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Sustainability Report
Sustainability Report 2023
Proudly Working
For The Future
As a family business, Koehler wants to make a sustainable contribution to society and the environment through its business operations.
Sustainability Report 2023
“ Paper Is Ahead When It Comes to Recycling. Unlike plastic, paper can be recycled over and over again. ”
Jens Kriete, Sustainability Manager
"The Puzzle
Pioneer"
When you buy a puzzle or a board game you are looking for that feel-good factor – including when it comes to the sustainability of the product and its packaging. Ludo Fact is the first manufacturer to produce games and puzzles made entirely from paper and board. We interviewed Managing Director Fabian Walz and Sales Manager & Technical Customer Service at Koehler, Jürgen Leber.
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"Eucalyptus: The Green Choice"
A large portion of the pulp bought by the Koehler Group is made from eucalyptus wood in Latin America. Given that UPM is among the companies driving this supply chain, it was only natural for us to take advantage of the opportunity to talk to Elina Warsta and Ricardo Methol about how eucalyptus plantations are run in Uruguay. Warsta is Senior Manager of Global Forest Affairs at UPM and takes care of all concerns related to forestry from the company’s headquarters in Helsinki, while Methol is Senior Manager of Technical Development and Planning in UPM's forestry operations in Uruguay.
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Hot
Stuff
At our Greiz mill, we now generate electricity and steam for paper production using a waste wood material rather than lignite. In order to achieve this, the Koehler Renewable Energy team developed a process for turning an unpopular waste material into a valuable fuel. This represents yet another step forward on the path to greater sustainability.
Learn more"Living the
Circular Economy"
“Circular value creation” is a hot topic in this day and age. This process represents an alternative to linear value creation and “chug and chuck” models that rely on essentially infinite stocks of raw materials. Both Germany and Europe as a whole are dependent on imports of raw materials, so it is in their interest to implement the concept of circular value creation. Paper is a good example of a successful circular economy; wastepaper can be turned into new paper again and again.
The Koehler Group is part of this circular value chain. We offer future-proof products in the form of flexible packaging papers made using renewable raw materials. Unlike other packaging materials, they can easily be recycled after use.
In the circular economy model, mechanical recycling, i. e. the reuse of the material as-is, sits right at the top of the hierarchy. However, if the costs outweigh the benefits and mechanical recycling is not feasible, as is the case with waste wood, then the waste products may be used to produce energy instead. With the takeover of the majority of Zollikofer GmbH & Co. KG, we have significantly expanded our expertise in the area of the procurement, trade, and processing of biomass.
Sustainable Energy
Input 2023
Raw materials
"Pulp, used
in metric tons
(air-dry weight)"
(2021: 418,042)
Roundwood, used
in metric tons
(oven-dry weight)
(2021: 20,193)
Wastepaper,
used
in metric tons
(2021: 37,424)
Other input
materials in metric
(as purchased) tons
(2021: 349,270)
Energy
Purchased electricity
in MWh
(2021: 375,509)
Fuels
in MWh
(2021: 2,226,668)
Water
Well water
in m3
(2021: 5,027,833)
Surface water
in m3
(2021: 610,741)
Biomass
Biomass for
processing
(2021: 1,031,761)
Output 2023
Production
Paper and board
in metric tons, produced
(2021: 574,401)
Biomass traded / processed for mechanical recycling in metric tons
(2021: 832,120)
Biomass traded / processed for the production of energy in metric tons
(2021: 201,436)
Renewable energy generation
Electricity
in MWh
(2021: 279,520)
Process steam
in MWh
(2021: 476,640)
Hot water
in MWh
(2021: 22,543)
Greenhouse gas emissions
Scope 1 CO2
in metric tons
(2021: 280,233)
Scope 2 CO2
in metric tons
CO2 Scope 2
in t
(2021: 149,481)
Wastewater
Wastewater
in m3
(2021: 3,269,244)
Waste
Waste
in metric tons, gross
(2021: 143,486)