![\"Sofia](\"https:\/\/cdn.xl.pt\/conteudos\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/11\/Um-roteiro-FOTO-1-ARTIGO-INTERIOR-1920x1200.jpg\")
Protecting and caring for water resources<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explained that around 81% of the water withdrawn at the factories is put back into the environment after having been suitably treated, in compliance with all the requirements stipulated in the Sole Water Resource Permits for each industrial unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other 19% either remain with the end product or evaporate into the atmosphere. Furthermore, due to the various water recovery circuits at the different stages of the process, this water can be recirculated approximately 10 times before being sent for treatment at the factories\u2019 waste water treatment plants. Protection of water resources is not just limited to the factories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Measures are also implemented in the forests managed by Altri, where, for example, efforts are made to avoid the inappropriate use of chemical products and other harmful substances which negatively affect the water in the area. Infrastructures are also built to preserve natural water levels and the functioning of water courses and river beds, thereby preventing them from silting up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Sofia Reis Jorge, \u201cAltri\u2019s Forest Management is accredited by the FSC\u00ae1 and by the PEFC\u21222, and one of the core principles is to put in place forest management plans which cover the protection and conservation of natural resources, including water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one of the reasons why Altri has for many years prioritised the responsible consumption of water, and all its factories have stipulated improvement programmes with quite ambitious goals for specific water consumption, without jeopardising the quality of the effluent produced.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri therefore set itself the goal of reporting on its water management performance, by 2021, within the remit of the Water Disclosure Project (WDP), as a means of managing and measuring its water footprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of the Altri factories has its own water footprint which is dependent upon the age of its machinery and type of product. As a result of the actions implemented from 2009 to 2019, Altri\u2019s factories reduced their specific water consumption by around 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.xl.pt\/conteudos\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/11\/ENG-Um-roteiro-Grafico-1-1920x1200.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCelbi and Celtejo are international benchmarks<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSpecific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.xl.pt\/conteudos\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/11\/ENG-Um-roteiro-Grafico-2.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.xl.pt\/conteudos\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/11\/ENG-Um-roteiro-Grafico-3.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBusiness activity in line with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n[lead]The paper pulp sector is one of the best examples of a circular economy, due to its efficient and cascading use of renewable resources. One such resource is water, but Altri can show us more examples of reuse, recycling and energy recovery.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
Celtejo hosted an event which brought together individuals, public bodies and environmental associations, where the main topic of debate was preserving the quality of the water that flows along the River Tagus, from the point where it enters Portugal to the region of Abrantes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri took advantage of this opportunity to share information demonstrating its strong commitment and its water efficiency management policy, which is based on a two-pronged plan of action. The first prong is to reduce specific water consumption, by adopting measures internally; the second entails reusing waste water treated at its industrial units. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The examples presented at the Celtejo Doors Wide Open event showcase the reach and complexity of the various different measures implemented by Altri pertaining to the circular economy and in line with the United Nations\u2019 sustainable development goals (SDG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, the Altri group\u2019s executive director of sustainability, took part in the event outlining her vision of how all the group companies approach the issue of sustainability. \u201cAltri believes that Environmental, economic and social development can only truly be achieved if the criteria guiding the decisions made within the Group are centred around sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Protecting and caring for water resources<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explained that around 81% of the water withdrawn at the factories is put back into the environment after having been suitably treated, in compliance with all the requirements stipulated in the Sole Water Resource Permits for each industrial unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other 19% either remain with the end product or evaporate into the atmosphere. Furthermore, due to the various water recovery circuits at the different stages of the process, this water can be recirculated approximately 10 times before being sent for treatment at the factories\u2019 waste water treatment plants. Protection of water resources is not just limited to the factories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Measures are also implemented in the forests managed by Altri, where, for example, efforts are made to avoid the inappropriate use of chemical products and other harmful substances which negatively affect the water in the area. Infrastructures are also built to preserve natural water levels and the functioning of water courses and river beds, thereby preventing them from silting up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Sofia Reis Jorge, \u201cAltri\u2019s Forest Management is accredited by the FSC\u00ae1 and by the PEFC\u21222, and one of the core principles is to put in place forest management plans which cover the protection and conservation of natural resources, including water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one of the reasons why Altri has for many years prioritised the responsible consumption of water, and all its factories have stipulated improvement programmes with quite ambitious goals for specific water consumption, without jeopardising the quality of the effluent produced.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri therefore set itself the goal of reporting on its water management performance, by 2021, within the remit of the Water Disclosure Project (WDP), as a means of managing and measuring its water footprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of the Altri factories has its own water footprint which is dependent upon the age of its machinery and type of product. As a result of the actions implemented from 2009 to 2019, Altri\u2019s factories reduced their specific water consumption by around 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4511\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi and Celtejo are international benchmarks<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSpecific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4514\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4517\"]\n\n\n\n
Business activity in line with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false,"raw":""},"author":32,"featured_media":4496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_pt_post_content":"\n[lead]O setor da pasta e do papel \u00e9 um dos melhores exemplos de economia circular, uma vez que utiliza recursos renov\u00e1veis de uma forma eficiente e em cascata. A \u00e1gua \u00e9 um desses casos, mas na Altri h\u00e1 mais exemplos de reutiliza\u00e7\u00e3o, reciclagem e valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o energ\u00e9tica.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
A preserva\u00e7\u00e3o da qualidade da \u00e1gua que corre pelo Tejo, desde a sua entrada em territ\u00f3rio nacional at\u00e9 \u00e0 regi\u00e3o de Abrantes, foi o principal tema de debate que reuniu v\u00e1rias personalidades, entidades p\u00fablicas e associa\u00e7\u00f5es ambientalistas na Celtejo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aproveitando este palco, a Altri partilhou informa\u00e7\u00e3o para mostrar o seu forte compromisso e a sua pol\u00edtica de gest\u00e3o eficiente da \u00e1gua, que assenta num plano de a\u00e7\u00e3o com dois eixos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O primeiro pretende reduzir o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, com a ado\u00e7\u00e3o de medidas internas; e o segundo passa por reutilizar as \u00e1guas residuais tratadas nas unidades industriais. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Os exemplos apresentados no evento Celtejo de Portas Abertas s\u00e3o uma amostra do alcance e da complexidade das v\u00e1rias medidas implementadas pela Altri relacionadas com a economia circular e alinhadas com os objetivos de desenvolvimento sustent\u00e1vel (ODS) das Na\u00e7\u00f5es Unidas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, diretora executiva de sustentabilidade da Altri, participou no evento dando uma vis\u00e3o da forma como todas as empresas do grupo encaram a sustentabilidade. \u201cA Altri acredita que s\u00f3 \u00e9 poss\u00edvel alcan\u00e7ar um verdadeiro desenvolvimento ambiental, econ\u00f3mico e social se os crit\u00e9rios norteadores das decis\u00f5es no seio do grupo forem crit\u00e9rios de sustentabilidade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Prote\u00e7\u00e3o e cuidado dos recursos h\u00eddricos<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explicou que cerca de 81% da \u00e1gua captada nas f\u00e1bricas \u00e9 devolvida ao ambiente ap\u00f3s ser devidamente tratada, cumprindo todos os requisitos definidos nos T\u00edtulos \u00danicos de Recursos H\u00eddricos de cada uma das unidades industriais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Os restantes 19% acompanham o produto final ou evaporam-se para a atmosfera. Al\u00e9m disso, devido aos v\u00e1rios circuitos de recupera\u00e7\u00e3o de \u00e1gua nas diferentes etapas do processo, esta pode ser colocada a recircular cerca de 10 vezes antes de ser enviada para tratamento nas esta\u00e7\u00f5es de tratamento de \u00e1guas residuais existentes nas f\u00e1bricas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A prote\u00e7\u00e3o dos recursos h\u00eddricos n\u00e3o est\u00e1 limitada \u00e0s f\u00e1bricas e tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 aplicada nas florestas geridas pela Altri, onde, por exemplo, se evita uma utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o inadequada de produtos qu\u00edmicos ou de outras subst\u00e2ncias nocivas que influenciem de forma negativa a qualidade da \u00e1gua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A constru\u00e7\u00e3o das infraestruturas tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 feita de forma a preservar o n\u00edvel natural, a fun\u00e7\u00e3o dos cursos de \u00e1gua e os leitos dos rios, evitando o assoreamento dos cursos de \u00e1gua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSendo a Gest\u00e3o Florestal da Altri certificada pelo FSC\u00ae1 e pelo PEFC\u21222, um dos princ\u00edpios-base \u00e9 a exist\u00eancia de planos de gest\u00e3o florestal que contemplem a prote\u00e7\u00e3o e a conserva\u00e7\u00e3o dos recursos naturais, entre os quais a \u00e1gua\u201d, esclarece Sofia Reis Jorge, acrescentando que \u201c\u00e9 por tudo isto que o uso respons\u00e1vel da \u00e1gua \u00e9, desde h\u00e1 muitos anos, uma prioridade da Altri, tendo todas as f\u00e1bricas definido programas de melhoria com objetivos bastantes ambiciosos para o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, sem prejudicar a qualidade dos seus efluentes finais\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nesse sentido, a Altri definiu como objetivo reportar, at\u00e9 2021, o seu desempenho na gest\u00e3o da \u00e1gua no \u00e2mbito do Water Disclosure Projet (WDP), como forma de gest\u00e3o e medi\u00e7\u00e3o da sua pegada h\u00eddrica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cada uma das f\u00e1bricas da Altri tem a sua pegada de \u00e1gua espec\u00edfica dependendo da idade dos equipamentos e do tipo de produto. Os resultados das a\u00e7\u00f5es implementadas, entre 2009 e 2019, levaram a que as f\u00e1bricas da Altri evidenciassem uma redu\u00e7\u00e3o no uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua em cerca de 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4502\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi e Celtejo s\u00e3o refer\u00eancias internacionais<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nO uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, ou seja, a quantidade de \u00e1gua necess\u00e1ria para produzir uma tonelada de pasta \u00e9 atualmente cerca de 21 m3\/tpsa valor considerado de refer\u00eancia para o setor da pasta e do papel e abaixo da refer\u00eancia das Melhores Tecnologias Dispon\u00edveis (MTD) do PCIP (Preven\u00e7\u00e3o e Controlo Integrado de Polui\u00e7\u00e3o) e das diretrizes do IFP (International Financial Corporation), que estabelecem o intervalo de 25 m3\/tpsa a 50 m3\/tpsa como melhores pr\u00e1ticas globais de gest\u00e3o da \u00e1gua para esta atividade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A f\u00e1brica da Celbi \u00e9 considerada refer\u00eancia mundial em rela\u00e7\u00e3o ao uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua. Desde 1990 o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua reduziu 80% e o objetivo definido \u00e9 de 10 m3 de \u00e1gua por tonelada de pasta at\u00e9 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comparando a Celbi com os seus concorrentes mais fortes que produzem pasta de papel a partir de eucalipto, esta f\u00e1brica \u00e9 a mais eficiente no que diz respeito \u00e0 gest\u00e3o que faz da \u00e1gua, sendo logo seguida pela Celtejo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Caima, por ser uma f\u00e1brica de pasta sol\u00favel, n\u00e3o foi inclu\u00edda neste gr\u00e1fico. No que toca ao tratamento dos efluentes, as f\u00e1bricas da Altri possuem Esta\u00e7\u00f5es de Tratamento de \u00c1guas Residuais Industriais (ETARI) altamente eficientes que asseguram que os efluentes descarregados para os meios recetores s\u00e3o ecologicamente seguros e cumprem todos os requisitos regulamentares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neste \u00e2mbito, a Celtejo, com o objetivo de dar cumprimento \u00e0s condi\u00e7\u00f5es extremamente exigentes definidas no seu T\u00edtulo \u00danico Ambiental, desenvolveu um plano que permitiu \u00e0 unidade fabril evoluir para um novo modelo industrial de economia circular mais sustent\u00e1vel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Este plano materializou-se num investimento de cerca de 14 milh\u00f5es de euros na ETARI, tendo utilizado as melhores tecnologias dispon\u00edveis ao n\u00edvel mundial, incluindo uma etapa de tratamento por ultrafiltra\u00e7\u00e3o por membranas, com efici\u00eancias de redu\u00e7\u00e3o para os par\u00e2metros CQO, CBO5 e SST de cerca de 90%, passando a ser uma instala\u00e7\u00e3o de refer\u00eancia mundial no setor da pasta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4505\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"]A f\u00e1brica da Celbi \u00e9 considerada refer\u00eancia mundial em rela\u00e7\u00e3o ao uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua. Desde 1990 o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua reduziu 80%.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Transformar lamas da ETARI em fertilizante<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduzir, reutilizar, recuperar e reciclar materiais ou energia. Este \u00e9 um dos conceitos-base da economia circular que a Altri est\u00e1 a explorar em v\u00e1rias \u00e1reas do grupo. No caso da Celtejo, foi apresentando o projeto-piloto para produzir fertilizante atrav\u00e9s das lamas secund\u00e1rias produzidas pela ETARI que serve essa unidade industrial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge conta que as lamas biol\u00f3gicas produzidas na ETARI da Celtejo resultam da biomassa em excesso que se forma durante o processo de biodegrada\u00e7\u00e3o de mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica e outros nutrientes (azoto e f\u00f3sforo). Depois as lamas secund\u00e1rias s\u00e3o espessadas graviticamente, desidratadas mecanicamente e encaminhadas para contentores de armazenamento. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Celtejo, estrategicamente comprometida com a sustentabilidade ambiental e com a economia circular, desenvolveu, no ano 2019, um projeto com o objetivo de aproveitar a mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica e os nutrientes presentes nas lamas biol\u00f3gicas e reutiliz\u00e1-las como fertilizante no setor agr\u00edcola\/florestal.\u201d O parceiro com quem est\u00e3o a trabalhar no projeto-piloto \u00e9 a Agristarbio, empresa propriet\u00e1ria da tecnologia aplicada na instala\u00e7\u00e3o. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCom a reutiliza\u00e7\u00e3o das lamas biol\u00f3gicas na fertiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos solos florestais, fecha-se o ciclo de vida da mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica que teve origem na pr\u00f3pria floresta\u201d, sublinha a respons\u00e1vel pela \u00e1rea da sustentabilidade. Como criadora de produtos renov\u00e1veis, a Altri aplica a economia circular ao longo de toda a sua cadeia de valor \u2013 desde as suas florestas geridas de forma sustent\u00e1vel, passando pelo processo de produ\u00e7\u00e3o das pastas de celulose at\u00e9 \u00e0 forma como reutiliza todos os subprodutos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na Altri, cerca de 95% das mat\u00e9rias-primas utilizadas s\u00e3o renov\u00e1veis, sendo a estrat\u00e9gia do Grupo \u201caproveitar ao m\u00e1ximo todos os subprodutos resultantes dos seus processos e atividades\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Foi definido um plano de a\u00e7\u00e3o que consiste em dois principais eixos de atua\u00e7\u00e3o: aumentar a efici\u00eancia operacional das unidades industriais, por forma, a diminuir a utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de recursos naturais e a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de res\u00edduos; e obter produtos de maior valor acrescentado que permitam uma utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos subprodutos e res\u00edduos produzidos nas unidades fabris como mat\u00e9ria-prima para outras ind\u00fastrias. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9 disso exemplo a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de fertilizantes para aplica\u00e7\u00e3o na floresta ou a valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o energ\u00e9tica de biomassa florestal residual nas centrais termoel\u00e9tricas de biomassa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4508\"]\n\n\n\n
Atividade alinhada com os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel (ODS) das Na\u00e7\u00f5es Unidas<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nNum mundo em constante mudan\u00e7a, em que os consumidores s\u00e3o cada vez mais informados e exigentes, no que diz respeito \u00e0 origem dos produtos que consomem e \u00e0 forma como estes s\u00e3o produzidos, as oportunidades para a Altri s\u00e3o in\u00fameras, uma vez que, a mat\u00e9ria-prima utilizada \u2013 a madeira \u2013 \u00e9 produzida de forma sustent\u00e1vel, renov\u00e1vel e de origem n\u00e3o f\u00f3ssil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
O grupo est\u00e1 numa posi\u00e7\u00e3o preferencial na colha dos consumidores com produtos alternativos aos que s\u00e3o produzidos a partir de hidrocarbonetos. Tamb\u00e9m no mercado da energia, a Altri \u00e9 um dos maiores produtores nacionais de energia renov\u00e1vel a partir de biomassa florestal, um subproduto que resulta da sua atividade industrial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"]H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Altri tem vindo a percorrer o seu caminho centrando-se no que considera fundamental para a cria\u00e7\u00e3o de valor e para o cumprimento dos seus objetivos de desenvolvimento sustent\u00e1vel: transforma\u00e7\u00e3o digital, produtos sustent\u00e1veis, cultura de melhoria cont\u00ednua, cultura de seguran\u00e7a, preparar os l\u00edderes do futuro, uso respons\u00e1vel da \u00e1gua, biodiversidade nas suas \u00e1reas florestais, efici\u00eancia energ\u00e9tica e redu\u00e7\u00e3o do uso de combust\u00edveis f\u00f3sseis\u201d, diz Sofia Reis Jorge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS: Sa\u00fade e bem-estar (ODS 3); Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de qualidade (ODS 4); \u00c1gua pot\u00e1vel e saneamento (ODS 6); Energias renov\u00e1veis e acess\u00edveis (ODS 7 ); Trabalho digno e crescimento econ\u00f3mico (ODS 8); Produ\u00e7\u00e3o e consumo sustent\u00e1veis (ODS 12); A\u00e7\u00e3o clim\u00e1tica (ODS 13); Proteger a vida marinha (ODS 14); Proteger a vida terrestre (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_pt_post_name":"a-roadmap-to-sustainability","_pt_post_excerpt":"","_pt_post_title":"Um roteiro para a sustentabilidade","_en_post_content":"\n[lead]The paper pulp sector is one of the best examples of a circular economy, due to its efficient and cascading use of renewable resources. One such resource is water, but Altri can show us more examples of reuse, recycling and energy recovery.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
