Board Converting News, July 15, 2024

Georgia-Pacific Earns EPA Energy Star Certification At Big Island Facility Atlanta, Georgia based Georgia-Pacific announced that its Big Island containerboard facility in Virginia earned its first EPA Energy Star Certification for energy efficiency this year. The facility joins two other Georgia-Pacific facilities – Brewton containerboard in Brewton, Alabama, and Leaf River Cellulose in New Augusta, Mississippi, in this recog- nition for environmental stewardship. Select manufacturing plants located in the U.S. and its territories and Canada can earn Energy Star certification by achieving a score of 75 or higher using an industry-spe- cific Energy Performance Indicator (EPI) benchmarking tool. The EPIs measure a plant’s energy performance and compare it to that of similar plants nationwide, generating a score on an EPA scale of 1 to 100. The program, launched in 1992, encourages organizations to improve energy effi- ciency, which not only helps the bottom line, but also the environment.

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AES is a leading full-service provider of integrated convey- ance systems specializing in scrap, trim, and dust. AES en- gineers custom scrap systems and works as a partner in process improvement to help businesses achieve greater profitability, productivity, and sustainability. Products include balers, shredders/hoggers, core shredders, filters, fans, and specialized dust control and collection systems. AES is the ex- clusive distributor for the AirShark Rotary Material Separator. For a wide variety of new and used equipment on to- day’s market, visit our website at www.acm-corp.com. BAUMER HHS CORPORATION www.baumerhhs.com hhs is a global leader in advanced gluing, camera verifica- tion and quality assurance systems for the packaging indus- try. Zero-defect quality and elevated production speeds are key parameters in the manufacturing of corrugated boxes. With hhs Xcam Box Monitoring and non-contact flap gluing of corrugated board, hhs offers every option for quality as- surance in the production of boxes with flexo folder gluers. AMERICAN CORRUGATED MACHINE www.acm-corp.com BLOWER APPLICATION COMPANY (BLOAPCO) www.BloApCo.com BloApCo has served the corrugated industry since 1933 with a variety of scrap handling solutions, including Hori- zontal Floor Shredders, Trim Cutters, and Material Handling Fans and Conveying Systems. BloApCo Shredders allow for continuous shredding and pneumatic removal of sheet waste stacks of all sizes, roll slab, cores, and carton scrap.

The Big Island mill scored higher than 80 on the EPA scale, placing itself in the top percentile. The team at the facility will continue to evaluate energy efficiency in efforts to reduce its energy use by 10 percent over five years and eliminate waste. “We’re very proud of the team in earning the EPA’s En- ergy Star certification,” said Eldon Brammer, Vice Presi- dent and General Manager at the Big Island mill. “We recognize the importance of starting with renew- able materials, utilizing recycled materials, minimizing waste in our operations, and improving our efficiency and environmental performance. We’re glad to see the EPA recognize these efforts.” In 2023, the Big Island facility also from The Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) for two additional years. Certified by WHC since 2011, the facility has facilitated research ef- forts on the American chestnut tree and maintained polli- nator gardens and a food plot for white-tailed deer. Its con- servation efforts have increased growth in the number of white-tailed deer, bear, wild turkey, and bobcats because of the plentiful nutrients available. Learn more about Georgia-Pacific’s approach to envi- ronmental stewardship at experience.gp.com. Visit ener- gystar.gov to learn more about energy efficiency.

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CORRUGATOR BELT SERVICE LLC www.corrugator.com

Serving the corrugated box industry since 1991, Chicago- based Corrugator Belt Service LLC maintains corru- gator belts for peak board quality and performance.

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