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Bruehl/Germany, May 10, 2011
Hall 10, booth A40/B39 - At interpack 2011, MAUSER Group, a worldwide
leading company in industrial packaging, highlights the latest
developments of its Sustainability Program. At booth A40/B39 in hall 10,
visitors can make themselves familiar with the company's ECO-CYCLE
concept and find out more about how they can combine ecology and
economy through advanced packaging solutions. In this context, the
company presents its latest Sustainability Report that summarizes
MAUSER's approach and achievements with regard to sustainability.
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At this year's interpack (from May 12 - 18 in Düsseldorf/Germany), MAUSER's trade-fair appearance is completely characterized by its comprehensive sustainable ECO-CYCLE approach, based on the five pillars "Renew", "Reduce", "Recollect", "Reuse", and "Recycle". Innovative light-weight plastic packaging, new materials and more sustainable packaging concepts are only some of the highlights which MAUSER showcases during the fair. The advanced packaging solutions and the ECO-CYCLE approach are part of the comprehensive Sustainability Program which MAUSER initiated in 2009. The program is focusing on sustainability as well as environmental, economic, and social responsibility throughout the company.
New Sustainability Report Available As a globally acting company in the industrial packaging industry, MAUSER believes that it has a special responsibility to society, the environment, and its customers. This ambition is reflected in the company's slogan "We protect your business and our planet" that is also MAUSER's motto of this year's interpack participation. During the past year, MAUSER took further significant steps in order to embark on the company's strategy - both internally and externally. At interpack, MAUSER will present its second annual Sustainability Report. By publishing a Sustainability Report on the company's achievements until now, MAUSER makes its objectives and the benefits for its customers more transparent and underlines the company's commitment to sustainability.
These include: • Expansion in Recollection MAUSER offers its customers a full-service package for collecting all types of packaging (including packages of other manufacturers) and optimally using materials. Being a sole producer of industrial packaging until 2004, MAUSER meanwhile is operating a worldwide network of reconditioning plants under the responsibility of National Container Group (NCG). A key development in 2010 was the expansion of the company's reconditioning services in steel drums by the acquisition of three new sites in the USA. Today, MAUSER is present with 25 reconditioning sites of which three were added in 2011. This demonstrates MAUSER's ambition and growth in this field. • Designed for Reuse - Saving Resources In 2010, almost two million plastic drums and IBCs were reconditioned and brought back into the market, thus saving tons of new materials. Packaging solutions that are not fit for use anymore are used as regrind materials in new drums or accessories whenever possible. MAUSER is actively searching for recycled materials and focusing on optimal designs for reuse. MAUSER's Life Cycle Analyses show that the carbon footprint of reconditioned packaging products is less than half of the footprint of new packaging. Recently, MAUSER developed a calculator, enabling the company to calculate rough Life Cycle Impact, including carbon footprints, for a broad range of specific products. • Less is More: Light-Weight Solutions Last year, the product portfolio was scrutinized to select options for weight reduction. MAUSER realized a number of new designs, saving up to ten percent of weight.
Together with its customers, MAUSER discusses the functionality of products on a regular basis in order to design fit-for-purpose and avoid overdesigning. • Strong Partnerships Sustainability improvements can only be realized in cooperation. MAUSER actively seeks partnerships with a number of suppliers and customers to design optimized materials, to set up recollection systems and to improve options for reuse. In 2010, key achievements were made in close cooperation with raw material suppliers on new HDPE materials to be used with tight head and open head plastics drums. These materials deliver improved melt flow and performance characteristics to produce highest quality drums with higher light weight potential. • MAUSER itself - Sustainability Internally MAUSER also initiated many projects within the company in order to work more sustainably. MAUSER has extended the ISO 14001 certification to all its production locations worldwide, works on a broad set of key performance indicators for improved sustainability management, and started carbon management with the calculation of the first carbon footprint for 2009 and 2010. „Today, sustainability and environmental responsibility are crucial competitive factors and they are becoming more and more important for customers," says Dr. Clemens Willée, CEO of MAUSER Group. "Our unique business model enables us to manage the entire packaging lifecycle in a sustainable way and comprises the complete supply chain. In this way, customers are able to combine business success with ecology through advanced packaging solutions." ECO-CYCLE - the Meaning of the Five Pillars Renew: MAUSER is a frontrunner in investigating in materials for the future. The company is focusing on using renewable feedstock, new materials and new packaging concepts for a lower overall environmental impact. At interpack, MAUSER will show exemplary samples of industrial packaging made from bioplastics as well as new drum concepts for improved reusability.
Reduce: Reducing the amount of raw material use, weight of products, energy consumption and environmental impact without compromising the overall packaging's quality level is of significant importance for MAUSER. Fit-for-purpose MAUSER SM IBC and 8.0 kg L-Ring Drum PLUS made from lately co-developed new HDPE grade demonstrate MAUSER's ambition to strive for more light-weight packaging. Recollect: MAUSER offers its customers a worldwide recollection service - including products from other manufacturers. This service is based on MAUSER's "buy-and-build" strategy and its presence around the globe with own plants. By increasing the return rate of industrial packaging and usable components, MAUSER is able to decrease the volume of raw materials. With its 2011 interpack presence, MAUSER demonstrates how manufacturing and reconditioning go hand in hand and in close cooperation with its customers.
MAUSER and National Container Group experts will be present to share best practice examples on large industry return programs as well as to outline the new "Total Recollect" strategy. Reuse: MAUSER provides new packaging, remanufactures, reconditions, and launders. Thanks to reused solutions, customers can act in a sustainable and ecological way. At interpack, MAUSER will show high quality reconditioned composite IBC and steel drum underlining the company's strategy to combine new and reconditioned packaging in a unique and reliable service concept. Recycle: The pillar "Recycle" closes the circle, while giving materials new life. MAUSER and its subsidiary NCG are actively exploring the use of recycled materials. Moreover, the use of Post Consumer Resin (PCR) in newly manufactured plastics packaging reduces the environmental impact. MAUSER's interpack presence will include various products made from recycled plastics - from injection moulded accessories like composite IBC pallets, 120 L open top drum made from 100 percent recycled plastics as well as new 220 L multilayer tight head drum with encapsuled layers made with recycled plastics content. About MAUSER Group MAUSER Group is a worldwide leading producer of industrial packaging with approx. 4,000 employees and a consolidated revenue of some EUR 1 billion.
Founded in 1896 and headquartered in Bruehl near Cologne (Germany), the company has characterized the international market through its innovative packaging technologies. The portfolio for customers in the chemical, petrochemical, agricultural and pharmaceutical sectors as well as in the food and beverage industries includes plastic packaging, steel drums, fibre drums, Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC) and reconditioning services through the National Container Group (NCG), a MAUSER subsidiary. MAUSER therefore provides sustainability-oriented full cycle services - from production to recycling ("ECO-CYCLE"). With 60 MAUSER/NCG sites and 8 Joint Ventures in Europe, the Americas and Asia plus two licensee networks for plastic and steel packaging, the company is a presence around the globe. www.mausergroup.com Further Information: Mauser-Werke GmbH Claudia Kreuels Global Communications Manager Schildgesstr. 71-163 D- 50312 Bruehl Tel. +49 (0) 2232-78-1026 Fax.: +49 (0) 2232-78-19 10 26 claudia.kreuels@mausergroup.com www.mausergroup.com
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