Australian Paper Explained

Australian Paper
Type:Private
Industry:Manufacturing
Foundation:1895
Location:Melbourne, Australia
Products:Reflex copy paper, Tudor envelopes, Tudor and Olympic stationery products, Postspeed, Saxton, Australian Copy Paper
Num Employees:Approximately 1,300[1]
Website:http://www.australianpaper.com.au/

Australian Paper is an Australian manufacturer of office, printing and packaging papers. The company manufactures more than 600,000 tonnes of paper annually for Australia, New Zealand and other export markets.[2] [3] Australian Paper was purchased from Paperlinx by Nippon Paper Industries in June 2009.[4]

Facilities

Australian Paper has two manufacturing facilities: the Maryvale Mill in the Latrobe Valley and a manufacturing facility in Preston.[5] In February 2015 Australian Paper announced the closure of the Shoalhaven Paper Mill in Bomaderry, New South Wales.[6] The mill closed in July 2015.[7] In April 2015, Australian Paper opened a new A$90 million paper recycling plant at the Maryvale Mill. The plant can process up to 80,000 tonnes of wastepaper a year.[8] [9] [10]

Environmental impact

Australian Paper has a contract with the Victorian Government for the period 1996–2030 of buying wood at a 1996 fixed price on the logs. This includes mountain ash timber, deemed by scientists to be of high conservation value.[11] In August 2011, Australian Paper withdrew from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, in order to be able to use wood from old-growth forest logging by VicForests, but remained under the certification of the Australian Forestry Standard. Their previous auditor, SmartWood, was suspended in September 2011 following an FSC internal audit.[12] Later, the company announced that its FSC certification had been retained for all products except Reflex paper.[13] As of 2013, the Reflex 100% recycled paper is FSC-certified.[14]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 16 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140601045613/http://australianpaper.com.au/media/3694376/2012_Sustainability_Report_for_website.pdf . 1 June 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: Opal Australian Paper - The Australian Made Campaign . 2023-05-24 . australianmade.com.au.
  3. Web site: Sustainability Report 2012. Australian Paper. https://web.archive.org/web/20140125222206/http://australianpaper.com.au/media/3694376/2012_Sustainability_Report_for_website.pdf. 25 January 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Nippon Paper snaps up Australian Paper. 16 February 2009. Fairfax Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20110917000603/http://www.smh.com.au/business/nippon-paper-snaps-up-australian-paper-20090216-892l.html. 17 September 2011. live. 15 February 2013.
  5. Web site: Manufacturing. Australian Paper. https://web.archive.org/web/20140301031759/http://www.australianpaper.com.au/about-us/manufacturing/. 1 March 2014. dead.
  6. Web site: Australian Paper announces closure of Shoalhaven plant. 24 February 2015. Australian Paper. https://web.archive.org/web/20150228024335/http://australianpaper.com.au/media/3791938/150224-Media-release_Shoalhaven_FV.PDF. 28 February 2015. dead. 29 April 2016.
  7. Web site: Shoalhaven Paper Mill produces last reel after 58 years. 21 July 2015. ABC News. en-AU. https://web.archive.org/web/20150724115636/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-21/shoalhaven-paper-mill-produces-last-reel-after-almost-60-years/6636296. 24 July 2015. live. 29 April 2016.
  8. Web site: Major boost for Australian-made recycled paper. 27 April 2015. Australian Paper. https://web.archive.org/web/20150512222717/http://www.australianpaper.com.au/media/3794055/Media-Release_DIP-opening_270415.pdf. 12 May 2015. dead. 29 April 2016.
  9. Web site: Aus Paper opens Maryvale recycled mill. White. Nic. 28 April 2015. ProPrint. https://web.archive.org/web/20160601002855/http://www.proprint.com.au/News/389474,aus-paper-opens-maryvale-recycled-mill.aspx. 1 June 2016. live. 29 April 2016.
  10. News: Wilson . Katherine . 2023-02-15 . Australia’s white paper industry is dead, leaving rural communities to pick through the pulp . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-05-24 . 0261-3077.
  11. Nicole Steinke: "The Story of Paper", ABC, 25 March 2013
  12. Ben Butler: "Ratings body suspends green ticks after paper stoush", 12 September 2011
  13. Nolan Giles: "Australian Paper: we retained FSC but opted out for Reflex", 5 September 2011
  14. FSC: "FSC Certified Products", retrieved 30 August 2013

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