct

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Avery Dennison Unveils New North American Collection of Price-Neutral FSC ® -Certified Label Constructions

MENTOR, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials today introduced a new collection of North American Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified paper label materials. The new products’ prices are comparable with those of non-certified alternatives to drive the use of FSC-certified materials throughout the value chain.

The new collection of FSC-certified products contains 22 specifications featuring three paper facestocks – Fasson® 54# Semi-Gloss FSC, Fasson Lightweight Dairy FSC and Fasson Estate Label® No. 8 FSC – commonly used in wine, spirits, dairy and food applications. The new offering is a result of the company’s commitment to develop and offer sustainable label and packaging solutions to converters and brand owners.

“We have heard clearly from members of our value chain about the need for innovations that focus on improving sustainability,” said Darrell Hughes, vice president and general manager, Materials Group North America. “As a market leader, it’s our responsibility to produce and promote items that contribute to the environmental health of our planet. This price-neutral collection of select FSC-certified constructions is the next step in our effort to make our industry more sustainable.”

Avery Dennison is one of more than 3,500 FSC chain of custody (COC)-certified U.S. companies. FSC, whose mission is to promote environmentally sound, socially beneficial and economically prosperous management of the world’s forests, has earned a reputation as the most rigorous, credible forest certification system available. FSC‘s COC certification process traces the path of products from forests through the supply chain, verifying that FSC-certified material is identified or separated from non-certified material throughout the supply chain.

In addition to FSC-certified products, Avery Dennison manufactures and markets a variety of items that provide sustainable advantages, including:

  • Post-Consumer Waste (PCW) Paper label portfolio – Selection of products containing levels of PCW ranging from 10 – 100 percent.
  • Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers-approved label portfolio – Collection of pressure-sensitive solutions specifically designed to comply with the Canadian Thermoform Recycling Initiative.
  • Bottle-to-Bottle film label portfolio – Constructions that cleanly separate from the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) flake during recycling resulting in pure flakes, the conservation of virgin PET resources and less landfill waste.
  • Fasson® Wash-Off label portfolio – Labels which can be removed from bottles with no adhesive residue. The labels are washed off in conventional …read more
    Source: FULL ARTICLE at DailyFinance