WHAT WE BELIEVE IN
Accelerating circularity through collaborations
We have the vision and means to enable immediate and lasting change. Using our expertise in wood, a renewable resource, we help companies to deliver more sustainable alternatives. For our solutions to have a broader impact, we develop smart relationships that accelerate the circular economy.
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Sustainability
Our sustainability principles
MM Kotkamills manages and develops its business operations with responsibility for the economy, the environment, society and people. We are committed to advancing genuine change for good – a future that is better for individuals, communities, and the planet.
The Circular Way
We work together in smart partnerships to offer solutions with genuine environmental impact. Single solutions that provide a solid alternative to less environmental options serve a purpose but true change for good will come by developing circularity.
Transparency
The resources we use are fully traceable with our chain-of-custody certified according to PEFC and FSC®. Additionally, stakeholders are provided with information about our corporate responsibility targets and achievement.
Responsibility in all we do
Our key principles include responsibility in all operations and continuous improvement. We set targets for business operations, environmental and product safety, corporate security and employee well-being.
”Our customers are at the centre of what we do. And not only them: also our customers’ customers. Our business is ultimately driven by consumers and their changing needs. We observe and listen to all the participants in the value chain, answering to their demands and expectations efficiently and safely. Circularity as a concept is of high importance in all we do.”
Paivi Suutari
Managing Director
OUR INTEGRATED MILL
Accelerating circularity together
MM Kotkamills is made of two separate but united businesses working together as a forerunner of the circular economy. Our integrated mill uses wood within the system efficiently at the various stages of the production chain. Connecting with other companies lets us accelerate circularity and spread the scope of our positive impact.
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Sustainability by numbers
Self-sufficiency rate
Investments on improving energy efficiency have led to the integrated mill reaching self-sufficiency. Biggest developments have been made in recovering waste heat and reusing it.
Utilisation rate
We utilise the waste and side flows at our mills in the best ways possible, and continue to improve the rate at which we do it. Our actions include utilising the biggest contributors to waste side flows, using bark for energy and sludge for soil improvement.
tonnes of nitrogen
By recycling nutrients back into the fields, we replaced 192 tonnes of nitrogen and 92 tonnes of phosphorus. Without nutrient recycling from sludge, these nutrients would need to be produced by less ecological means.
Cartonboards making a difference
We live and breathe circular thinking on our integrated site in Kotka. Getting wood from certified forests, using the sawdust and chips, making saturating kraft paper and fibre-based packaging materials and using recycled board to make saturating base kraft paper eco grade is a glaring example of how we can integrate, think and live with circularity.
Urbanisation drives the rise in consumption and the demand for more convenience. We need to shift the direction of change for good. For good meaning good for the people and environment; and lasting, sustainable change.
The Game Changer Loop
Together with local collaborators, we have initiated the Game Changer Loop. It is a blueprint for circular economy models, and can be replicated in other operational environments and be expanded into a larger system.
The loop enables collecting used and recycled cartonboard, and using the recycled material as raw material for Absorbex® Eco laminating paper.
High-quality northern wood fibre can be recycled up to 25 times to a variety of products. Recycled fibre can replace virgin fibre in end-use objects, which do not demand virgin fibre due to food safety reasons, for example.
Together we make modern convenience sustainable
”It is important to us to have close contacts to our society and to support many well-being activities in our home country, especially in the town of Kotka. We think that good business results can be best achieved when all the stakeholders are satisfied and supportive towards the company. Alone we can do very little, but together we can climb mountains.”
Päivi Suutari
Managing Director