Celtejo hosted an event which brought together individuals, public bodies and environmental associations, where the main topic of debate was preserving the quality of the water that flows along the River Tagus, from the point where it enters Portugal to the region of Abrantes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri took advantage of this opportunity to share information demonstrating its strong commitment and its water efficiency management policy, which is based on a two-pronged plan of action. The first prong is to reduce specific water consumption, by adopting measures internally; the second entails reusing waste water treated at its industrial units. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The examples presented at the Celtejo Doors Wide Open event showcase the reach and complexity of the various different measures implemented by Altri pertaining to the circular economy and in line with the United Nations\u2019 sustainable development goals (SDG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, the Altri group\u2019s executive director of sustainability, took part in the event outlining her vision of how all the group companies approach the issue of sustainability. \u201cAltri believes that Environmental, economic and social development can only truly be achieved if the criteria guiding the decisions made within the Group are centred around sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Protecting and caring for water resources<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explained that around 81% of the water withdrawn at the factories is put back into the environment after having been suitably treated, in compliance with all the requirements stipulated in the Sole Water Resource Permits for each industrial unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other 19% either remain with the end product or evaporate into the atmosphere. Furthermore, due to the various water recovery circuits at the different stages of the process, this water can be recirculated approximately 10 times before being sent for treatment at the factories\u2019 waste water treatment plants. Protection of water resources is not just limited to the factories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Measures are also implemented in the forests managed by Altri, where, for example, efforts are made to avoid the inappropriate use of chemical products and other harmful substances which negatively affect the water in the area. Infrastructures are also built to preserve natural water levels and the functioning of water courses and river beds, thereby preventing them from silting up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Sofia Reis Jorge, \u201cAltri\u2019s Forest Management is accredited by the FSC\u00ae1 and by the PEFC\u21222, and one of the core principles is to put in place forest management plans which cover the protection and conservation of natural resources, including water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one of the reasons why Altri has for many years prioritised the responsible consumption of water, and all its factories have stipulated improvement programmes with quite ambitious goals for specific water consumption, without jeopardising the quality of the effluent produced.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri therefore set itself the goal of reporting on its water management performance, by 2021, within the remit of the Water Disclosure Project (WDP), as a means of managing and measuring its water footprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of the Altri factories has its own water footprint which is dependent upon the age of its machinery and type of product. As a result of the actions implemented from 2009 to 2019, Altri\u2019s factories reduced their specific water consumption by around 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4511\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi and Celtejo are international benchmarks<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSpecific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4514\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4517\"]\n\n\n\n
Business activity in line with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_en_post_name":"","_en_post_excerpt":"","_en_post_title":"A roadmap to sustainability","edit_language":"en","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[467,488,175],"class_list":["post-4520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tema-de-capa","tag-edicao-6","tag-responsabilidade-social","tag-sustentabilidade"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4520"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4685,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions\/4685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCelbi and Celtejo are international benchmarks<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSpecific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBusiness activity in line with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n[lead]The paper pulp sector is one of the best examples of a circular economy, due to its efficient and cascading use of renewable resources. One such resource is water, but Altri can show us more examples of reuse, recycling and energy recovery.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
Celtejo hosted an event which brought together individuals, public bodies and environmental associations, where the main topic of debate was preserving the quality of the water that flows along the River Tagus, from the point where it enters Portugal to the region of Abrantes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri took advantage of this opportunity to share information demonstrating its strong commitment and its water efficiency management policy, which is based on a two-pronged plan of action. The first prong is to reduce specific water consumption, by adopting measures internally; the second entails reusing waste water treated at its industrial units. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The examples presented at the Celtejo Doors Wide Open event showcase the reach and complexity of the various different measures implemented by Altri pertaining to the circular economy and in line with the United Nations\u2019 sustainable development goals (SDG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, the Altri group\u2019s executive director of sustainability, took part in the event outlining her vision of how all the group companies approach the issue of sustainability. \u201cAltri believes that Environmental, economic and social development can only truly be achieved if the criteria guiding the decisions made within the Group are centred around sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Protecting and caring for water resources<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explained that around 81% of the water withdrawn at the factories is put back into the environment after having been suitably treated, in compliance with all the requirements stipulated in the Sole Water Resource Permits for each industrial unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other 19% either remain with the end product or evaporate into the atmosphere. Furthermore, due to the various water recovery circuits at the different stages of the process, this water can be recirculated approximately 10 times before being sent for treatment at the factories\u2019 waste water treatment plants. Protection of water resources is not just limited to the factories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Measures are also implemented in the forests managed by Altri, where, for example, efforts are made to avoid the inappropriate use of chemical products and other harmful substances which negatively affect the water in the area. Infrastructures are also built to preserve natural water levels and the functioning of water courses and river beds, thereby preventing them from silting up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Sofia Reis Jorge, \u201cAltri\u2019s Forest Management is accredited by the FSC\u00ae1 and by the PEFC\u21222, and one of the core principles is to put in place forest management plans which cover the protection and conservation of natural resources, including water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one of the reasons why Altri has for many years prioritised the responsible consumption of water, and all its factories have stipulated improvement programmes with quite ambitious goals for specific water consumption, without jeopardising the quality of the effluent produced.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri therefore set itself the goal of reporting on its water management performance, by 2021, within the remit of the Water Disclosure Project (WDP), as a means of managing and measuring its water footprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of the Altri factories has its own water footprint which is dependent upon the age of its machinery and type of product. As a result of the actions implemented from 2009 to 2019, Altri\u2019s factories reduced their specific water consumption by around 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4511\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi and Celtejo are international benchmarks<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSpecific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4514\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4517\"]\n\n\n\n
Business activity in line with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false,"raw":""},"author":32,"featured_media":4496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_pt_post_content":"\n[lead]O setor da pasta e do papel \u00e9 um dos melhores exemplos de economia circular, uma vez que utiliza recursos renov\u00e1veis de uma forma eficiente e em cascata. A \u00e1gua \u00e9 um desses casos, mas na Altri h\u00e1 mais exemplos de reutiliza\u00e7\u00e3o, reciclagem e valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o energ\u00e9tica.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
A preserva\u00e7\u00e3o da qualidade da \u00e1gua que corre pelo Tejo, desde a sua entrada em territ\u00f3rio nacional at\u00e9 \u00e0 regi\u00e3o de Abrantes, foi o principal tema de debate que reuniu v\u00e1rias personalidades, entidades p\u00fablicas e associa\u00e7\u00f5es ambientalistas na Celtejo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aproveitando este palco, a Altri partilhou informa\u00e7\u00e3o para mostrar o seu forte compromisso e a sua pol\u00edtica de gest\u00e3o eficiente da \u00e1gua, que assenta num plano de a\u00e7\u00e3o com dois eixos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O primeiro pretende reduzir o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, com a ado\u00e7\u00e3o de medidas internas; e o segundo passa por reutilizar as \u00e1guas residuais tratadas nas unidades industriais. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Os exemplos apresentados no evento Celtejo de Portas Abertas s\u00e3o uma amostra do alcance e da complexidade das v\u00e1rias medidas implementadas pela Altri relacionadas com a economia circular e alinhadas com os objetivos de desenvolvimento sustent\u00e1vel (ODS) das Na\u00e7\u00f5es Unidas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, diretora executiva de sustentabilidade da Altri, participou no evento dando uma vis\u00e3o da forma como todas as empresas do grupo encaram a sustentabilidade. \u201cA Altri acredita que s\u00f3 \u00e9 poss\u00edvel alcan\u00e7ar um verdadeiro desenvolvimento ambiental, econ\u00f3mico e social se os crit\u00e9rios norteadores das decis\u00f5es no seio do grupo forem crit\u00e9rios de sustentabilidade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Prote\u00e7\u00e3o e cuidado dos recursos h\u00eddricos<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explicou que cerca de 81% da \u00e1gua captada nas f\u00e1bricas \u00e9 devolvida ao ambiente ap\u00f3s ser devidamente tratada, cumprindo todos os requisitos definidos nos T\u00edtulos \u00danicos de Recursos H\u00eddricos de cada uma das unidades industriais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Os restantes 19% acompanham o produto final ou evaporam-se para a atmosfera. Al\u00e9m disso, devido aos v\u00e1rios circuitos de recupera\u00e7\u00e3o de \u00e1gua nas diferentes etapas do processo, esta pode ser colocada a recircular cerca de 10 vezes antes de ser enviada para tratamento nas esta\u00e7\u00f5es de tratamento de \u00e1guas residuais existentes nas f\u00e1bricas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A prote\u00e7\u00e3o dos recursos h\u00eddricos n\u00e3o est\u00e1 limitada \u00e0s f\u00e1bricas e tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 aplicada nas florestas geridas pela Altri, onde, por exemplo, se evita uma utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o inadequada de produtos qu\u00edmicos ou de outras subst\u00e2ncias nocivas que influenciem de forma negativa a qualidade da \u00e1gua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A constru\u00e7\u00e3o das infraestruturas tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 feita de forma a preservar o n\u00edvel natural, a fun\u00e7\u00e3o dos cursos de \u00e1gua e os leitos dos rios, evitando o assoreamento dos cursos de \u00e1gua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSendo a Gest\u00e3o Florestal da Altri certificada pelo FSC\u00ae1 e pelo PEFC\u21222, um dos princ\u00edpios-base \u00e9 a exist\u00eancia de planos de gest\u00e3o florestal que contemplem a prote\u00e7\u00e3o e a conserva\u00e7\u00e3o dos recursos naturais, entre os quais a \u00e1gua\u201d, esclarece Sofia Reis Jorge, acrescentando que \u201c\u00e9 por tudo isto que o uso respons\u00e1vel da \u00e1gua \u00e9, desde h\u00e1 muitos anos, uma prioridade da Altri, tendo todas as f\u00e1bricas definido programas de melhoria com objetivos bastantes ambiciosos para o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, sem prejudicar a qualidade dos seus efluentes finais\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nesse sentido, a Altri definiu como objetivo reportar, at\u00e9 2021, o seu desempenho na gest\u00e3o da \u00e1gua no \u00e2mbito do Water Disclosure Projet (WDP), como forma de gest\u00e3o e medi\u00e7\u00e3o da sua pegada h\u00eddrica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cada uma das f\u00e1bricas da Altri tem a sua pegada de \u00e1gua espec\u00edfica dependendo da idade dos equipamentos e do tipo de produto. Os resultados das a\u00e7\u00f5es implementadas, entre 2009 e 2019, levaram a que as f\u00e1bricas da Altri evidenciassem uma redu\u00e7\u00e3o no uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua em cerca de 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4502\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi e Celtejo s\u00e3o refer\u00eancias internacionais<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nO uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, ou seja, a quantidade de \u00e1gua necess\u00e1ria para produzir uma tonelada de pasta \u00e9 atualmente cerca de 21 m3\/tpsa valor considerado de refer\u00eancia para o setor da pasta e do papel e abaixo da refer\u00eancia das Melhores Tecnologias Dispon\u00edveis (MTD) do PCIP (Preven\u00e7\u00e3o e Controlo Integrado de Polui\u00e7\u00e3o) e das diretrizes do IFP (International Financial Corporation), que estabelecem o intervalo de 25 m3\/tpsa a 50 m3\/tpsa como melhores pr\u00e1ticas globais de gest\u00e3o da \u00e1gua para esta atividade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A f\u00e1brica da Celbi \u00e9 considerada refer\u00eancia mundial em rela\u00e7\u00e3o ao uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua. Desde 1990 o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua reduziu 80% e o objetivo definido \u00e9 de 10 m3 de \u00e1gua por tonelada de pasta at\u00e9 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comparando a Celbi com os seus concorrentes mais fortes que produzem pasta de papel a partir de eucalipto, esta f\u00e1brica \u00e9 a mais eficiente no que diz respeito \u00e0 gest\u00e3o que faz da \u00e1gua, sendo logo seguida pela Celtejo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Caima, por ser uma f\u00e1brica de pasta sol\u00favel, n\u00e3o foi inclu\u00edda neste gr\u00e1fico. No que toca ao tratamento dos efluentes, as f\u00e1bricas da Altri possuem Esta\u00e7\u00f5es de Tratamento de \u00c1guas Residuais Industriais (ETARI) altamente eficientes que asseguram que os efluentes descarregados para os meios recetores s\u00e3o ecologicamente seguros e cumprem todos os requisitos regulamentares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neste \u00e2mbito, a Celtejo, com o objetivo de dar cumprimento \u00e0s condi\u00e7\u00f5es extremamente exigentes definidas no seu T\u00edtulo \u00danico Ambiental, desenvolveu um plano que permitiu \u00e0 unidade fabril evoluir para um novo modelo industrial de economia circular mais sustent\u00e1vel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Este plano materializou-se num investimento de cerca de 14 milh\u00f5es de euros na ETARI, tendo utilizado as melhores tecnologias dispon\u00edveis ao n\u00edvel mundial, incluindo uma etapa de tratamento por ultrafiltra\u00e7\u00e3o por membranas, com efici\u00eancias de redu\u00e7\u00e3o para os par\u00e2metros CQO, CBO5 e SST de cerca de 90%, passando a ser uma instala\u00e7\u00e3o de refer\u00eancia mundial no setor da pasta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4505\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"]A f\u00e1brica da Celbi \u00e9 considerada refer\u00eancia mundial em rela\u00e7\u00e3o ao uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua. Desde 1990 o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua reduziu 80%.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Transformar lamas da ETARI em fertilizante<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduzir, reutilizar, recuperar e reciclar materiais ou energia. Este \u00e9 um dos conceitos-base da economia circular que a Altri est\u00e1 a explorar em v\u00e1rias \u00e1reas do grupo. No caso da Celtejo, foi apresentando o projeto-piloto para produzir fertilizante atrav\u00e9s das lamas secund\u00e1rias produzidas pela ETARI que serve essa unidade industrial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge conta que as lamas biol\u00f3gicas produzidas na ETARI da Celtejo resultam da biomassa em excesso que se forma durante o processo de biodegrada\u00e7\u00e3o de mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica e outros nutrientes (azoto e f\u00f3sforo). Depois as lamas secund\u00e1rias s\u00e3o espessadas graviticamente, desidratadas mecanicamente e encaminhadas para contentores de armazenamento. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Celtejo, estrategicamente comprometida com a sustentabilidade ambiental e com a economia circular, desenvolveu, no ano 2019, um projeto com o objetivo de aproveitar a mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica e os nutrientes presentes nas lamas biol\u00f3gicas e reutiliz\u00e1-las como fertilizante no setor agr\u00edcola\/florestal.\u201d O parceiro com quem est\u00e3o a trabalhar no projeto-piloto \u00e9 a Agristarbio, empresa propriet\u00e1ria da tecnologia aplicada na instala\u00e7\u00e3o. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCom a reutiliza\u00e7\u00e3o das lamas biol\u00f3gicas na fertiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos solos florestais, fecha-se o ciclo de vida da mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica que teve origem na pr\u00f3pria floresta\u201d, sublinha a respons\u00e1vel pela \u00e1rea da sustentabilidade. Como criadora de produtos renov\u00e1veis, a Altri aplica a economia circular ao longo de toda a sua cadeia de valor \u2013 desde as suas florestas geridas de forma sustent\u00e1vel, passando pelo processo de produ\u00e7\u00e3o das pastas de celulose at\u00e9 \u00e0 forma como reutiliza todos os subprodutos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na Altri, cerca de 95% das mat\u00e9rias-primas utilizadas s\u00e3o renov\u00e1veis, sendo a estrat\u00e9gia do Grupo \u201caproveitar ao m\u00e1ximo todos os subprodutos resultantes dos seus processos e atividades\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Foi definido um plano de a\u00e7\u00e3o que consiste em dois principais eixos de atua\u00e7\u00e3o: aumentar a efici\u00eancia operacional das unidades industriais, por forma, a diminuir a utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de recursos naturais e a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de res\u00edduos; e obter produtos de maior valor acrescentado que permitam uma utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos subprodutos e res\u00edduos produzidos nas unidades fabris como mat\u00e9ria-prima para outras ind\u00fastrias. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9 disso exemplo a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de fertilizantes para aplica\u00e7\u00e3o na floresta ou a valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o energ\u00e9tica de biomassa florestal residual nas centrais termoel\u00e9tricas de biomassa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4508\"]\n\n\n\n
Atividade alinhada com os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel (ODS) das Na\u00e7\u00f5es Unidas<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nNum mundo em constante mudan\u00e7a, em que os consumidores s\u00e3o cada vez mais informados e exigentes, no que diz respeito \u00e0 origem dos produtos que consomem e \u00e0 forma como estes s\u00e3o produzidos, as oportunidades para a Altri s\u00e3o in\u00fameras, uma vez que, a mat\u00e9ria-prima utilizada \u2013 a madeira \u2013 \u00e9 produzida de forma sustent\u00e1vel, renov\u00e1vel e de origem n\u00e3o f\u00f3ssil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
O grupo est\u00e1 numa posi\u00e7\u00e3o preferencial na colha dos consumidores com produtos alternativos aos que s\u00e3o produzidos a partir de hidrocarbonetos. Tamb\u00e9m no mercado da energia, a Altri \u00e9 um dos maiores produtores nacionais de energia renov\u00e1vel a partir de biomassa florestal, um subproduto que resulta da sua atividade industrial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"]H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Altri tem vindo a percorrer o seu caminho centrando-se no que considera fundamental para a cria\u00e7\u00e3o de valor e para o cumprimento dos seus objetivos de desenvolvimento sustent\u00e1vel: transforma\u00e7\u00e3o digital, produtos sustent\u00e1veis, cultura de melhoria cont\u00ednua, cultura de seguran\u00e7a, preparar os l\u00edderes do futuro, uso respons\u00e1vel da \u00e1gua, biodiversidade nas suas \u00e1reas florestais, efici\u00eancia energ\u00e9tica e redu\u00e7\u00e3o do uso de combust\u00edveis f\u00f3sseis\u201d, diz Sofia Reis Jorge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS: Sa\u00fade e bem-estar (ODS 3); Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de qualidade (ODS 4); \u00c1gua pot\u00e1vel e saneamento (ODS 6); Energias renov\u00e1veis e acess\u00edveis (ODS 7 ); Trabalho digno e crescimento econ\u00f3mico (ODS 8); Produ\u00e7\u00e3o e consumo sustent\u00e1veis (ODS 12); A\u00e7\u00e3o clim\u00e1tica (ODS 13); Proteger a vida marinha (ODS 14); Proteger a vida terrestre (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_pt_post_name":"a-roadmap-to-sustainability","_pt_post_excerpt":"","_pt_post_title":"Um roteiro para a sustentabilidade","_en_post_content":"\n[lead]The paper pulp sector is one of the best examples of a circular economy, due to its efficient and cascading use of renewable resources. One such resource is water, but Altri can show us more examples of reuse, recycling and energy recovery.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
