The EU Ecolabel defines further criteria for UPM graphic papers, tissue paper, and tissue products’ production processes, covering emissions to air and water, energy use, fibres: conserving resources, sustainable forest management, chemicals: restricted hazardous substances and mixtures, waste management, fitness for use.
All chemical suppliers are required to send Combined Declaration or a statement, with information of SVHC as minimum.
Alternatively to the combined declaration it is possible to fill the individual declaration specific to the product that is provided to UPM.
Suppliers delivering chemicals to UPM pulp mills need to fulfil “EU Ecolabel criteria for graphic paper and the EU Ecolabel criteria for tissue paper and tissue products (2019/70/EU)”.
Suppliers delivering process and functional chemicals to UPM mills that manufacture Ecolabelled copy or graphic paper or newsprint paper must provide a warranty complying with the EU Ecolabel criteria for graphic paper and the EU Ecolabel criteria for tissue paper and tissue products (2019/70/EU) (Pls. see criterion 4 - Restricted hazardous substances and mixtures) together with the latest updated Safety Data Sheet.
The abovementioned required documents need to be sent to the Competent Body/ Kirsi Auranmaa (kirsi.auranmaa(at)ecolabel.fi) and to UPM Responsibility/(productstewardship(at)upm.com).