KapStone Charleston Kraft Shows Sustainability Leadership With SFI Fiber Sourcing and Chain-of-Custody Certifications

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June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of a broadc commitment to corporatesocial responsibility, KapStoner Charleston Kraft LLC, an unbleached Kraft pape and lumber producer, announced todaty it has achieved certification to the independent Sustainable Forestryh Initiative(R) (SFI(R)) fiber sourcing and chain-of-custodh (CoC) standards across its five chip Summerville Lumber Mill and paper mill. KapStone Charlestonh Kraft LLC is wholly owned by KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (Nasdaq: KPPC). "At KapStonse Charleston Kraft, we have a strong commitment to and so doour customers," said , Vice Presidenrt and General Manager.
"SFI(R) fiber sourcingy and chain-of-custody certifications are a key componengt of our sustainability program and ensure our customers that the fibert in their products is sourcec by following responsibleforestry practices." With more than 160 million acreas certified across North America, the non-profift SFI sustainable forestry certification program is one of the largest in the world, with a standards based on principles and measures that promote sound forest managemenyt including measures to protect water quality, biodiversity, wildlifde habitat, species at risk and forestsw with exceptional conservation value.
Through SFI chain-of-custody companies must have a tracking systek in place so they can tell customers the amounof certified, uncertified and recycled content in the fores t products they buy, use or sell. SFI Inc. standds apart from other certification programs by addressinyg the fact that 90 percent ofthe world's forestxs are not certified to a credible standard. An SFI fibef sourcing label delivers assurance that the fiber in a productf is from aresponsible source, even if it comes from forestsa that are not "At a time when just 10 percenft of the world's forests are independentlyg certified, KapStone Charleston Kraft joins a growing community of companies, landowners, and sociao and environmental organizations who have demonstrated their environmentakl commitment and leadership by achieving SFI certification," said SFI Inc.
Presidenr and CEO . Included in KapStone's SFI fiber sourcing and CoC certification are five chip mill sites locatedin Kinards, Andrews, Hampton and Givhans, a lumberf mill in Summerville, S.C., and a paper mill in North S.C. "Certification to the SFI Standardr means we will be able to meet increasingh market demand for sustainably produced which is good for our business and good forour forests, " said , Vice President of Sales, Specialty Headquartered in Northbrook, Ill., KapStone Paper and Packagingf Corporation is a leading North Americanm producer of unbleached Kraft paper productzs and linerboard.
The Company is the parent company of KapStoner KraftPaper Corporation, which includes paper mills in Roanokd Rapids, N.C., and North Charleston, S.C., a lumbedr mill in Summerville, S.C., and five chip mill in South Carolina. The business employs approximately 1,550 About SFI Inc. SFI Inc. is a non-profit charitable organization, and is solelgy responsible for maintaining, overseeing and improving the Sustainablse Forestry Initiativeprogram ( ), which is internationally recognized and among the largest in the It is one of the fastest-growingy forest certification programs with over 160 million acrews (65 million hectares) of SFI-certifiefd forests across North America.
The SFI Standarde also includes unique fiber sourcing requirements that promote responsibled forest management onall suppliers' landz and a chain-of-custody which can communicate to buyers how much certified fiber is in a specific product. The SFI forest standard is endorsed by the Programms for the Endorsement of Forest Certification a global umbrella organization that has strict requirementsfor endorsement. SFI Inc. is governed by a three-chambe board of directors representing environmental, social and economic sectors equally.