The investment targets replacing the current sewage system, a new wastewater treatment stations and an incinerator. The new equipment will reduce the paper mill’s fresh water consumption by as much as 20% and will reduce technological waste by 60%.
“The goal of our investment plan is to increase efficiency of paper manufacturing while minimizing its environmental impact through better management of resources and lower carbon dioxide emissions,” said Marius Juncanariu, director at DS Smith Zarnesti.
The DS Smith paper mill in Zarnesti is the biggest packaging paper manufacturing unit in Romania. It covers nearly half the local demand and uses 100% paper and cardboard waste as raw material.
In Romania, DS Smith also owns a recycling coordination center in Bucharest, two recycling depots in Otopeni and Cluj-Napoca, two packaging production units in Ghimbav and Timisoara,. And three points of work in Pitesti, Timisoara and Otopeni. The company employs 650 people in Romania.