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.
Pehart Group, one of the largest tissue paper producers in Southeast Europe and the largest producer and processor of household paper products in Romania, is extending the syndicated loan obtained two years ago to €78 million.
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