Nordic Ecolabelling of Paper Products - Basic Module

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1 Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper Products - Basic Modue Version June June 2016 Nordic Ecoabeing

2 Content The Nordic Ecoabe moduar system for paper products 3 What is Nordic Ecoabeed paper? 4 Why choose the Nordic Ecoabe? 4 How to appy 5 1 Information on production 5 2 Reguatory requirements 7 3 Quaity and environmenta assurance 7 4 Fibre raw materia 8 5 Chemicas 10 6 Energy and CO Emissions to water and air 12 8 Waste 13 9 Annua reporting 14 Foow-up inspections 15 Vaidity of the Basic Modue 15 Future Basic Modue 15 Gossary 16 Appendix 1A Specification of fibre raw materia Appendix 1B Decaration on procedures for the controed origin of raw materias Appendix 1C Guideines for forest certification, CoC certification and organic production Appendix 1D Summary of certified wood and fibre raw materia Appendix 2 Energy and CO 2 Appendix 3 Emissions to water and air Appendix 4 Annua reporting Appendix 5 Decaration on environmenta and quaity assurance Basic Modue, version 2.1, 19 June 2013 This document is a transation of an origina in Swedish. In case of dispute, the origina document shoud be taken as authoritative. Addresses In 1989, the Nordic Counci of Ministers decided to introduce a vountary officia ecoabe, the Swan. These organisations/companies operate the Nordic ecoabeing system on behaf of their own country s government. For more information, see the websites. Denmark Ecoabeing Denmark Danish Standards Foundation Koegievej 6 DK-2920 Charottenund Phone Fax E-mai: [email protected] Sweden Ecoabeing Sweden SE Stockhom Phone Fax E-mai: [email protected] Norway Ecoabeing Norway Henrik Ibsens gate 20 NO-0255 Oso Phone Fax E-mai: [email protected] Finand Ecoabeing Finand Box 489 FIN Hesinki Phone Fax E-mai: [email protected] Iceand Ecoabeing Iceand Umhverfisstofnun Suðurandsbraut 24 IS-108 Reykjavik Phone Fax E-mai: [email protected] This document may ony be copied in its entirety and without any kind of ateration. It may be quoted from provided that Nordic Ecoabeing is stated as the source.

3 The Nordic Ecoabe moduar system for paper products Nordic Ecoabeed paper products may be made of wood fibre, fibres from other pants and recyced fibre. The criteria for Nordic Ecoabeing of paper products encompass a wide range of requirements, most of which reate to pup and paper production. The Basic Modue (this document) contains genera requirements concerning forestry management, emissions, energy use and waste disposa in regard to pup and paper production. The Chemica Modue contains genera requirements in regard to the uses of chemicas in the manufacture of pup and paper. Suppementary Modues contain those requirements in regard to specific paper products which must be fufied in order that a icence to carry the Nordic Ecoabe may be granted. The requirements eves in a suppementary modue may be more stringent or more enient than those of the basic or chemica modue. If the standards required in the modues differ, the requirement eves specified in the appicabe suppementary modue are to be appied. For a product to be granted a icence to carry the Nordic Ecoabe, the reevant requirements in the Basic Modue and Chemica Modue, in addition to the requirements in the appicabe suppementary modue, must be fufied. Version 1 of the moduar system incudes the foowing documents regarding paper products: Genera criteria Basic Modue (Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper Products Basic Modue) Chemica Modue (Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper Products Chemica Modue) and the foowing suppementary modues Nordic Ecoabeing of Copy and Printing Paper Suppementary Modue Nordic Ecoabeing of Tissue Paper Suppementary Modue Nordic Ecoabeing of Greaseproof Paper Suppementary Modue Nordic Ecoabeing of Coffee Fiters Suppementary Modue Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper Enveopes Suppementary Modue Version 2 of the moduar system incudes the foowing documents: Basic Modue (Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper Products Basic Modue) Chemica Modue (Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper Products Chemica Modue) Other Nordic Ecoabe criteria may refer to the moduar system, such as the Criteria for Copying and Printing Paper (version 4), the Criteria for Tissue Paper (version 5) and the Criteria for Sanitary Products. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

4 What is Nordic Ecoabeed paper? The Nordic Ecoabe is an officia eco-abe with absoute requirements. Nordic Ecoabeed papers have ess impact on the environment than most other papers in their product groups and the Nordic Ecoabe signifies that the product fufis strict environmenta requirements. This means that the paper has minimum environmenta impact with regard to production, use and waste. This is achieved by using certified raw materias, by imiting the use of environmentay harmfu chemicas, by producing ow emissions to air and water and by reducing energy consumption. Nordic Ecoabeing environmenta requirements provide individua manufacturers guidance on how they can contribute to the deveopment of a sustainabe, ecoogica society. The Nordic Ecoabe on a paper product confirms that resources have been used efficienty and that environmentay suitabe production methods have been empoyed. The raw materias used in the product have been evauated by Nordic Ecoabeing and ony raw materias of the highest quaity in environmenta terms may be used in Nordic Ecoabeed products. Why choose the Nordic Ecoabe? The Nordic Ecoabe is a performance standard with absoute requirements. The Nordic Ecoabe is a cost-effective and simpe means of communicating environmenta work and commitment. The Nordic Ecoabe enjoys high credibiity and famiiarity in the Nordic countries. Recognition of the Nordic Ecoabe in 2010 was 98% in Sweden, 95% in Norway, 88% in Finand, 93% in Denmark and 73% in Iceand. Environmenta issues are compex. It can take a ong time and extensive resources to gain an understanding of a specific area. Nordic Ecoabeing faciitates this work. The Nordic Ecoabe aso sets requirements on quaity and recycabiity. This means that a Nordic Ecoabe icence can aso be seen as a mark of quaity. A Nordic Ecoabe aows manufacturers to communicate to purchasers in the pubic and private sector that the manufacturer is environmentay conscious. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

5 How to appy Each requirement is marked with the etter R (requirement) and a number. A requirements must be fufied for the award of a icence. Icons in the text The text describes how the appicant sha demonstrate fufiment of each requirement. There are aso icons in the text to make this cearer. These icons are: ( Encose documentation. Instructions on how to appy for a Nordic Ecoabe icence are provided in the suppementary modue reating to the paper type in question. Copies of a documents must be kept readiy avaiabe by the appicant. Some requirements have associated appendices that can be used for documentation. These appendices can be found at the end of this document. A information submitted to Nordic Ecoabeing wi be treated confidentiay. This aso appies to the names of the appicant and products during the appication procedure. On-site inspection During the appication process, Nordic Ecoabeing normay performs an onsite inspection to ensure adherence to the requirements. For the purposes of this inspection, data used for cacuations, origina copies of submitted certificates, test records, purchase statistics, and simiar documents that support the appication must be avaiabe for examination. 1 Information on production Are the requirements met? This Basic Modue imposes requirements on pup and paper production. a) The foowing requirements must be fufied by paper manufacturers: R1-R6, R7 (certain sections), R8-R10, R12, R17-R18 and R11 b) The foowing requirements must be fufied by pup manufacturers: R1-R6, R7 (certain sections), R8-R10, R12, R17-R18 and R13-R16 Note that some requirements, such as those on CO 2 emissions from transportation (R11) require the paper manufacturer to coect information from the pup manufacturer. Note aso that in addition to fufiing these requirements, a Nordic Ecoabeed paper product must fufi the requirements in the Chemica Modue and the appicabe suppementary modue. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

