FSC Misleads (CONT’D FROM PAGE 28)
Board Converting NEWS INTERNET DIRECTORY
trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-for- est use.” And how much of Canada’s forest land was converted to non-forest use in the latest data year? According to Natural Resources Canada, about 37,000 hectares or just 0.01 percent. And how much of that conversion of forest land to non-forest land was the forest industry respon- sible for? Well, a smidge under 1400 hectares. Do the math. That means that the forest industry’s deforestation rate was a mere 0.0004 percent. Yes, that’s three zeroes and a four. But that’s the total forest and paper industries com- bined (lumber, pulp, newsprint, everybody). What about packaging’s contribution? Well it may come as a surprise to you, Mr. Duchesne, but hardly any freshly-cut trees are used to make paper packaging in Canada at all. In fact, most boxes and cartons made by Canadian mills are 100 percent recycled content. So basically, they are not re- sponsible for any deforestation. Nada. So why are you smearing the paper packaging industry in Canada and their customers with this deforestation BS? Why are you perpetuating this myth? It’s inaccurate, dishonest, and a smear on the whole Canadian industry. Oh no, we meant global forests, you say, referring to an article (written over 10 years ago!) about the 10 coun- tries with the worst deforestation rates in the world (not including Canada, of course). I’m sorry Mr. Duchesne, but that’s not good enough. You posted this as President and CEO of FSC Canada, and the video is proudly displayed on the FSC Canada website. People are entitled to as- sume you are talking about Canada. The buck stops with you. If FSC Canada wants to have any credibility with the paper packaging industry and its customers, I would strongly suggest that you immediately remove any ref- erence to deforestation in your commercial. And I will be among the first to commend you for your honesty. Sincerely, John Mullinder, Executive Director, PPEC John Mullinder is Executive Director of the Paper and Pa- perboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC), which represents over 90 percent of the Canadian paper pack-
ADVANTZWARE www.advantzware.com
Advantzware provides a flexible and comprehensive sys- tem to address the business management needs of the in- dependent box business, as well as the ERP requirements of full scale packaging plants and integrated companies. With modules for estimating, scheduling, production, inven- tory and accounting, this scalable system supports packag- ing plants that produce corrugated boxes, folding cartons, point of purchase displays, assembled partitions, paper- board products, foam fabrication, as well as distribution of packaging supplies. Advantzware has been in operation for over 25 years and continually enhances our system to ad- dress the needs of the industry. AIR CONVEYING CORPORATION www.accfi lter.com Air Conveying Corporation has been designing, manufac- turing, and installing state of the art trim removal systems for the Corrugated, Folding Carton and Printing industries for more than 49 years. Contact us today.
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL www.albint.com
Albany International has a corrugator belt for every appli- cation. Our reputation for durable performance is the trade- mark of the most dependable belts in service today.
AMERICAN CORRUGATED MACHINE www.acm-corp.com
For a wide variety of new and used equipment on today’s market, visit our website. You can e-mail us directly from the site for all your corrugated needs.
AMTECH SOFTWARE www.amtechsoftware.com
Amtech offers the industry’s most innovative and compre- hensive corrugated and packaging ERP, integrated sched- uling software, and engineered automation technology. For over 30 years, Amtech has remained at the backbone of successful businesses from the independent box makers to the largest integrateds. We keep our customers competitive in an ever-changing economy with options such as custom- er digital storefronts and workflows, business intelligence, automated scheduling for corrugators, converting and ship- ping, proactive roll stock and inventory management, and so much more in an integrated, single vendor environment. APEX INTERNATIONAL www.apex-groupofcompanies.com World’s largest Anilox and Glue & Metering roll manufac- turer, providing the widest selection of corrugated engrav- ings and complementary services. Anilox engraving options available from our North American manufacturing facility include elongated 75°, 60°, 45°, plus Apex’s patented GTT technology. Glue rolls are produced with Hardened Stain- less Steel and a max TIR of 10 µ for Single, Double Facers.
aging industry on environmental is- sues. The council was founded by four separate sectors of the indus- try (packaging mills and converters) back in 1990, allowing them to work together and speak with one voice rather than several. Its Board of Di- rectors is representative of the four
John Mullinder
different sectors and the council operates on a consensus basis. PPEC lobbies governments; networks with other in- dustry players; co-ordinates action industry-wide; devel- ops practical solutions; and promotes the environmental performance and achievements of the industry.
30
www.boardconvertingnews.com
April 20, 2020
Made with FlippingBook Publishing Software