According to a recent life cycle assessment* conducted by Mets\u00e4 Board, switching from white-lined chipboard (WLC) to Mets\u00e4 Board\u2019s folding boxboard can reduce the carbon footprint of food packaging by over 60%. The LCA study, which compared Mets\u00e4Board Classic FBB to corresponding grades available in European markets, was verified by the IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reduction in carbon footprint is possible due to the high share of fossil-free energy used in Mets\u00e4 Board\u2019s manufacturing process and the light weight of fresh fibre paperboards. Although Mets\u00e4 Board folding boxboards are typically lighter than similar products made of recycled fibres, they retain the durability and functional properties of traditional heavier grades thanks to the fresh wood fibres used in their production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOver the past year, we have completed verified LCA assessments across three key packaging segments, which include beautycare, healthcare, and now food packaging,\u201d says Anne Uusitalo<\/strong>, Product Safety and Sustainability Director at Mets\u00e4 Board. \u201cThese comprehensive studies offer brand owners fact-based data and insights into the potential of our paperboards, helping them make informed decisions on how they can reduce the carbon footprint of their packaging as well as their Scope 3 emissions.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n In January, Mets\u00e4 Board published similar verified assessments comparing its products to other board grades used for\u00a0beautycare packaging. In addition, Mets\u00e4 Board announced last March it had completed verified assessments for its paperboards used in\u00a0pharmaceutical packaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Assessments follow procedural and methodological requirements of ISO 14025 and are consistent with ISO 14040 and 14044 standards. The selected system boundary for the study was cradle-to-gate + end-of-life and selected climate change impact methodology was EF3.1 Climate Change – total. Climate change impacts for competing materials\u00a0utilises data\u00a0from Sphera LCA for Packaging, which seeks to represent general products in the European market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" According to a recent life cycle assessment* conducted by Mets\u00e4 Board, switching from white-lined chipboard (WLC) to Mets\u00e4 Board\u2019s folding boxboard can reduce the carbon footprint of food packaging by over 60%. The LCA study, which compared Mets\u00e4Board Classic FBB to corresponding grades available in European markets, was verified by the IVL Swedish Environmental Research<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[333],"class_list":{"0":"post-16578","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-corrugated-folding-carton","8":"tag-metsa-board"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16578"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16580,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16578\/revisions\/16580"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}