6 R1 Genera comments on documentation The pup/paper manufacturer must submit documentation that demonstrates fufiment of a the pertinent requirements of this Basic Modue. If the manufacturer is not the appicant, the manufacturer must sign the section entited manufacturer on the appicant s appication form. A spread sheet in respect of energy and emission has been deveoped by Nordic Ecoabeing to simpify the appication process. The paper manufacturer is not required to submit new documentation for market pup that has aready been evauated by Nordic Ecoabeing. If the paper manufacturer operates other reporting systems, such as EMAS, ISO or reports to the authorities, this information may be approved if it is sufficienty specific to the product and if the basis for cacuation is the same as that used by Nordic Ecoabeing. Documentation from other audit systems must provide cear reference to the appicabe requirements. ( Overview of the above points. Yes No R2 Type of pup and paper The pup/paper manufacturer sha provide information regarding the type of pup and paper. Paper manufacturer. A technica description of the paper, its intended use and its composition sha be submitted. The description must incude the name and production site of ingoing pup, the proportion of the ingoing pups (90% pup/tonne paper) and the grades in which the paper is avaiabe. The documentation must specify whether the paper is coated or uncoated and the surface weight in which the paper is avaiabe. Information about the fibre in the pup sha aso be provided, see R7. Pup manufacturer. Information on the type of pup. Specific requirements may appy to individua pup types. ( Description of the above points. Yes No R3 Production technoogy The pup/paper manufacturer sha submit information on the production method and technoogy used for the Nordic Ecoabeed paper. Specify whether the pup comes from integrated production. Paper manufacturer. A description of the production technoogy used in the paper machine sha incude a stages of the process, from the purchasing of the pup raw materia/recyced paper to winding the paper onto ros (for exampe sushing, grinding, the addition of chemicas, drying, coating, conversion, a description of the water circuation system, incuding samping points for emissions, and method of purification). Pup manufacturer. A description of the production technoogy. This description incudes a ingoing sub-processes, from the point at which the fibre raw materia/recyced paper passes the pant gates to the point at which the pup eaves the pup mi. Treatment technoogy and samping sites for water emission and atmospheric emissions must be described. The deinking of recyced fibre is aso considered a pup process. ( Description of the above points. Yes No Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

7 2 Reguatory requirements Are the requirements met? R4 Reguatory requirements The pup/paper manufacturer is responsibe for ensuring that the production of pup/paper for ecoabeed products compies with a requirements as to safety, working conditions, working environment egisation, environmenta egisation and conditions/icences reating to the specific production faciity in the individua country in which ecoabeed products are produced. Yes No No documentation is required but the icence can be revoked if the requirement is not fufied. 3 Quaity and environmenta assurance Are the requirements met? R5 Quaity and environmenta assurance The pup manufacturer and paper manufacturer respectivey are responsibe for ensuring that the quaity of the pup or paper in the Nordic Ecoabeed product is maintained throughout the period of vaidity of the icence or as ong as the pup constitutes a part of the ecoabeed product. The pup/paper manufacturer sha ensure that: A requirements in the ecoabeing criteria that are reevant to the pup/ paper manufacturer are fufied and that they are verifiabe during the vaidity period of the icence or as ong as the pup/paper constitutes a part of the Nordic Ecoabeed product. The Nordic Ecoabeed paper can be traced throughout the entire production process from raw materia to finished product. Unforeseen non-conformities or panned changes in production, which may affect the product s abiity to fufi the ecoabeing requirements, are reported to Nordic Ecoabeing without deay. A person within the organization is assigned the responsibiity and authority to guarantee that the requirements of the ecoabeing criteria are fufied. A contact person, responsibe for reporting to Nordic Ecoabeing, is appointed. The paper manufacturer sha have written permission from Nordic Ecoabeing before carrying out any changes that may be of reevance for the fufiment of the ecoabeing requirements. Exampes of such changes are a change of recipe (pup mixture), exchanging raw materias, and new production methods. ( The pup/paper producer sha provide confirmation of the above by competing Appendix 5. Yes No Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

8 R6 Quaity manua The pup/paper manufacturer must foow written procedures from the company s quaity manua for the production of paper for ecoabeed paper products. These are: Procedures for securing the traceabiity of Nordic Ecoabeed products through the entire production process. Procedures for handing non-conformities and changes in the production of the Nordic Ecoabeed product, and reporting these to the contact person and Nordic Ecoabeing. Procedure for ogs and annua reports. ( The pup/paper producer sha provide confirmation of the above by competing Appendix 5. On initia appication, the appicant sha aso submit a copy of procedures to Nordic Ecoabeing. The foowing documents must be kept avaiabe in the event of an inspection visit: Copy of the appication, incuding documentation. Background data to the documentation that is submitted aong with the appication. Journas of unforeseen deviations and panned production changes in the production of the ecoabeed product. Quaity manua with procedures for the production of the pup/paper in ecoabeed products. Compaints and caims reating to the paper in ecoabeed products. Yes No 4 Fibre raw materia Are the requirements met? This requirement appies to wood fibre, bamboo, cotton inters, hemp and inen. Fibres other than those stated may not be incuded in the fibre raw materia. Nordic Ecoabeing determines which new types of fibre may be incuded in the product group. R7 a) Certified traceabiity and contro of wood raw materia The pup/paper manufacturer must have a certified Chain of Custody (CoC) compying with a forest certification system that fufis the guideines of Appendix 1C. This requirement appies aso to integrated pup and paper mis. ( Copy of pertinent chain of custody certificate. Yes No Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

9 b) Traceabiity and contro of wood and fibre raw materia This requirement appies to both certified and uncertified wood and fibre raw materia. The pup/paper manufacturer sha: 1. Specify the name (in Latin and one Nordic anguage), quantity and geographic origin (country/state and region/province) of the wood and fibre raw materia that is used. Appendix 1A may be used. 2. Ensure the traceabiity of a wood and fibre raw materias. 3. Have a documented procedure regarding procurement of sustainabe wood and fibre raw materia. 4. Ensure that a wood and fibre raw materias come from ega sources. Wood and fibre raw materia must not be derived from: Protected areas or areas that are under investigation as to their protection status Areas where ownership or rights of expoitation are uncear Iegay feed wood Geneticay modified trees or pants In addition, the forest management must not harm: Natura woodand, biodiversity, specia ecosystems and important ecoogica functions Socia and cutura preservation vaues. A Chain of Custody certificate may be used to document item 2. ( Name (in Latin and one Nordic anguage), quantity and geographic origin (country/state and region/province) of the wood and fibre raw materia that is used. Appendix 1A may be used. Traceabiity system for a wood and fibre raw materias. A documented procedure from the pup/paper manufacturer that describes how the requirement is fufied. The procedure sha contain up-to-date ists of a suppiers of fibre raw materia that the ecoabeed paper contains. Appendix 1B can be used. Yes No Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

10 c) Certification of wood and fibre raw materia On an annua basis, at east: 1. 30% of fibre raw materia in the paper sha be source from areas certified to one of the forestry standards or certification systems specified in Appendix 1C. Aternativey, cutivation of the fibre raw materia must be certified organic or converting to organic production, or 2. 75% of the fibre raw materia in the paper must be recyced fibre, wood shavings or sawdust, or 3. a combination of 1 and 2. If the paper contains ess than 75% recyced fibre, the content of fibre from certified sources sha be cacuated using the foowing formua. Requirement as to the proportion of certified fibre raw materia in the paper (Y) Y (%) x where x = the proportion of recyced fibre, wood shavings or sawdust. The proportion of certified fibre in the paper sha be updated and reported annuay during the icence period and figures from the previous year sent to Nordic Ecoabeing by 1 Apri. See R18. The proportion of fibre raw materia in the paper taken from certified sources and the proportion of recyced fibre, wood shavings and sawdust, is cacuated as a weighted tota of the proportion in each constituent pup. ( The pup manufacturer must document the proportion of fibre raw materia from certified forestry and cutivation and the proportion of recyced fibre, wood shavings and sawdust in each constituent pup as specified in Appendix 1D. The paper manufacturer sha encose cacuations demonstrating that the fibre requirement is fufied at the time of appication. Further, an up-to-date report of the previous year s proportion of certified raw materia in the paper sha be submitted annuay by 1 Apri during the icence period. Copy of pertinent forestry certificate fufiing the requirements in Appendix 1C on forest certification and organic production. Nordic Ecoabeing may request further documents to examine whether the requirements of the forestry standard and certification system in question can be approved. Such documentation can, for exampe, comprise copies of the certification body s fina report, a copy of the forestry standard (incuding the name, address and phone number of the organisation that estabished the standard) as we as references to individuas representing parties and interest groups who have been invoved in the standard. Yes No 5 Chemicas Are the requirements met? R8 Chemicas The chemicas used in the production of the pup and paper must fufi the requirements in the Chemica Modue, version 2. ( The pup/paper manufacturer sha submit a ist of the chemica products used in the pup/paper and documentation showing that they fufi the requirements in the Chemica Modue. This ist sha contain the suppier of the product and its function. If documentation has aready been submitted, state when, by which company and to what secretariat. Yes No Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

