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N ewPage Sustainability Commitment Message from the President and CEO
George F. Martin, President and CEO
There’s no special formula for sustainability and environmental responsibility. It’s a matter of culture; making the right operational decisions today so that our company can succeed without compromising the ability of future generations to do the same. Forest products companies like NewPage have been concentrating on procuring more and more renewable, natural resources to make recyclable paper products for many decades.
We all know that a company cannot be sustainable long-term without a strong financial backbone. This has been a primary focus for NewPage over the past couple of years, culminating in late 2012 when NewPage exited bankruptcy with a solid balance sheet. With bankruptcy behind us, we ended the year with improved financial results as EBITDA increased 13 percent on a year over year basis in spite of weaker demand for coated products and lower prices.
This report highlights our sustainability commitment and 2013 performance in our five focus areas: Healthy, Safe and Engaged Employees; Responsible Sourcing of Raw Materials; Efficient and Sustainable Manufacturing; Responsible and Safe Products; and Strong, Viable Communities. I would like to share a few highlights for each of these areas with you and invite you to peruse our results on the pages that follow.
Healthy, Safe and Engaged Employees The most important initiative we have every single day is making sure all our employees return home injury-free. Although we didn’t meet our goal of zero injuries in 2013, we did achieve our best safety record ever, with a 1.71 Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR). We also continued health and wellness initiatives and programs throughout all of our locations and sustained our focus on Lean Six Sigma.
Responsible Sourcing of Raw Materials We procure all fiber from North America where forest growth exceeds harvest by 10 to 40 percent, depending upon the region. Eighty-three percent of the wood fiber we use comes from privately held North American forests and all fiber is purchased in compliance with the requirements of the U.S. Lacey Act and European Union Timber Regulation for harvested wood. 3 | Sustainable Development Facts And Figures 2013
Efficient and Sustainable Manufacturing In 2013, we achieved a 14.7 percent reduction in total greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005 levels. During the past year, we used nearly 54 percent renewable biomass fuel, which represents our largest energy source. We also replaced petroleum-based materials such as latex and plastic pigment used in paper coating with natural materials such as clay, calcium carbonate and titanium dioxide and renewable materials such as starch.
Responsible and Safe Products As segments of the paper industry continued to experience declines in demand, NewPage concentrated on the future of our business by monitoring and responding to specific customer needs. We introduced three new innovative products: Anthem Plus®, an economy coated paper constructed to perform in virtually every print application; PointSil™ Densified Liner, a family of caliper-controlled, heavyweight release liner papers engineered for large graphics; and LittleFoot™, the paper alternative to poly and film substrates, specifically for the flexible packaging market, composed of environmentally responsible, biodegradable and 100 percent compostable materials.
It’s an undeniable fact that advertisers have more electronic options than ever to connect with customers. Yet, paper remains a very viable communication medium and a vital component in the overall media mix. We continue to educate customers through our popular “Ed®” Series, with Ed #15 showcasing paper as the original interactive communication medium. Paper has no rival in its ability to engage readers. People open paper, touch it, fold it, pull it and even smell it. Paper is real, dimensional, memorable and most importantly, sustainable!
Strong, Viable Communities We also continued to support our communities in 2013. NewPage contributed more than $328,000 in gifts and paper donations to local causes in addition to our employees’ generous giving of their time and talents. We are very proud of our team’s efforts to bring about the type of social and environmental change that will ensure a bright future.
Our employees work hard every day to help our company become better, stronger and more sustainable than we were the day before. We are committed to creating value for our shareholders, suppliers, customers, communities and other strategic partners over the long-term.
George F. Martin President and CEO 4 | Sustainable Development Facts And Figures 2013
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Financial Performance NewPage successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on the terms of its Modified Fourth Amended Chapter 11 Plan confirmed on December 14, 2012, by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in Wilmington. The implementation of the Chapter 11 Plan and the application of fresh start accounting materially changed the carrying amounts and classifications reported in our consolidated financial statements and resulted in our becoming a new entity for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, our consolidated financial statements for periods prior to December 31, 2012 will not be comparable to our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2012 or for periods subsequent to December 31, 2012. For additional information regarding the impact of the implementation of the Chapter 11 Plan and the application of fresh start accounting see Note 1 in the 2012 NewPage Annual Report published on March 30, 2013 which can be found at www.NewPageCorp.com.
The following table sets forth our historical results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011:
(dollars in millions) Successor Predecessor Year ended December 31, 2013 2012 2011 $ % $ % $ %
Net sales 3,054 100.0 3,131 100.0 3,502 100.0 Cost of sales 2,865 93.8 3,015 96.3 3,375 96.4 Selling, general and administrative expenses 146 4.8 139 4.4 145 4.1 Interest expense 47 1.5 26 0.9 391 11.2 Other (income) expense, net — — — — 2 0.1
Income (loss) before reorganization items and income taxes (4) (0.1) (49) (1.6) (411) (11.8) Reorganization items, net — — (1,288) (41.2) 86 2.3
Income (loss) before income taxes (4) (0.1) 1,239 39.6 (497) (14.1) Income tax (benefit) (2) (0.1) (19) (0.6) 1 0.1
Net income (loss) (2) (0.1) 1,258 40.2 (498) (14.2)
Supplemental Information Adjusted EBITDA1 269 238 324 Capital Expenditures 75 1572 77
1 See Form 10-K for more information on items included and excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA. 2 Capital expenditures in 2012 include $54 million associated with the purchase of the No. 35 paper machine capital lease pursuant to the Chapter 11 plan.
Agreement and Plan of Merger On January 3, 2014, NewPage Holdings, Verso Paper Corp., and Verso Merger Sub Inc., entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, pursuant to which Verso Merger Sub Inc. will merge with and into NewPage Holdings, with NewPage Holdings surviving the Merger as an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Verso. See Note 19 in the NewPage Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 26, 2014 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information. 5 | Sustainable Development Facts And Figures 2013
What Comes In, What Goes Out When looking at environmental performance, NewPage realizes our footprint extends beyond our mills’ boundaries. On an annual basis, we quantify the direct impacts from our mills as well as the indirect impacts associated with external suppliers of electricity and steam, pulp, wastewater treatment and outbound product transport. We have quantified the magnitude of our indirect impacts and these values are reflected in the performance charts contained in this report.
