Groundbreaking ceremonyAn official ceremony took place on 23rd October 2008 as construction work began at a new Italmaceri site in Novara, Italy. Attendees at the event included Luigi Pelletti, Managing Director of M-Dis, Matteo Cattaneo and Sara Moro, Logistic department of unsold media products, Enzo Caldarella, Site Manager of M-Dis, Hans Wortman, Managing Director of SCA Recycling Business Division, Giovanni Malloggi, Managing Director of Italmaceri, the SCA Recycling Network team and management and colleagues of the construction company undertaking the work, Impresa Giulio.
SCA sponsors the European Paper Recycling Awards in BrusselsEmphasising the use of renewable and recyclable raw materials across Europe
Recycling has over the years become more and more important in paper and it is now a large industry in its own right, linking directly or indirectly to a large number of sectors in the European economy. For European containerboard production about 80 % of the raw material used is recovered paper and for tissue this figure is close to 50 %. The voluntary European Declaration of 2000 promoting paper recycling has made a positive contribution to this process. And it all brings us a step closer to the European Commission’s goal of Europe as a ‘recycling economy’, supporting Europe’s sustainable development and long-term, robust growth and employment.