Celtejo hosted an event which brought together individuals, public bodies and environmental associations, where the main topic of debate was preserving the quality of the water that flows along the River Tagus, from the point where it enters Portugal to the region of Abrantes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri took advantage of this opportunity to share information demonstrating its strong commitment and its water efficiency management policy, which is based on a two-pronged plan of action. The first prong is to reduce specific water consumption, by adopting measures internally; the second entails reusing waste water treated at its industrial units. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The examples presented at the Celtejo Doors Wide Open event showcase the reach and complexity of the various different measures implemented by Altri pertaining to the circular economy and in line with the United Nations\u2019 sustainable development goals (SDG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, the Altri group\u2019s executive director of sustainability, took part in the event outlining her vision of how all the group companies approach the issue of sustainability. \u201cAltri believes that Environmental, economic and social development can only truly be achieved if the criteria guiding the decisions made within the Group are centred around sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Protecting and caring for water resources<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explained that around 81% of the water withdrawn at the factories is put back into the environment after having been suitably treated, in compliance with all the requirements stipulated in the Sole Water Resource Permits for each industrial unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other 19% either remain with the end product or evaporate into the atmosphere. Furthermore, due to the various water recovery circuits at the different stages of the process, this water can be recirculated approximately 10 times before being sent for treatment at the factories\u2019 waste water treatment plants. Protection of water resources is not just limited to the factories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Measures are also implemented in the forests managed by Altri, where, for example, efforts are made to avoid the inappropriate use of chemical products and other harmful substances which negatively affect the water in the area. Infrastructures are also built to preserve natural water levels and the functioning of water courses and river beds, thereby preventing them from silting up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Sofia Reis Jorge, \u201cAltri\u2019s Forest Management is accredited by the FSC\u00ae1 and by the PEFC\u21222, and one of the core principles is to put in place forest management plans which cover the protection and conservation of natural resources, including water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one of the reasons why Altri has for many years prioritised the responsible consumption of water, and all its factories have stipulated improvement programmes with quite ambitious goals for specific water consumption, without jeopardising the quality of the effluent produced.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri therefore set itself the goal of reporting on its water management performance, by 2021, within the remit of the Water Disclosure Project (WDP), as a means of managing and measuring its water footprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of the Altri factories has its own water footprint which is dependent upon the age of its machinery and type of product. As a result of the actions implemented from 2009 to 2019, Altri\u2019s factories reduced their specific water consumption by around 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4511\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi and Celtejo are international benchmarks<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSpecific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4514\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4517\"]\n\n\n\n
Business activity in line with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_en_post_name":"","_en_post_excerpt":"","_en_post_title":"A roadmap to sustainability","edit_language":"en","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[467,488,175],"class_list":["post-4520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tema-de-capa","tag-edicao-6","tag-responsabilidade-social","tag-sustentabilidade"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4520"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4685,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions\/4685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n\n\nThe Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBusiness activity in line with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n[lead]The paper pulp sector is one of the best examples of a circular economy, due to its efficient and cascading use of renewable resources. One such resource is water, but Altri can show us more examples of reuse, recycling and energy recovery.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
Celtejo hosted an event which brought together individuals, public bodies and environmental associations, where the main topic of debate was preserving the quality of the water that flows along the River Tagus, from the point where it enters Portugal to the region of Abrantes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri took advantage of this opportunity to share information demonstrating its strong commitment and its water efficiency management policy, which is based on a two-pronged plan of action. The first prong is to reduce specific water consumption, by adopting measures internally; the second entails reusing waste water treated at its industrial units. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The examples presented at the Celtejo Doors Wide Open event showcase the reach and complexity of the various different measures implemented by Altri pertaining to the circular economy and in line with the United Nations\u2019 sustainable development goals (SDG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, the Altri group\u2019s executive director of sustainability, took part in the event outlining her vision of how all the group companies approach the issue of sustainability. \u201cAltri believes that Environmental, economic and social development can only truly be achieved if the criteria guiding the decisions made within the Group are centred around sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Protecting and caring for water resources<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explained that around 81% of the water withdrawn at the factories is put back into the environment after having been suitably treated, in compliance with all the requirements stipulated in the Sole Water Resource Permits for each industrial unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other 19% either remain with the end product or evaporate into the atmosphere. Furthermore, due to the various water recovery circuits at the different stages of the process, this water can be recirculated approximately 10 times before being sent for treatment at the factories\u2019 waste water treatment plants. Protection of water resources is not just limited to the factories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Measures are also implemented in the forests managed by Altri, where, for example, efforts are made to avoid the inappropriate use of chemical products and other harmful substances which negatively affect the water in the area. Infrastructures are also built to preserve natural water levels and the functioning of water courses and river beds, thereby preventing them from silting up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Sofia Reis Jorge, \u201cAltri\u2019s Forest Management is accredited by the FSC\u00ae1 and by the PEFC\u21222, and one of the core principles is to put in place forest management plans which cover the protection and conservation of natural resources, including water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one of the reasons why Altri has for many years prioritised the responsible consumption of water, and all its factories have stipulated improvement programmes with quite ambitious goals for specific water consumption, without jeopardising the quality of the effluent produced.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri therefore set itself the goal of reporting on its water management performance, by 2021, within the remit of the Water Disclosure Project (WDP), as a means of managing and measuring its water footprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of the Altri factories has its own water footprint which is dependent upon the age of its machinery and type of product. As a result of the actions implemented from 2009 to 2019, Altri\u2019s factories reduced their specific water consumption by around 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4511\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi and Celtejo are international benchmarks<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSpecific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4514\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4517\"]\n\n\n\n
Business activity in line with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false,"raw":""},"author":32,"featured_media":4496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_pt_post_content":"\n[lead]O setor da pasta e do papel \u00e9 um dos melhores exemplos de economia circular, uma vez que utiliza recursos renov\u00e1veis de uma forma eficiente e em cascata. A \u00e1gua \u00e9 um desses casos, mas na Altri h\u00e1 mais exemplos de reutiliza\u00e7\u00e3o, reciclagem e valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o energ\u00e9tica.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
A preserva\u00e7\u00e3o da qualidade da \u00e1gua que corre pelo Tejo, desde a sua entrada em territ\u00f3rio nacional at\u00e9 \u00e0 regi\u00e3o de Abrantes, foi o principal tema de debate que reuniu v\u00e1rias personalidades, entidades p\u00fablicas e associa\u00e7\u00f5es ambientalistas na Celtejo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aproveitando este palco, a Altri partilhou informa\u00e7\u00e3o para mostrar o seu forte compromisso e a sua pol\u00edtica de gest\u00e3o eficiente da \u00e1gua, que assenta num plano de a\u00e7\u00e3o com dois eixos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O primeiro pretende reduzir o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, com a ado\u00e7\u00e3o de medidas internas; e o segundo passa por reutilizar as \u00e1guas residuais tratadas nas unidades industriais. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Os exemplos apresentados no evento Celtejo de Portas Abertas s\u00e3o uma amostra do alcance e da complexidade das v\u00e1rias medidas implementadas pela Altri relacionadas com a economia circular e alinhadas com os objetivos de desenvolvimento sustent\u00e1vel (ODS) das Na\u00e7\u00f5es Unidas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, diretora executiva de sustentabilidade da Altri, participou no evento dando uma vis\u00e3o da forma como todas as empresas do grupo encaram a sustentabilidade. \u201cA Altri acredita que s\u00f3 \u00e9 poss\u00edvel alcan\u00e7ar um verdadeiro desenvolvimento ambiental, econ\u00f3mico e social se os crit\u00e9rios norteadores das decis\u00f5es no seio do grupo forem crit\u00e9rios de sustentabilidade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Prote\u00e7\u00e3o e cuidado dos recursos h\u00eddricos<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explicou que cerca de 81% da \u00e1gua captada nas f\u00e1bricas \u00e9 devolvida ao ambiente ap\u00f3s ser devidamente tratada, cumprindo todos os requisitos definidos nos T\u00edtulos \u00danicos de Recursos H\u00eddricos de cada uma das unidades industriais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Os restantes 19% acompanham o produto final ou evaporam-se para a atmosfera. Al\u00e9m disso, devido aos v\u00e1rios circuitos de recupera\u00e7\u00e3o de \u00e1gua nas diferentes etapas do processo, esta pode ser colocada a recircular cerca de 10 vezes antes de ser enviada para tratamento nas esta\u00e7\u00f5es de tratamento de \u00e1guas residuais existentes nas f\u00e1bricas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A prote\u00e7\u00e3o dos recursos h\u00eddricos n\u00e3o est\u00e1 limitada \u00e0s f\u00e1bricas e tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 aplicada nas florestas geridas pela Altri, onde, por exemplo, se evita uma utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o inadequada de produtos qu\u00edmicos ou de outras subst\u00e2ncias nocivas que influenciem de forma negativa a qualidade da \u00e1gua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A constru\u00e7\u00e3o das infraestruturas tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 feita de forma a preservar o n\u00edvel natural, a fun\u00e7\u00e3o dos cursos de \u00e1gua e os leitos dos rios, evitando o assoreamento dos cursos de \u00e1gua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSendo a Gest\u00e3o Florestal da Altri certificada pelo FSC\u00ae1 e pelo PEFC\u21222, um dos princ\u00edpios-base \u00e9 a exist\u00eancia de planos de gest\u00e3o florestal que contemplem a prote\u00e7\u00e3o e a conserva\u00e7\u00e3o dos recursos naturais, entre os quais a \u00e1gua\u201d, esclarece Sofia Reis Jorge, acrescentando que \u201c\u00e9 por tudo isto que o uso respons\u00e1vel da \u00e1gua \u00e9, desde h\u00e1 muitos anos, uma prioridade da Altri, tendo todas as f\u00e1bricas definido programas de melhoria com objetivos bastantes ambiciosos para o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, sem prejudicar a qualidade dos seus efluentes finais\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nesse sentido, a Altri definiu como objetivo reportar, at\u00e9 2021, o seu desempenho na gest\u00e3o da \u00e1gua no \u00e2mbito do Water Disclosure Projet (WDP), como forma de gest\u00e3o e medi\u00e7\u00e3o da sua pegada h\u00eddrica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cada uma das f\u00e1bricas da Altri tem a sua pegada de \u00e1gua espec\u00edfica dependendo da idade dos equipamentos e do tipo de produto. Os resultados das a\u00e7\u00f5es implementadas, entre 2009 e 2019, levaram a que as f\u00e1bricas da Altri evidenciassem uma redu\u00e7\u00e3o no uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua em cerca de 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4502\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi e Celtejo s\u00e3o refer\u00eancias internacionais<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nO uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, ou seja, a quantidade de \u00e1gua necess\u00e1ria para produzir uma tonelada de pasta \u00e9 atualmente cerca de 21 m3\/tpsa valor considerado de refer\u00eancia para o setor da pasta e do papel e abaixo da refer\u00eancia das Melhores Tecnologias Dispon\u00edveis (MTD) do PCIP (Preven\u00e7\u00e3o e Controlo Integrado de Polui\u00e7\u00e3o) e das diretrizes do IFP (International Financial Corporation), que estabelecem o intervalo de 25 m3\/tpsa a 50 m3\/tpsa como melhores pr\u00e1ticas globais de gest\u00e3o da \u00e1gua para esta atividade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A f\u00e1brica da Celbi \u00e9 considerada refer\u00eancia mundial em rela\u00e7\u00e3o ao uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua. Desde 1990 o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua reduziu 80% e o objetivo definido \u00e9 de 10 m3 de \u00e1gua por tonelada de pasta at\u00e9 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comparando a Celbi com os seus concorrentes mais fortes que produzem pasta de papel a partir de eucalipto, esta f\u00e1brica \u00e9 a mais eficiente no que diz respeito \u00e0 gest\u00e3o que faz da \u00e1gua, sendo logo seguida pela Celtejo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Caima, por ser uma f\u00e1brica de pasta sol\u00favel, n\u00e3o foi inclu\u00edda neste gr\u00e1fico. No que toca ao tratamento dos efluentes, as f\u00e1bricas da Altri possuem Esta\u00e7\u00f5es de Tratamento de \u00c1guas Residuais Industriais (ETARI) altamente eficientes que asseguram que os efluentes descarregados para os meios recetores s\u00e3o ecologicamente seguros e cumprem todos os requisitos regulamentares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neste \u00e2mbito, a Celtejo, com o objetivo de dar cumprimento \u00e0s condi\u00e7\u00f5es extremamente exigentes definidas no seu T\u00edtulo \u00danico Ambiental, desenvolveu um plano que permitiu \u00e0 unidade fabril evoluir para um novo modelo industrial de economia circular mais sustent\u00e1vel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Este plano materializou-se num investimento de cerca de 14 milh\u00f5es de euros na ETARI, tendo utilizado as melhores tecnologias dispon\u00edveis ao n\u00edvel mundial, incluindo uma etapa de tratamento por ultrafiltra\u00e7\u00e3o por membranas, com efici\u00eancias de redu\u00e7\u00e3o para os par\u00e2metros CQO, CBO5 e SST de cerca de 90%, passando a ser uma instala\u00e7\u00e3o de refer\u00eancia mundial no setor da pasta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4505\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"]A f\u00e1brica da Celbi \u00e9 considerada refer\u00eancia mundial em rela\u00e7\u00e3o ao uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua. Desde 1990 o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua reduziu 80%.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Transformar lamas da ETARI em fertilizante<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduzir, reutilizar, recuperar e reciclar materiais ou energia. Este \u00e9 um dos conceitos-base da economia circular que a Altri est\u00e1 a explorar em v\u00e1rias \u00e1reas do grupo. No caso da Celtejo, foi apresentando o projeto-piloto para produzir fertilizante atrav\u00e9s das lamas secund\u00e1rias produzidas pela ETARI que serve essa unidade industrial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge conta que as lamas biol\u00f3gicas produzidas na ETARI da Celtejo resultam da biomassa em excesso que se forma durante o processo de biodegrada\u00e7\u00e3o de mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica e outros nutrientes (azoto e f\u00f3sforo). Depois as lamas secund\u00e1rias s\u00e3o espessadas graviticamente, desidratadas mecanicamente e encaminhadas para contentores de armazenamento. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Celtejo, estrategicamente comprometida com a sustentabilidade ambiental e com a economia circular, desenvolveu, no ano 2019, um projeto com o objetivo de aproveitar a mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica e os nutrientes presentes nas lamas biol\u00f3gicas e reutiliz\u00e1-las como fertilizante no setor agr\u00edcola\/florestal.\u201d O parceiro com quem est\u00e3o a trabalhar no projeto-piloto \u00e9 a Agristarbio, empresa propriet\u00e1ria da tecnologia aplicada na instala\u00e7\u00e3o. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCom a reutiliza\u00e7\u00e3o das lamas biol\u00f3gicas na fertiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos solos florestais, fecha-se o ciclo de vida da mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica que teve origem na pr\u00f3pria floresta\u201d, sublinha a respons\u00e1vel pela \u00e1rea da sustentabilidade. Como criadora de produtos renov\u00e1veis, a Altri aplica a economia circular ao longo de toda a sua cadeia de valor \u2013 desde as suas florestas geridas de forma sustent\u00e1vel, passando pelo processo de produ\u00e7\u00e3o das pastas de celulose at\u00e9 \u00e0 forma como reutiliza todos os subprodutos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na Altri, cerca de 95% das mat\u00e9rias-primas utilizadas s\u00e3o renov\u00e1veis, sendo a estrat\u00e9gia do Grupo \u201caproveitar ao m\u00e1ximo todos os subprodutos resultantes dos seus processos e atividades\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Foi definido um plano de a\u00e7\u00e3o que consiste em dois principais eixos de atua\u00e7\u00e3o: aumentar a efici\u00eancia operacional das unidades industriais, por forma, a diminuir a utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de recursos naturais e a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de res\u00edduos; e obter produtos de maior valor acrescentado que permitam uma utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos subprodutos e res\u00edduos produzidos nas unidades fabris como mat\u00e9ria-prima para outras ind\u00fastrias. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9 disso exemplo a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de fertilizantes para aplica\u00e7\u00e3o na floresta ou a valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o energ\u00e9tica de biomassa florestal residual nas centrais termoel\u00e9tricas de biomassa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4508\"]\n\n\n\n
Atividade alinhada com os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel (ODS) das Na\u00e7\u00f5es Unidas<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nNum mundo em constante mudan\u00e7a, em que os consumidores s\u00e3o cada vez mais informados e exigentes, no que diz respeito \u00e0 origem dos produtos que consomem e \u00e0 forma como estes s\u00e3o produzidos, as oportunidades para a Altri s\u00e3o in\u00fameras, uma vez que, a mat\u00e9ria-prima utilizada \u2013 a madeira \u2013 \u00e9 produzida de forma sustent\u00e1vel, renov\u00e1vel e de origem n\u00e3o f\u00f3ssil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
O grupo est\u00e1 numa posi\u00e7\u00e3o preferencial na colha dos consumidores com produtos alternativos aos que s\u00e3o produzidos a partir de hidrocarbonetos. Tamb\u00e9m no mercado da energia, a Altri \u00e9 um dos maiores produtores nacionais de energia renov\u00e1vel a partir de biomassa florestal, um subproduto que resulta da sua atividade industrial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"]H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Altri tem vindo a percorrer o seu caminho centrando-se no que considera fundamental para a cria\u00e7\u00e3o de valor e para o cumprimento dos seus objetivos de desenvolvimento sustent\u00e1vel: transforma\u00e7\u00e3o digital, produtos sustent\u00e1veis, cultura de melhoria cont\u00ednua, cultura de seguran\u00e7a, preparar os l\u00edderes do futuro, uso respons\u00e1vel da \u00e1gua, biodiversidade nas suas \u00e1reas florestais, efici\u00eancia energ\u00e9tica e redu\u00e7\u00e3o do uso de combust\u00edveis f\u00f3sseis\u201d, diz Sofia Reis Jorge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS: Sa\u00fade e bem-estar (ODS 3); Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de qualidade (ODS 4); \u00c1gua pot\u00e1vel e saneamento (ODS 6); Energias renov\u00e1veis e acess\u00edveis (ODS 7 ); Trabalho digno e crescimento econ\u00f3mico (ODS 8); Produ\u00e7\u00e3o e consumo sustent\u00e1veis (ODS 12); A\u00e7\u00e3o clim\u00e1tica (ODS 13); Proteger a vida marinha (ODS 14); Proteger a vida terrestre (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_pt_post_name":"a-roadmap-to-sustainability","_pt_post_excerpt":"","_pt_post_title":"Um roteiro para a sustentabilidade","_en_post_content":"\n[lead]The paper pulp sector is one of the best examples of a circular economy, due to its efficient and cascading use of renewable resources. One such resource is water, but Altri can show us more examples of reuse, recycling and energy recovery.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
