Sappi's R&D Europe Presentation 2021 PDF

R&D Sappi Europe Jean Pierre Haenen 2021 1  At a glance: Sappi scale 165 Years of operation 4 Mills 10 Mills...

R&D Sappi Europe Jean Pierre Haenen 2021 1  At a glance: Sappi scale 165 Years of operation 4 Mills 10 Mills 12,800 Employees in 20 countries 150 Customers in over 5 Mills 150 countries 2 Sappi Europe Corporate Presentation  At a glance: Sappi Europe Facts and figures in Europe 3.7 million tons 5,600 employees Paper Production Capacity 10 Mills 1.1 million tons 14 Paper Pulp production Capacity Sales Office 3 Sappi Europe Corporate Presentation Internal SEU Sustainability Strategy Main pillars of Sappi Europe’s Sustainability Strategy PRODUCE INNOVATE PARTNER sustainable paper-based products for the bio-based, throughout the value chain solutions circular economy to accelerate change Aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): 4 Sappi Europe Corporate Presentation Unlocking the power of trees Dissolving Pulp Nanocellulose Xylitol, Furfural, and Textiles, Cellophane, Reinforcing Agent, Control Chemicals from Sugars Pharmaceuticals Release Agent, Viscosity Modifier Low-calorie Sweetener, Toothpaste, Recyclable Plastics CELLULOSE HEMICELLULOSE LIGNIN Speciality Papers Graphic Papers Fibre Composites Casting and Release Chemicals from Lignin and Packaging Commercial Print, Automotive Parts, Papers Binding Agent, Dispersion Product Packaging, Publishing Furniture, Audio Textures for materials, Agent, Emulsion Stabiliser Technical papers speakers Functional films, Automotive wraps 5  Sappi Europe operations Total paper production capacity: 3.7 million tpa Rockwell Solutions (United Kingdom) Maastricht Mill (The Netherlands) 100 million m2 coated barrier film and paper 280,000 tons coated fine and speciality paper Kirkniemi Mill (Finland) Lanaken Mill (Belgium) 750,000 tons coated paper 300,000 tons bleached mechanical pulp 530,000 tons coated fine paper 165,000 tons bleached mechanical pulp Alfeld Mill (Germany) 275,000 tons speciality paper Stockstadt Mill (Germany) 120,000 tons bleached chemical pulp 445,000 tons coated and uncoated fine paper 145,000 tons bleached chemical pulp Ehingen Mill (Germany) 280,000 tons coated fine and speciality paper Condino Mill (Italy) 140,000 tons bleached chemical pulp 60,000 tons speciality paper Gratkorn Mill (Austria) Carmignano Mill (Italy) 980,000 tons coated fine paper 250,000 tons bleached chemical pulp 100,000 tons speciality paper 6  Trends Environmental Concerns Today plastic waste problem considered as order of magnitude as climate change !! 7  Trends: Environmental Concerns 2020 2050 311 Mton Plastic 1200 Mton Plastic 78 Mton SUP 8 Environmental Concerns 9  Trends Globalis ation Regulations * Ban on Food SUP preservation * Circular more economy important Population Urbanisation growth 10 Single-Use Plastic Directive (SUPD) Frans Timmermans, European commission vice-president, who has spearheaded the plan: “Today we have taken an important step to reduce littering and plastic pollution in our oceans and seas. We got this, we can do this. Europe is setting new and ambitious standards, paving the way for the rest of the world.” 27 March 2019 11 Single-Use Plastic Directive (SUPD) Scope Prevent and reduce the impact of SUP on the environment and the human health and to promote the circular economy Measures: ban – reduction – Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems - collection systems - awareness raising. Included in directive Single used paper-based products containing polymeric material providing a main structural component Exception A polymeric coating or lining applied to surface of paper-/board material for providing an additional Unmodified natural functionality like resistance against water and fat. polymers Excluded polymers used for ancillary functions to achieve specific material properties, like strength to achieve higher process efficiencies. paints and adhesive 12 Trends: announcement Cepi November 2019 4Evergreen Goal Structure Optimizing fiber-based packaging circularity and climate Four workstreams for Fiber based Packaging performance. WS1: Recyclability Protocol WS2: