Papers of the range Pyrene  
Papers of high quality, savings on material, waste prevention

Especially thin (18 g/m²) papers of the range Pyrene fulfil all applications where thick paper is not necessary. They can replace other solutions that run on material and energy. Where surface area is large, the range pyrene makes it possible to save material.
   
Life cycle of paper Pyrene

4/ Use
Especially thin (18 g/m²) papers of the range Pyrene fulfil all applications where thick paper is not necessary. They can replace other solutions that run on material and energy. Where surface area is large the range pyrene makes it possible to save material.
 
5/ End of life cycle
At the end of life cycle papers Pyrene are 100% recyclable and 100% biodegradable. They have a restricted impact on environment
 
1/ Raw material
• Paper pulp used for Pyrene is virgin pulp, longer than recycled fibres to obtain a thin paper of high quality. It comes from durably managed forests in Scandinavia, Finland and Russia.
From Finland paper pulp is carried by ship then on lorry to production site PLM.
• Choice of whitening process. That is the reason why selected paper pulp is of ECF quality (Elementary Chlorine Free), that is to say oxygen-based whitening process, hydrogen peroxide and chlorine dioxide instead of elementary chlorine.

2/ Production
• Production of papers Pyrene is especially sparing with resources and not very polluting. Waste for production of papers is 80% under our allowed values.
• Suppliers of the firm are also selected for their environmental commitment: most of them have set up Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and are ISO 14001 certified.

3/ Transport
Papers Pyrene are carried from production site to customers on lorry. Their small grammage enables to optimize volume and masses carried.
Sending process guarantees an optimization of lorries shipment.



     
   

A firm committed to sustainable development

 Commitment Nr 1 : a clean renewable energy and consumptions under control.
60% of energy comes from our hydro-electric turbines installed in our river le lez.
An ambitious economic policy in all production sectors ratified by an energy diagnosis carried out by a freelance consulting firm : EVEA conseil in Nantes.

Commitment Nr 2 : Preserve resources.
Water consumption has reduced by 70% during the last decade.
Initially virgin pulps come from durably managed forests.
Complete marking of paper pulps guarantees resources preservation.
Total economic development of waste products.

Commitment Nr 3 : Control our waste.
 PLM has reduced its emissions in water of 98% for matters in suspension and of 80% for DCO during the last 10 years.
Effluents of the range PYRENE are 80% under regulatory agreements and without any environmental impact.
An active policy of waste treatment in appropriate networks is followed.
   
ECOlogy / ECOnomy : an experimental operation of diagnosis and eco-concept with controlled costs run in Midi-Pyrénées
organized and piloted by the economic development office AGATE
with technical and financial assistance of ADEME and DRIRE