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Tent places the first stone of its new plant in Fuenlabrada

29/05/2007

May 29, 2007

The placement of the first stone of the new installation of tent, cardboard and paper recycling, has marked the kick-off to a few works that enhanced Fuenlabrada of one of the largest plants of classification of paper and paperboard in Europe. The event was chaired by the Mayor of Fuenlabrada, Manuel Robles, by the President of carp, Carl Sundberg, and its Director General, Juan Jesus Maldonado.

Mayor Manuel Robles stressed the importance that a leading company like tent is introduced in the city, one of the municipalities of the community of Madrid where more paper and cardboard are collected for recycling.

In Fuenlabrada were collected last year 29.1 kg of paper per inhabitant, a figure much higher than the average for the community of Madrid, just as said the Mayor, who also recalled the efforts environmental City Hall with novel selective collection systems such as underground containers and paper door pickup service doors in the shops.

Also, it explained the President of carp, the new treatment plant plays an essential role in the supply chain of the paper machines of Holmen Paper in Fuenlabrada. The new plant will process the paper and cardboard from the system of municipal separate collection, will clean it of impurities and so classified according to their different qualities. In addition, you will have the most advanced technology such as systems optical and infrared that allow to classify the different qualities of paper and cardboard rapid, secure, and with a high-performance, about 97 per cent.

In technical terms, the facility, located in an area of 25,000 square meters, will provide tents of a capacity of processing of paper and paperboard of 200,000 tons per year. The product obtained in this plant will represent 20 per cent of total consumption, according to announced Carl Sundberg.

The new plant of the leading company of recovery of paper and cardboard in the Madrid area has planned its entry into operation next month of November. With an estimated eight million euro investment, the work represents a strong commitment for the future of the subsidiary of the multinational Swedish Holmen Paper.

The quality obtained with this treatment plant will be within the European parameters more demanding, thus collaborating to ensure the quality of the final product obtained in the machines. The new plant will be located in the estate of the Cantueña, which together with the adjacent Business Park El Bañuelo, they are two of the latest industrial areas that City Hall has promoted by the community of Madrid. Such polygons have better infrastructure and increased environmental quality in the region.

CARP is one of the leading companies in the recovery of paper and cardboard in Spain. It is subsidiary of Swedish group Holmen Paper, one of the main groups of paper industry worldwide. CARP has certifications in quality management (ISO 9001), environmental management (ISO 14001) and has signed its accession to the European EMAS regulation, making it the first performance company in the Spanish sector in forming part of this strict environmental regulations.