2013 RESOURCE USE AND ASSOCIATED EMISSIONS 1
IN
Fibee r R sources Roundwood = 7.2 million green tons Chips = 1.8 million green tons Purchased pulp = 137,000 air-dried tons Ais ir Em s ions Recovered paper = 110,000 air-dried tons Direct from the Mill
Carbon Dioxide equivalents (CO2e) = 2,730,000 metric tons Chemicals and Fillers Nitrogen Oxides (NOx as NO2) = 11,700 tons Pigments = 986,000 tons Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) = 26,200 tons Binders = 165,000 tons Particulate Matter (PM) = 1,810 tons Pulping agents = 151,000 tons Bleaching agents = 202,000 tons Indirect from Purchased Energy 2
Carbon Dioxide equivalents (CO2e) = 1,510,000 metric tons Energy Nitrogen Oxides (NOx as NO2) = 2,025 tons For Pulp & Paper Production Processes Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) = 4,850 tons Coal = 830 thousand tons Particulate Matter (PM) = 305 tons Natural gas = 11,200 million cubic feet Oil = 1,570 thousand gallons Water Discharges 3 Tire-derived fuel = 150 thousand tons Wastewater Effluent = 49,000 million gallons Purchased biomass = 470 thousand tons Non-contact Cooling Water = 36,000 million gallons Purchased electricity = 2,050 gigawatt-hours Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) = 4,230 tons Own hydropower = 136 gigawatt-hours Total Suspended Solids (TSS) = 5,900 tons Purchased steam = 530 gigawatt-hours Waste Management For Vehicles & Mobile Equipment Beneficial Use off-site = 418,000 dry tons Diesel = 1,350 thousand gallons Landfill = 237,000 dry tons Gasoline = 110 thousand gallons Hazardous waste = 10.81 tons Liquid propane gas = 440 thousand gallons
Final Products Freshwater (process and cooling) Paper = 3.3 million tons Surface water = 84,300 million gallons Market Pulp = 0.37 million air-dried tons Municipal water = 2,500 million gallons
Groundwater = 970 million gallons Outbound Product TRansport
Carbon Dioxide equivalents (CO2e) = 175,000 metric tons Diesel fuel consumed = 16.4 million gallons
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1 Net balance reported. Excludes internally generated fuels, electricity and byproducts as these are accounted for in the fiber resources as internally used byproducts of pulp production. Sale of electricity and steam is also netted of purchases. Scope of reporting includes all eight NewPage pulp and paper mills. 2 Includes indirect emissions from purchased electricity for off-site wastewater treatment. 3 Includes mill allocation of final effluent discharges for off-site wastewater treatment. 6 | Sustainable Development Facts And Figures 2013
2013 Highlights
■ Achieved best annual safety performance with a Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR) of 1.71
■ Upheld concentration on employee health and wellness initiatives and programs
■ Selected as one of 15 Dayton, Ohio-area companies to win the Dayton Business Journal’s “Healthiest Employers“ award for the fourth consecutive year
■ Sustained focus on Lean Six Sigma; total savings since deployment in 2007 of over $380 million
■ Procured all fiber supply from North America where forest growth exceeds harvest by 10-40 percent depending on region
■ Purchased all fiber in compliance with the requirements of the U.S. Lacey Act and European Union Timber Regulation for harvested wood
■ Supplied 95 percent of the pulp used to make products from internal production
■ Maintained chain-of-custody systems third-party certified to Forest Stewardship Council®, Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification and Sustainable Forestry Initiative® standards at all mills
■ Obtained 48 percent of fiber from certified and recycled sources
■ C ontinued partnership with the Center for Forest and Wood Certification to advance certification
■ Used nearly 54 percent renewable biomass fuels, comprising our largest energy source
■ Achieved a 14.7 percent reduction in total greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels
■ Researched, developed and launched new products: Anthem Plus®, PointSilTM Densified Liner and LittleFootTM
■ Continued industry education with “Ed®” series and Paper Knowledge® programs
■ Shipped 78 percent of product volume by U.S. EPA SmartWay™ Transport Partnership carriers
■ Contributed approximately $328,000 to charitable organizations and nonprofit strategic partnerships
■ Continued strong relationships with customers like The McGraw-Hill Companies and L.L.Bean and nonprofit organizations such as the World Resources Institute (WRI) to help preserve forestland and encourage sustainable planting, harvesting and recycling practices
Responsible Efficient And Healthy, Safe and Sourcing Of Raw Sustainable Responsible And Strong, Viable Engaged Employees materials Manufacturing Safe Products Communities Healt hy, Safe and Engaged Employees
Bike to work month I n 2013, employees at the NewPage Research and Development facility and Biron mill joined forces to promote wellness with Bike to Work month. The program initially started as Bike to Work week and has grown each year. One employee even bikes thirty miles each way to work during the program. Flyers promoting the program and outlining established bike trails in the area are available for participants. “I look forward to Bike to Work month because it gives me the incentive to dust off my old bike and get some fresh air and exercise. It also gives me a chance to think about and organize the day ahead on the way in to work and wind down on the way home,” said Gary Ostrowski, R&D principal technician. The goal of the program is to promote healthy and safe employees. Bike safety education is provided featuring safe riding habits, such as wearing a helmet, using hand signals and tips on performing preventative bike maintenance. 8 | Sustainable Development Facts And Figures 2013
Safety In 2013, NewPage had a TCIR of 1.71 compared to 2.25 in 2012. Safety continues to be our highest priority as we strive to reach our goal of zero injuries.
NEWPAGE SAFETY PERFORMANCE – TOTAL CASE INCIDENT RATE – 2009-2013
5.0
4.0
3.0 2.65 2.48 2.14 2.25 2.0 1.71
1.0
0.0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
OSHA TOTAL CASE INCIDENT RATE 2013 - TOTAL PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY*
8
6
4
2 NewPage
0 2.48 4.30 2.44 2.26 2.16 1.93 1.75 1.71 1.57 1.57 1.44 1.44 1.30 1.30 1.12 1.08 1.06 1.05 0.92 0.84 0.76 0.62 6.82 5.69 3.80 3.07 2.88 2.85
*Source: American Forest and Paper Association, 2013 Safety Statistical Benchmark Survey. The U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) defines the Total Case Incident Rate as: Number of employees who experienced occupational injuries and illnesses that resulted in medical treatment, days away from work or restricted work, hearing threshold shifts and fatalities per 200,000 hours worked.
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Sustainable Employee Relations As of March 31, 2014, we had approximately 5,500 employees. About 67 percent of our employees were represented by labor unions. We have 13 collective bargaining agreements, all of which were extended due to a master agreement with all unions effective with our emergence from bankruptcy. The first such contract is due to expire in 2016.