11 6 Energy and CO 2 Are the requirements met? Energy consumption is reguated through requirements on fue, eectricity and CO 2 emissions. The requirement is based on information on actua energy use in production in reation to a specified reference vaue. The ratio between actua energy consumption and the reference vaue transates to an energy score. The energy cacuation encompasses the entire production process both paper manufacturing and the constituent pup. The cacuation for paper does not incude fier. Energy cacuations do not incude energy consumed in transporting raw materias or in converting and packaging. R9 Tota energy score The foowing requirement must be fufied for paper uness specified otherwise in the suppementary modue for the specific paper product. P eectricity(tota) < 1.25 P fue(tota) < 1.25 P eectricity(tota) and P fue(tota) incude the energy scores from paper production and the pups that are used. ( The pup/paper manufacturer sha submit cacuations in accordance with Appendix 2 to demonstrate fufiment of the requirement. Nordic Ecoabeing aso provides a spreadsheet that is to be used for these cacuations. Yes No R10 Emissions of CO 2 The emission of CO 2 from purchased eectricity* and fossi fue used for heating and production of eectricity must not exceed the foowing imit vaues: 1,000 kg CO 2 /tonne paper for paper made from 100 % DIP/recyced pup 900 kg CO 2 /tonne paper for paper made from 100 % chemica pup 1,600 kg CO 2 /tonne paper for paper made from 100 % mechanica pup For paper comprising of a mixture of ceuose pup, recyced fibre and mechanica pup, a weighted imit vaue is cacuated, based on the proportion of each pup type. * CO 2 emissions from purchased eectricity sha be cacuated on a basis of 385 g CO 2/kWh. ( The pup/paper manufacturer sha submit cacuations in accordance with Appendix 2 to demonstrate fufiment of the requirement. Nordic Ecoabeing aso provides a spreadsheet that is to be used for these cacuations. Yes No R11 Transport and distribution The paper manufacturer sha suppy cacuations of the tota CO 2 impact of a forms of transport from the forest to the paper mi. The cacuation sha contain: Yes No Transport of raw materia Transport of feed timber from the forest (oading area) to the pup mi. Transport of feed timber to the saw/chip pant (average figures). Transport of wood chips to the pup mi (average figures). Transport of purchased market pup. Transport of the foowing raw materias from the suppier: fier, pigment and starch (if the quantities exceed 10 kg/tonne produced pup/paper). Transport of recyced fibre from a centra depot to the pup pant. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

12 ( Cacuation of annua carbon dioxide emissions given in kg CO 2 /tonne paper grade or kg CO 2 /tonne of the mi s tota annua production. Detais of how the CO 2 vaues are cacuated with reference to any assumption, the use of databases and suchike. Transport from paper mi to conversion pant are not considered in cacuations. 7 Emissions to water and air Are the requirements met? The requirements on emissions to water and air are structured in such a way that the paper manufacturer cacuates tota emissions from pup and paper production. To do this, the paper manufacturer wi need information on the specific emissions from pup production. The cacuation for paper does not incude fier. The emission vaue that is reported is primariy based on measured emissions. Instructions for measuring emissions are found in Appendix 3 on the subject of anayses. Requirements are imposed as to the aboratory, method of measurement and frequency of measurement. The criteria as to emissions to water and air are structured as foows: Measured emissions are compared with the reference vaues for emissions. The reference vaues can be found in Appendix 3, Tabe 3.1. Reference is made to these in the cacuation of emission scores for individua emission parameters. The emission vaues for chemica oxygen demand (COD), phosphorus (P), suphur (S) and nitrogen oxides (NO X ) are aggregated to a tota score. R12 Emissions of COD, P, S and NO X to water/air Emissions to air and/or water from the production of pup and finished paper must be specified in terms of emissions points scores for each of four parameters (P COD, P P, P S, P NOx ) according to the foowing. The measured emissions sha be compared to reference vaues reating to specific production methods (Appendix 3, Tabe 3.1). The individua point score for P COD, P P,, P S, and P NOx must not exceed 1.5. The tota emissions score, P emissions tota : P emissions tota = P COD + P P, + P S + P NOx may not exceed 4.0. Refer aso to the exampe cacuation in Appendix 3. ( The paper manufacturer sha submit cacuations in accordance with Appendix 3 to demonstrate fufiment of the requirement. Nordic Ecoabeing aso provides a worksheet that is to be used for these cacuations. Yes No R13 AOX The weighted average vaue of AOX reeased from the pups used in the Nordic Ecoabeed paper product must not exceed 0.17 kg/tonne paper. AOX emissions from each individua pup used in the paper must not exceed 0.25 kg/tonne. ( AOX emissions from each pup documented by the pup manufacturer. The paper manufacturer sha use the worksheet provided by Nordic Ecoabeing for these cacuations. Yes No Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

13 R14 Chorine gas beaching Pups used in Nordic Ecoabeed paper must not be beached using chorine gas. The residua quantities created during the production of chorine dioxide from chorate are not defined as a component of chorine gas beaching. ( The pup manufacturer sha certify that chorine gas is not used for beaching the pup. Yes No R15 Emissions of cheating agents The pup manufacturer must account for: Quantity of compexing agents per tonne 90% pup. Emissions of DTPA/EDTA to the recipient environment, if 1.0 kg DTPA/EDTA (active substance) per tonne of 90% pup is used A pan for reducing the use of EDTA/DTPA and a report (e.g. test resuts) regarding potentia repacement of DTPA by products ess hazardous to the environment. ( State the use and emissions of DTPA/EDTA from pup production, measurement resut, method of anaysis, frequency of measurement, aboratory name and aboratory compiance (see Appendix 3). If DTPA/EDTA is used, a pan for reducing usage and a report regarding potentia repacement of DTPA sha aso be submitted. Yes No R16 Emissions of chorate Chorate emissions from chemica pup production must be measured and reported to Nordic Ecoabeing annuay. Measurements are not required if the chorine dioxide is not produced at the pup mi or if the waste water from chorine dioxide production is purified (chorate reduced). ( The pup manufacturer sha dispay resuts of measurements or decarations/ certificates supporting the two atter points. Yes No 8 Waste Are the requirements met? R17 Waste The pup/paper manufacturer must specify a waste types generated in the factory area must be sorted at source and the various waste fractions sha be recyced or reused to as great extent as possibe. The waste fractions and the way in which they are processed sha be reported. The appicant must state if the waste is cassified as environmentay harmfu in accordance with nationa egisation. Combustibe waste containing wood with a positive therma vaue must not be sent to andfi. If the pup/paper mi is certified according to ISO 14001, no documentation is necessary. ( The pup /paper manufacturer must account for the foowing: How sorting at source is carried out. Sorting fractions How the individua fractions are handed (interna or externa reuse, energy source, dumping or other). Annua quantity of the different fractions. The quantities can be cacuated for a shorter period and converted to annua figures. Yes No Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

14 9 Annua reporting Are the requirements met? R18 Annua reporting The pup/paper manufacturer sha on an annua basis report the specific emissions for production, energy consumption and proportion of wood and fibre raw materia from certified sources. Further, the manufacturer sha submit an updated ist of production chemicas to Nordic Ecoabeing. This information sha be submitted by 1 Apri at the atest during the icence period or so ong as the pup/paper is used in Nordic Ecoabeed products. Changes affecting the ecoabeing requirements must be reported over and above the annua foow-up. Refer to the section on environmenta and quaity assurance. ( Annua reporting according to above. Appendix 4 may be used for this purpose. Annua reports submitted to reguatory authorities may be accepted if the documentation contains the detais required by Nordic Ecoabeing. Nordic Ecoabeing maintains the right at any time to request further information, such as detais of energy consumption. Yes No Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

15 Foow-up inspections Products for which an ecoabeing icence has been granted may be checked by an impartia test institution at the request of Nordic Ecoabeing. A check of this type may take one of many forms. For exampe, a sampe may be extracted for anayses in the form of a random sampe from products on sae, after which the sampe wi be anaysed by an impartia test body. In this case the icence hoder wi be iabe for the cost of the process if the products do not compy with the information suppied in the appication. Vaidity of the Basic Modue This Basic Modue, version 2, was adopted by the Nordic Ecoabeing Board on 22 June On 15 May 2013 the Secretariat Manager s meeting decided to proong the criteria document unti 30 June The new version is caed 2.1. On 19 June 2013 the Secretariat Manager s meeting decided to adopt a change in requirement R15 (Emissions of cheating agents). The pup manufacturer must account for report (e.g. test resuts) regarding potentia repacement of DTPA by products ess hazardous to the environment. The new version is caed 2.1. The modue is revised reguary, roughy every 5 years. Nordic Ecoabeing informs a cients of any amendments, changes or revisions to the Basic Modue, version 2. Future Basic Modue The foowing issues shoud be activey considered for the next revision: Leves stipuated in requirements on energy and CO 2 Requirements on quantities of certified fibres Requirement imits for emissions to water and air Requirements on transport (CO 2 ) Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

