GREEN SOUNDS
METSÄ GROUP'S TARGET FOR CO2 EMISSIONS
GREEN ENERGY GOALS
across Metsä Group
etsä Fibre’s increasing use of wood-based bioenergy is part of a wider effort to utilise renewable energy sources throughout Metsä Group. “A strong focus on biomass is logical for a forest industry company. Biomass accounts for about 80 per cent of our total fuel use today – this is already a very high figure, and we’re striving to exploit all economically viable opportunities to increase it,” explains Ilkka Latvala, Senior Vice President, Energy, Metsä Group. “Our group-wide target is that by 2020 our carbon dioxide emissions will be 30 per cent lower per product tonne than in the benchmark year 2009,” says Latvala. “We aim to achieve this by further replacing fossil fuels with bioenergy and by enhancing the overall energy efficiency of our production processes by 10 per cent over the same period. This will be achieved through operational and technical improvements.” Progress towards these targets is tracked across the group. Metsä Group is increasingly providing customers with carbon footprint calculations for specific products. Such efforts are welcomed by customers keen to monitor the sustainability of their suppliers. Latvala emphasises that the recent major investments in bioenergy production made both by Metsä Fibre and other Metsä Group mills represent significant steps towards these targets. “We’re always seeking value-adding partnerships with other energy users or suppliers to find new ways to reduce costs and replace fossil fuels through the use of sustainable bioenergy. For instance, many of our mills also supply surplus heat for district heating schemes in local communities.”
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OF 2009 LEVELS
30% REDUCTION
BY 2020
“A strong focus on biomass is logical for a forest industry company.”
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BIOMASS ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 80% OF OUR TOTAL FUEL USE TODAY
GREEN SOUNDS