EMPLOYEE DEMOGRAPHICS – 2013* (by location)
L ocation Number of Employees Union Employees Percentage Union Employees
B iron, Wisconsin 407 341 83.8%
Duluth, Minnesota 283 0 0.0%
Escanaba, Michigan 930 766 82.4%
Luke, Maryland 811 630 77.7%
Rumford, Maine 748 626 83.7%
Stevens Point, Wisconsin 242 186 76.9%
Wickliffe, Kentucky 432 314 72.7%
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 978 824 84.3%
Total Operations 4,831 3,687 76.3%
Corporate 713 25 3.5%
TOTAL ALL Employees 5,544 3,712 67.0%
* As of March 31, 2014
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EMPLOYEE WELLNESS The Wellness Initiative at NewPage was designed to create an environment that encourages and supports improved personal wellness among NewPage employees. The initiative aims to increase awareness and engagement at NewPage through a variety of activities and programs, including those offered by the company’s health care plans. Activities include preventative doctor visits and testing, biometric screenings, flu shots, health fairs and friendly company-wide weight loss and fitness competitions.
Results from some of these activities include:
■ 23 company-wide teams of up to 25 members competed in the Third Annual Journey to Wellness. The top team walked 37,660 miles and the total miles for all teams was 376,343.
■ Approximately 2,500 Health Risk Assessments were completed in 2013.
In 2013, the Dayton Business Journal once again named NewPage as one of 15 Dayton, Ohio-area companies to win its “Healthiest Employers“ award for the fourth consecutive year. All nominees were measured using six core areas of workplace wellness: cultural and leadership commitment; foundational components; strategic planning; communication and marketing; programming and interventions; and reporting and analysis.
Lean Six Sigma NewPage integrates Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methods, tools and processes in an ongoing effort to achieve significant improvements in safety, productivity and performance. LSS engages employees at all levels and offers not only the personal satisfaction of achieving results, but also recognition for their success. The overall goal of LSS is to move NewPage to a new level of operational excellence and customer service.
2013 LSS facts since deployment:
■ Entered eighth year of deployment
■ Completed nearly 2,400 projects
■ Saved more than $380 million
■ Achieved ROI of 7.4x
■ Certified more than 65 Black Belts and 420 Green Belts
■ Focused on 470 LSS environmental and energy reduction projects with over $75 million in savings
H ealthy, Safe and Engaged Employees Re sponsible Sourcing Of Raw materials
Better Economies, More Jobs Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) is a raw material essential to papermaking. NewPage entered into an agreement with Omya to construct a PCC plant at the NewPage Escanaba paper mill in Michigan, creating seven new jobs. The plant will reduce transportation costs and allow the mill to purchase PCC required for manufacturing
locally. The facility will also use CO2 produced by the mill as an essential raw material in the process instead of emitting it into the air. Roger Rouleau, Escanaba mill manager, commented, “Locating the PCC plant at the Escanaba mill improves economics and creates jobs to support the local community.” 12 | Sustainable Development Facts And Figures 2013
Wood Fiber All virgin wood and pulp purchased by NewPage are sourced from forests in the U.S. and Canada. Through our chain-of-custody systems, we track the origin of all the fiber that enters our mills. All of the fiber we purchase complies with the requirements of the U.S. Lacey Act and European Union Timber Regulation for harvested wood. For more information on these regulations, please visit www.forestlegality.org.
Responsible forestry is essential if we are to ensure a sustainable supply of wood fiber for our products, support healthy ecosystems, mitigate the effects of air emissions and provide clean water for growing communities. Wood fiber makes up about 70 percent of our products’ composition. We purchase both roundwood and chips to manufacture the pulp used in our manufacturing operations. Eighty-three percent of our wood fiber comes from privately-held forests in North America.
WOOD PROCURED FOR NEWPAGE MILLS – 2009-2013
Quantity (million green tons)
Source 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Roud n wood 6.6 7.9 7.6 7.6 7.2
Chips 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.8
WOOD ORIGINS – 2013
Company Owned* <1%
Public Land 17% (Federal, State, County, etc.)
83% Private Land (NIPF, TIMO, REIT, Tribal, etc.)
NIPF – Non-Industrial Private Forest Owner TIMO – Timber Investment Management Organization REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust Tribal – Native American (U.S.), First Nations (Canada) *NewPage owns approximately 5,470 acres in the state of Wisconsin
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Sourcing of Pulp NewPage purchases, produces and sells wood-based pulp. All of the pulp we use comes from North America where forest growth exceeds harvest. In 2013, internal pulp production [chemical (Kraft), mechanical and de-inked pulp from recycled paper] supplied 95 percent of our pulp requirements. The pulp we purchase is primarily softwood Kraft and de-inked recycled pulp.
NEWPAGE PULP SOURCES – 2013
NewPage Pulp 95% 5% Purchased Pulp – North America
EXTERNAL PURCHASED PULP USE – 2009-2013
Quantity (air-dried tons)
Pulp Type 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Kraft 90,000 97,000 107,000 108,000 122,000
Mechanical Pulp 2,000 1,000 0 0 0
Recycled Fiber 24,000 27,000 22,000 15,000 15,000
Total 116,000 125,000 129,000 123,000 137,000
Recovered Paper and Recycled Fiber NewPage procures recovered paper from various suppliers throughout the United States, primarily from the Great Lakes region. This recovered paper is used to manufacture printing and writing paper grade de-inked pulp at our recycle mill in Duluth, Minnesota. In 2013, NewPage used 58,000 air-dried tons of de-inked recycled pulp in its paper products, generated by our recycle mill and purchased from external suppliers.
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Chain-Of-Custody Certified Wood Fiber Independent third-party certification bodies use principles, criteria and standards to evaluate forest management activities. Forest certification offers assurance that the wood fiber we use to make our paper products comes from responsibly managed forests where biodiversity is preserved and harvested resources are restored with new growth.
Chain-of-Custody (CoC) systems track the movement of forest products from the forest to the customer. CoC must be in place at every step along the supply-chain — forest, logger, pulp manufacturer, paper mill, merchant and printer — in order for a product to carry a CoC label.
All NewPage mills have implemented CoC systems that are third-party certified to FSC®, PEFCTM and SFI® standards. The small amount of land NewPage owns is also third-party certified to FSC® and SFI forest management standards.