Celtejo hosted an event which brought together individuals, public bodies and environmental associations, where the main topic of debate was preserving the quality of the water that flows along the River Tagus, from the point where it enters Portugal to the region of Abrantes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri took advantage of this opportunity to share information demonstrating its strong commitment and its water efficiency management policy, which is based on a two-pronged plan of action. The first prong is to reduce specific water consumption, by adopting measures internally; the second entails reusing waste water treated at its industrial units. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The examples presented at the Celtejo Doors Wide Open event showcase the reach and complexity of the various different measures implemented by Altri pertaining to the circular economy and in line with the United Nations\u2019 sustainable development goals (SDG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, the Altri group\u2019s executive director of sustainability, took part in the event outlining her vision of how all the group companies approach the issue of sustainability. \u201cAltri believes that Environmental, economic and social development can only truly be achieved if the criteria guiding the decisions made within the Group are centred around sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Protecting and caring for water resources<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explained that around 81% of the water withdrawn at the factories is put back into the environment after having been suitably treated, in compliance with all the requirements stipulated in the Sole Water Resource Permits for each industrial unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other 19% either remain with the end product or evaporate into the atmosphere. Furthermore, due to the various water recovery circuits at the different stages of the process, this water can be recirculated approximately 10 times before being sent for treatment at the factories\u2019 waste water treatment plants. Protection of water resources is not just limited to the factories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Measures are also implemented in the forests managed by Altri, where, for example, efforts are made to avoid the inappropriate use of chemical products and other harmful substances which negatively affect the water in the area. Infrastructures are also built to preserve natural water levels and the functioning of water courses and river beds, thereby preventing them from silting up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Sofia Reis Jorge, \u201cAltri\u2019s Forest Management is accredited by the FSC\u00ae1 and by the PEFC\u21222, and one of the core principles is to put in place forest management plans which cover the protection and conservation of natural resources, including water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one of the reasons why Altri has for many years prioritised the responsible consumption of water, and all its factories have stipulated improvement programmes with quite ambitious goals for specific water consumption, without jeopardising the quality of the effluent produced.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri therefore set itself the goal of reporting on its water management performance, by 2021, within the remit of the Water Disclosure Project (WDP), as a means of managing and measuring its water footprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of the Altri factories has its own water footprint which is dependent upon the age of its machinery and type of product. As a result of the actions implemented from 2009 to 2019, Altri\u2019s factories reduced their specific water consumption by around 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4511\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi and Celtejo are international benchmarks<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSpecific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4514\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4517\"]\n\n\n\n
Business activity in line with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_en_post_name":"","_en_post_excerpt":"","_en_post_title":"A roadmap to sustainability","edit_language":"en","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[467,488,175],"class_list":["post-4520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tema-de-capa","tag-edicao-6","tag-responsabilidade-social","tag-sustentabilidade"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4520"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4685,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions\/4685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBusiness activity in line with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n[lead]The paper pulp sector is one of the best examples of a circular economy, due to its efficient and cascading use of renewable resources. One such resource is water, but Altri can show us more examples of reuse, recycling and energy recovery.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
Celtejo hosted an event which brought together individuals, public bodies and environmental associations, where the main topic of debate was preserving the quality of the water that flows along the River Tagus, from the point where it enters Portugal to the region of Abrantes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri took advantage of this opportunity to share information demonstrating its strong commitment and its water efficiency management policy, which is based on a two-pronged plan of action. The first prong is to reduce specific water consumption, by adopting measures internally; the second entails reusing waste water treated at its industrial units. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The examples presented at the Celtejo Doors Wide Open event showcase the reach and complexity of the various different measures implemented by Altri pertaining to the circular economy and in line with the United Nations\u2019 sustainable development goals (SDG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, the Altri group\u2019s executive director of sustainability, took part in the event outlining her vision of how all the group companies approach the issue of sustainability. \u201cAltri believes that Environmental, economic and social development can only truly be achieved if the criteria guiding the decisions made within the Group are centred around sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Protecting and caring for water resources<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explained that around 81% of the water withdrawn at the factories is put back into the environment after having been suitably treated, in compliance with all the requirements stipulated in the Sole Water Resource Permits for each industrial unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other 19% either remain with the end product or evaporate into the atmosphere. Furthermore, due to the various water recovery circuits at the different stages of the process, this water can be recirculated approximately 10 times before being sent for treatment at the factories\u2019 waste water treatment plants. Protection of water resources is not just limited to the factories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Measures are also implemented in the forests managed by Altri, where, for example, efforts are made to avoid the inappropriate use of chemical products and other harmful substances which negatively affect the water in the area. Infrastructures are also built to preserve natural water levels and the functioning of water courses and river beds, thereby preventing them from silting up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Sofia Reis Jorge, \u201cAltri\u2019s Forest Management is accredited by the FSC\u00ae1 and by the PEFC\u21222, and one of the core principles is to put in place forest management plans which cover the protection and conservation of natural resources, including water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one of the reasons why Altri has for many years prioritised the responsible consumption of water, and all its factories have stipulated improvement programmes with quite ambitious goals for specific water consumption, without jeopardising the quality of the effluent produced.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri therefore set itself the goal of reporting on its water management performance, by 2021, within the remit of the Water Disclosure Project (WDP), as a means of managing and measuring its water footprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of the Altri factories has its own water footprint which is dependent upon the age of its machinery and type of product. As a result of the actions implemented from 2009 to 2019, Altri\u2019s factories reduced their specific water consumption by around 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4511\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi and Celtejo are international benchmarks<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSpecific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4514\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4517\"]\n\n\n\n
Business activity in line with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false,"raw":""},"author":32,"featured_media":4496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_pt_post_content":"\n[lead]O setor da pasta e do papel \u00e9 um dos melhores exemplos de economia circular, uma vez que utiliza recursos renov\u00e1veis de uma forma eficiente e em cascata. A \u00e1gua \u00e9 um desses casos, mas na Altri h\u00e1 mais exemplos de reutiliza\u00e7\u00e3o, reciclagem e valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o energ\u00e9tica.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
A preserva\u00e7\u00e3o da qualidade da \u00e1gua que corre pelo Tejo, desde a sua entrada em territ\u00f3rio nacional at\u00e9 \u00e0 regi\u00e3o de Abrantes, foi o principal tema de debate que reuniu v\u00e1rias personalidades, entidades p\u00fablicas e associa\u00e7\u00f5es ambientalistas na Celtejo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aproveitando este palco, a Altri partilhou informa\u00e7\u00e3o para mostrar o seu forte compromisso e a sua pol\u00edtica de gest\u00e3o eficiente da \u00e1gua, que assenta num plano de a\u00e7\u00e3o com dois eixos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O primeiro pretende reduzir o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, com a ado\u00e7\u00e3o de medidas internas; e o segundo passa por reutilizar as \u00e1guas residuais tratadas nas unidades industriais. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Os exemplos apresentados no evento Celtejo de Portas Abertas s\u00e3o uma amostra do alcance e da complexidade das v\u00e1rias medidas implementadas pela Altri relacionadas com a economia circular e alinhadas com os objetivos de desenvolvimento sustent\u00e1vel (ODS) das Na\u00e7\u00f5es Unidas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, diretora executiva de sustentabilidade da Altri, participou no evento dando uma vis\u00e3o da forma como todas as empresas do grupo encaram a sustentabilidade. \u201cA Altri acredita que s\u00f3 \u00e9 poss\u00edvel alcan\u00e7ar um verdadeiro desenvolvimento ambiental, econ\u00f3mico e social se os crit\u00e9rios norteadores das decis\u00f5es no seio do grupo forem crit\u00e9rios de sustentabilidade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Prote\u00e7\u00e3o e cuidado dos recursos h\u00eddricos<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explicou que cerca de 81% da \u00e1gua captada nas f\u00e1bricas \u00e9 devolvida ao ambiente ap\u00f3s ser devidamente tratada, cumprindo todos os requisitos definidos nos T\u00edtulos \u00danicos de Recursos H\u00eddricos de cada uma das unidades industriais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Os restantes 19% acompanham o produto final ou evaporam-se para a atmosfera. Al\u00e9m disso, devido aos v\u00e1rios circuitos de recupera\u00e7\u00e3o de \u00e1gua nas diferentes etapas do processo, esta pode ser colocada a recircular cerca de 10 vezes antes de ser enviada para tratamento nas esta\u00e7\u00f5es de tratamento de \u00e1guas residuais existentes nas f\u00e1bricas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A prote\u00e7\u00e3o dos recursos h\u00eddricos n\u00e3o est\u00e1 limitada \u00e0s f\u00e1bricas e tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 aplicada nas florestas geridas pela Altri, onde, por exemplo, se evita uma utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o inadequada de produtos qu\u00edmicos ou de outras subst\u00e2ncias nocivas que influenciem de forma negativa a qualidade da \u00e1gua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A constru\u00e7\u00e3o das infraestruturas tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 feita de forma a preservar o n\u00edvel natural, a fun\u00e7\u00e3o dos cursos de \u00e1gua e os leitos dos rios, evitando o assoreamento dos cursos de \u00e1gua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSendo a Gest\u00e3o Florestal da Altri certificada pelo FSC\u00ae1 e pelo PEFC\u21222, um dos princ\u00edpios-base \u00e9 a exist\u00eancia de planos de gest\u00e3o florestal que contemplem a prote\u00e7\u00e3o e a conserva\u00e7\u00e3o dos recursos naturais, entre os quais a \u00e1gua\u201d, esclarece Sofia Reis Jorge, acrescentando que \u201c\u00e9 por tudo isto que o uso respons\u00e1vel da \u00e1gua \u00e9, desde h\u00e1 muitos anos, uma prioridade da Altri, tendo todas as f\u00e1bricas definido programas de melhoria com objetivos bastantes ambiciosos para o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, sem prejudicar a qualidade dos seus efluentes finais\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nesse sentido, a Altri definiu como objetivo reportar, at\u00e9 2021, o seu desempenho na gest\u00e3o da \u00e1gua no \u00e2mbito do Water Disclosure Projet (WDP), como forma de gest\u00e3o e medi\u00e7\u00e3o da sua pegada h\u00eddrica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cada uma das f\u00e1bricas da Altri tem a sua pegada de \u00e1gua espec\u00edfica dependendo da idade dos equipamentos e do tipo de produto. Os resultados das a\u00e7\u00f5es implementadas, entre 2009 e 2019, levaram a que as f\u00e1bricas da Altri evidenciassem uma redu\u00e7\u00e3o no uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua em cerca de 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4502\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi e Celtejo s\u00e3o refer\u00eancias internacionais<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nO uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, ou seja, a quantidade de \u00e1gua necess\u00e1ria para produzir uma tonelada de pasta \u00e9 atualmente cerca de 21 m3\/tpsa valor considerado de refer\u00eancia para o setor da pasta e do papel e abaixo da refer\u00eancia das Melhores Tecnologias Dispon\u00edveis (MTD) do PCIP (Preven\u00e7\u00e3o e Controlo Integrado de Polui\u00e7\u00e3o) e das diretrizes do IFP (International Financial Corporation), que estabelecem o intervalo de 25 m3\/tpsa a 50 m3\/tpsa como melhores pr\u00e1ticas globais de gest\u00e3o da \u00e1gua para esta atividade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A f\u00e1brica da Celbi \u00e9 considerada refer\u00eancia mundial em rela\u00e7\u00e3o ao uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua. Desde 1990 o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua reduziu 80% e o objetivo definido \u00e9 de 10 m3 de \u00e1gua por tonelada de pasta at\u00e9 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comparando a Celbi com os seus concorrentes mais fortes que produzem pasta de papel a partir de eucalipto, esta f\u00e1brica \u00e9 a mais eficiente no que diz respeito \u00e0 gest\u00e3o que faz da \u00e1gua, sendo logo seguida pela Celtejo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Caima, por ser uma f\u00e1brica de pasta sol\u00favel, n\u00e3o foi inclu\u00edda neste gr\u00e1fico. No que toca ao tratamento dos efluentes, as f\u00e1bricas da Altri possuem Esta\u00e7\u00f5es de Tratamento de \u00c1guas Residuais Industriais (ETARI) altamente eficientes que asseguram que os efluentes descarregados para os meios recetores s\u00e3o ecologicamente seguros e cumprem todos os requisitos regulamentares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neste \u00e2mbito, a Celtejo, com o objetivo de dar cumprimento \u00e0s condi\u00e7\u00f5es extremamente exigentes definidas no seu T\u00edtulo \u00danico Ambiental, desenvolveu um plano que permitiu \u00e0 unidade fabril evoluir para um novo modelo industrial de economia circular mais sustent\u00e1vel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Este plano materializou-se num investimento de cerca de 14 milh\u00f5es de euros na ETARI, tendo utilizado as melhores tecnologias dispon\u00edveis ao n\u00edvel mundial, incluindo uma etapa de tratamento por ultrafiltra\u00e7\u00e3o por membranas, com efici\u00eancias de redu\u00e7\u00e3o para os par\u00e2metros CQO, CBO5 e SST de cerca de 90%, passando a ser uma instala\u00e7\u00e3o de refer\u00eancia mundial no setor da pasta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4505\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"]A f\u00e1brica da Celbi \u00e9 considerada refer\u00eancia mundial em rela\u00e7\u00e3o ao uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua. Desde 1990 o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua reduziu 80%.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Transformar lamas da ETARI em fertilizante<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduzir, reutilizar, recuperar e reciclar materiais ou energia. Este \u00e9 um dos conceitos-base da economia circular que a Altri est\u00e1 a explorar em v\u00e1rias \u00e1reas do grupo. No caso da Celtejo, foi apresentando o projeto-piloto para produzir fertilizante atrav\u00e9s das lamas secund\u00e1rias produzidas pela ETARI que serve essa unidade industrial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge conta que as lamas biol\u00f3gicas produzidas na ETARI da Celtejo resultam da biomassa em excesso que se forma durante o processo de biodegrada\u00e7\u00e3o de mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica e outros nutrientes (azoto e f\u00f3sforo). Depois as lamas secund\u00e1rias s\u00e3o espessadas graviticamente, desidratadas mecanicamente e encaminhadas para contentores de armazenamento. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Celtejo, estrategicamente comprometida com a sustentabilidade ambiental e com a economia circular, desenvolveu, no ano 2019, um projeto com o objetivo de aproveitar a mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica e os nutrientes presentes nas lamas biol\u00f3gicas e reutiliz\u00e1-las como fertilizante no setor agr\u00edcola\/florestal.\u201d O parceiro com quem est\u00e3o a trabalhar no projeto-piloto \u00e9 a Agristarbio, empresa propriet\u00e1ria da tecnologia aplicada na instala\u00e7\u00e3o. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCom a reutiliza\u00e7\u00e3o das lamas biol\u00f3gicas na fertiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos solos florestais, fecha-se o ciclo de vida da mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica que teve origem na pr\u00f3pria floresta\u201d, sublinha a respons\u00e1vel pela \u00e1rea da sustentabilidade. Como criadora de produtos renov\u00e1veis, a Altri aplica a economia circular ao longo de toda a sua cadeia de valor \u2013 desde as suas florestas geridas de forma sustent\u00e1vel, passando pelo processo de produ\u00e7\u00e3o das pastas de celulose at\u00e9 \u00e0 forma como reutiliza todos os subprodutos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na Altri, cerca de 95% das mat\u00e9rias-primas utilizadas s\u00e3o renov\u00e1veis, sendo a estrat\u00e9gia do Grupo \u201caproveitar ao m\u00e1ximo todos os subprodutos resultantes dos seus processos e atividades\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Foi definido um plano de a\u00e7\u00e3o que consiste em dois principais eixos de atua\u00e7\u00e3o: aumentar a efici\u00eancia operacional das unidades industriais, por forma, a diminuir a utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de recursos naturais e a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de res\u00edduos; e obter produtos de maior valor acrescentado que permitam uma utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos subprodutos e res\u00edduos produzidos nas unidades fabris como mat\u00e9ria-prima para outras ind\u00fastrias. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9 disso exemplo a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de fertilizantes para aplica\u00e7\u00e3o na floresta ou a valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o energ\u00e9tica de biomassa florestal residual nas centrais termoel\u00e9tricas de biomassa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4508\"]\n\n\n\n
Atividade alinhada com os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel (ODS) das Na\u00e7\u00f5es Unidas<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nNum mundo em constante mudan\u00e7a, em que os consumidores s\u00e3o cada vez mais informados e exigentes, no que diz respeito \u00e0 origem dos produtos que consomem e \u00e0 forma como estes s\u00e3o produzidos, as oportunidades para a Altri s\u00e3o in\u00fameras, uma vez que, a mat\u00e9ria-prima utilizada \u2013 a madeira \u2013 \u00e9 produzida de forma sustent\u00e1vel, renov\u00e1vel e de origem n\u00e3o f\u00f3ssil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
O grupo est\u00e1 numa posi\u00e7\u00e3o preferencial na colha dos consumidores com produtos alternativos aos que s\u00e3o produzidos a partir de hidrocarbonetos. Tamb\u00e9m no mercado da energia, a Altri \u00e9 um dos maiores produtores nacionais de energia renov\u00e1vel a partir de biomassa florestal, um subproduto que resulta da sua atividade industrial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"]H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Altri tem vindo a percorrer o seu caminho centrando-se no que considera fundamental para a cria\u00e7\u00e3o de valor e para o cumprimento dos seus objetivos de desenvolvimento sustent\u00e1vel: transforma\u00e7\u00e3o digital, produtos sustent\u00e1veis, cultura de melhoria cont\u00ednua, cultura de seguran\u00e7a, preparar os l\u00edderes do futuro, uso respons\u00e1vel da \u00e1gua, biodiversidade nas suas \u00e1reas florestais, efici\u00eancia energ\u00e9tica e redu\u00e7\u00e3o do uso de combust\u00edveis f\u00f3sseis\u201d, diz Sofia Reis Jorge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS: Sa\u00fade e bem-estar (ODS 3); Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de qualidade (ODS 4); \u00c1gua pot\u00e1vel e saneamento (ODS 6); Energias renov\u00e1veis e acess\u00edveis (ODS 7 ); Trabalho digno e crescimento econ\u00f3mico (ODS 8); Produ\u00e7\u00e3o e consumo sustent\u00e1veis (ODS 12); A\u00e7\u00e3o clim\u00e1tica (ODS 13); Proteger a vida marinha (ODS 14); Proteger a vida terrestre (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_pt_post_name":"a-roadmap-to-sustainability","_pt_post_excerpt":"","_pt_post_title":"Um roteiro para a sustentabilidade","_en_post_content":"\n[lead]The paper pulp sector is one of the best examples of a circular economy, due to its efficient and cascading use of renewable resources. One such resource is water, but Altri can show us more examples of reuse, recycling and energy recovery.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
