Environment
EU carbon trading scheme to wipe out paper industry profits
Paper companies have warned that the rising cost of raw materials and the introduction of an EU CO2 carbon emission trading scheme will raise prices and kill off profits.
UK paper manufacturing falls as exports take recovered stock
Paper manufacturing in the UK fell in 2007, with a rise in the amount of recovered paper shipped to the Far East for recycling, new figures show.
Breckland wins Green Apple award
Breckland Print has been recognised for cutting waste to landfill by more than half by scooping a silver prize at the 2007 Green Apple Awards for environmental best practice.
Harry Potter and the FSC-certified paper media frenzy
Sustainable paper accreditations were thrown under the media spotlight as news organisations across the globe ran with a dubious story on the use of FSC-certified paper for the Finnish-language...
UK paper responds to Japanese recycled content scandal
The UK paper industry has stood by its environmental reputation in the wake of Japanese paper manufacturers admitting to publishing misleading figures on the levels of recycled material in their...
PEFC to undergo global review
The PEFC Council has launched a global governance review to focus on making the organisation more effective.
Tewkesbury Printing opens up tender opportunities with ISO 14001
Tewkesbury Printing has opened up new markets after securing ISO 14001 in just four months, several weeks after it landed both FSC and PEFC badges.
Xerox greens up Drupa stand
It will be all eyes on the environment for Xerox as it plans its most environmentally friendly Drupa stand ever.
St Ives magazine arm wins ISO 14001
St Ives Web, the magazine printing division of St Ives plc, has secured ISO 14001 accreditation across all its five sites, less than six months after applying.
Japan paper giants under fire for falsifying recycled content figures
Japan's biggest paper companies have admitted to overblown claims about the levels of recycled materials in their products.