Certified and Recycled Fiber About 20 percent of timberland in the U.S. is certified to reputable third-party verified systems1. In 2013, 37 percent of the fiber NewPage used in our products came from forests certified to one or more forest management systems. NewPage also obtained an additional 9 percent of our fiber from point of harvest programs like the Certified Master Logger Program and 3 percent from recycled fiber sources. The remaining 51 percent of our fiber originates from controlled sources in North America. The controlled fiber is monitored and tracked through our CoC systems to ensure all of it comes from legal and responsible sources.
1 Source: http://www.afandpf.org/issues/forestry
CERTIFIED AND RECYCLED FIBER SOURCES – 2013
FSC 24% 9% MLP
7% SFI
4% PEFC
3% Recycled Pulp Controlled 51% 2% ATFS
ATFS - American Tree Farm System® FSC - Forest Stewardship Council® MLP - Master Logger Program PEFC - Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification SFI - Sustainable Forestry Initiative®
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CERTIFIED AND RECYCLED FIBER USED IN OUR OPERATIONS – 2009-2013
100%
80%
60% 52% 49% 48% 48% 48% 40%
20%
0% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Chemicals NewPage continues to look for opportunities to increase renewable resources in its products. We work closely with our suppliers to reduce our use of nonrenewable resources in our manufacturing process. We have replaced some petroleum-based materials used in paper coating with natural materials such as clay, calcium carbonate and titanium dioxide and renewable materials such as starch.
TOP 10 CHEMICALS – 2009-2013 (tons)
Chemical Application 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Cao rb nate Pigment 509,000 598,000 608,000 619,000 612,000
Clay Pigment 327,000 368,000 369,000 364,000 362,000
Starch Binder 86,000 96,000 90,000 99,000 103,000
Chlorate Bleaching Agent 84,000 90,000 93,000 95,000 97,000
Sulfuric Acid Bleaching Agent 75,000 85,000 82,000 90,000 86,000
Caustic Soda Pulping Agent 78,000 80,000 78,000 75,000 70,000
Lime Pulping Agent 64,000 69,000 73,000 71,000 81,000
Latex Binder 55,000 64,000 63,000 63,000 62,000
Hydrogen Peroxide Bleaching Agent 18,000 20,000 19,000 18,000 19,000
Titanium Dioxide Pigment 18,000 16,000 14,000 13,000 12,000
Reps s on ible Sourcing Of Raw materials Eff icient And Sustainable Manufacturing
E scanaba saves 2.5 million gallons of water per day I n 2013, continuous improvement efforts at the Escanaba mill identified opportunities to significantly reduce water usage in the mill. Thirty-seven areas throughout the facility were able to conserve water, resulting in an estimated savings of 2.5 million gallons per day. “Reducing fresh water consumption is a significant part of the Escanaba mill’s productivity goals. It was very encouraging to see a group of mill representatives from each major operating area come together to move the needle on a very important initiative. We are looking forward to more improvements from this focused team,” said Jeffrey Boulden, production manager for the Escanaba mill. While the Escanaba mill is fortunate to enjoy an abundant source of water from Lake Michigan, NewPage values this natural resource and recognizes the responsibility to support efforts to conserve water use whenever possible. 17 | Sustainable Development Facts And Figures 2013
Energy The largest source of energy used in our manufacturing operations is renewable carbon neutral biomass fuels — nearly 54 percent in 2013. The biomass fuels we use are generated as byproducts of our manufacturing processes (bark, black liquor, wastewater treatment sludge) and also purchased from external sources.
ENERGY SOURCES – 2013*
12.0% Natural Gas
Coal 19.1% % 10.2 Purchased Electricity and Steam 4.5% Tire-Derived Fuel 0.5% Own Hydropower % Renewable Biomass 53.4% 0.3 Oil
* Based on energy content
NEWPAGE FUEL AND ENERGY PURCHASES – 2009-2013
Quantity
Fuel 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Units
Bsiomas : Purchased 510 570 550 520 437 Thousand Tons
Coal 970 1,050 1,010 830 811 Thousand Tons
Natural Gas 8,280 9,420 9,000 13,020 10,813 Million Cubic Feet
Oil 8,910 2,620 2,100 1,820 2,622 Thousand Gallons
Petroleum Coke 16 0 0 0 0 Thousand Tons
Tire-Derived Fuel 125 125 160 150 154 Thousand Tons
ELECTRICITY and STEAM
Net PurCHased Electricity 1,840 1,980 1,910 2,030 2,262 GWh
Net Purchased Steam 490 430 430 450 468 GWh
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NEWPAGE FUELS FROM MANUFACTURING BYPRODUCTS AND SELF-GENERATED ELECTRICITY – 2009-2013
Quantity
E nergy Source 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Units
B siomas : Self-Generated1 3,900 4,360 4,390 4,380 5,178 Thousand Tons
Own Hydropower (net of external NewPage sales)2 90 110 160 120 150 GWh
Self-Generated Electricity (CHP) 2,190 2,400 2,390 2,340 2,224 GWh
1 Includes bark, wood waste, black liquor solids and wastewater treatment sludge. 2 NewPage fair share of CWPCo hydropower increased in 2011 because of Whiting mill closure. Previously some of the hydropower was allocated to the Whiting mill.
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION – 2009-2013 (million mmBTU)
120 32.0
90 24.0
60 16.0 million mmBTU
30 8.0 mmBTU/ton product
0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Purchased Pulp 2.7 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.8 Purchased Energy 8.5 8.9 8.8 9.2 9.5 Mill Biomass Energy 46.4 50.8 51.5 51.8 50.3 Mill Fossil Energy 34.7 35.7 34.8 34.7 33.6 Total 92.2 98.6 98.5 98.9 97.2 Total mmBTU/ Ton Product 29.8 27.4 27.6 27.2 26.9
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Greenhouse Gases (GHG)
Our strategy to reduce GHG emissions (reported as carbon dioxide equivalents – CO2e) includes: ■ Improve energy efficiency
■ Optimize combined heat and power production
■ Maximize use of biomass fuel
■ Explore and partner on alternative energy projects
■ Improve system-wide efficiencies through our manufacturing platform
In 2008, NewPage set a greenhouse gas reduction target to reduce total Scope 1 (direct) and Scope 2 (indirect from purchased energy) greenhouse gas emissions 15 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. Through the end of 2013, NewPage has achieved a 14.7 percent reduction in total greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels. This reduction is primarily due to improvements from steam and electrical utility providers, less fossil fuel use and lower carbon intensity of fossil fuels used in our own energy production.