Design Guidelines recyclability Includes full value chain WS3: Collection & Sorting Guidelines paper and board producers, packaging converters, brand-owners, retailers, WS4: Innovation technology and material suppliers, waste sorters and collectors. Sappi participates every workstream Sappi is member of steering committee of 4Evergreen Circularity of fiber-based packaging: 90% by 2030 Focus on categories with low circularity today Special attention to household and on-the-go packaging.1 Timeline 2020 - 2023 WS1 – WS4 activities - December 2021 1 https://4evergreenforum.eu/ Presentation Title 14 Micro plastics Definition Dispersion, gel, …consisting of polymer particles, where, ≥ 1% w/w of particles have dimensions x ≤ 5mm Distinguish between primary / secondary micro plastics Presentation Title 15 Micro plastics Scope 2019: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA ) proposed restriction on use of microplastics in products for EU market. Goal: reduction load on environment in Europe over period of 20 years of 500 kton (total load ~ 850 kton) First focus on primary plastics Exception: dispersions used at industrial sites or if properties are permanently modified so that polymers no longer fulfil the definition of a micro plastic 16 Mismanaged plastic waste Asia, Africa, South America Significant amount mismanaged plastic waste Lack of infrastructure collecting/recycling Opportunity biodegradable compostable products 17 Trends Nieuwsuur 25-05-2021 Toekomst tijdschriften onder druk: 'Oplage onder 20.000 niet rendabel' Presentation Title 18  Trends Graphical papers declining Packaging & Specialities papers growing 19  300 years of competence in Speciality Papers and a food certified company 20  Functionalities 21  Functional papers: The Challenge Flexible packaging is difficult to recycle because: o It’s made of multiple layers Outer layer (print o 50% of all plastic packaging is technically not carrier) recyclable o It has hardly any value due to low material content o There is almost no existing waste collections infra structure 22  Functional papers: Development Vision Change Fully recyclable in standard paperstream No extrusion or lamination technology 23 Sappi’s Developments Sappi wins German Packaging Award  Challenges - functional papers Fold-ability Good Fail 25  Challenges - functional papers Investment Maastricht mill 2018 26  Challenges - functional papers Pinhole layers/substrate 27 Valida natural cellulose renewable bio- non-toxic natural degradable Picture: Sappi Lothair plantation, South Africa bio- sustainable compatible 29 What is nanocellulose? Cellulose Lignin Cellulose Fiber Hemicellulose Microfibril matrix Microfibril Cellulose bundles 1 nm Nanofibril Amorphous regions Nanocrystal β-D-Glucose Moon et al. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2011  Valida fibres Valida Valida Standard cellulose fibres 30  Valida Valida @ 3.0-10.0% Valida, dry 31 Confidential  What is so special about “nano”? Surface area 32 Picture taken from www.nano.gov  Valida’s 3D network Valida’s unique properties due to it’s 9.77 nm strong physical network & it’s large 34.4 nm surface area 3D network is based on physical 12.9 nm entanglements of the nanofibers and hydrogen bonding 28.8 nm OH OH 500 nm 33 Confidential  Valida Application fields Food q Biobased Composites Paper Paints & Coatings Packaging & Barrier coatings Personal Care Agriculture Inks & Printable Concrete Electronics 34  What is nanocellulose? 35 Zimmermann et al. Adv. Eng. Mater. 2004, 6. Kim, J. -H. et al. IJPEM-Green Technology 2015, 2, 197  ☀︎ Symbio “We will do to plastics what aluminium has done to steel” 36  Why adding natural fibres to plastics? stiffness lighter renewable 37  Symbio not your typical natural fibre composite Industrial quality No fibre visible Low lignin content.. less smell Valida @ 3.0-10.0% 38 Confidential Symbio ready for the market Process Product range Advantages Symbio Excellent dispersion PP20, PP30, PP40 Masterbatch PP50, PP60 High Stiffness/good flow Light at high stiffness High Impact Soft-warm touch + Surface quality Good acoustics Excellent flow Good scratch resistance Vivid Symbio