Celtejo hosted an event which brought together individuals, public bodies and environmental associations, where the main topic of debate was preserving the quality of the water that flows along the River Tagus, from the point where it enters Portugal to the region of Abrantes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri took advantage of this opportunity to share information demonstrating its strong commitment and its water efficiency management policy, which is based on a two-pronged plan of action. The first prong is to reduce specific water consumption, by adopting measures internally; the second entails reusing waste water treated at its industrial units. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The examples presented at the Celtejo Doors Wide Open event showcase the reach and complexity of the various different measures implemented by Altri pertaining to the circular economy and in line with the United Nations\u2019 sustainable development goals (SDG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, the Altri group\u2019s executive director of sustainability, took part in the event outlining her vision of how all the group companies approach the issue of sustainability. \u201cAltri believes that Environmental, economic and social development can only truly be achieved if the criteria guiding the decisions made within the Group are centred around sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Protecting and caring for water resources<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explained that around 81% of the water withdrawn at the factories is put back into the environment after having been suitably treated, in compliance with all the requirements stipulated in the Sole Water Resource Permits for each industrial unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other 19% either remain with the end product or evaporate into the atmosphere. Furthermore, due to the various water recovery circuits at the different stages of the process, this water can be recirculated approximately 10 times before being sent for treatment at the factories\u2019 waste water treatment plants. Protection of water resources is not just limited to the factories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Measures are also implemented in the forests managed by Altri, where, for example, efforts are made to avoid the inappropriate use of chemical products and other harmful substances which negatively affect the water in the area. Infrastructures are also built to preserve natural water levels and the functioning of water courses and river beds, thereby preventing them from silting up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Sofia Reis Jorge, \u201cAltri\u2019s Forest Management is accredited by the FSC\u00ae1 and by the PEFC\u21222, and one of the core principles is to put in place forest management plans which cover the protection and conservation of natural resources, including water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one of the reasons why Altri has for many years prioritised the responsible consumption of water, and all its factories have stipulated improvement programmes with quite ambitious goals for specific water consumption, without jeopardising the quality of the effluent produced.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri therefore set itself the goal of reporting on its water management performance, by 2021, within the remit of the Water Disclosure Project (WDP), as a means of managing and measuring its water footprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of the Altri factories has its own water footprint which is dependent upon the age of its machinery and type of product. As a result of the actions implemented from 2009 to 2019, Altri\u2019s factories reduced their specific water consumption by around 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4511\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi and Celtejo are international benchmarks<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSpecific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4514\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4517\"]\n\n\n\n
Business activity in line with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_en_post_name":"","_en_post_excerpt":"","_en_post_title":"A roadmap to sustainability","edit_language":"en","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[467,488,175],"class_list":["post-4520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tema-de-capa","tag-edicao-6","tag-responsabilidade-social","tag-sustentabilidade"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4520"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4685,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions\/4685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n[lead]The paper pulp sector is one of the best examples of a circular economy, due to its efficient and cascading use of renewable resources. One such resource is water, but Altri can show us more examples of reuse, recycling and energy recovery.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
Celtejo hosted an event which brought together individuals, public bodies and environmental associations, where the main topic of debate was preserving the quality of the water that flows along the River Tagus, from the point where it enters Portugal to the region of Abrantes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri took advantage of this opportunity to share information demonstrating its strong commitment and its water efficiency management policy, which is based on a two-pronged plan of action. The first prong is to reduce specific water consumption, by adopting measures internally; the second entails reusing waste water treated at its industrial units. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The examples presented at the Celtejo Doors Wide Open event showcase the reach and complexity of the various different measures implemented by Altri pertaining to the circular economy and in line with the United Nations\u2019 sustainable development goals (SDG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, the Altri group\u2019s executive director of sustainability, took part in the event outlining her vision of how all the group companies approach the issue of sustainability. \u201cAltri believes that Environmental, economic and social development can only truly be achieved if the criteria guiding the decisions made within the Group are centred around sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Protecting and caring for water resources<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explained that around 81% of the water withdrawn at the factories is put back into the environment after having been suitably treated, in compliance with all the requirements stipulated in the Sole Water Resource Permits for each industrial unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other 19% either remain with the end product or evaporate into the atmosphere. Furthermore, due to the various water recovery circuits at the different stages of the process, this water can be recirculated approximately 10 times before being sent for treatment at the factories\u2019 waste water treatment plants. Protection of water resources is not just limited to the factories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Measures are also implemented in the forests managed by Altri, where, for example, efforts are made to avoid the inappropriate use of chemical products and other harmful substances which negatively affect the water in the area. Infrastructures are also built to preserve natural water levels and the functioning of water courses and river beds, thereby preventing them from silting up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Sofia Reis Jorge, \u201cAltri\u2019s Forest Management is accredited by the FSC\u00ae1 and by the PEFC\u21222, and one of the core principles is to put in place forest management plans which cover the protection and conservation of natural resources, including water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one of the reasons why Altri has for many years prioritised the responsible consumption of water, and all its factories have stipulated improvement programmes with quite ambitious goals for specific water consumption, without jeopardising the quality of the effluent produced.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri therefore set itself the goal of reporting on its water management performance, by 2021, within the remit of the Water Disclosure Project (WDP), as a means of managing and measuring its water footprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of the Altri factories has its own water footprint which is dependent upon the age of its machinery and type of product. As a result of the actions implemented from 2009 to 2019, Altri\u2019s factories reduced their specific water consumption by around 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4511\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi and Celtejo are international benchmarks<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSpecific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4514\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4517\"]\n\n\n\n
Business activity in line with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false,"raw":""},"author":32,"featured_media":4496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_pt_post_content":"\n[lead]O setor da pasta e do papel \u00e9 um dos melhores exemplos de economia circular, uma vez que utiliza recursos renov\u00e1veis de uma forma eficiente e em cascata. A \u00e1gua \u00e9 um desses casos, mas na Altri h\u00e1 mais exemplos de reutiliza\u00e7\u00e3o, reciclagem e valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o energ\u00e9tica.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
A preserva\u00e7\u00e3o da qualidade da \u00e1gua que corre pelo Tejo, desde a sua entrada em territ\u00f3rio nacional at\u00e9 \u00e0 regi\u00e3o de Abrantes, foi o principal tema de debate que reuniu v\u00e1rias personalidades, entidades p\u00fablicas e associa\u00e7\u00f5es ambientalistas na Celtejo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aproveitando este palco, a Altri partilhou informa\u00e7\u00e3o para mostrar o seu forte compromisso e a sua pol\u00edtica de gest\u00e3o eficiente da \u00e1gua, que assenta num plano de a\u00e7\u00e3o com dois eixos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O primeiro pretende reduzir o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, com a ado\u00e7\u00e3o de medidas internas; e o segundo passa por reutilizar as \u00e1guas residuais tratadas nas unidades industriais. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Os exemplos apresentados no evento Celtejo de Portas Abertas s\u00e3o uma amostra do alcance e da complexidade das v\u00e1rias medidas implementadas pela Altri relacionadas com a economia circular e alinhadas com os objetivos de desenvolvimento sustent\u00e1vel (ODS) das Na\u00e7\u00f5es Unidas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, diretora executiva de sustentabilidade da Altri, participou no evento dando uma vis\u00e3o da forma como todas as empresas do grupo encaram a sustentabilidade. \u201cA Altri acredita que s\u00f3 \u00e9 poss\u00edvel alcan\u00e7ar um verdadeiro desenvolvimento ambiental, econ\u00f3mico e social se os crit\u00e9rios norteadores das decis\u00f5es no seio do grupo forem crit\u00e9rios de sustentabilidade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Prote\u00e7\u00e3o e cuidado dos recursos h\u00eddricos<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explicou que cerca de 81% da \u00e1gua captada nas f\u00e1bricas \u00e9 devolvida ao ambiente ap\u00f3s ser devidamente tratada, cumprindo todos os requisitos definidos nos T\u00edtulos \u00danicos de Recursos H\u00eddricos de cada uma das unidades industriais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Os restantes 19% acompanham o produto final ou evaporam-se para a atmosfera. Al\u00e9m disso, devido aos v\u00e1rios circuitos de recupera\u00e7\u00e3o de \u00e1gua nas diferentes etapas do processo, esta pode ser colocada a recircular cerca de 10 vezes antes de ser enviada para tratamento nas esta\u00e7\u00f5es de tratamento de \u00e1guas residuais existentes nas f\u00e1bricas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A prote\u00e7\u00e3o dos recursos h\u00eddricos n\u00e3o est\u00e1 limitada \u00e0s f\u00e1bricas e tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 aplicada nas florestas geridas pela Altri, onde, por exemplo, se evita uma utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o inadequada de produtos qu\u00edmicos ou de outras subst\u00e2ncias nocivas que influenciem de forma negativa a qualidade da \u00e1gua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A constru\u00e7\u00e3o das infraestruturas tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 feita de forma a preservar o n\u00edvel natural, a fun\u00e7\u00e3o dos cursos de \u00e1gua e os leitos dos rios, evitando o assoreamento dos cursos de \u00e1gua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSendo a Gest\u00e3o Florestal da Altri certificada pelo FSC\u00ae1 e pelo PEFC\u21222, um dos princ\u00edpios-base \u00e9 a exist\u00eancia de planos de gest\u00e3o florestal que contemplem a prote\u00e7\u00e3o e a conserva\u00e7\u00e3o dos recursos naturais, entre os quais a \u00e1gua\u201d, esclarece Sofia Reis Jorge, acrescentando que \u201c\u00e9 por tudo isto que o uso respons\u00e1vel da \u00e1gua \u00e9, desde h\u00e1 muitos anos, uma prioridade da Altri, tendo todas as f\u00e1bricas definido programas de melhoria com objetivos bastantes ambiciosos para o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, sem prejudicar a qualidade dos seus efluentes finais\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nesse sentido, a Altri definiu como objetivo reportar, at\u00e9 2021, o seu desempenho na gest\u00e3o da \u00e1gua no \u00e2mbito do Water Disclosure Projet (WDP), como forma de gest\u00e3o e medi\u00e7\u00e3o da sua pegada h\u00eddrica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cada uma das f\u00e1bricas da Altri tem a sua pegada de \u00e1gua espec\u00edfica dependendo da idade dos equipamentos e do tipo de produto. Os resultados das a\u00e7\u00f5es implementadas, entre 2009 e 2019, levaram a que as f\u00e1bricas da Altri evidenciassem uma redu\u00e7\u00e3o no uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua em cerca de 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4502\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi e Celtejo s\u00e3o refer\u00eancias internacionais<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nO uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, ou seja, a quantidade de \u00e1gua necess\u00e1ria para produzir uma tonelada de pasta \u00e9 atualmente cerca de 21 m3\/tpsa valor considerado de refer\u00eancia para o setor da pasta e do papel e abaixo da refer\u00eancia das Melhores Tecnologias Dispon\u00edveis (MTD) do PCIP (Preven\u00e7\u00e3o e Controlo Integrado de Polui\u00e7\u00e3o) e das diretrizes do IFP (International Financial Corporation), que estabelecem o intervalo de 25 m3\/tpsa a 50 m3\/tpsa como melhores pr\u00e1ticas globais de gest\u00e3o da \u00e1gua para esta atividade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A f\u00e1brica da Celbi \u00e9 considerada refer\u00eancia mundial em rela\u00e7\u00e3o ao uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua. Desde 1990 o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua reduziu 80% e o objetivo definido \u00e9 de 10 m3 de \u00e1gua por tonelada de pasta at\u00e9 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comparando a Celbi com os seus concorrentes mais fortes que produzem pasta de papel a partir de eucalipto, esta f\u00e1brica \u00e9 a mais eficiente no que diz respeito \u00e0 gest\u00e3o que faz da \u00e1gua, sendo logo seguida pela Celtejo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Caima, por ser uma f\u00e1brica de pasta sol\u00favel, n\u00e3o foi inclu\u00edda neste gr\u00e1fico. No que toca ao tratamento dos efluentes, as f\u00e1bricas da Altri possuem Esta\u00e7\u00f5es de Tratamento de \u00c1guas Residuais Industriais (ETARI) altamente eficientes que asseguram que os efluentes descarregados para os meios recetores s\u00e3o ecologicamente seguros e cumprem todos os requisitos regulamentares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neste \u00e2mbito, a Celtejo, com o objetivo de dar cumprimento \u00e0s condi\u00e7\u00f5es extremamente exigentes definidas no seu T\u00edtulo \u00danico Ambiental, desenvolveu um plano que permitiu \u00e0 unidade fabril evoluir para um novo modelo industrial de economia circular mais sustent\u00e1vel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Este plano materializou-se num investimento de cerca de 14 milh\u00f5es de euros na ETARI, tendo utilizado as melhores tecnologias dispon\u00edveis ao n\u00edvel mundial, incluindo uma etapa de tratamento por ultrafiltra\u00e7\u00e3o por membranas, com efici\u00eancias de redu\u00e7\u00e3o para os par\u00e2metros CQO, CBO5 e SST de cerca de 90%, passando a ser uma instala\u00e7\u00e3o de refer\u00eancia mundial no setor da pasta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4505\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"]A f\u00e1brica da Celbi \u00e9 considerada refer\u00eancia mundial em rela\u00e7\u00e3o ao uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua. Desde 1990 o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua reduziu 80%.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Transformar lamas da ETARI em fertilizante<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduzir, reutilizar, recuperar e reciclar materiais ou energia. Este \u00e9 um dos conceitos-base da economia circular que a Altri est\u00e1 a explorar em v\u00e1rias \u00e1reas do grupo. No caso da Celtejo, foi apresentando o projeto-piloto para produzir fertilizante atrav\u00e9s das lamas secund\u00e1rias produzidas pela ETARI que serve essa unidade industrial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge conta que as lamas biol\u00f3gicas produzidas na ETARI da Celtejo resultam da biomassa em excesso que se forma durante o processo de biodegrada\u00e7\u00e3o de mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica e outros nutrientes (azoto e f\u00f3sforo). Depois as lamas secund\u00e1rias s\u00e3o espessadas graviticamente, desidratadas mecanicamente e encaminhadas para contentores de armazenamento. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Celtejo, estrategicamente comprometida com a sustentabilidade ambiental e com a economia circular, desenvolveu, no ano 2019, um projeto com o objetivo de aproveitar a mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica e os nutrientes presentes nas lamas biol\u00f3gicas e reutiliz\u00e1-las como fertilizante no setor agr\u00edcola\/florestal.\u201d O parceiro com quem est\u00e3o a trabalhar no projeto-piloto \u00e9 a Agristarbio, empresa propriet\u00e1ria da tecnologia aplicada na instala\u00e7\u00e3o. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCom a reutiliza\u00e7\u00e3o das lamas biol\u00f3gicas na fertiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos solos florestais, fecha-se o ciclo de vida da mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica que teve origem na pr\u00f3pria floresta\u201d, sublinha a respons\u00e1vel pela \u00e1rea da sustentabilidade. Como criadora de produtos renov\u00e1veis, a Altri aplica a economia circular ao longo de toda a sua cadeia de valor \u2013 desde as suas florestas geridas de forma sustent\u00e1vel, passando pelo processo de produ\u00e7\u00e3o das pastas de celulose at\u00e9 \u00e0 forma como reutiliza todos os subprodutos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na Altri, cerca de 95% das mat\u00e9rias-primas utilizadas s\u00e3o renov\u00e1veis, sendo a estrat\u00e9gia do Grupo \u201caproveitar ao m\u00e1ximo todos os subprodutos resultantes dos seus processos e atividades\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Foi definido um plano de a\u00e7\u00e3o que consiste em dois principais eixos de atua\u00e7\u00e3o: aumentar a efici\u00eancia operacional das unidades industriais, por forma, a diminuir a utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de recursos naturais e a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de res\u00edduos; e obter produtos de maior valor acrescentado que permitam uma utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos subprodutos e res\u00edduos produzidos nas unidades fabris como mat\u00e9ria-prima para outras ind\u00fastrias. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9 disso exemplo a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de fertilizantes para aplica\u00e7\u00e3o na floresta ou a valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o energ\u00e9tica de biomassa florestal residual nas centrais termoel\u00e9tricas de biomassa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4508\"]\n\n\n\n
Atividade alinhada com os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel (ODS) das Na\u00e7\u00f5es Unidas<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nNum mundo em constante mudan\u00e7a, em que os consumidores s\u00e3o cada vez mais informados e exigentes, no que diz respeito \u00e0 origem dos produtos que consomem e \u00e0 forma como estes s\u00e3o produzidos, as oportunidades para a Altri s\u00e3o in\u00fameras, uma vez que, a mat\u00e9ria-prima utilizada \u2013 a madeira \u2013 \u00e9 produzida de forma sustent\u00e1vel, renov\u00e1vel e de origem n\u00e3o f\u00f3ssil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
O grupo est\u00e1 numa posi\u00e7\u00e3o preferencial na colha dos consumidores com produtos alternativos aos que s\u00e3o produzidos a partir de hidrocarbonetos. Tamb\u00e9m no mercado da energia, a Altri \u00e9 um dos maiores produtores nacionais de energia renov\u00e1vel a partir de biomassa florestal, um subproduto que resulta da sua atividade industrial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"]H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Altri tem vindo a percorrer o seu caminho centrando-se no que considera fundamental para a cria\u00e7\u00e3o de valor e para o cumprimento dos seus objetivos de desenvolvimento sustent\u00e1vel: transforma\u00e7\u00e3o digital, produtos sustent\u00e1veis, cultura de melhoria cont\u00ednua, cultura de seguran\u00e7a, preparar os l\u00edderes do futuro, uso respons\u00e1vel da \u00e1gua, biodiversidade nas suas \u00e1reas florestais, efici\u00eancia energ\u00e9tica e redu\u00e7\u00e3o do uso de combust\u00edveis f\u00f3sseis\u201d, diz Sofia Reis Jorge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS: Sa\u00fade e bem-estar (ODS 3); Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de qualidade (ODS 4); \u00c1gua pot\u00e1vel e saneamento (ODS 6); Energias renov\u00e1veis e acess\u00edveis (ODS 7 ); Trabalho digno e crescimento econ\u00f3mico (ODS 8); Produ\u00e7\u00e3o e consumo sustent\u00e1veis (ODS 12); A\u00e7\u00e3o clim\u00e1tica (ODS 13); Proteger a vida marinha (ODS 14); Proteger a vida terrestre (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_pt_post_name":"a-roadmap-to-sustainability","_pt_post_excerpt":"","_pt_post_title":"Um roteiro para a sustentabilidade","_en_post_content":"\n[lead]The paper pulp sector is one of the best examples of a circular economy, due to its efficient and cascading use of renewable resources. One such resource is water, but Altri can show us more examples of reuse, recycling and energy recovery.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
