The official inauguration was attended by the Regional Minister for Industry, Ecological Transition and Digital Business, Mikel Irujo, as well as other institutional and business representatives from Navarre. The meeting was also attended by the CEO of Smurfit Kappa Group, Anthony P.J. Smurfit; Javier Rivas, COO of Smurfit Kappa Paper & Board Europe; as well as the general manager of the Sang\u00fcesa plant, Pedro Mendarozketa.<\/p>\n
Rivas stressed that this investment \u2018represents an important step for the Smurfit Kappa Sang\u00fcesa plant and is in line with the transition of the EU Green Pact towards climate neutrality\u2019. For his part, Mendarozketa said that the commissioning of this large photovoltaic installation \u2018is yet another example\u2019 of the initiatives being carried out to increase the use of renewable energies. \u2018This measure aligns our company with the decarbonisation plan of Navarre’s industry, helping the energy transition by maximising the use of renewable energies and directly affecting the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions\u2019, he pointed out.<\/p>\n
Smurfit Kappa Sang\u00fcesa produces 90,000 tonnes of MG Kraft paper annually from local, 100% renewable and certified pine wood. The paper is present in numerous everyday uses such as supermarket bags, bakery and pastry wrapping, fruit and vegetable bags… as well as in other industrial applications. The company, which employs more than 250 people, has three paper machines and more than 500 customers in more than 50 countries.<\/p>\n