GREENHOUSE GASES, CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENTS, CO2e – 2005-2013
6.00 1.6
4.50 1.2
3.00 0.8 million metric tons
1.50 0.4 metric tons/ton product
0.00 0.0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Purchased Pulp 0.09 0.09 0.13 0.13 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.04 Purchased Energy 1.61 1.58 1.63 1.67 1.58 1.65 1.42 1.49 1.49 Mill 3.37 3.44 3.26 3.27 2.95 3.02 2.94 2.77 2.77 Total 5.07 5.11 5.02 5.07 4.57 4.71 4.41 4.30 4.30 Total Metric Tons 1.32 1.30 1.28 1.36 1.48 1.31 1.24 1.18 1.19
CO2e/ Ton Product
G reenhouse Gas (GHG): A collective term for the following gases: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride, which are thought to contribute to climate change. Of the six main GHGs, carbon dioxide is the most prevalent. GHGs are often reported
as carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e) taking into account the differing global warming potentials
(e.g., CO2=1, CH4=25, NO2=298) and expressing on a carbon dioxide equivalency basis.
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Air
Emissions for nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and total particulate matter (TPM) have steadily declined over the past several years, primarily as a result of burning less coal and more natural gas in our boilers.
NITROGEN OXIDES, NOx AS NO2 – 2009-2013
40.0 12.0
30.0 9.0
20.0 6.0 thousand tons lbs./ton product 10.0 3.0
0.0 0.0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Purchased Pulp 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 Purchased Energy 3.1 3.2 1.9 2.0 2.1 Mill 12.9 13.5 13.5 12.3 11.7 Total 16.3 16.9 15.7 14.6 14.1
Total Lbs. NOX/Ton Product 10.5 9.4 8.8 8.0 7.8
Nitrogen Oxide (NOx): A collective term for the nitrogen compounds formed during combustion. When precipitation occurs, NOx can contribute to the acidification of soil and water. NOx can also, together with hydrocarbons, react with sunlight to form ground-level ozone.
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SULFUR DIOXIDE, SO2 – 2009-2013
60.0 28.0
45.0 21.0
30.0 14.0 thousand tons lbs./ton product 15.0 7.0
0.0 0.0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Purchased Pulp 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 Purchased Energy 6.6 6.4 4.6 4.8 4.9 Mill 29.0 32.6 33.2 30.3 26.2 Total 35.8 39.4 38.1 35.3 31.4 Total Lbs. 23.2 21.9 21.4 19.4 17.4
SO2/ Ton Product
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2): A gas formed when sulfur-containing fuels such as oil and coal are burned. Sulfur dioxide contributes to the acidification of soil and water.
TOTAL PARTICULATE MATTER – 2009-2013
4.00 2.0
3.00 1.5
2.00 1.0 thousand tons lbs./ton product 1.00 0.5
0.00 0.0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Purchased Pulp 0.15 0.17 0.18 0.10 0.10 Purchased Energy 0.48 0.45 0.39 0.31 0.31 Mill 2.15 2.36 2.43 2.35 2.10 Total 2.79 2.97 3.00 2.76 2.51 Total Lbs. PM/Ton Product 1.80 1.65 1.68 1.52 1.39
T otal Particulate Matter: Fine solid particles and liquid droplets such as steam, smoke, dust, fumes or smog, suspended in the atmosphere. Particulate matter sources are both man made and natural and come from sources such as fuel combustion, motor vehicles, industrial operations and forest fires. Increased levels of fine particulate matter in the air have been alleged to cause health-related heart and lung issues.
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W ater Water, a primary resource in paper manufacturing, acts as a fiber transport medium in the pulp and papermaking process. It is also used to produce energy in the form of electricity and steam, and cools equipment during the production process.
Nearly all of the water we use at NewPage comes from surface water sources (lakes and rivers), but small amounts also come from local municipalities and groundwater wells. On average, NewPage mills return 94 percent of the water used to its original environment. It is essential that we protect these water sources. Our objective is to use less water, recycle what we do use and properly treat water we return to the environment.
FRESH WATER SOURCES – 2013
3% Municipal % Surface 96 % 1 Groundwater
FRESH WATER USE IN MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS – 2009-2013
Volume (million gallons)
Use 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Psroces 50,400 54,100 53,700 54,200 53,900
Non-Contact Cooling 31,500 36,100 31,100 32,700 33,800
Total Water Use 81,900 90,200 84,800 86,900 87,700
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W ater Discharges We routinely monitor and report on our water discharges and other metrics. Final effluent flow per ton of product increased slightly in 2013 relative to 2012. BOD and TSS were higher due to various site specific operational issues at three of our facilities. Some of the causes were related to changes to improve mill processes to which the site treatment plants continue to adapt. We expect continuous improvement in the performance of our treatment plants going forward.
FINAL EFFLUENT FLOW – 2009-2013
80,000 20,000
64,000 16,000
48,000 12,000
32,000 8,000 million gallons
16,000 4,000 gallons/ton product
0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Purchased Pulp 1,800 2,000 2,500 2,500 3,100 Mill 46,600 49,500 50,500 50,800 50,400 Total 48,000 51,500 53,000 53,300 53,500 Total Gallons Final 15,700 14,300 14,900 14,700 14,800 Effluent Flow/Ton Product
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BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND, BOD – 2009-2013
6.00 3.2
4.50 2.4
3.00 1.6 thousand tons lbs./ton product 1.50 0.8
0.00 0.0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Purchased Pulp 0.19 0.22 0.27 0.23 0.34 Mill 3.95 4.96 4.31 3.95 4.39 Total 4.14 5.18 4.58 4.18 4.73 Total Lbs. 2.68 2.88 2.57 2.30 2.61 BOD/Ton Product
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD): A measure of the amount of dissolved oxygen required by microorganisms to decompose organic matter present in water or wastewater. The BOD measurement is used to determine the level of organic material in water.
TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS, TSS – 2009-2013
10.00 5.0
8.00 4.0
6.00 3.0
4.00 2.0 thousand tons lbs./ton product
2.00 1.0
0.00 0.0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Purchased Pulp 0.43 0.43 0.53 0.37 0.50 Mill 6.43 6.55 5.76 5.29 5.86 Total 6.86 6.98 6.29 5.66 6.36 Total Lbs. TSS/Ton Product 4.44 3.87 3.53 3.11 3.52
Total Suspended Solids (TSS): A measure of the amount of nondissolved solid material present in water or wastewater.
