Sustainability at Smurfit Kappa recognised with two awards

Global paper-based packaging manufacturer Smurfit Kappa won two categories for its sustainability and safety at the Fastmarkets Forest Product PPI Awards, held at Prague in the Czech Republic, in April.

The awards are dedicated to recognising the achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the pulp and paper sector.

The Hyflexpower project, the world’s first integrated hydrogen gas turbine demonstrator, at Smurfit Kappa’s Saillat paper mill in France, was awarded the Green Energy and Biofuels award. The ‘100 Stories on Safety’, a project created by employees at the Smurfit Kappa Tijuana plant in Mexico which highlights the safety challenges of working alongside machinery, won the Risk and Safety award.

Commenting on Smurfit Kappa’s success at the awards, Saverio Mayer, chief executive of Smurfit Kappa Europe, said:

“We are very proud of winning these two awards in the global PPI awards which has a very high standard of entries. It is great that the hydrogen pilot has been recognised, because at

Smurfit Kappa we are focused on reducing our emissions with the best available technology whilst at the same time trialling new technology to help us achieve our Better Planet 2050 goals.”

Juan Pablo Perez, chief executive of Smurfit Kappa North America, commented: “It is a great honour to see Tijuana’s 100 Stories on Safety project acknowledged at this year’s PPI Awards. Safety is a core value so we felt it was important to reinforce safe behaviour in a new and engaging way from the perspective of our employees working both in plants and offices. It has been a huge success so far and one we are keen to replicate across multiple sites.”