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in June 2009.

Manufacturing facilities

It has two manufacturing facilities: the Maryvale Mill in the

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and a manufacturing facility in Preston. In February 2015 Australian Paper announced the closure of the Shoalhaven Paper Mill in

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. The mill closed in July 2015. In April 2015 Australian Paper opened a new A$90 million

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plant at the Maryvale Mill. The plant can process up to 80,000 tonnes of wastepaper a year.

Environmental impact

Australian Paper has a contract with the Victorian Government for the period 1996-2030 of buying wood at a 1996 fixed price on the logs. This includes

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timber, deemed by scientists to be of high conservation value. In August 2011 Australian Paper withdrew from

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(FSC) certification, in order to be able to use wood from

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logging by

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, but remained under the certification of the Australian Forestry Standard. Their previous auditor SmartWood was suspended in September 2011 as result of an FSC internal audit. Later the company announced that its FSC certification has been retained for all products except Reflex paper. As of 2013, the Reflex 100% recycled paper is FSC certified.FSC
"FSC Certified Products"
retrieved 30 August 2013

References

External links

Official website
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