16 Gossary AOX: COD: EDTA/DTPA: NO X : Absorbabe organic haogens. A measurement of the quantity of chorine (and other haogens) associated with organic compounds. Chemica oxygen demand. A measurement of the quantity of oxygen that is consumed during the chemica breakdown of organic materia. Cheating agents used to bind metas present in the raw materia and process water. Coective chemica symbo for nitrogen oxides (NO, N 2 O and NO 2 ). In this document, NO X refers to the tota of NO and NO 2, expressed as NO 2. P: The chemica symbo for phosphorus. In this document, P refers to emissions of phosphorous compounds to water. S: The chemica symbo for the eement suphur. In this document, S refers to a forms of suphur compounds emitted in gaseous form to air. Broke: Certified forestry: Waste from production (scrap, strips, etc.). A certified forestry operation is managed in accordance with standards that fufi Nordic Ecoabeing s requirements as to sustainabe forestry, see Appendix 1C. Certified organic production: Vegetabe raw materias must be produced and checked in accordance with Counci Reguation (EEC) No 2092/91 or 834/2007, or produced and checked in an equivaent way according to an equivaent reguatory system such as KRAV, SKAL, IMO or OCIA. See Appendix 1C. Certified wood raw materia: Fibre from trees feed in a forest that at the time of harvesting was certified by a forestry administration, i.e. a certificate fufiing Nordic Ecoabeing s requirements as to sustainabe forestry, see Appendix 1C. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

17 Legay sourced: Legay sourced means in this context timber that meets the requirements for Legay harvested timber in the (upcoming) EU timber reguation, i.e. timber harvested in accordance with the appicabe egisation in the country of harvest. Appicabe egisation means [cf. upcoming reguation]: The egisation in the country of harvest covering the foowing matters: - rights to harvest timber within egay gazetted boundries; - payments for harvest rights and timber incuding duties reated to timber harvesting, incuding environmenta and forest egisation incuding forest management and biodiversity conservation, where directy reated to timber harvesting; and - third parties ega rights concerning use and tenure that is affected by timber harvesting; and - trade and customs egisation, in so far as the forest sector is concerned. Non-certified wood raw materia: Fibre from trees feed in a forest that at the time of harvesting was not certified by a forestry administration, i.e. acking a certificate fufiing Nordic Ecoabeing s requirements as to sustainabe forestry, see Appendix 1C. Recyced fibre: Surfactants: Wood fibre: Fibre coected from converter and postconsumer stages. Purchased broke, and broke generated within the mi is defined as new fibre if the fibre raw materia is new fibre, and as recyced fibre if the raw materia is recyced fibre. The deinking of recyced fibre is aso considered a pup process in this document. Active substance in detergents. Wood fibre may consist of virgin fibre from timber or sawmi chippings. Sawmi chippings can be subdivided into cuttings and by-products. By-products are wood shavings and sawdust. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue (17)

18 Appendix 1A Specification of fibre raw materia Suppier: Product: Manufacturer/suppier: For the documentation of fibre raw materia: Type of wood/pant and geographica origin (country/state and region/ province). Quantity (annua) of fibre raw materia used in pup and paper production. Copy of certificate for certified forestry or organic production. Quantity (%) of timber from certified forests / quantity (%) of natura pant fibre from certified organic production used in the product. The foowing tabe can be used if a suppier suppies more than one product: Wood raw materia/ Natura pant fibre Type of wood /pant Geographica origin Forestry standard/ Ecoogy standard Quantity (%) of timber/natura pant fibre from certified forest/organic production used in the product. Signature (pup/paper manufacturer) Company Date Signature Te./E-mai Name, printed Tite/position Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

19 Appendix 1B Decaration on procedures for the controed origin of raw materias Pup/paper manufacturer The pup/paper manufacturer must specify how requirement R7 b) on ega, sustainabe forestry and fibre raw materia suppy is assured. Procedures or agreements with suppiers can be submitted. Description: Signature (pup/paper manufacturer) Company Date Signature Te./E-mai Name, printed Tite/position Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

20 Appendix 1C Guideines for forest certification, CoC certification and organic production Requirements on forestry standards Nordic Ecoabeing sets requirements on the standards to which forestry is certified. These requirements are described beow. Each individua nationa forestry standard and each certification system is reviewed by Nordic Ecoabeing as to fufiment of the requirements. When a forestry standard is revised, it is re-reviewed. Requirements on forestry standards The standard must baance economic, ecoogica and socia interests and compy with the Rio Decaration s forestry principes, Agenda 21 and the Forest Principes, and respect reevant internationa conventions and agreements. The standard must contain absoute requirements and promote and contribute towards sustainabe forestry. Nordic Ecoabeing paces specia emphasis on the standard incuding effective requirements to protect the forest from iega feing and that the requirements protect the biodiversity of the forest. The standard must be avaiabe to the genera pubic. The standard must have been deveoped in an open process in which stakehoders with ecoogica, economic and socia interests have been invited to participate. The requirements reated to forestry standards are formuated as process requirements. The basis is that if stakehoders agree on the economic, socia and environmenta aspects of the forestry standard, this safeguards an acceptabe requirement eve. If a forestry standard is deveoped or approved by stakehoders with ecoogica, economic and socia interests, the standard may maintain an acceptabe standard. Accordingy, Nordic Ecoabeing requires that the standard baances these three interests and that representatives from a three areas are invited to participate in deveopment of the forestry standard. The standard must set absoute requirements that must be fufied for the certification of the forestry. This ensures that the forest management fufis an acceptabe eve regards the environment. When Nordic Ecoabeing re quires that the standard sha promote and contribute towards sustainabe forestry, the standard must be assessed and revised reguary to initiate process improvement and successivey reduce environmenta impact. Requirements on certification system The certification system must be open, have significant nationa or internationa credibiity and be abe to verify that the requirements in the forestry standard are fufied. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

21 Requirements on certification body The certification body must be independent, credibe and capabe of verifying that the requirements of the standard have been fufied. The certification body must aso be abe to communicate the resuts and to faciitate the effective impementation of the standard. The purpose of certification is to ensure that the requirements regarding forestry standards are fufied. The certification system must be designed to verify that the requirements of the forest standard are fufied. The method used for certification must be repeatabe and appicabe to forestry. Certification must be in respect to a specific forestry standard. The forest must be inspected prior to certification. Requirements on Chain of Custody (CoC) certification Chain of Custody certification must be issued by an accredited, competent third party (as for forest certification). The system sha stipuate requirements regarding the chain of custody that assure traceabiity, documentation and contros throughout the production chain. If recyced fibre, wood shavings or sawdust are used, the pup manufacturer must verify that this originates from recyced materias. Requirements on organic production With regard to certified organic fibre raw materia or production that is in the transition to organic production, the vegetabe raw materias must be produced and checked in accordance with Counci Reguation (EEC) No 2092/91 or 834/2007, or produced and checked in an equivaent way according to an equivaent reguatory system such as KRAV, SKAL, IMO or OCIA. NB! Bamboo may either be certified according to a sustainabe forestry standard or organic production. Documentation Copy of forestry/ fiber raw materia standard, name, address and teephone number to the organization who has worked out the standard and audit report. References to persons who represents stakehoders with ecoogica, economic and socia interests who have been invited to participate. Nordic Ecoabeing may request further documents to examine whether the requirements of the forestry standard and certification system in question can be approved. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

