Arjowiggins Graphic will exhibit at CARTES & IDentification and introduce its new eco-friendly substrate for all card applications: « SEQUOIA »
From Tuesday 15 to Thursday 17 November, the CARTES & IDentification show will be held in Paris, at Paris-Nord Villepinteexhibition center. Arjowiggins Graphic will be present at this true international event bringing together all players in digitalsecurity, smart technologies, payment and contactless : Booth nr.F104 - Hall nr.3.
Arjowiggins Graphic will introduce its latest innovative eco-friendly material for all kinds of cards applications:Â "SEQUOIA".
The 20,000 expected visitors, over 150 nationalities, will discover a unique environmental eco-friendly material solution,instead of plastic, for their gift cards, loyalty cards, sim cards, cards for download ....
Its expertise in laminated papers on the world market, combined with its environmental strategy and performance of its R & D teams, allows Arjowiggins Graphic to present a very new innovative product at CARTES & IDentification: “SEQUOIA".
"SEQUOIA" paper offers an eco-friendly replacement for plastic in card applications to all advertisers and to all companies, perfectly consistent with their environmental policy.
Now, without compromising quality or perception (same sensation in hand as a plastic card) advertisers and companies can choose to print their:
Loyalty cards
Gift cards
Cards for telephony applications (eg. SIM card)
Download cards
…
on an eco-friendly paper: « SEQUOIA »
A laminated paper produced from 100% FSC® certified fibers, issued from well-managed forests (FSC® is the only label recognized by major international NGOs: WWF and Greenpeace)
An eco-friendly solution: recyclable, biodegradable and compostable according to standard EN13432, true curbside recycling
A high technical performance: long life, high rigidity, excellent printing quality, suitable for special effects (selective varnish, varnish, glitter, embossing, ...)
A high-level reliability: available with magnetic stripes, designed for the introduction of a chip, meets ISO and GSMÂ standards.
The technical characteristics of "SEQUOIA" are unique on the market:
Arjowiggins Graphic products in WWF database of eco-rated paper products : 'Check your paper'
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On January 31st, Gilles Lhermitte (Sustainable Development Manager – Arjowiggins Graphic) attended the WWF launch of a global benchmarking tool for pulp and paper products at PaperWorld in Frankfurt, Germany.
Check Your Paper is an online database to help paper buyers find products with the lowest environmental impact. The tool rates the environmental quality of the paper-making process for a given product, including how well forests supplying fibre are managed, use of recycled fibre, fossil CO2 emissions, waste going to landfills and water pollution from mills.
Paper products posted on the official list have been audited by third-party certification bodies to ensure high credibility.
Check Your Paper at the same time allows pulp and paper manufacturers to voluntarily rate and post their products’ environmental impacts online. You can view the Arjowiggins Graphic papers environmental performance at: http://checkyourpaper.panda.org/
All the Arjowiggins Graphic products submitted achieved ‘excellent’ or ‘good’ results and were measured out of a possible 100. Cyclus and Eural were rated ‘excellent’ while Cocoon, Maine gloss green, Satimat green and MCS (Maine gloss, Chromomat and Satimat) were rated ‘good’.
“We believe this new database will help paper buyers choose the most environmentally friendly papers on the market. WWF invites all paper buyers to check the tool before purchasing and encourage other paper-makers to join Check Your Paper,†says Rodney Taylor, Forest Director, WWF International.
“We encourage transparency and are delighted that WWF have given buyers the opportunity to see how products perform when looking at the environmental quality of the paper-making process for a given product. All our papers in Check Your Paper were rated excellent or good, emphasising that environmental responsibility is at the heart of the Arjowiggins Graphic approach.†Gilles Lhermitte, Sustainable Development Manager, Arjowiggins Graphic.
Globally, paper consumption is on the rise, with an expected increase from the current rate of 400 million tons annually to 450-500 million tons by 2020. Without a higher standard of environmental performance across the industry, this level of consumption will leave an unacceptably large environmental impact on the planet.
In order to earn the maximum five stars in WWF’s Check Your Paper, the paper product shall have:
positive impacts on forests, and contain high proportions of post-consumer recycled fibre and/or
virgin fibre originating from credibly certified, well managed forests.
reduced contributions to climate change through use of recycled fibre, responsible forest management and
minimising CO2 emissions from fossil fuels in the manufacturing process, and, indirectly, emissions of CO2 and methane from degrading waste in landfills
close to zero water pollution through reduction of organic water pollution and
reduced water pollution from bleaching, through promotion of unbleached or totally chlorine-free bleached products.
Innovation for our clients
World’s leading manufacturer of creative and technical paper, Arjowiggins has operations in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia.
Through a strategy of constant innovation, the group provides clients with high added-value environmentally-friendly products.
Far from being a traditional paper manufacturer, Arjowiggins is a company with a focus on cutting-edge technology to provide its clients with the pioneering solutions best suited to their specific needs. Arjowiggins has been at the forefront of the move towards environmentally-friendly paper and paper incorporating security requirements.
With 5,200 employees and 25 production facilities, Arjowiggins generated €1.5 billion sales in 2011.
The technical characteristics of "SEQUOIA" are unique on the market:
Le greengame « Adopte un geste pour la planète » lancé en septembre sur Facebook par Arjowiggins Graphic et Cyclus, papier 100% recyclé, entame sa deuxième phase de jeu. Du 1er novembre et jusqu’au 30 novembre 2011, les internautes peuvent adopter des éco-gestes sur le thème des déchets et gagner un guide pratique sur le trie et le recyclage !
Arjowiggins Graphic et son Usine de Dalum Papir sont Lauréats des Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards 2011 dans la catégorie «Energie verte et Biomasse»
Le Jury a été impressionné par les réductions énergétiques significatives obtenues à Dalum Papir, grâce au recours à la biomasse et à l’installation de systèmes de récupération de chaleur.
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