10 YEARS INAPA TECNO
Creating a new decade of successful paper business
THE NEW GENERATION
- More design
- More information
- Strengthened range
- No compromises
INAPA TECNO – SETTING STANDARDS
The inapa tecno Environmental Performance Indicator
- product range thoroughly selected by paper experts
- ● manufactured by the most modern paper mills in Europe
- ● with lowest invironmental impacts possible
- ● alltecno products leading in their competing environment
- ● top in speed, runability and print quality
- ● proving excellent performance for troublefree workflows and efficient document management
- ● unexcelled price quality ratio
- ● state of the art service and support by Inapa Group, one of the leading European paper merchants
A STORY OF SUCCESS
- Quality from the paper experts.
- More than 150.000.000
reams inapa tecno paper sold
NEW: The inapa tecno environmental performance indicator
Buyers and consumers are today increasingly making their purchasing decisions in consideration of environmental aspects as well. For example, on whether the wood used for the paper or pulp production comes from sustainable, certified forest management or whether it generates low levels of CO2.
Inapa tecno supports this trend and its customers’ greater need for information is reflected in its new environmental performance indicator, which is printed on all new inapa tecno paper packaging. The critical rating of the most important environmental parameters is carried out in accordance with BAT criteria (Best Available Technologies) in the pulp/paper production and in consideration of the mill values realised today for the office papers offered on the market.
The reproduction of numerical values was deliberately avoided because these are difficult for the consumer to categorise. The bar graphs used instead in conjunction with the smilies in contrast clearly indicate whether the paper in question in the respective category demonstrates a high or a moderate performance and in what percentages which raw material (waste paper, virgin pulp) was used. In addition, you will find details on certifications, e.g. in compliance with FSC Forest Stewardship Council or in compliance with ISO 14001, for the product or mill.
Recycled fibres
If the paper production takes place using waste paper, a distinction is made between pre-consumer (primarily production waste) and post-consumer quality, i.e. waste paper which had already been in use (household/department store waste, newspapers, packaging). As the use of post-consumer goods is technically more demanding, but complies with the recycling mentality to a greater extent, this is rated higher than the usage of pre-consumer goods. The German eco-label “Blue Angel” (Blauer Engel) makes the use of lower post-consumer quality grades compulsory for recycled papers. Hybrid papers, which only contain proportionate waste papers in pre- or post-consumer quality, are, however, also increasingly offered today. You will find the corresponding details on this in the new inapa tecno performance indicator.
Virgin fibres
If the paper is manufactured using virgin fibre pulp, the rating distinguishes between whether the wood comes from controlled sources or certified sources. A source is regarded as controlled if independent monitoring authorities can ensure that the wood was cut within legal requirements or, for example, does not come from forests most in need of protection and this can be clearly traced along the production chain.
The use of material from certified sources should be rated even higher. This means only wood from those forests managed in an economically, ecologically and socially sustainable way in accordance with a recognised certification system monitored by an independent third party is used for pulp production. The further processing of the wood (into pulp/paper) along the production chain (“chain of custody”) takes place in accordance with strict rules and is regularly reviewed. The most well-known certification systems are FSC and PEFC.
Both PEFC and FSC are acquainted with hybrid forms, i.e. end products for whose manufacture a proportion of wood from controlled and certified sources is used. The respective minimum/maximum percentages vary depending on the system. The bar graph for this indicates the respective percentages.
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2 emissions)
The CO2 emissions, particularly harmful to the climate, accruing in the pulp/paper production are rated for the paper in question. They are measured in kg CO2 per tonne of end product. Both the primary energy consumed and the CO2 values for any energy/electricity bought in from the public network is taken into consideration in the CO2 product assessment.
Mills with first-class performance achieve values of less than 50 kg/t. Values of 950 kg/t – in particular non-integrated paper mills – indicate a rather moderate performance.
Water pollution
Also, state-of-the-art pulp/paper production is inconceivable without the use of chemicals. Primarily residual amounts of chlorine and chlorine compounds are critical in the production waste water, as they are involved in the formation of highly toxic dioxins. They are measured using the AOX value in kg per tonne of end product. Values below 0.015 kg/t are regarded as top and values above 0.135 as the tolerable upper limit.
Waste to landfill
In view of ever tighter landfill space, considerable importance is attached to the prevention of landfill waste in pulp/paper production as well. Papers with values of 10 kg per tonne of end product and less are regarded as top performers here; values above 50 kg imply a need for optimisation.
Important information
The paper industry is continuously working on improving its environmental performance, e.g. by enhancing its energy efficiency, reducing water consumption and by increased use of bio fuel. The technical values are therefore subject to slight changes and are annually updated by the mills. In order to keep you up to date, we will be happy to provide you with duly updated technical factsheets for all inapa tecno papers free of charge upon request.