Features Business Sustainability
Lecta Reports 10% CO2 Reduction

All Lecta mills have now obtained the ISO 50001 energy efficiency certification, which reflects the company’s report that it has reduced CO2 emissions per ton of paper by 10 percent since 2006.

Lecta is one of the largest manufacturers of coated wood free paper in the world with an emphasis on European specialty papers market. Its most important business is the manufacture of coated fine paper, with a current production capacity of 1,292,000 tons. Lecta also manufactures specialty papers, with an annual production capacity of 309,000 metric tons of finished product, and 123,000 metric tons of uncoated wood free and base paper.

All group manufacturing sites, including eight mills, also hold the ISO 9001 quality certification, ISO 14001 and EMAS environmental management certifications.

Lecta reports its recently announced 10 percent CO2 reduction is based on a range of energy-saving projects, including the start-up of new CHP plants, improvements in manufacturing processes, upgrading equipment, eliminating the use of fuel-oil and using rail rather than ground transport. In the last two years, Lecta reports to have reduced emissions to values of 0.36 percent CO2 per ton produced in 2012.

Lecta, a private company controlled by CVC Capital Partner, was created in the late-1990s through the acquisition of three long-established companies from Southern Europe: the Italian Garda, the French Condat and the Spanish Torraspapel. In 2012 Lecta had revenues of 1.6 billion Euros and around 4,000 employees.