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W aste Management In 2013, 80 percent of the manufacturing byproducts generated were reused for energy recovery or in other beneficial reuse applications such as agricultural soil amendments, mine reclamation, landfill and road construction, landscaping and conversion into new products.
SOLID AND HIGH VOLUME WASTE MANAGEMENT - 2013
Landfilled 20% 9% Mine Reclamation and Dust Control
6% Other Beneficial Use
5% Agricultural Land Application
5% Landfill Cover, Stabilization and Construction
Energy Generation 50% 5% Raw Material For Product Manufacture
WASTE TO LANDFILL – 2009-2013
320 160
240 120
160 80 lbs./ton product thousand tons, dry 80 40
0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Purchased Pulp 8 10 11 4 10 Mill 176 204 215 198 216 Total 184 214 226 202 226 Total Lbs. Waste to 119 119 127 111 125 Landfill /Ton Product
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Hazardous Wastes Hazardous wastes from manufacturing generally include used materials such as oils, solvents, paints, laboratory chemicals and batteries. Hazardous wastes are safely handled and transported to licensed facilities for treatment, recycling and incineration, or burned for energy recovery in accordance with federal and state regulatory authorities. NewPage reviews the business practices of all new companies that recycle or dispose of our hazardous waste to ensure proper management and responsible disposal.
In 2013, NewPage facilities generated 10.81 tons of hazardous waste. The amount of hazardous waste can fluctuate year to year depending on maintenance and construction projects. This metric does not track well with pulp and paper production volume like other environmental performance indicators.
Our mills have made a number of process and chemical purchasing changes over the past several years to allow most of our facilities to be classified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as Small Quantity Generators of hazardous waste.
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Environmental Compliance We operate our facilities to be in compliance with environmental laws and regulations. Environmental incidents can and do occur as a result of process disturbances, equipment failures, weather events and human error. When such incidents occur, our mills promptly notify the appropriate authorities and initiate corrective actions to achieve compliance and prevent recurrence.
At NewPage, we strive to minimize the occurrence of incidents through continuous improvement of our environmental management systems. Our total number of permit exceedances or deviations remained the same at nine for both 2012 and 2013.
This data reflects the number of permit exceedances of numeric permit limits or permit conditions and other regulatory requirements. Opacity exceedances and gas collection system ventings for safety reasons are excluded from this data.
PERMIT EXCEEDANCES AND REGULATORY VIOLATIONS – 2009-2013
20 18 16 14 12 10 8
number of incidents 6 4
2 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Air 12 10 12 6 6 Water 6 3 5 3 3 Total 18 13 17 9 9
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NewPage settled two environmental incidents in 2013. Details are as follows:
■ In August 2011, a penalty was assessed against Luke Paper Company (LPC) by the Maryland Department of the Environment for alleged violations in the LPC’s rubble fill area. The penalty of $5,250 was resolved in Luke Paper Company’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy proceeding and was payable by the Litigation Trust1 in 2013.
■ In October 2013, the Luke Paper Company was assessed a civil penalty of $963 by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection for failure to maintain a roadway resulting in excessive dust conditions. LPC immediately watered the roadway and eliminated the dust condition. The penalty was paid in November 2013. We promptly clean up spills when they occur. In 2013, there was minimal environmental impact as a result of these incidents. The number of reportable spills and releases decreased to 19 in 2013 from 21 in 2012.
REPORTABLE SPILLS AND RELEASES* – 2009-2013
45 40 35 30 25 20 15
number of incidents 10
5 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Land 6 14 27 13 12 Water 17 7 14 7 6 Air 1 0 1 1 1
Total 24 21 42 21 19
*This data reflects the number of spills/releases reported to all regulatory agencies.
1 A litigation trust (“Litigation Trust”) was formed for the purpose of administering the Litigation Trust assets and distributions, and evaluating and prosecuting objections to disputed general unsecured claims and pursuing other litigation claims, pursuant to the Chapter 11 plan.
Eff icient And Sustainable Manufacturing Re sponsible And Safe Products
Nwe Page launches Product Stewardship Council I n 2013, a cross functional team comprised of subject matter experts from across the organization came together to enhance NewPage product stewardship programs and bolster product safety. The Product Stewardship Council will further improve product stewardship within NewPage by analyzing requirements and regulations, developing strategies and providing guidance on product stewardship topics. “As the regulatory landscape and consumer preferences evolve in the areas of product stewardship and product safety, assembling this cross functional team has brought the right knowledge and skills together to understand regulations, develop strategies and create processes and systems to respond to our customers’ needs as quickly and efficiently as possible, which is a key tenet of our Product Stewardship Program,” said Scott Peplinski, director, Sustainability and Product Stewardship. 30 | Sustainable Development Facts And Figures 2013
Responsible Products As a paper producer, it is imperative for all NewPage products to be responsibly manufactured to meet stringent quality standards without compromising the safety of our employees, customers and communities. Some of these regulations and standards include: environmental, safe handling, food packaging, product recovery, disposal and recycling. In addition to product manufacturing requirements, we must also meet specific requirements for a product’s final end use.
Our comprehensive product line provides customers with the opportunity to select paper with chain-of-custody certification and 10 to 30 percent recycled fiber content, enabling them to use certification and recycled logos that tangibly demonstrate responsible paper sourcing. Today, approximately 70 percent of the ingredients by weight used to manufacture our products come from renewable resources such as wood fiber, recycled fiber and starch.
CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY CERTIFIED PRODUCT SALES (FSC®, PEFC, SFI) – 2009-2013
1,800 36%
1,500 30%
1,200 24%
900 18%
% thousand tons 600 12 % of total sales COC certified 300 6%
0 0% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Chain-of-Custody: An independent, third-party certified system that traces the path of logs from the forest, through the pulp manufacturing process, to the paper mill, all the way through to the certified product sold to an end user.
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Supply-Chain Tools There are tools available to help paper sellers and buyers assess environmental performance data across the supply-chain. One is the E nvironmental Paper Assessment Tool, or EPAT, a subscription-based tool developed by sustainability nonprofit GreenBlue and a consortium of leading paper buyers and sellers, including NewPage. The goal of this collaboration is to make environmentally preferable paper products more widely available and affordable.
Another useful tool is U.K.-based PREPS, or Publishers’ Database for Responsible Environmental Paper Sourcing, which is a joint initiative created by 24 leading publishers to promote understanding of responsible paper chains. The PREPS tool focuses on responsible fiber sourcing, greenhouse gas emissions and water.