22 Appendix 1D Summary of certified wood and fibre raw materia The proportion of certified wood or fibre raw materia sha be cacuated using one of the foowing three methods: 1. Using the tota proportion of fibre raw materia from certified forestry operations/organic production purchased annuay by the factory, assuming that fibre raw materia from certified forestry operations/organic production is present in a pup types. In this case the proportion wi be the same for a pups produced by the mi. 2. Cacuation of the input in each individua pup type on an annua basis. Here, documentation must be submitted on the system used for tracing fibre raw materias from certified forestry operations/organic production within the mi. In the case of pups containing severa wood/pant fibre types, the proportion of fibre raw materia from certified forestry operations/organic production is cacuated as the tota of the weighted proportion of each wood type based on an annua average. (The proportion of fibre raw materia from certified forestry operations/organic production is mutipied by the proportion of the wood/pant type in question in the pup. The figures for a wood/pant types are then added up.) 3. Using the tota proportion of fibre raw materia from certified forestry operations/organic production purchased annuay by the trade company (company or group) in the country in question, assuming that fibre raw materia from certified forestry operations/organic production is present in the appicabe pup type. It must be possibe for an independent third party to verify the traceabiity of the fibre raw materia from the feing site to the trade company. Appendix 1C provides guideines that the Nordic Ecoabeing Board uses as a basis for the evauation of certification standards, systems and bodies. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

23 Appendix 2 Energy and CO Guideines to energy cacuations Requirements govern the use of energy in the form of fue and eectricity. The requirement is based on information on actua energy use in production in reation to a specified reference vaue. The ratio between the two represents the energy score. The energy cacuation encompasses the entire production process both paper manufacturing and the constituent pup. The cacuation for paper does not incude fier. Energy cacuations do not incude energy consumed in transporting raw materias or in converting and packaging. Energy consumption: State the tota energy consumption in processes used in pup or paper production per tonne of product, specified as fue and eectricity. Fue: Purchased fue, fue produced within the pant and waste products must a be specified. This means, for exampe, that ye, bark and woodchips must be incuded in the cacuations to the extent that their therma vaues contribute to the energy suppied to the process. The fue used to produce both heat and eectricity on-site must be stated. Fue consumption cacuations are based on the effective therma vaue of the dry matter. Cacuations may be based either on measured therma vaues or the vaues specified in Appendix 2.5. If the fue contains water, the cacuation method specified in Appendix 2.6 can be used. If fue is used for interna eectricity generation, the equivaent quantity of fue must be subtracted from the actua fue consumption (= 1.25 * internay generated eectricity). This wi ensure that energy information reating to fue used in interna eectricity generation is not counted twice. Eectricity: Purchased eectricity and internay generated eectricity must both be reported. ( The consumption of eectricity and fue sha be based on bis and eectricity meter readings. The cacuated points must be passed on by the pup manufacturer to the paper manufacturer and to Nordic Ecoabeing. The paper manufacturer can then perform a cacuation of the tota energy score for the finished paper. The cacuation incudes energy scores for a pups used and energy scores for the paper production. Internay produced eectricity can be documented on the basis of readings of the mi s own eectricity meters. In the case of purchased fue the purchased quantity must be reconcied in reation to the quantity at the start and end of the year in question. Interna consumption of residua products such as ye, bark, chippings etc. is cacuated on the basis of the estimated therma vaue of the fue used (see Tabe 2.3 in Section 2.5). Accordingy reporting encompasses the tota (purchased) eectricity consumption and consumption of fue. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

24 Steam: If excess energy from other production (for exampe from other industria sources) is used, the energy content of the steam must be used in the cacuation. The steam tabe in Appendix 2.5 shoud be used for this purpose. If steam from eectric boiers is used, the energy content must be converted to fue in the same way but the energy content must be mutipied by 2.5. Aocation: Aocation is required if the pup or paper manufacturer produces products that wi not be ecoabeed as we as those that are to be Nordic Ecoabeed and cannot distinguish the energy requirements of the process types. Energy consumption must be aocated to the Nordic Ecoabeed product. Tabes 2.1 and 2.2 contain reference vaues for the process types not used for the Nordic Ecoabeed product. It is assumed that contribution from these process types to the tota energy requirement is equa to the tota reference vaue for energy. Which process ines that are not used for Nordic Ecoabeed paper must be ceary stated. In exceptiona cases the average vaue for ecoabeed products and nonecoabeed products may be appied. However, the products must be of equivaent quaity and be produced with equivaent processes within the same production unit. Integrated production: The reference energy vaues for both pup and paper mis sha be used for integrated production (Tabe 2.1 and 2.2). In the case of integrated mis that function both as suppiers of market pup and pump pup for Nordic Ecoabeed products, the reference vaue for drying market pup (but not pump pup) must be used. Surpus energy: Surpus energy sod off in the form of eectricity, steam or heat, is subtracted from tota consumption. The quantity of fue used to generate eectricity or heat that is sod off is cacuated by dividing the sod eectricity or heat by 0.8. This is equivaent to the average energy efficiency for tota production of eectricity and heat. As an aternative the actua energy efficiency of the pant in converting fue to therma energy may be used, provided that this is documented to Nordic Ecoabeing. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

25 2.2. Energy cacuation, paper manufacturer Energy scores for paper production Energy scores P paper(eectricity) and P paper(fue) for paper production in paper machines are cacuated using the foowing formua: and Vaues for Eectricity reference and Fue reference can be found in Tabe 2.1. Tabe 2.1 Energy for paper manufacturing Process Foding box board (FBB)* Soid beached suphate (SBS)* Soid beached board (SBB)* Soid Unbeached Board (SUB)* White ined chipboard (WLC)* Fue kwh/t Ref. vaue News LWC SC Uncoated fine paper Coated fine paper * Use ony one of the marked processes Eectricity kwh/t Ref. vaue ( Cacuation of point score using the worksheet provided by Nordic Ecoabeing Energy scores for a mixture of different pup types In the case of mixtures of different pup types the foowing formuas are used to cacuate energy scores P pup(eectricity) and P pup(fue) : and where pup i is the proportion by mass of the individua pup reative to the tota pup mix. Due to spiage and differences in water content, the sum of pup i may be greater than 1. P pup(eectricity)i is the energy score for eectricity for pup i. P pup(fue)i is the energy score for fue for pup i. A more detaied description of the energy scores (e.g. regarding integrated production) is provided in Section 2.1 of the guideines to the energy cacuations. ( Cacuation of point score using the spreadsheet provided by Nordic Ecoabeing. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

26 2.2.3 Tota energy score for paper and pup production The tota score for both eectricity and fue consumption is based on the weighted scores for the pup and paper mis (X = weight of the reference vaue from the pup or paper production): Where Where In the case of mixtures of pups, the reference vaue for eectricity and fue must be weighted using the proportion of pup, pupi, in the formua for X. ( Documentation sha incude cacuations with sub-totas. It sha be cear which base vaues are used for consumed fue and eectricity. Nordic Ecoabeing aso provides a worksheet that is to be used for these cacuations. 2.3 Energy cacuation, pup manufacturer Energy scores P pup(eectricity)i and P pup(fue)i for producing a pup, i, is cacuated with the aid of the foowing formuas: and Vaues for Eectricity reference and Fue reference can be found in Tabe 2.2. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

27 Tabe 2.2 Energy for pup manufacturing Process Fue kwh/t Ref. vaue Beached chemica pup Dried beached chemica pup Unbeached chemica pup Dried unbeached chemica pup CTMP N/A 2000 Dried CTMP DIP Dried DIP TMP N/A 2200 Dried TMP Groundwood pup N/A 2000 Dried groundwood pup Eectricity kwh/t Ref. vaue ( Cacuation of point score using the spreadsheet provided by Nordic Ecoabeing. 2.4 CO 2 emissions The emission of CO 2 from paper production is based on purchased eectricity and fossi fue used for heating and eectricity. Paper manufacturer. The emission of CO 2 from purchased eectricity and fossi fue used for heating and eectricity must not exceed: 1,000 kg CO 2 /tonne paper for paper made of 100% DIP/recyced fibre; 900 kg CO 2 /tonne paper for paper made of 100% ceuose pup; and 1,600 kg CO 2 /tonne for paper made of 100% mechanica pup. For paper comprising a mixture of ceuose pup, recyced fibre and mechanica pup, a weighted imit vaue is cacuated, based on the proportion of each pup type. Fiers are excuded from this cacuation. The cacuations sha incude the weighted average of the CO 2 emissions of a pups in the pup mix. This average sha be totaed with the CO 2 emissions from paper production. The paper manufacturer sha specify the quantities of fossi fue used for heat production and eectricity generation. The paper manufacturer sha cacuate CO 2 emissions for pup and paper using the vaues provided in Section 2.5, Tabe 2.5. CO 2 from surpus energy that is sod off in the form of eectricity, steam or heat, is subtracted from tota emissions. CO 2 emissions from purchased eectricity are cacuated by mutipying the actua figure for purchased eectricity, kwh/tonne paper, (as specified in the energy requirement), by 385 g CO 2 /kwh. Regarding CO 2 emissions from purchased heat energy, information sha be attained from the heat suppier. CO 2 emissions from purchased eectricity are added to the CO 2 emissions from consumed fossi fues for in-house/purchased heat and in-house eectricity generation. The CO 2 emissions of individua pups sha be gathered from the pup manufacturers. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

