EnvironmEntal performance in 2015

UPM Shotton

UPm Shotton

EU Ecolabel : FI/037/001

UPM Shotton, EnVIRonMEntAL PERFoRMAnCE In 2015

the mill is situated on the Dee estuary in Flintshire, north Wales. the Dee Estuary is a des-ignated Special Protection area one of the 112 listed natura 2000 sites in Wales. the mill site is about 10 miles from Chester and 25 miles from liverpool.

the mill began production with one newsprint line in 1985. the fibre was supplied by an energy intensive thermo-mechanical pulp mill which used pulpwood, straight from the for-est, as its principal raw material.

a second newsprint line was added in 1989 together with the first of three recycled fibre production plants.

today only one paper machine operates and uses 100% recycled fibre. the principal raw material is now sorted, recovered graphic papers, mainly from domestic waste collections.

there have been several other large environmental investments over the last 28 years and the operations on site continue to develop. the effluent treatment plant was rebuilt with activated sludge technology to deliver dramatic improvements in waste water quality despite increases in production.

Waste sludge from the recycled fibre production plants is burnt in a combined heat and power (CHP) plant on site along with other renewable fuels to provide most of the site’s thermal energy and approximately a third of its electricity demand.

a material recovery and recycling Facility (mrrF) was constructed and started operation on the site in april 2011. this plant sorts the recyclable material from co-mingled domestic waste collections and delivers high quality recovered paper raw materials to the recycled fibre production plants.

Through the renewing of the bio and forest industries, UPM is building a sustainable future across six business areas: UPM Biorefining, UPM Energy, UPM Raflatac, UPM Paper Asia, UPM Paper Europe and North America and UPM Plywood. Our products are made of renewable raw materials and are recyclable. We serve our customers worldwide. The group employs around 19,600 people and its annual sales are approximately EUR 10 billion. UPM shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. UPM – The Biofore Company – www.upm.com 

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UPM pulp and paper mills

UPM Corporate Environmental Statement 2015

UPM Shotton Environmental performance in 2015 is a supplement to the Corporate Environmental Statement of UPM’s pulp and paper mills (available at www.upm.com) and provides mill-specific environmental performance data and trends for the year 2015. The annually updated mill supplements and the UPM Corporate Environmental Statement together form the joint EMAS Statement of UPM Corporation. The next Corporate Environmental Statement and also this supplement will be published in 2017.

PEFC/02-31-80

Production capacity Up to 280,000 tonnes per annum

Personnel 182

Products Standard newsprint

Certificates EmaS – EU Eco-management and audit SchemeiSo 14001 – Environmental management System StandardiSo 9001 – Quality management System StandardPEFC™ Chain of Custody – Programme for the Endorsement of Forest CertificationFSC® Chain of Custody – Forest Stewardship Council®

All certificates can be found from UPM’s Certificate Finder (available at www.upm.com/responsibility)

Environmental labels EU Ecolabel

Awards investors in People Standard

For PEFC products, visit www.pefc.org

For FSC products, visit www.fsc.org

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UPM Shotton, EnVIRonMEntAL PERFoRMAnCE In 2015

Environmental year 2015at UPm Shotton our commitment to sus-tainable development is reflected in our mill vision ‘to be the front runner in cre-ating value from renewable and recycla-ble materials’.

a major change took place in 2015 with the permeant closure of one of the two operating lines – Pm1, rCF1, rCF2 and Boiler 1. this significantly reduced the mill’s overall environmental site impact.

the mill also demonstrates continuous improvement through the mill manage-ment targets and continued innovative investments on site. this approach can be seen in 2015 with an upgrade of the mrrF plant on site and start up and operation of a new waste wood process-ing plant.

the site operates under an environmen-tal permit (EP) issued by the environmen-tal regulator, natural resources Wales (nrW). the mill remains part of the UK pulp and paper sector where permit con-ditions will be varied to reflect recent changes in the sector regulations and technical guidance.

the environmental performance of the CHP plant was challenging with three short half hour Co exceedances due to faulty measurement devices. Preventative measures were subsequently introduced.

UPm have continued their investment programme in the CHP plant improve-ments at Shotton. the planned shutdown in april 2015 included the installation of a new design of Boiler Bank to improve operating efficiency.

David ingham, General manager

andrew Bronnert, Head of Energy & operational Support

the mill environmental targets were all achieved. the total energy consumed on site was lower than 2014 and the percentage of ‘green’ energy used was higher. the quantity of water used was lower than 2014 as was the amount of chemicals used. the total amount of waste sent to landfill was also lower than in 2014.

