The promotion of countermeasures for global environmental issues is one of the most important management strategies of Mitsubishi Paper Mills, Ltd. The Mitsubishi Paper Mills Environmental Charter lists “Reducing overall CO₂ emissions” as the first item of it’s action plan. Before the end of fiscal 2005, our target is to reduce CO₂ emissions by 20% of 1999 levels.
To meet this target we installed a waste boiler at the Hachinohe mill in July 2004. Instead of burning fossil fuel, we used waste tires, waste wood and paper sludge. The operation of this waste boiler significantly reduced CO₂ emissions and energy consumption.