{"id":10427,"date":"2023-06-26T13:31:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T13:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/?p=10427"},"modified":"2023-06-26T13:31:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T13:31:20","slug":"member-of-the-european-parliament-tiemo-wolken-visits-progroups-site-in-schuttorf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/26\/member-of-the-european-parliament-tiemo-wolken-visits-progroups-site-in-schuttorf\/","title":{"rendered":"MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TIEMO W\u00d6LKEN VISITS PROGROUP\u2019S SITE IN SCH\u00dcTTORF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Progroup&#8217;s whole business model is geared towards doing business sustainably. This starts with the containerboard and corrugated board sheets that the company produces \u2013 the perfect recycled products \u2013 and the production process that conserves lots of resources, and also extends to the long-term relationships that Progroup maintains with its customers and partners. The Sch\u00fcttorf site is a perfect example of this and Tiemo W\u00f6lken, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), has now also seen this for himself.<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Sch\u00fcttorf site provides a thrilling insight into the modern production process for a product that is more of a part of our daily lives than we really appreciate,\u201d said the MEP during his visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ve had close links with the community of Sch\u00fcttorf and the state of Lower Saxony for many years, and will continue to do so,\u201d explains Maximilian Heindl, Chief Executive Officer of Progroup. \u201cWe also see our future here \u2013 as a strong employer and economic force for the region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sustainable packaging park<\/strong><br>Progroup has had a corrugated sheetfeeder plant at this site since 2005, and it was expanded to create a packaging park in 2010. What this means in practice is that the corrugated board sheets that Progroup produces are transported via a conveyor bridge directly to the company\u2019s neighbour, which then turns them into packaging. A significant amount of CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;emissions and freight costs are saved and delivery times are reduced by the two companies having closely interlinked logistics and production processes. It is a successful model that Progroup implements at most of its corrugated board production facilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Preserving resources, closing loops<\/strong><br>At some of its operating facilities, the company actually goes one step further and expands them to create complete zero-waste sites \u2013 one example is the site in Eisenh\u00fcttenstadt (near Frankfurt\/Oder). The paper factory there is connected to a waste-to-energy plant that supplies the energy needed for paper production \u2013 and does so by thermally utilising rejects. These are waste materials that originate from the company&#8217;s own paper production and also from industry. This allows Progroup not only to reduce the use of fossil fuels and save significant amounts of CO<sub>2<\/sub>, but also to conserve resources and embrace the circular economy in its production. Progroup will be completely carbon-neutral by 2045.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progroup&#8217;s whole business model is geared towards doing business sustainably. This starts with the containerboard and corrugated board sheets that the company produces \u2013 the perfect recycled products \u2013 and the production process that conserves lots of resources, and also extends to the long-term relationships that Progroup maintains with its customers and partners. 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