Challenging targets have been set to further reduce the total site environmen-tal impact in 2016 when compared to 2015.

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the CHP plant has the largest impact on the air emissions. Smaller back-up boilers on site only run during the winter months or during unplanned CHP plant shuts. the 2015 fossil Co2 emissions were lower than 2014 due the closure of Pm1 production line.

the majority of emissions were well within permit limits as indicated in the tables below.

Fresh water consumption is constantly monitored and measured in all parts of the site. Process water is often re-used several times before being discharged to the efflu-ent treatment plant. the target in 2015 was to further reduce the water consump-tion which was achieved.

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Carbon monoxide (Co) 50 25.08

nitrous oxides (noX) 200 147.89

Sulphur dioxide (So2) 50 4.55

Particulates 10 0.10

total organic carbon (toC) 10 1.17

Hydrogen chloride (HCl) 10 1.69

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mercury 0.05 0.00045

Cadmium & thallium 0.05 0.0034

tin, arsenic, lead, chromium, cobalt, copper, manganese, nickel, vanadium

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HF 2 0.26

Dioxins/furans (itEQ) 0.1 x 10–6 0.00975 x 10–6

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the final effluent discharge remained well within consent limits throughout the year, as shown in the trends below. the opera-tion of the effluent treatment plant was sta-ble and coped well with the closure of a production line.

Waste

the mills overall waste production reduced in 2015 due to the line clo-sure. Some pulper residues and boiler ash was landfilled but also showing an improvement on 2014. mrrF residues were reprocessed as a refused derived fuel for combustion on other sites and other boiler ash was reprocessed into cement.

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Environmental parameters 2015

the figures related to production as well as raw material and energy consumption are published as aggregated figures on group level in the UPm Corporate Environmental Statement.

* Including potable water used on site.** All waste tonnages are stated as wet weight and exclude wastes generated from the MRRF plant. Recovery rate is calculated on a bone-dry basis.*** these ashes are consider hazardous in the UK

Production capacity Paper Up to 280,000 t

raw materials and additives

recovered paperCo-mingled recyclatesProcess chemicalsoperating supplies

See UPm Corporate Environmental Statement for more information

Energy Biomass fuelsFossil fuelsElectricity

93%7%See UPm Corporate Environmental Statement for more information

Emissions to air Sulphur dioxide, SoXnitrogen oxides, noXCarbon dioxide, Co2 (fossil)Particulates

8.2 t264.7 t11,735 t0.181 t

water intake industrial* 4,125,215 m3

discharges to water Chemical oxygen demand, CoDBiological oxygen demand, BoD5total suspended solids, tSS Effluent volume

306 t12.3 t43 t3,063,555 m3

waste** landfillSludge Fly ash***

Bottom ash***

metalrecovery rateHazardous waste

35,425 t8,817 t44,664 t5,293 t1,629 t48.7%95.3 t

size of mill area 62 ha

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TARgETS AND MEASURES DEADLiNE DEPARTMENT(S) RESPONSiBLE

Energyreduce total electrical energy consumption– target less than 2015 level increase % ‘Green’ electrical energy consumption– target more than 2015 level

12/2016

12/2016

water Conservationreduce total water consumption – target less than 2015 level 12/2016

Use of resourcesreduce waste to landfill– target to decrease % waste to landfill less than 2015reduce Chemical consumption– target decrease in total chemical consumption less than 2015

12/2016

12/2016

TARgETS AND MEASURES DEADLiNE TARgET ACHiEvED?

Energyreduce total electrical energy consumption– target less than 2014 level increase % ‘Green’ electrical energy consumption– target more than 2014 level

12/2015

12/2015

achieved

achieved

water Conservationreduce total water consumption – target less than 2014 level 12/2015 achieved

Use of resourcesreduce waste to landfill– target to decrease % waste to landfillreduce Chemical consumption– target decrease in total chemical consumption

12/2015

12/2015

achieved

achieved

Performance against targets in 2015

Environmental targets 2016

JOHN EARLyFOR AND ON BEHALF OF NQA CERTiFiCATiON LTD.vERiFiER REF UK-v-001218TH MARCH 2016

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upm-Kymmene (uK) limitedUPm ShottonWeighbridge roadShotton, DeesideFlintshire CH5 2llUnited Kingdomtel: +44(0)1244 280000

for further information, please contact:David inghamGeneral managertel: +44(0)1244 284407

andrew Bronnert Head of Energy and operational Supporttel: +44 (0)1244 284329 06

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