28 Pup manufacturer. The CO 2 emissions from fossi fues used for heat and in-house generated eectricity sha be cacuated using the vaues specified in Section 2.5, Tabe 2.5. CO 2 emissions from purchased eectricity are cacuated by mutipying the actua figure for purchased eectricity, kwh/tonne pup, by 385 g CO 2 /kwh. Regarding CO 2 emissions from purchased heat energy, information sha be attained from the heat suppier. CO 2 emissions from purchased eectricity are added to the CO 2 emissions from consumed fossi fues for in-house/purchased heat and in-house eectricity generation. The pup manufacturer can cacuate CO 2 emissions using the vaues in Section 2.5, Tabe 2.5. The pup manufacturer sha send information on tota CO 2 emissions specified as kg per tonne of 90% pup to the paper manufacturer and directy to Nordic Ecoabeing. 2.5 Heat vaues, steam tabe, CO 2 -tabe Tabe 2.3. Effective (ower) heat vaues for fue dry substance Fue Heat vaue (Lower) Unit Wood briquettes 10.0 GJ/m 3 oose Wood peets 10.0 GJ/m 3 oose Wood powder 3.80 GJ/m 3 oose Wood chips 3.55 GJ/m 3 oose Sawdust 2.90 GJ/m 3 oose Bark 2.22 GJ/m 3 oose Piece peat 4.50 GJ/m 3 oose Mied peat 3.75 GJ/m 3 oose Suphate back iquor 12.7 GJ/kg dry matter Suphite iquor 14.7 GJ/kg dry matter Ta oi pitch 36.8 GJ/m 3 Natura gas 38.9 MJ/m 3 Light fue oi 36.0 GJ/m 3 Heavy fue oi 38.7 GJ/m 3 LPG 46.1 MJ/kg Coa 26.5 MJ/kg The heat vaues in the tabe above are guideines. Manufacturers may use their own measured vaues if so desired. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

29 Tabe 2.4 Steam tabe Enthapy in gauged steam, h, as a function of absoute pressure, p or temperature, t. Enthapy is divided by an efficiency of 0.9 and added to the heat consumption. p Bar t 0C h KJ/kg P bar t 0C h KJ/kg Source: Therma Engineering Data, which refers to Schmidt, E.: Properties of water and Steam in S.Units, Springer-Verag and R. Odenbourg Tabe 2.5 Theoretica CO 2 content of fue Fue Specific weight 1) Tonnes CO 2 per tonne fue Coa (anthracite) Coke (from coa) Crude oi Natura gas LPG Petro/gasoine Paraffin Light fue oi Diese Marine gas oi Heavy oi Tonnes CO 2 per m 3 2) 1) A vaues are given in tonnes with the exception of natura gas, which is given in kg per Norma cubic metre (kg/nm 3 ). 2) Natura gas in kg/nm 3. Sources: Statistics Sweden; 1995 energy statistics. SFT report 9513; Combustion pant. Project manager guidance. SFT: Emission coefficients (Audun Rosand, 1997). Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

30 2.6 Energy content of damp fue Formua for cacuating the energy content of damp fue: The effective therma vaue of damp fue can be cacuated using the foowing formua: Q iw = Q ik * (100 - w)/ * w/100 Where Q iw = ower caorific vaue of moist fue in unit kj/kg Q ik = ower caorific vaue of dry fue in unit kj/kg w = water content of fue in % Cacuation of the energy content of wood chippings The energy content of wood chippings depends primariy upon their water content. The foowing exampe shows how this is cacuated. The energy content (ower caorific vaue) of dry wood is specified as 19 MJ/kg. Energy is required to evaporate the water normay found in wood. This reduces the caorific vaue of the wood. The formua for cacuating the reationship of the energy content to the water content can be arranged as foows: 19 MJ * (100-water %)/ * water %/100 = xx MJ/kg A precondition for this cacuation is that the water content of the wood is known. When a tree is feed, the water content may be as high as 55%. The water graduay evaporates from the wood, initiay during transportation and subsequenty when it is cut and seasoned for use in for exampe pup production. At this point the water content wi depend on precipitation during the period in question. Normay it wi have dropped to 20-40%. With a water content of 40%, the energy content is cacuated as foows: 19 MJ * ( %) / * 40 / 100 = 10.4 MJ/kg With a water content of 20%, the energy content is cacuated as foows: 19 MJ *( %) / * 20 / 100 = 14.7 MJ/kg Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

31 Appendix 3 Emissions to water and air 3.1 Emission requirements Emissions to air and/or water from the production of pup and finished paper must be specified in terms of emissions points scores for each of four parameters (P COD, P P, P S, P NOx ) according to the foowing. The measured emissions sha be compared to reference vaues reating to specific production methods (Tabe 3.1). Refer aso to the exampe cacuation in Appendix 3.4. The individua point score for P COD, P P, P S and P NOx must not exceed 1.5. The tota emissions score, P emissions tota : P emissions tota = P COD + P P + P S + P NOx may not exceed 4.0. P COD sha be cacuated in the foowing way (P P, P S and P NOx are cacuated in the same way): Where COD tota COD reftota Tota emissions from the production of Nordic Ecoabeed paper. The weighted sum of reference vaues for pups and reference vaue for the paper machine. COD pup(i) COD emissions from pup i. COD papermachine COD refpup(i) COD emissions from paper machine. Reference vaue for pup i (see tabe beow). COD refpapermachine Reference vaue for the paper machine and paper type (see tabe beow). Seect coated or uncoated. pup i n Proportion of the pup type expressed as tonne 90% pup per tonne tota pup mix foowing the eimination of fier. Number of constituent pups. i Index of each individua pup and runs from 1 to n. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

32 Tabe 3.1 Reference emission vaues for pup types and paper manufacture. Pup type (pup i ) or paper CODref Pref Sref NOxref Beached chemica pup (suphate and other pups except suphite pup) Beached chemica pup (suphite pup) Unbeached chemica pup CTMP pup TMP/Groundwood Recyced fibre pup Paper machine, uncoated Paper machine, coated Paper machine, specia paper Section 3.2 describes the rues for aocation if the mi produces both Nordic Ecoabeed and non-ecoabeed paper, for integrated pup and paper production and for the co-generation of heat and eectricity. ( Paper manufacturer. For each emission parameter in the requirement on paper production, test resuts, method of anaysis, test frequency and the compiance of aboratories with aboratory requirements (see aso Section 3.3, Anayses) sha be suppied. ( Cacuation of point score using the spreadsheet provided by Nordic Ecoabeing. Pup manufacturer. The specific emissions (kg/tonne pup) of COD, P, S and NO X during the production of pup must be specified. The pup mi sha send information on emissions measured as kg/tonne 90% pup to the paper manufacturer and directy to Nordic Ecoabeing. ( Information must be suppied for each emission from pup production regarding test resuts, method of anaysis, test frequency and the compiance of aboratories with aboratory requirements (see Section 3.3, Anayses). ( State the number of the appendix containing a the resuts or the number of the appropriate appendix for each resut in the appication. The weighted average vaue of AOX reeased from the pups used in the Nordic Ecoabeed paper product must not exceed 0.17 kg/tonne paper. AOX emission from an individua pup must not exceed 0.25 kg/tonne 90% pup. The pup mi sha send information on emissions measured as kg/tonne 90% pup to the paper manufacturer and directy to Nordic Ecoabeing. ( AOX emissions from each pup documented by the pup suppiers ( Paper manufacturer. Cacuation of point score using the spreadsheet provided by Nordic Ecoabeing. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