Celtejo hosted an event which brought together individuals, public bodies and environmental associations, where the main topic of debate was preserving the quality of the water that flows along the River Tagus, from the point where it enters Portugal to the region of Abrantes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri took advantage of this opportunity to share information demonstrating its strong commitment and its water efficiency management policy, which is based on a two-pronged plan of action. The first prong is to reduce specific water consumption, by adopting measures internally; the second entails reusing waste water treated at its industrial units. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The examples presented at the Celtejo Doors Wide Open event showcase the reach and complexity of the various different measures implemented by Altri pertaining to the circular economy and in line with the United Nations\u2019 sustainable development goals (SDG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, the Altri group\u2019s executive director of sustainability, took part in the event outlining her vision of how all the group companies approach the issue of sustainability. \u201cAltri believes that Environmental, economic and social development can only truly be achieved if the criteria guiding the decisions made within the Group are centred around sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Protecting and caring for water resources<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explained that around 81% of the water withdrawn at the factories is put back into the environment after having been suitably treated, in compliance with all the requirements stipulated in the Sole Water Resource Permits for each industrial unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other 19% either remain with the end product or evaporate into the atmosphere. Furthermore, due to the various water recovery circuits at the different stages of the process, this water can be recirculated approximately 10 times before being sent for treatment at the factories\u2019 waste water treatment plants. Protection of water resources is not just limited to the factories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Measures are also implemented in the forests managed by Altri, where, for example, efforts are made to avoid the inappropriate use of chemical products and other harmful substances which negatively affect the water in the area. Infrastructures are also built to preserve natural water levels and the functioning of water courses and river beds, thereby preventing them from silting up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Sofia Reis Jorge, \u201cAltri\u2019s Forest Management is accredited by the FSC\u00ae1 and by the PEFC\u21222, and one of the core principles is to put in place forest management plans which cover the protection and conservation of natural resources, including water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one of the reasons why Altri has for many years prioritised the responsible consumption of water, and all its factories have stipulated improvement programmes with quite ambitious goals for specific water consumption, without jeopardising the quality of the effluent produced.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri therefore set itself the goal of reporting on its water management performance, by 2021, within the remit of the Water Disclosure Project (WDP), as a means of managing and measuring its water footprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of the Altri factories has its own water footprint which is dependent upon the age of its machinery and type of product. As a result of the actions implemented from 2009 to 2019, Altri\u2019s factories reduced their specific water consumption by around 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4511\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi and Celtejo are international benchmarks<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSpecific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4514\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4517\"]\n\n\n\n
Business activity in line with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_en_post_name":"","_en_post_excerpt":"","_en_post_title":"A roadmap to sustainability","edit_language":"en","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[467,488,175],"class_list":["post-4520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tema-de-capa","tag-edicao-6","tag-responsabilidade-social","tag-sustentabilidade"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4520"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4685,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions\/4685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Specific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4514\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4517\"]\n\n\n\n
Business activity in line with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false,"raw":""},"author":32,"featured_media":4496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_pt_post_content":"\n[lead]O setor da pasta e do papel \u00e9 um dos melhores exemplos de economia circular, uma vez que utiliza recursos renov\u00e1veis de uma forma eficiente e em cascata. A \u00e1gua \u00e9 um desses casos, mas na Altri h\u00e1 mais exemplos de reutiliza\u00e7\u00e3o, reciclagem e valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o energ\u00e9tica.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
A preserva\u00e7\u00e3o da qualidade da \u00e1gua que corre pelo Tejo, desde a sua entrada em territ\u00f3rio nacional at\u00e9 \u00e0 regi\u00e3o de Abrantes, foi o principal tema de debate que reuniu v\u00e1rias personalidades, entidades p\u00fablicas e associa\u00e7\u00f5es ambientalistas na Celtejo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aproveitando este palco, a Altri partilhou informa\u00e7\u00e3o para mostrar o seu forte compromisso e a sua pol\u00edtica de gest\u00e3o eficiente da \u00e1gua, que assenta num plano de a\u00e7\u00e3o com dois eixos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O primeiro pretende reduzir o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, com a ado\u00e7\u00e3o de medidas internas; e o segundo passa por reutilizar as \u00e1guas residuais tratadas nas unidades industriais. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Os exemplos apresentados no evento Celtejo de Portas Abertas s\u00e3o uma amostra do alcance e da complexidade das v\u00e1rias medidas implementadas pela Altri relacionadas com a economia circular e alinhadas com os objetivos de desenvolvimento sustent\u00e1vel (ODS) das Na\u00e7\u00f5es Unidas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, diretora executiva de sustentabilidade da Altri, participou no evento dando uma vis\u00e3o da forma como todas as empresas do grupo encaram a sustentabilidade. \u201cA Altri acredita que s\u00f3 \u00e9 poss\u00edvel alcan\u00e7ar um verdadeiro desenvolvimento ambiental, econ\u00f3mico e social se os crit\u00e9rios norteadores das decis\u00f5es no seio do grupo forem crit\u00e9rios de sustentabilidade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Prote\u00e7\u00e3o e cuidado dos recursos h\u00eddricos<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explicou que cerca de 81% da \u00e1gua captada nas f\u00e1bricas \u00e9 devolvida ao ambiente ap\u00f3s ser devidamente tratada, cumprindo todos os requisitos definidos nos T\u00edtulos \u00danicos de Recursos H\u00eddricos de cada uma das unidades industriais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Os restantes 19% acompanham o produto final ou evaporam-se para a atmosfera. Al\u00e9m disso, devido aos v\u00e1rios circuitos de recupera\u00e7\u00e3o de \u00e1gua nas diferentes etapas do processo, esta pode ser colocada a recircular cerca de 10 vezes antes de ser enviada para tratamento nas esta\u00e7\u00f5es de tratamento de \u00e1guas residuais existentes nas f\u00e1bricas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A prote\u00e7\u00e3o dos recursos h\u00eddricos n\u00e3o est\u00e1 limitada \u00e0s f\u00e1bricas e tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 aplicada nas florestas geridas pela Altri, onde, por exemplo, se evita uma utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o inadequada de produtos qu\u00edmicos ou de outras subst\u00e2ncias nocivas que influenciem de forma negativa a qualidade da \u00e1gua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A constru\u00e7\u00e3o das infraestruturas tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 feita de forma a preservar o n\u00edvel natural, a fun\u00e7\u00e3o dos cursos de \u00e1gua e os leitos dos rios, evitando o assoreamento dos cursos de \u00e1gua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSendo a Gest\u00e3o Florestal da Altri certificada pelo FSC\u00ae1 e pelo PEFC\u21222, um dos princ\u00edpios-base \u00e9 a exist\u00eancia de planos de gest\u00e3o florestal que contemplem a prote\u00e7\u00e3o e a conserva\u00e7\u00e3o dos recursos naturais, entre os quais a \u00e1gua\u201d, esclarece Sofia Reis Jorge, acrescentando que \u201c\u00e9 por tudo isto que o uso respons\u00e1vel da \u00e1gua \u00e9, desde h\u00e1 muitos anos, uma prioridade da Altri, tendo todas as f\u00e1bricas definido programas de melhoria com objetivos bastantes ambiciosos para o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, sem prejudicar a qualidade dos seus efluentes finais\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nesse sentido, a Altri definiu como objetivo reportar, at\u00e9 2021, o seu desempenho na gest\u00e3o da \u00e1gua no \u00e2mbito do Water Disclosure Projet (WDP), como forma de gest\u00e3o e medi\u00e7\u00e3o da sua pegada h\u00eddrica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cada uma das f\u00e1bricas da Altri tem a sua pegada de \u00e1gua espec\u00edfica dependendo da idade dos equipamentos e do tipo de produto. Os resultados das a\u00e7\u00f5es implementadas, entre 2009 e 2019, levaram a que as f\u00e1bricas da Altri evidenciassem uma redu\u00e7\u00e3o no uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua em cerca de 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4502\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi e Celtejo s\u00e3o refer\u00eancias internacionais<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nO uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, ou seja, a quantidade de \u00e1gua necess\u00e1ria para produzir uma tonelada de pasta \u00e9 atualmente cerca de 21 m3\/tpsa valor considerado de refer\u00eancia para o setor da pasta e do papel e abaixo da refer\u00eancia das Melhores Tecnologias Dispon\u00edveis (MTD) do PCIP (Preven\u00e7\u00e3o e Controlo Integrado de Polui\u00e7\u00e3o) e das diretrizes do IFP (International Financial Corporation), que estabelecem o intervalo de 25 m3\/tpsa a 50 m3\/tpsa como melhores pr\u00e1ticas globais de gest\u00e3o da \u00e1gua para esta atividade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A f\u00e1brica da Celbi \u00e9 considerada refer\u00eancia mundial em rela\u00e7\u00e3o ao uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua. Desde 1990 o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua reduziu 80% e o objetivo definido \u00e9 de 10 m3 de \u00e1gua por tonelada de pasta at\u00e9 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comparando a Celbi com os seus concorrentes mais fortes que produzem pasta de papel a partir de eucalipto, esta f\u00e1brica \u00e9 a mais eficiente no que diz respeito \u00e0 gest\u00e3o que faz da \u00e1gua, sendo logo seguida pela Celtejo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Caima, por ser uma f\u00e1brica de pasta sol\u00favel, n\u00e3o foi inclu\u00edda neste gr\u00e1fico. No que toca ao tratamento dos efluentes, as f\u00e1bricas da Altri possuem Esta\u00e7\u00f5es de Tratamento de \u00c1guas Residuais Industriais (ETARI) altamente eficientes que asseguram que os efluentes descarregados para os meios recetores s\u00e3o ecologicamente seguros e cumprem todos os requisitos regulamentares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neste \u00e2mbito, a Celtejo, com o objetivo de dar cumprimento \u00e0s condi\u00e7\u00f5es extremamente exigentes definidas no seu T\u00edtulo \u00danico Ambiental, desenvolveu um plano que permitiu \u00e0 unidade fabril evoluir para um novo modelo industrial de economia circular mais sustent\u00e1vel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Este plano materializou-se num investimento de cerca de 14 milh\u00f5es de euros na ETARI, tendo utilizado as melhores tecnologias dispon\u00edveis ao n\u00edvel mundial, incluindo uma etapa de tratamento por ultrafiltra\u00e7\u00e3o por membranas, com efici\u00eancias de redu\u00e7\u00e3o para os par\u00e2metros CQO, CBO5 e SST de cerca de 90%, passando a ser uma instala\u00e7\u00e3o de refer\u00eancia mundial no setor da pasta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4505\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"]A f\u00e1brica da Celbi \u00e9 considerada refer\u00eancia mundial em rela\u00e7\u00e3o ao uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua. Desde 1990 o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua reduziu 80%.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Transformar lamas da ETARI em fertilizante<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduzir, reutilizar, recuperar e reciclar materiais ou energia. Este \u00e9 um dos conceitos-base da economia circular que a Altri est\u00e1 a explorar em v\u00e1rias \u00e1reas do grupo. No caso da Celtejo, foi apresentando o projeto-piloto para produzir fertilizante atrav\u00e9s das lamas secund\u00e1rias produzidas pela ETARI que serve essa unidade industrial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge conta que as lamas biol\u00f3gicas produzidas na ETARI da Celtejo resultam da biomassa em excesso que se forma durante o processo de biodegrada\u00e7\u00e3o de mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica e outros nutrientes (azoto e f\u00f3sforo). Depois as lamas secund\u00e1rias s\u00e3o espessadas graviticamente, desidratadas mecanicamente e encaminhadas para contentores de armazenamento. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Celtejo, estrategicamente comprometida com a sustentabilidade ambiental e com a economia circular, desenvolveu, no ano 2019, um projeto com o objetivo de aproveitar a mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica e os nutrientes presentes nas lamas biol\u00f3gicas e reutiliz\u00e1-las como fertilizante no setor agr\u00edcola\/florestal.\u201d O parceiro com quem est\u00e3o a trabalhar no projeto-piloto \u00e9 a Agristarbio, empresa propriet\u00e1ria da tecnologia aplicada na instala\u00e7\u00e3o. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCom a reutiliza\u00e7\u00e3o das lamas biol\u00f3gicas na fertiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos solos florestais, fecha-se o ciclo de vida da mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica que teve origem na pr\u00f3pria floresta\u201d, sublinha a respons\u00e1vel pela \u00e1rea da sustentabilidade. Como criadora de produtos renov\u00e1veis, a Altri aplica a economia circular ao longo de toda a sua cadeia de valor \u2013 desde as suas florestas geridas de forma sustent\u00e1vel, passando pelo processo de produ\u00e7\u00e3o das pastas de celulose at\u00e9 \u00e0 forma como reutiliza todos os subprodutos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na Altri, cerca de 95% das mat\u00e9rias-primas utilizadas s\u00e3o renov\u00e1veis, sendo a estrat\u00e9gia do Grupo \u201caproveitar ao m\u00e1ximo todos os subprodutos resultantes dos seus processos e atividades\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Foi definido um plano de a\u00e7\u00e3o que consiste em dois principais eixos de atua\u00e7\u00e3o: aumentar a efici\u00eancia operacional das unidades industriais, por forma, a diminuir a utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de recursos naturais e a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de res\u00edduos; e obter produtos de maior valor acrescentado que permitam uma utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos subprodutos e res\u00edduos produzidos nas unidades fabris como mat\u00e9ria-prima para outras ind\u00fastrias. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9 disso exemplo a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de fertilizantes para aplica\u00e7\u00e3o na floresta ou a valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o energ\u00e9tica de biomassa florestal residual nas centrais termoel\u00e9tricas de biomassa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4508\"]\n\n\n\n
Atividade alinhada com os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel (ODS) das Na\u00e7\u00f5es Unidas<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nNum mundo em constante mudan\u00e7a, em que os consumidores s\u00e3o cada vez mais informados e exigentes, no que diz respeito \u00e0 origem dos produtos que consomem e \u00e0 forma como estes s\u00e3o produzidos, as oportunidades para a Altri s\u00e3o in\u00fameras, uma vez que, a mat\u00e9ria-prima utilizada \u2013 a madeira \u2013 \u00e9 produzida de forma sustent\u00e1vel, renov\u00e1vel e de origem n\u00e3o f\u00f3ssil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
O grupo est\u00e1 numa posi\u00e7\u00e3o preferencial na colha dos consumidores com produtos alternativos aos que s\u00e3o produzidos a partir de hidrocarbonetos. Tamb\u00e9m no mercado da energia, a Altri \u00e9 um dos maiores produtores nacionais de energia renov\u00e1vel a partir de biomassa florestal, um subproduto que resulta da sua atividade industrial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"]H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Altri tem vindo a percorrer o seu caminho centrando-se no que considera fundamental para a cria\u00e7\u00e3o de valor e para o cumprimento dos seus objetivos de desenvolvimento sustent\u00e1vel: transforma\u00e7\u00e3o digital, produtos sustent\u00e1veis, cultura de melhoria cont\u00ednua, cultura de seguran\u00e7a, preparar os l\u00edderes do futuro, uso respons\u00e1vel da \u00e1gua, biodiversidade nas suas \u00e1reas florestais, efici\u00eancia energ\u00e9tica e redu\u00e7\u00e3o do uso de combust\u00edveis f\u00f3sseis\u201d, diz Sofia Reis Jorge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS: Sa\u00fade e bem-estar (ODS 3); Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de qualidade (ODS 4); \u00c1gua pot\u00e1vel e saneamento (ODS 6); Energias renov\u00e1veis e acess\u00edveis (ODS 7 ); Trabalho digno e crescimento econ\u00f3mico (ODS 8); Produ\u00e7\u00e3o e consumo sustent\u00e1veis (ODS 12); A\u00e7\u00e3o clim\u00e1tica (ODS 13); Proteger a vida marinha (ODS 14); Proteger a vida terrestre (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_pt_post_name":"a-roadmap-to-sustainability","_pt_post_excerpt":"","_pt_post_title":"Um roteiro para a sustentabilidade","_en_post_content":"\n[lead]The paper pulp sector is one of the best examples of a circular economy, due to its efficient and cascading use of renewable resources. One such resource is water, but Altri can show us more examples of reuse, recycling and energy recovery.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
Celtejo hosted an event which brought together individuals, public bodies and environmental associations, where the main topic of debate was preserving the quality of the water that flows along the River Tagus, from the point where it enters Portugal to the region of Abrantes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri took advantage of this opportunity to share information demonstrating its strong commitment and its water efficiency management policy, which is based on a two-pronged plan of action. The first prong is to reduce specific water consumption, by adopting measures internally; the second entails reusing waste water treated at its industrial units. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The examples presented at the Celtejo Doors Wide Open event showcase the reach and complexity of the various different measures implemented by Altri pertaining to the circular economy and in line with the United Nations\u2019 sustainable development goals (SDG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, the Altri group\u2019s executive director of sustainability, took part in the event outlining her vision of how all the group companies approach the issue of sustainability. \u201cAltri believes that Environmental, economic and social development can only truly be achieved if the criteria guiding the decisions made within the Group are centred around sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Protecting and caring for water resources<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explained that around 81% of the water withdrawn at the factories is put back into the environment after having been suitably treated, in compliance with all the requirements stipulated in the Sole Water Resource Permits for each industrial unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other 19% either remain with the end product or evaporate into the atmosphere. Furthermore, due to the various water recovery circuits at the different stages of the process, this water can be recirculated approximately 10 times before being sent for treatment at the factories\u2019 waste water treatment plants. Protection of water resources is not just limited to the factories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Measures are also implemented in the forests managed by Altri, where, for example, efforts are made to avoid the inappropriate use of chemical products and other harmful substances which negatively affect the water in the area. Infrastructures are also built to preserve natural water levels and the functioning of water courses and river beds, thereby preventing them from silting up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Sofia Reis Jorge, \u201cAltri\u2019s Forest Management is accredited by the FSC\u00ae1 and by the PEFC\u21222, and one of the core principles is to put in place forest management plans which cover the protection and conservation of natural resources, including water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one of the reasons why Altri has for many years prioritised the responsible consumption of water, and all its factories have stipulated improvement programmes with quite ambitious goals for specific water consumption, without jeopardising the quality of the effluent produced.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri therefore set itself the goal of reporting on its water management performance, by 2021, within the remit of the Water Disclosure Project (WDP), as a means of managing and measuring its water footprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of the Altri factories has its own water footprint which is dependent upon the age of its machinery and type of product. As a result of the actions implemented from 2009 to 2019, Altri\u2019s factories reduced their specific water consumption by around 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4511\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi and Celtejo are international benchmarks<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSpecific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4514\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4517\"]\n\n\n\n
Business activity in line with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_en_post_name":"","_en_post_excerpt":"","_en_post_title":"A roadmap to sustainability","edit_language":"en","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[467,488,175],"class_list":["post-4520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tema-de-capa","tag-edicao-6","tag-responsabilidade-social","tag-sustentabilidade"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4520"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4685,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions\/4685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
In an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false,"raw":""},"author":32,"featured_media":4496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_pt_post_content":"\n[lead]O setor da pasta e do papel \u00e9 um dos melhores exemplos de economia circular, uma vez que utiliza recursos renov\u00e1veis de uma forma eficiente e em cascata. A \u00e1gua \u00e9 um desses casos, mas na Altri h\u00e1 mais exemplos de reutiliza\u00e7\u00e3o, reciclagem e valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o energ\u00e9tica.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
