Industry | 7 September, 2023 at 1:40 PM
Pehart Group reduces energy consumption by 10%
Pehart Group has reduced energy consumption by 10% through machinery reengineering for tissue paper production.
Pehart Group has reduced energy consumption by 10% through machinery reengineering for tissue paper production.
Pehart Group, the leading producer of household paper products in Romania and one of the largest tissue paper producers in South-East Europe, is investing this year more than €20 million in the energy efficiency of the production lines of its two factories in Petrești-Sebeș and Dej.
The paper producer Pehart is to invest €8 million in projects to reduce consumption, implicitly the carbon footprint. The company uses only certified cellulose in production and most of the raw material comes from Sweden.
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