33 3.2 Aocation of emissions Mixed production of both Nordic Ecoabeed and non-ecoabeed paper If a mi produces both Nordic Ecoabeed and non-ecoabeed paper and/or pup for both ecoabeed and non-ecoabeed paper, but ony tota emission figures are avaiabe, the tota emissions sha be aocated as foows: Tabe 3.1 contains reference vaues for the process types not used for the Nordic Ecoabeed product. It is assumed that contributions from these process types to the tota emissions are equa to the tota reference emissions vaue. Which process ines that are not used for Nordic Ecoabeed paper must be ceary stated. If COD is used as an exampe, this means that: where COD refemissionstota are emissions measured as kg COD/year that woud be reeased by the pant if a sub-processes had emissions that equaed the reference vaues. Integrated pup and paper production If the ony information avaiabe is tota emissions from the integrated pant, this can be used as the numerator in the formua in Section 3.1. If the manufacturer of chemica pup aso ses off part of the pup, the manufacturer must demonstrate the way in which emission vaues need to be reduced on the basis of the measurement of emissions. If purchased pup is used as we as the pup produced at the integrated mi, the emissions from the purchased pup must be added to the denominator after it has been mutipied by the proportion in which this pup is present in paper in which the effect of fier is excuded. An exampe of an aocation cacuation is provided in Section 3.4. Aocation for the co-generation of heat and eectricity The requirement on emissions to air (S and NO X ) does not incude emissions from eectricity generation. In case of a co-generation of heat and eectricity, emissions sha be aocated and cacuated according to the foowing equation: The share of emissions to air aocated to eectricity generation = 2 * (MWh(eectricity)) / [2 * MWh(eectricity) + MWh(heat)] Net energy (net production of heating and net production of eectricity) is referred to in the above formua. The definition of net energy used is the same as the definition contained in the proposed EU Ecoabe criteria for printing paper from December 2009: The eectricity in this cacuation is the net eectricity, where the part of the working eectricity that is used at the power pant to generate the energy is excuded i.e. the net eectricity is the part that is deivered from the power pant to the pup/paper production. The heat in this cacuation is the net heat, where the part of the working heat is that used at the power pant. Emissions of surpus energy Emissions from surpus energy that is sod off in the form of eectricity, steam or heat, is subtracted from tota emissions. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

34 3.3 Anayses Documentation Documentation requirements for anayses can be found in this document and in the Chemica Modue or the Suppementary Modue and encompasses: Samping programme for waste water and emissions to air, incuding: sketches of emission points, emission figures for the ast 12 months (monthy or annua reports), frequency of measurement and methods of anayses of AOX, COD, P, S, NO X, chorate and cheating agents. Annua reports containing emission figures must be submitted to Nordic Ecoabeing annuay. Documentation showing that the aboratories and test institutions used perform the anayses in an impartia and competent way. In case of production conditions that give rise to increased emissions or if required by Nordic Ecoabeing, new test resuts sha be submitted. Anaysis aboratories and test institutions The anaysis aboratory/test institution used must be impartia and competent. Raw data must be avaiabe for inspection by Nordic Ecoabeing during the period of vaidity of the icence or as ong as the paper constitutes a part of ecoabeed products. The icence appicant is iabe for costs in connection with documentation and anayses. The aboratory must fufi the genera requirements contained in the standard EN 45001/DS/EN/ISO/IEC or have officia GLP approva. The manufacturer s aboratory may be approved for performance of anayses and tests if the authorities monitor the samping and anayses process or if the manufacturer has a quaity system in pace encompassing samping and anayses and the aboratory is certified to ISO 9001/9002/14001 or is EMAS registered. Testing and anaysis of function may be performed by the producer in an uncertified aboratory, subject to assessment by Nordic Ecoabeing. Methods of anaysis, samping, frequency of anaysis and cacuation of emissions Samping and anaysis must be performed in a competent manner. The methods of anaysis described in Tabe 3.2 are approved by Nordic Ecoabeing. As an aternative, methods of anaysis considered to be equivaent by an independent and competent body wi be accepted. Emissions to water Water sampes must be taken after treatment of the waste water in a treatment pant and the water fow at the time of samping must be stated. If the waste water is treated together with other waste water, or if campaigns are run, sampes must be taken before the treatment pant and before being mixed with other water. The resuts of the anaysis are then reduced by the efficiency of the treatment pant, which must be documented. Anayses must be performed on unfitered and unsedimented sampes using the methods of anaysis specified in Tabe 3.2. In the case of continuous pup and paper production, the annua average vaue based on at east one representative 24 hour sampe per week for COD and P must be used. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

35 In the case of pup manufacturers using chorine dioxide for beaching, AOX must aso be measured on the basis of at east one representative 24 hour sampe per week. In the event of the introduction of new processes or interna improvements, the eve of emissions must be determined on the basis of at east 40 consecutive daiy sampes. In the case of pup and paper types produced on a campaign basis, the numerica vaues must be based on 40 consecutive 24 hour sampes. In the case of shorter campaigns, representative daiy sampes can be accepted for each campaign subject to an assessment by Nordic Ecoabeing, the minimum being 40 sampes in tota. Cheating agents must be subject to at east two representative sampes per year, separated by approximatey six months. Chorates must be subject to at east two representative sampes per year, separated by at east four months. The vaues of the raw water can be subtracted when cacuating the resut. Raw water is water that is taken into the factory from the outside environment and not from some other process. Anayses must be performed on unfitered and unsedimented sampes once a year using the methods of anaysis specified in Tabe 3.2. The resuts must be reported as: COD: kg O 2 /tonne 90% pup or paper P: kg P/tonne 90% pup or paper AOX: kg AOX/tonne 90% pup or paper Emissions to air Emissions to air of suphur, S, and nitrogen oxides, NOx must be measured at a emission points. Diffuse emissions of suphur must be reported, e.g. emissions of suphur during the production of pup using chemicas containing suphur. NO X is primariy reeased during combustion processes and accordingy diffuse emissions of NO X are not expected. The emission vaues for nitrogen oxides and suphur in gas form, both in reduced and oxidized form, shoud encompass a emissions from the production of pup and paper, incuding any steam and condensate generated outside the production site. Tota emissions must encompass the resut of measurements reating to process equipment, for exampe recycing boiers, ime kins, ta oi digesters, steam boiers, other boiers, kins for combusting maodorous gases and the production of eectricity generated for interna consumption with the exception of back pressure generated eectricity. In the case of emissions of suphur to air from various fues, cacuations wi aso be accepted. These cacuations must be based on the suphur content of the various fues. Emissions of suphur from back iquor sha be measured. In the case of oi, the suphur content is cacuated on the basis of one of the methods of anaysis provided in Tabe 3.2. In the case of natura gas, suphur emissions may be set as equa to zero. Anayses performed by the fue suppier wi be accepted. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

36 Frequency of measurement The emission figures must be expressed as an annua average vaue based on the charting of emissions with the aid of representative samping, measurements and cacuations. Reduced frequency of measurement of NO X from natura gas: Where natura gas is used, ess frequent measurements of NO X wi be accepted. One measurement every third year wi be acceptabe subject to the foowing conditions: Measurement resuts exist from two series of measurements separated by at east six months, showing that emission eves are stabe (the reative difference is so sma that the tota of the highest measured resut + the reative difference does not exceed the required vaue). The boier and burner are inspected at east once a year and found to be in order. No changes are made to the boier and burner such as the instaation of a new burner, changes to the combustion air conditions or the ike. For the exception to appy, the manufacturer must provide detais of the above information on NO X together with the annua reporting. The resuts must be reported as: NO X : number of kg NO 2 /tonne 90% pup or paper Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