A preserva\u00e7\u00e3o da qualidade da \u00e1gua que corre pelo Tejo, desde a sua entrada em territ\u00f3rio nacional at\u00e9 \u00e0 regi\u00e3o de Abrantes, foi o principal tema de debate que reuniu v\u00e1rias personalidades, entidades p\u00fablicas e associa\u00e7\u00f5es ambientalistas na Celtejo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aproveitando este palco, a Altri partilhou informa\u00e7\u00e3o para mostrar o seu forte compromisso e a sua pol\u00edtica de gest\u00e3o eficiente da \u00e1gua, que assenta num plano de a\u00e7\u00e3o com dois eixos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O primeiro pretende reduzir o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, com a ado\u00e7\u00e3o de medidas internas; e o segundo passa por reutilizar as \u00e1guas residuais tratadas nas unidades industriais. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Os exemplos apresentados no evento Celtejo de Portas Abertas s\u00e3o uma amostra do alcance e da complexidade das v\u00e1rias medidas implementadas pela Altri relacionadas com a economia circular e alinhadas com os objetivos de desenvolvimento sustent\u00e1vel (ODS) das Na\u00e7\u00f5es Unidas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, diretora executiva de sustentabilidade da Altri, participou no evento dando uma vis\u00e3o da forma como todas as empresas do grupo encaram a sustentabilidade. \u201cA Altri acredita que s\u00f3 \u00e9 poss\u00edvel alcan\u00e7ar um verdadeiro desenvolvimento ambiental, econ\u00f3mico e social se os crit\u00e9rios norteadores das decis\u00f5es no seio do grupo forem crit\u00e9rios de sustentabilidade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Prote\u00e7\u00e3o e cuidado dos recursos h\u00eddricos<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explicou que cerca de 81% da \u00e1gua captada nas f\u00e1bricas \u00e9 devolvida ao ambiente ap\u00f3s ser devidamente tratada, cumprindo todos os requisitos definidos nos T\u00edtulos \u00danicos de Recursos H\u00eddricos de cada uma das unidades industriais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Os restantes 19% acompanham o produto final ou evaporam-se para a atmosfera. Al\u00e9m disso, devido aos v\u00e1rios circuitos de recupera\u00e7\u00e3o de \u00e1gua nas diferentes etapas do processo, esta pode ser colocada a recircular cerca de 10 vezes antes de ser enviada para tratamento nas esta\u00e7\u00f5es de tratamento de \u00e1guas residuais existentes nas f\u00e1bricas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A prote\u00e7\u00e3o dos recursos h\u00eddricos n\u00e3o est\u00e1 limitada \u00e0s f\u00e1bricas e tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 aplicada nas florestas geridas pela Altri, onde, por exemplo, se evita uma utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o inadequada de produtos qu\u00edmicos ou de outras subst\u00e2ncias nocivas que influenciem de forma negativa a qualidade da \u00e1gua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A constru\u00e7\u00e3o das infraestruturas tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 feita de forma a preservar o n\u00edvel natural, a fun\u00e7\u00e3o dos cursos de \u00e1gua e os leitos dos rios, evitando o assoreamento dos cursos de \u00e1gua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSendo a Gest\u00e3o Florestal da Altri certificada pelo FSC\u00ae1 e pelo PEFC\u21222, um dos princ\u00edpios-base \u00e9 a exist\u00eancia de planos de gest\u00e3o florestal que contemplem a prote\u00e7\u00e3o e a conserva\u00e7\u00e3o dos recursos naturais, entre os quais a \u00e1gua\u201d, esclarece Sofia Reis Jorge, acrescentando que \u201c\u00e9 por tudo isto que o uso respons\u00e1vel da \u00e1gua \u00e9, desde h\u00e1 muitos anos, uma prioridade da Altri, tendo todas as f\u00e1bricas definido programas de melhoria com objetivos bastantes ambiciosos para o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, sem prejudicar a qualidade dos seus efluentes finais\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nesse sentido, a Altri definiu como objetivo reportar, at\u00e9 2021, o seu desempenho na gest\u00e3o da \u00e1gua no \u00e2mbito do Water Disclosure Projet (WDP), como forma de gest\u00e3o e medi\u00e7\u00e3o da sua pegada h\u00eddrica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cada uma das f\u00e1bricas da Altri tem a sua pegada de \u00e1gua espec\u00edfica dependendo da idade dos equipamentos e do tipo de produto. Os resultados das a\u00e7\u00f5es implementadas, entre 2009 e 2019, levaram a que as f\u00e1bricas da Altri evidenciassem uma redu\u00e7\u00e3o no uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua em cerca de 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4502\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi e Celtejo s\u00e3o refer\u00eancias internacionais<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nO uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, ou seja, a quantidade de \u00e1gua necess\u00e1ria para produzir uma tonelada de pasta \u00e9 atualmente cerca de 21 m3\/tpsa valor considerado de refer\u00eancia para o setor da pasta e do papel e abaixo da refer\u00eancia das Melhores Tecnologias Dispon\u00edveis (MTD) do PCIP (Preven\u00e7\u00e3o e Controlo Integrado de Polui\u00e7\u00e3o) e das diretrizes do IFP (International Financial Corporation), que estabelecem o intervalo de 25 m3\/tpsa a 50 m3\/tpsa como melhores pr\u00e1ticas globais de gest\u00e3o da \u00e1gua para esta atividade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A f\u00e1brica da Celbi \u00e9 considerada refer\u00eancia mundial em rela\u00e7\u00e3o ao uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua. Desde 1990 o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua reduziu 80% e o objetivo definido \u00e9 de 10 m3 de \u00e1gua por tonelada de pasta at\u00e9 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comparando a Celbi com os seus concorrentes mais fortes que produzem pasta de papel a partir de eucalipto, esta f\u00e1brica \u00e9 a mais eficiente no que diz respeito \u00e0 gest\u00e3o que faz da \u00e1gua, sendo logo seguida pela Celtejo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Caima, por ser uma f\u00e1brica de pasta sol\u00favel, n\u00e3o foi inclu\u00edda neste gr\u00e1fico. No que toca ao tratamento dos efluentes, as f\u00e1bricas da Altri possuem Esta\u00e7\u00f5es de Tratamento de \u00c1guas Residuais Industriais (ETARI) altamente eficientes que asseguram que os efluentes descarregados para os meios recetores s\u00e3o ecologicamente seguros e cumprem todos os requisitos regulamentares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neste \u00e2mbito, a Celtejo, com o objetivo de dar cumprimento \u00e0s condi\u00e7\u00f5es extremamente exigentes definidas no seu T\u00edtulo \u00danico Ambiental, desenvolveu um plano que permitiu \u00e0 unidade fabril evoluir para um novo modelo industrial de economia circular mais sustent\u00e1vel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Este plano materializou-se num investimento de cerca de 14 milh\u00f5es de euros na ETARI, tendo utilizado as melhores tecnologias dispon\u00edveis ao n\u00edvel mundial, incluindo uma etapa de tratamento por ultrafiltra\u00e7\u00e3o por membranas, com efici\u00eancias de redu\u00e7\u00e3o para os par\u00e2metros CQO, CBO5 e SST de cerca de 90%, passando a ser uma instala\u00e7\u00e3o de refer\u00eancia mundial no setor da pasta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4505\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"]A f\u00e1brica da Celbi \u00e9 considerada refer\u00eancia mundial em rela\u00e7\u00e3o ao uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua. Desde 1990 o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua reduziu 80%.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Transformar lamas da ETARI em fertilizante<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduzir, reutilizar, recuperar e reciclar materiais ou energia. Este \u00e9 um dos conceitos-base da economia circular que a Altri est\u00e1 a explorar em v\u00e1rias \u00e1reas do grupo. No caso da Celtejo, foi apresentando o projeto-piloto para produzir fertilizante atrav\u00e9s das lamas secund\u00e1rias produzidas pela ETARI que serve essa unidade industrial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge conta que as lamas biol\u00f3gicas produzidas na ETARI da Celtejo resultam da biomassa em excesso que se forma durante o processo de biodegrada\u00e7\u00e3o de mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica e outros nutrientes (azoto e f\u00f3sforo). Depois as lamas secund\u00e1rias s\u00e3o espessadas graviticamente, desidratadas mecanicamente e encaminhadas para contentores de armazenamento. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Celtejo, estrategicamente comprometida com a sustentabilidade ambiental e com a economia circular, desenvolveu, no ano 2019, um projeto com o objetivo de aproveitar a mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica e os nutrientes presentes nas lamas biol\u00f3gicas e reutiliz\u00e1-las como fertilizante no setor agr\u00edcola\/florestal.\u201d O parceiro com quem est\u00e3o a trabalhar no projeto-piloto \u00e9 a Agristarbio, empresa propriet\u00e1ria da tecnologia aplicada na instala\u00e7\u00e3o. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCom a reutiliza\u00e7\u00e3o das lamas biol\u00f3gicas na fertiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos solos florestais, fecha-se o ciclo de vida da mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica que teve origem na pr\u00f3pria floresta\u201d, sublinha a respons\u00e1vel pela \u00e1rea da sustentabilidade. Como criadora de produtos renov\u00e1veis, a Altri aplica a economia circular ao longo de toda a sua cadeia de valor \u2013 desde as suas florestas geridas de forma sustent\u00e1vel, passando pelo processo de produ\u00e7\u00e3o das pastas de celulose at\u00e9 \u00e0 forma como reutiliza todos os subprodutos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na Altri, cerca de 95% das mat\u00e9rias-primas utilizadas s\u00e3o renov\u00e1veis, sendo a estrat\u00e9gia do Grupo \u201caproveitar ao m\u00e1ximo todos os subprodutos resultantes dos seus processos e atividades\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Foi definido um plano de a\u00e7\u00e3o que consiste em dois principais eixos de atua\u00e7\u00e3o: aumentar a efici\u00eancia operacional das unidades industriais, por forma, a diminuir a utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de recursos naturais e a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de res\u00edduos; e obter produtos de maior valor acrescentado que permitam uma utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos subprodutos e res\u00edduos produzidos nas unidades fabris como mat\u00e9ria-prima para outras ind\u00fastrias. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9 disso exemplo a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de fertilizantes para aplica\u00e7\u00e3o na floresta ou a valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o energ\u00e9tica de biomassa florestal residual nas centrais termoel\u00e9tricas de biomassa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4508\"]\n\n\n\n
Atividade alinhada com os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel (ODS) das Na\u00e7\u00f5es Unidas<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nNum mundo em constante mudan\u00e7a, em que os consumidores s\u00e3o cada vez mais informados e exigentes, no que diz respeito \u00e0 origem dos produtos que consomem e \u00e0 forma como estes s\u00e3o produzidos, as oportunidades para a Altri s\u00e3o in\u00fameras, uma vez que, a mat\u00e9ria-prima utilizada \u2013 a madeira \u2013 \u00e9 produzida de forma sustent\u00e1vel, renov\u00e1vel e de origem n\u00e3o f\u00f3ssil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
O grupo est\u00e1 numa posi\u00e7\u00e3o preferencial na colha dos consumidores com produtos alternativos aos que s\u00e3o produzidos a partir de hidrocarbonetos. Tamb\u00e9m no mercado da energia, a Altri \u00e9 um dos maiores produtores nacionais de energia renov\u00e1vel a partir de biomassa florestal, um subproduto que resulta da sua atividade industrial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"]H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Altri tem vindo a percorrer o seu caminho centrando-se no que considera fundamental para a cria\u00e7\u00e3o de valor e para o cumprimento dos seus objetivos de desenvolvimento sustent\u00e1vel: transforma\u00e7\u00e3o digital, produtos sustent\u00e1veis, cultura de melhoria cont\u00ednua, cultura de seguran\u00e7a, preparar os l\u00edderes do futuro, uso respons\u00e1vel da \u00e1gua, biodiversidade nas suas \u00e1reas florestais, efici\u00eancia energ\u00e9tica e redu\u00e7\u00e3o do uso de combust\u00edveis f\u00f3sseis\u201d, diz Sofia Reis Jorge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS: Sa\u00fade e bem-estar (ODS 3); Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de qualidade (ODS 4); \u00c1gua pot\u00e1vel e saneamento (ODS 6); Energias renov\u00e1veis e acess\u00edveis (ODS 7 ); Trabalho digno e crescimento econ\u00f3mico (ODS 8); Produ\u00e7\u00e3o e consumo sustent\u00e1veis (ODS 12); A\u00e7\u00e3o clim\u00e1tica (ODS 13); Proteger a vida marinha (ODS 14); Proteger a vida terrestre (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_pt_post_name":"a-roadmap-to-sustainability","_pt_post_excerpt":"","_pt_post_title":"Um roteiro para a sustentabilidade","_en_post_content":"\n[lead]The paper pulp sector is one of the best examples of a circular economy, due to its efficient and cascading use of renewable resources. One such resource is water, but Altri can show us more examples of reuse, recycling and energy recovery.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
Celtejo hosted an event which brought together individuals, public bodies and environmental associations, where the main topic of debate was preserving the quality of the water that flows along the River Tagus, from the point where it enters Portugal to the region of Abrantes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri took advantage of this opportunity to share information demonstrating its strong commitment and its water efficiency management policy, which is based on a two-pronged plan of action. The first prong is to reduce specific water consumption, by adopting measures internally; the second entails reusing waste water treated at its industrial units. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The examples presented at the Celtejo Doors Wide Open event showcase the reach and complexity of the various different measures implemented by Altri pertaining to the circular economy and in line with the United Nations\u2019 sustainable development goals (SDG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, the Altri group\u2019s executive director of sustainability, took part in the event outlining her vision of how all the group companies approach the issue of sustainability. \u201cAltri believes that Environmental, economic and social development can only truly be achieved if the criteria guiding the decisions made within the Group are centred around sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Protecting and caring for water resources<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explained that around 81% of the water withdrawn at the factories is put back into the environment after having been suitably treated, in compliance with all the requirements stipulated in the Sole Water Resource Permits for each industrial unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other 19% either remain with the end product or evaporate into the atmosphere. Furthermore, due to the various water recovery circuits at the different stages of the process, this water can be recirculated approximately 10 times before being sent for treatment at the factories\u2019 waste water treatment plants. Protection of water resources is not just limited to the factories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Measures are also implemented in the forests managed by Altri, where, for example, efforts are made to avoid the inappropriate use of chemical products and other harmful substances which negatively affect the water in the area. Infrastructures are also built to preserve natural water levels and the functioning of water courses and river beds, thereby preventing them from silting up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Sofia Reis Jorge, \u201cAltri\u2019s Forest Management is accredited by the FSC\u00ae1 and by the PEFC\u21222, and one of the core principles is to put in place forest management plans which cover the protection and conservation of natural resources, including water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one of the reasons why Altri has for many years prioritised the responsible consumption of water, and all its factories have stipulated improvement programmes with quite ambitious goals for specific water consumption, without jeopardising the quality of the effluent produced.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri therefore set itself the goal of reporting on its water management performance, by 2021, within the remit of the Water Disclosure Project (WDP), as a means of managing and measuring its water footprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of the Altri factories has its own water footprint which is dependent upon the age of its machinery and type of product. As a result of the actions implemented from 2009 to 2019, Altri\u2019s factories reduced their specific water consumption by around 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4511\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi and Celtejo are international benchmarks<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSpecific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4514\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4517\"]\n\n\n\n
Business activity in line with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_en_post_name":"","_en_post_excerpt":"","_en_post_title":"A roadmap to sustainability","edit_language":"en","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[467,488,175],"class_list":["post-4520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tema-de-capa","tag-edicao-6","tag-responsabilidade-social","tag-sustentabilidade"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4520"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4685,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions\/4685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
O uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua, ou seja, a quantidade de \u00e1gua necess\u00e1ria para produzir uma tonelada de pasta \u00e9 atualmente cerca de 21 m3\/tpsa valor considerado de refer\u00eancia para o setor da pasta e do papel e abaixo da refer\u00eancia das Melhores Tecnologias Dispon\u00edveis (MTD) do PCIP (Preven\u00e7\u00e3o e Controlo Integrado de Polui\u00e7\u00e3o) e das diretrizes do IFP (International Financial Corporation), que estabelecem o intervalo de 25 m3\/tpsa a 50 m3\/tpsa como melhores pr\u00e1ticas globais de gest\u00e3o da \u00e1gua para esta atividade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A f\u00e1brica da Celbi \u00e9 considerada refer\u00eancia mundial em rela\u00e7\u00e3o ao uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua. Desde 1990 o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua reduziu 80% e o objetivo definido \u00e9 de 10 m3 de \u00e1gua por tonelada de pasta at\u00e9 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comparando a Celbi com os seus concorrentes mais fortes que produzem pasta de papel a partir de eucalipto, esta f\u00e1brica \u00e9 a mais eficiente no que diz respeito \u00e0 gest\u00e3o que faz da \u00e1gua, sendo logo seguida pela Celtejo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Caima, por ser uma f\u00e1brica de pasta sol\u00favel, n\u00e3o foi inclu\u00edda neste gr\u00e1fico. No que toca ao tratamento dos efluentes, as f\u00e1bricas da Altri possuem Esta\u00e7\u00f5es de Tratamento de \u00c1guas Residuais Industriais (ETARI) altamente eficientes que asseguram que os efluentes descarregados para os meios recetores s\u00e3o ecologicamente seguros e cumprem todos os requisitos regulamentares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neste \u00e2mbito, a Celtejo, com o objetivo de dar cumprimento \u00e0s condi\u00e7\u00f5es extremamente exigentes definidas no seu T\u00edtulo \u00danico Ambiental, desenvolveu um plano que permitiu \u00e0 unidade fabril evoluir para um novo modelo industrial de economia circular mais sustent\u00e1vel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Este plano materializou-se num investimento de cerca de 14 milh\u00f5es de euros na ETARI, tendo utilizado as melhores tecnologias dispon\u00edveis ao n\u00edvel mundial, incluindo uma etapa de tratamento por ultrafiltra\u00e7\u00e3o por membranas, com efici\u00eancias de redu\u00e7\u00e3o para os par\u00e2metros CQO, CBO5 e SST de cerca de 90%, passando a ser uma instala\u00e7\u00e3o de refer\u00eancia mundial no setor da pasta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4505\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"]A f\u00e1brica da Celbi \u00e9 considerada refer\u00eancia mundial em rela\u00e7\u00e3o ao uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua. Desde 1990 o uso espec\u00edfico de \u00e1gua reduziu 80%.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Transformar lamas da ETARI em fertilizante<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduzir, reutilizar, recuperar e reciclar materiais ou energia. Este \u00e9 um dos conceitos-base da economia circular que a Altri est\u00e1 a explorar em v\u00e1rias \u00e1reas do grupo. No caso da Celtejo, foi apresentando o projeto-piloto para produzir fertilizante atrav\u00e9s das lamas secund\u00e1rias produzidas pela ETARI que serve essa unidade industrial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge conta que as lamas biol\u00f3gicas produzidas na ETARI da Celtejo resultam da biomassa em excesso que se forma durante o processo de biodegrada\u00e7\u00e3o de mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica e outros nutrientes (azoto e f\u00f3sforo). Depois as lamas secund\u00e1rias s\u00e3o espessadas graviticamente, desidratadas mecanicamente e encaminhadas para contentores de armazenamento. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Celtejo, estrategicamente comprometida com a sustentabilidade ambiental e com a economia circular, desenvolveu, no ano 2019, um projeto com o objetivo de aproveitar a mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica e os nutrientes presentes nas lamas biol\u00f3gicas e reutiliz\u00e1-las como fertilizante no setor agr\u00edcola\/florestal.\u201d O parceiro com quem est\u00e3o a trabalhar no projeto-piloto \u00e9 a Agristarbio, empresa propriet\u00e1ria da tecnologia aplicada na instala\u00e7\u00e3o. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCom a reutiliza\u00e7\u00e3o das lamas biol\u00f3gicas na fertiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos solos florestais, fecha-se o ciclo de vida da mat\u00e9ria org\u00e2nica que teve origem na pr\u00f3pria floresta\u201d, sublinha a respons\u00e1vel pela \u00e1rea da sustentabilidade. Como criadora de produtos renov\u00e1veis, a Altri aplica a economia circular ao longo de toda a sua cadeia de valor \u2013 desde as suas florestas geridas de forma sustent\u00e1vel, passando pelo processo de produ\u00e7\u00e3o das pastas de celulose at\u00e9 \u00e0 forma como reutiliza todos os subprodutos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na Altri, cerca de 95% das mat\u00e9rias-primas utilizadas s\u00e3o renov\u00e1veis, sendo a estrat\u00e9gia do Grupo \u201caproveitar ao m\u00e1ximo todos os subprodutos resultantes dos seus processos e atividades\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Foi definido um plano de a\u00e7\u00e3o que consiste em dois principais eixos de atua\u00e7\u00e3o: aumentar a efici\u00eancia operacional das unidades industriais, por forma, a diminuir a utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de recursos naturais e a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de res\u00edduos; e obter produtos de maior valor acrescentado que permitam uma utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos subprodutos e res\u00edduos produzidos nas unidades fabris como mat\u00e9ria-prima para outras ind\u00fastrias. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9 disso exemplo a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de fertilizantes para aplica\u00e7\u00e3o na floresta ou a valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o energ\u00e9tica de biomassa florestal residual nas centrais termoel\u00e9tricas de biomassa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4508\"]\n\n\n\n
