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2013 PPI Awards Finalists Announced

Friday 08. November 2013 - Winners to be revealed December 11 in Dubai

RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the list of 2013 PPI Awards finalists.
The 2013 PPI Awards program honors leadership, vision, innovation and strategic accomplishments within the pulp and paper industry. The Awards are the only global honors dedicated to recognizing the achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the pulp and paper sector.
Winners will be announced at the PPI Awards ceremony, held at the conclusion of the RISI Global Outlook Conference on December 11 in Dubai at the Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre. Judges include: Teresa Presas, Director General, Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI); John Pollard, Packaging Supply Technology Manager, Unilever; Jacqui Macalister, Senior Manager, Sustainable Supply, McDonald’s; and Rod Young, Chief Economic Advisor, RISI.
The 2013 PPI Awards finalists include:
COMPANY AWARDS
Business Strategy of the Year Award
Kruger Products, L.P.
Middle East Paper Company
Bio-PAPPEL, SAB de CV
Portucel Soporcel Group
Promotional Campaign of the Year Award
Arjowiggins Graphic – “Worldwide Cyclus Initiative”
Sappi Fine Paper Europe – “What’s Next Magazine”
Sappi Fine Paper North America – “Print &” Campaign
Fedrigoni UK – SIRIO, “The Art of Color”
Sappi Fine Paper North America – “Ideas that Matter”
Vinda International Holdings – “The Ultra Strong National Bus Tour”
Environmental Strategy of the Year Award – Company
Smurfit Kappa Mexico – Converting Division
Bio-PAPPEL
Smurfit Kappa Kraftliner Piteå
Cascades Tissue Group
Bio Strategy of the Year
UPM
Smurfit Kappa Kraftliner Piteå
Smurfit Kappa Roermond Papier
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución (ARAUCO)
Managing Risk and Safety Award – Company of the Year
Mondi Heerlen
DS Smith Logistics
Sappi Fine Paper Europe
Graphic Papers – Innovative Product of the Year
Gold East Paper (Jiangsu) Co.
BILT Graphic Paper Products Limited, Unit: SEWA
Georgia-Pacific Communication Papers
Fedrigoni UK
Tissue – Innovative Product of the Year Award
Lucart SpA – “Natural” Product Range
Cascades – Moka Tissue
Papelera San Andrés de Giles – “Tango Line”
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Global CEO of the Year Award
Peter Oswald, Mondi Europe & International
Fabio Schvartsman, Klabin
Gary McGann, Smurfit Kappa Group
Li Hongxin, Sun Paper
Jim Hannan, Georgia-Pacific
Sami Alsafran, Middle East Paper Co. (MEPCO)
Mill Manager of the Year Award
S. Chinnaraj, M Sc., M Phil., PhD – Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd.
Jo Cox – Managing Director of Smurfit Kappa Roermond Papier
Abdul Razik Askalani – Middle East Paper Company
Regis Arsenault – Cascades Tissue Group
MILL AWARDS
Environmental Award – Mill
BILT Graphic Paper Products – Bhigwan
BILT Graphic Paper Products – Unit Ballarpur
ITC Ltd – Bhadrachdan
Ecologic Brands
Water Efficiency Award
Middle East Paper Company
BILT Graphic Paper Products
Bio-PAPPEL, SAB de CV
Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd
Smurfit Kappa C.D. Haupt Papier
Advances in Innovation in Sustainable Packaging
Carvajal Pulp & Paper – EarthPact
Ecologic Brands – eco.bottle
Iran Wood and Paper Industry
Smurfit Kappa Siemco – Thuriet Ice Cream Packaging
Smurfit Kappa MNL – Reusable Flower Box TwindiGo
Advances and Innovation in Specialty Papers
Carvajal Pulp & Paper – EarthPact
Sappi Fine Paper Europe – Alfeld
Liaoning ShenMei – Lung Meng New Environment Protection Material Co.
Supply Chain Award
Mondi SCP
Ecologic Brands
OJSC Mondi Syktyvkar
SUPPLIER AWARD
Breakthrough Technologies of the Year
Ashland Water Technologies
EcoSynthetix Inc.
Zelfo Technology GmbH
RYECO, Inc.
The 2013 PPI Awards will take place December 11 in Dubai, in conjunction with the RISI Global Outlook Conference. The PPI Awards program honors leadership, vision, innovation and strategic accomplishments within the pulp and paper industry. The Awards are the only global awards dedicated to recognizing the achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the pulp and paper sector.