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Mohawk Fine Papers (formerly Mohawk Paper Mills) makes EPA List of Top 25 |
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[Cohoes, NY] — Mohawk Fine Papers Inc., the largest manufacturer of premium printing, identity and imaging papers in the country has been added to the EPA List of Top 25 U.S. Green Power Purchasers. Mohawk (#13) was one of four additions announced this quarter along with HSBC (#7), Starbucks (#22), and Syracuse University (tied for #23). "Mohawk is the only paper manufacturer on the EPA's list. We are very proud of this accomplishment," says Thomas D. O'Connor, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Our commitment to wind energy enabled us to join the highest level EPA Green Power Partnership Leadership Club. Mohawk's mills are the only paper mills in the U.S. to use wind energy in the manufacture of paper." Mohawk recently announced that the entire Strathmore Writing System (including Strathmore Writing, the #1 selling 25% cotton fiber paper in the U.S.) is now made with windpower at the Beckett Mill in Hamilton, Ohio. Mohawk's Windpower Portfolio customers include General Electric, FedEx/Kinkos and BP Oil, among many others. Mohawk, along with the other Top Green Power Purchasers, are presently buying or generating enough renewable energy to power more than 157,000 homes a year. Together, the Top 25 are using more than 1.7 million megawatt hours of green power annually. Located near Albany, New York, Mohawk manufactures fine printing papers. Mohawk has a longstanding tradition of striving for environmental excellence in all aspects of its business and is today purchasing windpower for 38 percent of its electric energy requirements. "This is a highly visible way to demonstrate our commitment to environmental stewardship," says George Milner, Senior VP, Energy, Environmental and Governmental Affairs. "Customers are responding favorably to Mohawk's commitment. Corporate buyers, in particular, continue to seek ways to make their own sustainability initiatives visible to their customers, shareholders and other interested parties. Printing corporate and marketing messages on paper made with non-polluting windpower is a way to demonstrate commitment to sustainable business practices." Mohawk just recently changed its name from Mohawk Paper Mills to Mohawk Fine Papers to better describe what the company makes versus where their products are made, as well as to underline the company's commitment to quality. For more information, please call 1-800 THE MILL. EPA updates its Top 25 list quarterly. For more information, please visit: http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/partners/top25.htm. Green Power Partnership/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/greenpower. Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. is the largest manufacturer of premium printing, writing and imaging papers in the country. Flagship grades include Strathmore®, Mohawk Superfine™, Beckett®, BriteHue®, Via®, Mohawk Color Copy® and patented Inxwell® products, Navajo® and Options®. Mohawk engineers its papers to provide optimal performance for sheetfed, web and digital printing. Mohawk papers are used in a wide variety of communications including prestigious annual reports, corporate identity systems, high-end brochures, packaging and everyday communication for businesses of all sizes and types. A leader in environmental stewardship, Mohawk is the first large-scale production facility in the U.S. to use non-polluting, wind energy to manufacture paper. Many of Mohawk's recycled products are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council [FSC] or Green Seal. Client Contact:
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