Atividade alinhada com os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel (ODS) das Na\u00e7\u00f5es Unidas<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nNum mundo em constante mudan\u00e7a, em que os consumidores s\u00e3o cada vez mais informados e exigentes, no que diz respeito \u00e0 origem dos produtos que consomem e \u00e0 forma como estes s\u00e3o produzidos, as oportunidades para a Altri s\u00e3o in\u00fameras, uma vez que, a mat\u00e9ria-prima utilizada \u2013 a madeira \u2013 \u00e9 produzida de forma sustent\u00e1vel, renov\u00e1vel e de origem n\u00e3o f\u00f3ssil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
O grupo est\u00e1 numa posi\u00e7\u00e3o preferencial na colha dos consumidores com produtos alternativos aos que s\u00e3o produzidos a partir de hidrocarbonetos. Tamb\u00e9m no mercado da energia, a Altri \u00e9 um dos maiores produtores nacionais de energia renov\u00e1vel a partir de biomassa florestal, um subproduto que resulta da sua atividade industrial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"]H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Altri tem vindo a percorrer o seu caminho centrando-se no que considera fundamental para a cria\u00e7\u00e3o de valor e para o cumprimento dos seus objetivos de desenvolvimento sustent\u00e1vel: transforma\u00e7\u00e3o digital, produtos sustent\u00e1veis, cultura de melhoria cont\u00ednua, cultura de seguran\u00e7a, preparar os l\u00edderes do futuro, uso respons\u00e1vel da \u00e1gua, biodiversidade nas suas \u00e1reas florestais, efici\u00eancia energ\u00e9tica e redu\u00e7\u00e3o do uso de combust\u00edveis f\u00f3sseis\u201d, diz Sofia Reis Jorge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS: Sa\u00fade e bem-estar (ODS 3); Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de qualidade (ODS 4); \u00c1gua pot\u00e1vel e saneamento (ODS 6); Energias renov\u00e1veis e acess\u00edveis (ODS 7 ); Trabalho digno e crescimento econ\u00f3mico (ODS 8); Produ\u00e7\u00e3o e consumo sustent\u00e1veis (ODS 12); A\u00e7\u00e3o clim\u00e1tica (ODS 13); Proteger a vida marinha (ODS 14); Proteger a vida terrestre (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_pt_post_name":"a-roadmap-to-sustainability","_pt_post_excerpt":"","_pt_post_title":"Um roteiro para a sustentabilidade","_en_post_content":"\n[lead]The paper pulp sector is one of the best examples of a circular economy, due to its efficient and cascading use of renewable resources. One such resource is water, but Altri can show us more examples of reuse, recycling and energy recovery.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
Celtejo hosted an event which brought together individuals, public bodies and environmental associations, where the main topic of debate was preserving the quality of the water that flows along the River Tagus, from the point where it enters Portugal to the region of Abrantes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri took advantage of this opportunity to share information demonstrating its strong commitment and its water efficiency management policy, which is based on a two-pronged plan of action. The first prong is to reduce specific water consumption, by adopting measures internally; the second entails reusing waste water treated at its industrial units. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The examples presented at the Celtejo Doors Wide Open event showcase the reach and complexity of the various different measures implemented by Altri pertaining to the circular economy and in line with the United Nations\u2019 sustainable development goals (SDG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, the Altri group\u2019s executive director of sustainability, took part in the event outlining her vision of how all the group companies approach the issue of sustainability. \u201cAltri believes that Environmental, economic and social development can only truly be achieved if the criteria guiding the decisions made within the Group are centred around sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Protecting and caring for water resources<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explained that around 81% of the water withdrawn at the factories is put back into the environment after having been suitably treated, in compliance with all the requirements stipulated in the Sole Water Resource Permits for each industrial unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other 19% either remain with the end product or evaporate into the atmosphere. Furthermore, due to the various water recovery circuits at the different stages of the process, this water can be recirculated approximately 10 times before being sent for treatment at the factories\u2019 waste water treatment plants. Protection of water resources is not just limited to the factories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Measures are also implemented in the forests managed by Altri, where, for example, efforts are made to avoid the inappropriate use of chemical products and other harmful substances which negatively affect the water in the area. Infrastructures are also built to preserve natural water levels and the functioning of water courses and river beds, thereby preventing them from silting up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Sofia Reis Jorge, \u201cAltri\u2019s Forest Management is accredited by the FSC\u00ae1 and by the PEFC\u21222, and one of the core principles is to put in place forest management plans which cover the protection and conservation of natural resources, including water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one of the reasons why Altri has for many years prioritised the responsible consumption of water, and all its factories have stipulated improvement programmes with quite ambitious goals for specific water consumption, without jeopardising the quality of the effluent produced.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri therefore set itself the goal of reporting on its water management performance, by 2021, within the remit of the Water Disclosure Project (WDP), as a means of managing and measuring its water footprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of the Altri factories has its own water footprint which is dependent upon the age of its machinery and type of product. As a result of the actions implemented from 2009 to 2019, Altri\u2019s factories reduced their specific water consumption by around 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4511\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi and Celtejo are international benchmarks<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSpecific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4514\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4517\"]\n\n\n\n
Business activity in line with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_en_post_name":"","_en_post_excerpt":"","_en_post_title":"A roadmap to sustainability","edit_language":"en","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[467,488,175],"class_list":["post-4520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tema-de-capa","tag-edicao-6","tag-responsabilidade-social","tag-sustentabilidade"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4520"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4685,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions\/4685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Num mundo em constante mudan\u00e7a, em que os consumidores s\u00e3o cada vez mais informados e exigentes, no que diz respeito \u00e0 origem dos produtos que consomem e \u00e0 forma como estes s\u00e3o produzidos, as oportunidades para a Altri s\u00e3o in\u00fameras, uma vez que, a mat\u00e9ria-prima utilizada \u2013 a madeira \u2013 \u00e9 produzida de forma sustent\u00e1vel, renov\u00e1vel e de origem n\u00e3o f\u00f3ssil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
O grupo est\u00e1 numa posi\u00e7\u00e3o preferencial na colha dos consumidores com produtos alternativos aos que s\u00e3o produzidos a partir de hidrocarbonetos. Tamb\u00e9m no mercado da energia, a Altri \u00e9 um dos maiores produtores nacionais de energia renov\u00e1vel a partir de biomassa florestal, um subproduto que resulta da sua atividade industrial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"]H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Altri tem vindo a percorrer o seu caminho centrando-se no que considera fundamental para a cria\u00e7\u00e3o de valor e para o cumprimento dos seus objetivos de desenvolvimento sustent\u00e1vel: transforma\u00e7\u00e3o digital, produtos sustent\u00e1veis, cultura de melhoria cont\u00ednua, cultura de seguran\u00e7a, preparar os l\u00edderes do futuro, uso respons\u00e1vel da \u00e1gua, biodiversidade nas suas \u00e1reas florestais, efici\u00eancia energ\u00e9tica e redu\u00e7\u00e3o do uso de combust\u00edveis f\u00f3sseis\u201d, diz Sofia Reis Jorge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
H\u00e1 atividades desenvolvidas pela Altri que contribuem diretamente para nove ODS: Sa\u00fade e bem-estar (ODS 3); Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de qualidade (ODS 4); \u00c1gua pot\u00e1vel e saneamento (ODS 6); Energias renov\u00e1veis e acess\u00edveis (ODS 7 ); Trabalho digno e crescimento econ\u00f3mico (ODS 8); Produ\u00e7\u00e3o e consumo sustent\u00e1veis (ODS 12); A\u00e7\u00e3o clim\u00e1tica (ODS 13); Proteger a vida marinha (ODS 14); Proteger a vida terrestre (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_pt_post_name":"a-roadmap-to-sustainability","_pt_post_excerpt":"","_pt_post_title":"Um roteiro para a sustentabilidade","_en_post_content":"\n[lead]The paper pulp sector is one of the best examples of a circular economy, due to its efficient and cascading use of renewable resources. One such resource is water, but Altri can show us more examples of reuse, recycling and energy recovery.[\/lead]\n\n\n\n
Celtejo hosted an event which brought together individuals, public bodies and environmental associations, where the main topic of debate was preserving the quality of the water that flows along the River Tagus, from the point where it enters Portugal to the region of Abrantes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri took advantage of this opportunity to share information demonstrating its strong commitment and its water efficiency management policy, which is based on a two-pronged plan of action. The first prong is to reduce specific water consumption, by adopting measures internally; the second entails reusing waste water treated at its industrial units. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The examples presented at the Celtejo Doors Wide Open event showcase the reach and complexity of the various different measures implemented by Altri pertaining to the circular economy and in line with the United Nations\u2019 sustainable development goals (SDG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge, the Altri group\u2019s executive director of sustainability, took part in the event outlining her vision of how all the group companies approach the issue of sustainability. \u201cAltri believes that Environmental, economic and social development can only truly be achieved if the criteria guiding the decisions made within the Group are centred around sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4499\"]\n\n\n\n
Protecting and caring for water resources<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSofia Reis Jorge explained that around 81% of the water withdrawn at the factories is put back into the environment after having been suitably treated, in compliance with all the requirements stipulated in the Sole Water Resource Permits for each industrial unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other 19% either remain with the end product or evaporate into the atmosphere. Furthermore, due to the various water recovery circuits at the different stages of the process, this water can be recirculated approximately 10 times before being sent for treatment at the factories\u2019 waste water treatment plants. Protection of water resources is not just limited to the factories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Measures are also implemented in the forests managed by Altri, where, for example, efforts are made to avoid the inappropriate use of chemical products and other harmful substances which negatively affect the water in the area. Infrastructures are also built to preserve natural water levels and the functioning of water courses and river beds, thereby preventing them from silting up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Sofia Reis Jorge, \u201cAltri\u2019s Forest Management is accredited by the FSC\u00ae1 and by the PEFC\u21222, and one of the core principles is to put in place forest management plans which cover the protection and conservation of natural resources, including water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one of the reasons why Altri has for many years prioritised the responsible consumption of water, and all its factories have stipulated improvement programmes with quite ambitious goals for specific water consumption, without jeopardising the quality of the effluent produced.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altri therefore set itself the goal of reporting on its water management performance, by 2021, within the remit of the Water Disclosure Project (WDP), as a means of managing and measuring its water footprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of the Altri factories has its own water footprint which is dependent upon the age of its machinery and type of product. As a result of the actions implemented from 2009 to 2019, Altri\u2019s factories reduced their specific water consumption by around 45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4511\"]\n\n\n\n
Celbi and Celtejo are international benchmarks<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSpecific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4514\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4517\"]\n\n\n\n
Business activity in line with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_en_post_name":"","_en_post_excerpt":"","_en_post_title":"A roadmap to sustainability","edit_language":"en","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[467,488,175],"class_list":["post-4520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tema-de-capa","tag-edicao-6","tag-responsabilidade-social","tag-sustentabilidade"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4520"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4685,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions\/4685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Specific water consumption, i.e. the amount of water required to produce a tonne of pulp, currently stands at around 21 m3\/adtp. This is considered the reference value for the pulp and paper sector and below the reference for the Best Available Technology (BAT) for the IPPC (Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control) and for the guidelines of the IFP (International Financial Corporation), which have stipulated from 25 m3\/adtp to 50 m3\/adtp as the best figures regarding global water management practices for this business activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990. The goal has been set at 10 m3 of water per tonne of pulp by 2025. When compared with its strongest competitors which produce paper pulp using eucalyptus, the Celbi factory is more efficient in its water management, closely followed by Celtejo. Caima is a dissolving wood pulp factory, and has therefore not been included in this graph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of effluent treatment, Altri\u2019s factories have highly efficient Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWTP) which make sure that all effluent discharged into the receiving environments are ecologically sound and fulfil all regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celtejo aims to comply with the extremely demanding conditions stipulated in its Sole Environmental Permit, and within this remit set out a plan enabling the factory unit to evolve into a new more sustainable industrial circular economy model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plan took the form of an investment of around 14 million euros in the IWWTP, implementing the best technologies available worldwide, including a stage of membrane ultrafiltration treatment. This led to a decrease of around 90% in the COD, BOD and TSS parameters, thereby making the facility a global benchmark in the pulp sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4514\"]\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] The Celbi factory is considered a global benchmark with regard to specific water consumption, which has decreased by 80% since 1990.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Turning sludge from the IWWTP into fertilizer<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nReduce, reuse, recover and recycle materials or energy. This is one of the core concepts of the circular economy which Altri is exploring in various different areas of the group. A pilot project was submitted pertaining to Celtejo, to produce fertilizer using secondary sludge created by the IWWTP which serves this industrial unit. Sofia Reis Jorge tells us how the biological sludge produced at the Celtejo IWWTP comes from the excess biomass formed as the organic material and other nutrients (azote and phosphorus) undergo biodegradation. The secondary sludge is then gravity thickened, mechanically dehydrated and sent to storage containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeltejo is strategically committed to environmental sustainability and to the circular economy, and in 2019 developed a project aimed at taking advantage of the organic material and nutrients contained in the biological sludge produced and reusing them as fertilizer in the agricultural\/forestry sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their partner in the pilot project is Agristarbio, a company which owns the technology employed at the facility. According to the head of sustainability, \u201cby reusing the biological sludge to fertilize the forest floor, we close the lifecycle of the organic material which came from the forest itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a creator of renewable products, Altri applies the circular economy throughout its value chain \u2013 from the forests under its sustainable management, through the cellulose pulp production process, to the way in which it reuses all by-products. At Altri, around 95% of the raw materials used are renewable, and it is the Group\u2019s strategy to \u201cmake maximum use of all by-products resulting from its processes and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plan of action was drawn up consisting of two main areas of focus: to increase the operating efficiency of the industrial units in order to reduce the use of natural products and production of waste; and to create products of greater added value which will enable the by-products and waste produced at the factories to be used as a raw material by other industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production of fertilizer to be used in the forest and the recovery of energy from residual forest biomass waste at the biomass thermoelectric power plants both served as good examples of this concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[image format=\"img-header-large\" id=\"4517\"]\n\n\n\n
Business activity in line with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_en_post_name":"","_en_post_excerpt":"","_en_post_title":"A roadmap to sustainability","edit_language":"en","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[467,488,175],"class_list":["post-4520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tema-de-capa","tag-edicao-6","tag-responsabilidade-social","tag-sustentabilidade"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4520"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4685,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions\/4685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
In an ever-changing world, where consumers are increasingly informed and demanding vis\u00e0-vis the origin of the products they consume and how they are produced, there are countless opportunities available to Altri, since the raw material used \u2013 timber \u2013 is sustainable, renewable and comes from non-fossil sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group occupies a preferential position, with consumers choosing alternative products to those produced from hydrocarbons. Furthermore, in the energy market Altri is one of the largest domestic producers of renewable energy using forest biomass, a by-product resulting from its industrial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[card type=\"normal\"] Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs.[\/card]\n\n\n\n
Sofia Reis Jorge highlights that \u201cAltri has been forging its own path by focusing on what it regards as crucial to creating value and to fulfilling its sustainable development goals: digital transformation, sustainable products, a culture of continuous improvement, a culture of safety, preparing the leaders of the future, responsible water use, biodiversity in its forest areas, energy efficiency and reducing the use of fossil fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of Altri\u2019s activities contribute directly towards nine SDGs: Good health (SDG 3); Education (SDG 4); Clean water (SDG 6); Clean energy (SDG 7); Economic growth (SDG 8); Responsible consumption (SDG 12); Climate action (SDG 13); Life underwater (SDG 14); life on land (SGD 15).<\/p>\n","_en_post_name":"","_en_post_excerpt":"","_en_post_title":"A roadmap to sustainability","edit_language":"en","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[467,488,175],"class_list":["post-4520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tema-de-capa","tag-edicao-6","tag-responsabilidade-social","tag-sustentabilidade"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4520"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4685,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4520\/revisions\/4685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conteudos.xl.pt\/altri-news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}