NewPage is actively involved in working with these and other groups to continue to evolve our reporting.
Research and Development NewPage operates a Research and Development (R&D) facility that explores new technologies and areas for innovation. Our R&D facility provides world-class process support to our mills in order to:
■ Improve our product quality and reliability ■ Reduce the cost of our products
■ Develop new-to-the-world products
■ Improve the material and energy efficiency of our pulping and papermaking operations
■ Advance the science of printing
■ Provide technical service to customers and printers
■ Develop technology to diversify beyond pulp and paper to products such as wood-based and biomass-based fuels and chemicals To be a sustainable company, we must continue to innovate and introduce new products that meet our customers’ changing business needs. Over the past year, NewPage has launched three new products to meet those needs, serve new market segments and develop our business. New product introductions include Anthem Plus®, PointSilTM Densified Liner and LittleFootTM.
A nthem Plus® Anthem Plus, is the all-new, all-American economy coated paper built to perform in virtually every print application. It offers a strong value proposition for all stakeholders in the supply chain. It has a 90 brightness with a pure blue-white shade for beautiful printed results coupled with an unparalleled offering including gloss, dull and matte finishes ranging from 60 lb. text to 110 lb. cover. Anthem Plus has the broadest and deepest inventory commitment of any economy product available today and is stocked in press-ready mini skids and cartons for maximum efficiencies. Anthem Plus is chain-of-custody certified to the FSC®, SFI® and PEFC™ to support sustainable forestry practices and is made in the USA with pride, which supports local economies and American jobs.
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PointSil™ Densified Liner PointSil Densified Liner is a new family of caliper-controlled, heavyweight release liner papers specifically engineered for large-size graphics utilized in transportation, indoor and outdoor advertising signage, and other wide format applications. PointSil Densified Liner is offered in several caliper options and features exceptional layflat, scoring and cracking capabilities, all of which are key performance attributes for large and complex graphics that are applied on a multitude of surfaces, and often in challenging locations.
Significant growth in the use and complexity of wide format graphics has created a demand for densified release liners that offer the right combination of quality, performance and run-to-run consistency.
PointSil Densified Liner includes caliper offerings ranging from 3.2 mil to 4.6 mil – each optimized for caliper-controlled, heavy weight release liner applications, and joins the broader portfolio of NewPage release liner and face papers specifically designed for pressure sensitive applications.
L ittleFoot™ In the flexible packaging market, an inclination for a product to provide barrier properties to preserve food from the effects of light, oxygen and vapor has been at odds with a desire to utilize biodegradable renewable fibers and materials. Typical thinking had been only environmentally persistent fossil-fuel derived films and polymers could provide those properties, which left paper on the outside looking in.
The product development team at NewPage engineered LittleFoot as the paper alternative to poly and film substrates, specifically for the flexible packaging market. It is composed of environmentally responsible, biodegradable and 100 percent compostable materials and is available with chain-of-custody certification. The barrier properties of LittleFoot are provided by multiple layers which include a metalized PLA or metalized cellophane laminate, eliminating the need for the typical foils and fossil fuel-based films usually applied to create the barrier properties necessary for flexible packaging substrates. This combination of materials provides grease and oil resistance and the required barrier protection from light, oxygen and vapor making LittleFoot an excellent alternative in the market. Coffee, dry mixture and energy bar packaging applications are a few examples where this innovative design could be applied.
LittleFoot is designed to reduce the packaging imprint on the environment. By replacing packaging materials produced from fossil fuels with forest product-based options like LittleFoot, many stakeholders will be able to achieve sustainability objectives to achieve yield savings, shorter runs, inventory reduction, less handling and fewer scraps.
LittleFoot was the recipient of the Institute of Packaging Professional’s (IoPP) 2013 AmeriStar Sustainability Award. LittleFoot has been granted both a European and a United States Patent.
Superior FDA™ In addition, NewPage developed a new recycled pulp product, Superior FDA, at its Duluth Recycled Pulp Mill that is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) compliant and certified to the FSC®. Superior FDA is an FDA grade recycled pulp approved for manufacturing paper to be used in food contact applications. 33 | Sustainable Development Facts And Figures 2013
Industry Education ED® SERI S The “Ed” series is a leading educational resource for all things paper, printing and design. Since 2001, the “Ed” series has delivered educational tips and advice on printing techniques, new technologies and sustainability topics relevant to customers and other stakeholders.
In 2013, the “Ed” program titled Ed#15 Interactive Print was designed to showcase paper as the original interactive communication medium. With immediate accessibility, three-dimensionality, touch and texture, print and paper is a perfect outlet for creativity. It’s a communication medium used extensively (and successfully) by today’s leading marketers to create real stopping power— upping both attention and retention, two keys to driving results. Just as important, print is always coming up with new ways—including Quick Response (QR) codes, short-message service (SMS) technology, video-in-print and browser apps like Layar — to team up with digital media to convert readers into active shoppers and buyers. In Ed #15, you’ll learn about the ever-expanding ways paper is interacting with readers and other media to get the word out.
P APER KNOWLEDGE NewPage offers Paper Knowledge® seminars designed for customers such as graphic designers, publishers, printers, converters and merchants, as well as paper industry suppliers. The program is an intensive discussion, workshop and instructional session in which the complexities of printing paper — its chemistry, manufacture and performance — are fully illustrated.
Here are some of the specific subjects covered:
■ Papermaking and Coating
■ Printing Processes
■ Ink, Paper and Printing
■ Runnability and Printability
■ Light, Color and the Printed Image
■ Appearance Characteristics of Paper
■ Mechanical Properties of Paper
■ Paper Recycling
■ Paper Math
■ Types of Paper
■ Alternatives to Wood
■ Sustainability and the Environment
■ Press OKs NewPage offers Paper Knowledge seminars in various formats to fit a variety of needs, such as our half-day and one-day field-based seminars hosted at a customer location or a two-day, mill-based program at a NewPage mill location. To learn more, visit www.NewPageCorp.com or send an email to [email protected].
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Transportation From procurement of raw materials to product delivery and, ultimately, the recovery or disposal of paper products, transportation links our supply-chain from beginning to end. While our transport-related emissions are small relative to those from our manufacturing processes, we are working diligently to improve transport efficiency at NewPage. Efforts include joining forces with transport providers and customers who are focused on reducing the environmental impact of transport.
In 2013, NewPage shipped 78 percent of its product volume by carriers participating in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay™ Transport Partnership. The EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership brings together government, business and consumers to develop programs that reduce fuel usage, improve air quality and lower greenhouse gas emissions associated with transport activities.
TRANSPORT MODE FOR OUTBOUND PRODUCT SHIPMENTS - 2013
40% Rail
6% Intermodal Truck 54%
TRANSPORT-RELATED EMISSIONS AND ENERGY USE FROM OUTBOUND PRODUCT SHIPMENTS – 2009-2013
I ndirect Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Units
Total CO2 isoEm s i ns from All 160,000 186,000 160,000 159,000 175,000 Metric Tons CO2 Outbound Product Shipments
Kg CO /Ton Transport CO2 isoEm s i ns/Ton of 44 41 36 36 37 2 Product Shipped Product Shipped
Total Diesel Fuel Consumed from 14.9 17.3 15.0 14.8 16.4 Million Gallons All Outbound Product Shipments
Responsible And Safe Products St rong, Viable Communities
Nwe Page Helps Feed Wisconsin’s Hungry NewPage showed compassion for the less fortunate when 28 employees and family members volunteered to serve meals to 375 individuals at The Neighborhood Table in June. The Neighborhood Table is a Wisconsin charity with a mission to reduce hunger and improve the quality of life for people in need. “It is so gratifying for the volunteers who represent the NewPage sponsored meal to know that they have made a difference in the community,” said senior administrative assistant, Diane Polum. NewPage also donates paper for the charity to use as placemats. The Neighborhood Table has served more than 190,000 meals since December 2003. 36 | Sustainable Development Facts And Figures 2013
At NewPage, it is our responsibility to develop and support innovative projects and partnerships across a broad range of issues to benefit local and global communities. In 2013, we contributed approximately $328,000 in gifts and paper donations to charitable organizations and nonprofit strategic partnerships.
The communities where we live and work are valued partners who supply our company with rich resources vital to our long-term success such as employees and suppliers. NewPage contributes to charitable organizations and nonprofit strategic partnerships company-wide and supports its communities in the areas of health and human services, education, civics, environment and forestry, and arts and culture. Company-wide we actively support the United Way, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, and the American Red Cross, among other organizations. We also conduct employee-giving campaigns and make in-kind contributions of paper, time and talent. Employees also generously give their time and talent through volunteerism in their local communities.
On a broader scale, NewPage strategically partners with many national and international organizations to advance sustainable forestry programs, use of renewable energy, recycling initiatives and water conservation to name a few. These partnerships serve to protect the environment and the world’s natural resources so that they are available for future generations. For example, just in the area of sustainable forestry, we have partnered with organizations such as the World Resources Institute, Forest Legality Alliance, American Tree Farm System, Forest Stewardship Council, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, Center for Forest and Wood Certification, The Rodale Institute and Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
We also invest in partnerships that help support our industry and our customers such as the Direct Marketing Association, American Catalog Mailers Association, Magazine Publishers of America, 21st Century Postal Coalition, the American Forest and Paper Association and the National Association of Manufacturers.
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS – 2013
% Education 22 % 17 Civic
17% Health and Human Services
Environmental and Forestry 32%
12% Arts and Culture
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NEWPAGE JOINS FORCES TO PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF PAPER Paper has a very positive, compelling story to tell – and NewPage has teamed up with others in the industry to help get the word out.
Two-Sides NewPage is pleased to be a member of Two Sides U.S., Inc., an independent, non-profit organization created to provide members of the Graphic Communications Supply Chain a forum to promote the responsible production and use of print and paper, improve sustainability standards and practices, share experiences and maximize customer confidence in our products. One goal is to dispel common environmental misconceptions by providing users with verifiable information on why print on paper is an attractive, practical and sustainable communications medium. For more information, please visit www.twosides.us.
Paper Check-off Program NewPage is proud to be one of the paper and paper-based packaging manufacturers coming together to create a national promotional program with a common goal of maintaining and expanding markets for paper and paper-based packaging to increase consumption. A unified message from the industry is needed to help educate consumers about the sustainability of paper – the fact that it is a renewable, recyclable resource with a positive environmental story to tell. The Paper Check-off Program is administered by a board of industry members appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. To learn more, please visit www.papercheckoff.com.
THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS NewPage knows strategic partners are needed to help further our sustainability initiatives – we certainly can’t do it alone. That’s why we partner with industry organizations and associations, customers, suppliers, employees and our communities who are all actively engaged and working together to protect and preserve our valuable resources.
B etter Practices, Better Planet 2020 The American Forest and Paper Association’s (AF&PA) sustainability initiative Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 is a proactive commitment to the long-term success of our industry, our communities, our environment and the nearly 900,000 men and women who make the paper and wood products vital to the lives of people around the world.
There are six goals targeted within Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 that focus on increasing paper recovery for recycling, improving energy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, promoting sustainable forestry practices, improving workplace safety and reducing water use. As an AF&PA member and an industry leader, NewPage supports these goals and works to continuously improve our performance in these areas. To learn more, please visit www.afandpa.org.
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LOCATIONS NewPage Corporation Duluth Operations Stevens Point Operations Corporate Headquarters 100 North Central Avenue 707 Arlington Place 8540 Gander Creek Drive Duluth, MN 55807 Stevens Point, WI 54481 Miamisburg, OH 45342 E scanaba Operations W ickliffe Operations Biron Operations P.O. Box 757 P.O. Box 278 621 North Biron Drive 7100 County Road 426 M.5 Road 1724 Fort Jefferson Hill Road Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 Escanaba, MI 49829 Wickliffe, KY 42087
Research and Development L uke Operations W ood Supply Lake States 300 North Biron Drive 300 Pratt Street 700 Dura Beauty Lane Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 Luke, MD 21540 Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495
Consolidated Water Power Co. Rumford Operations W isconsin Rapids Operations 610 High Street 35 Hartford Street 310 3rd Avenue North Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495 Rumford, ME 04276 Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495
About This Report The contact for this report is Shawn Hall, director, Communications, [email protected], 937-242-9373.
The NewPage Sustainable Development Facts and Figures 2013 includes performance data from January 1 through December 31, 2013. This report is available only as a downloadable PDF from our website.
NewPage has estimated and reported our indirect energy use, air emissions, discharges to water and solid waste landfilled associated with purchased energy, purchased pulp and off-site wastewater treatment. Figures for off-site wastewater treatment are included with the mill or purchased energy component of the figures reported.
Some values may differ from last year’s report due to adjustments from further data verification and adjustments in our reporting scope.
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