37 Overview of anaysis methods Tabe 3.2. Methods of anaysis approved by Nordic Ecoabeing. Emission parameter Water sampes AOX Method ISO 9562 (1989), Scan W9:89 or SS or DIN part 14. EN COD ISO nd ed NS 4748 or SFS 3020, SFS 5504, SS , DIN part 41, NFT 90101, ASTM D , or by means of a photometric method (using potassium dichromate as the oxidization agent and siver suphate as the catayst) approved by the appropriate authority, e.g. Dr. Lange, Hack, WTW or DS217, 1991 TOC ISO 8245, ISO/CEN pr EN 1484, ASTM D4839, ASTM D2579, DIN Phosphorous SS , SFS 3026, NS 4725 or pr.en 1189:1993 SS SS : (NS-EN 1189), DS292, 1985, SCAN-W8:73 or Dr Lange LCK 349 Compexing agents, e.g. EDTA/DTPA Methods described in 1) L. Ruding: Simutaneous Determination of Nitriotriacetic Acid, Ethyenediamine tetraacetic Acid and Diethyene triaminepentaacetic Acid as their Methy Ester Derivatives by GLC, Water Research Pergamon Press Vo. 6, pp , or 2) J. Virtapohja: Determination of Cheating Agents (EDTA and DTPA) in Beach Liquor, Pup Pap. Can. 99 (10) (1998): T Frequency of anaysis At east one representative 24-hour sampe per week for COD, P and AOX in the case of continuous production. Anayses must take the form of at east two representative sampes each year separated by approx. 6 months. Other comments Aternativey, TOC can be anaysed since the TOC method does not incude mercury, see beow. TOC may be used in pace of COD if the appicant demonstrates how these two methods of anaysis correate with each other. The correation coefficient must be based on a statisticay significant number of measurements and be assessed by an independent party. The water sampe must be acidified before anaysis so that the cheating agents bound to metas are reeased. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

38 Air sampes Suphur emissions Suphur content of oi Suphur emissions (ox) Suphur emissions (red) Suphur emissions must normay be measured at a emission points both as reduced and oxidized suphur. Exceptions may be granted foowing an assessment of process conditions by an independent body. In the case of incineration pants, suphur may be cacuated on the basis of fue. ISO 8754:1992, ASTM D SS NS 4859, SFS 5265, SS , EPA method no.8, NBN T or T ISO 7934: 1989, ISO 7935: 1992, (cont. measurements) ISO 11632: 98 (cont. measurements) or DS/ISO 7534 EPA no. 16A or SFS 5727, 1992 or IP 336:1995, SFS 3865 NO X ISO-CD10849, 1996; SS or EPA no.7 ISO-11564: , DS/ISO Pups ISO brightness ISO 2469 Kappa number ISO R302 or SCAN-C 1:77 Emissions to air expressed as annua average vaue on basis of representative samping and measurement. An exemption is granted in the case of frequencies of measurements of NOx from natura gas firing. In the case of atmospheric emissions of nitrogen oxides and suphur continuous measurements wi aso be accepted if the measurements are caibrated in accordance with measurement methods described in this tabe or if approved by the authorities. In the case of measurements of emission from boiers, the boier must be operated at fu oading. Oxygen eves during measurement sha be specified. The measurement must be repeated at east three times. EPA 6 and 8 NEN-EN-ISO Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

39 Chemicas Biodegradabiity Bioaccumuation potentia Anaysis of OECD guideines for testing of chemicas (ISBN ) no. 301 (A to F) and 302 (A-C) and 303 or equivaent tests specified in EU Directive 84/499 EEC and 88/302 EEC. OECD guideine for testing of chemicas (ISBN ) no. 107, 117 or 305 A E or equivaent tests specified in EU Directive 84/499 EEC and 88/302 EEC. Test method no. 107, 117, 305 (A E) or 301 E in accordance with OECD guideines (ISBN ). Ecotoxicity Test method no. 201, 202 or 203 in accordance with OECD guideines (ISBN ) or equivaent tests specified in EU Directive 84/499 EEC and 88/302 EEC. Product safety Formadehyde Gyoxa EPA 8315A In grease proof paper, Extraction in accordance with EN 645 and/or EN 647, and determined in accordance with Pr. EN EPA 8315A PCB EPA 8270 Anti-sime agents and anti-microbia substances Beeding of dyes and optica whiteners Wet strength SS-EN 1104 SS-EN 646 and 648: most recent editions ISO brightness ISO 2469 Soaking in accordance with SCAN P 20:67, aternative B, and testing of tensie strength in accordance with SCAN P 38:80. Sha be measured in order for the product to be approved and in case of changes in the production process that might affect the anaysis, if it is not specified otherwise. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

40 3.4 Exampe of emissions score cacuation A paper mi, which is integrated with a pup mi producing mechanica pup, manufactures a coated paper product that is to be ecoabeed. The paper product aso contains 40% purchased pup (see figure). To produce 100 tonnes of paper with 95% dry matter requires the foowing quantities of pup and fier: 15 tonnes of fier and coatings, 100% dry matter tonnes of TMP, 90% dry matter (which gives 40 tonnes of fibre dry matter) from the pup mi producing mechanica pup, and which is integrated with the paper machine tonnes of chemica market pup, 90% dry matter (which gives 40 tonnes of fibre dry matter). The measured and thus estabished eves of COD emissions for the various products are: Since and Market kraft pup: b = 24 kg/adt The tota eve of emissions after the processing faciities in the integrated mi: x = a+c = 4.0 kg/tonne of paper The vaues a and c are not known independenty in this case. Where m = Proportion of the individua pup type, expressed as tonne 90% pup/ tonne paper excuding fier. and using the foowing reference vaues from Tabe 3.1: COD ref ceuose pup = 18 kg/tonne 90 % pup COD ref TMP = 3 kg/tonne 90% pup COD ref papermachine,coated = 2.5 kg/tonne paper This enabes the foowing cacuation Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

41 The maximum imit for the cacuated vaue is 1.5. The figures for the remaining emissions are cacuated in a simiar way using the actua emission vaues and reference vaues. The resuts are then added. The tota emission figure must not exceed 4.0. Ceuose market pup Fier/coating b kg COD/ADT Mechanica pup Paper machine a kg COD c kg COD x kg COD/tonne paper To recipient a = COD emissions from production of mechanica pup, kg/year b= COD emissions for purchased market pup, kg/adt c = COD emissions from paper manufacturing, kg/year x = (a+c)/amount paper produced per year, kg/tonne paper Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

42 Appendix 4 Annua reporting Decaration for annua update regarding Nordic Ecoabeed pup and paper. Decaration for paper manufacturer Year Name of mi: Name of paper: Amount produced* tonne paper Emissions from paper machine (if not integrated): COD kg/tonne paper P kg/tonne paper S kg/tonne paper NO X kg/tonne paper CO 2 kg/tonne paper * Quantity produced is the amount of paper to which the annua emissions figure refers. Submit a ist of chemica used (preferaby using Appendix 1 of the Chemica Modue). Decaration for annua update regarding Nordic Ecoabeed pup and paper. Decaration for pup producer: Year: Name of mi: Name of pup: Quantity produced*: tonne pup % wood from certified forestry** % COD kg/tonne 90% pup P kg/tonne 90% pup S kg/tonne 90% pup NO X kg/tonne 90% pup AOX kg/tonne 90% pup Chorate kg/tonne 90% pup EDTA/DTPA kg/tonne 90% pup CO 2 kg/tonne 90% pup *Quantity produced is the amount of pup to which the annua emissions figure refers. **Ony wood certified according to standards approved by Nordic Ecoabeing may be incuded Submit a ist of chemica used (preferaby using Appendix 1 of the Chemica Modue). Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1

43 Appendix 5 Decaration on environmenta and quaity assurance Decaration appies to: Licence appicant Subcontractor for Paper manufacturer Pup manufacturer Trade name (if appicabe) Trade name (if appicabe) We hereby confirm that we are acquainted with the pertinent criteria for the ecoabeing of paper products. We hereby confirm the correctness of the documentation specified in our appication dated. We approve of Nordic Ecoabeing controing the fufiment of the requirements during the vaidity period of the criteria or so ong as the pup or paper is found in Nordic Ecoabeed products. We undertake to acquire written permission from Nordic Ecoabeing before carrying out any changes that may be of reevance for the fufiment of the ecoabeing requirements. We undertake to notify, without deay, Nordic Ecoabeing of any unforeseen non-conformities which may affect the product s abiity to fufi the ecoabeing requirements. We undertake to perform an annua reporting in accordance with the ecoabeing criteria and submit this report to Nordic Ecoabeing. Our quaity manua sha contain written procedures for the foowing (submit the procedures on initia appication): Procedures for securing the traceabiity of raw materias /products going into the Nordic Ecoabeed products through the entire production process. Procedures for handing non-conformities and changes in the production of the Nordic Ecoabeed product, and reporting these to the contact person and Nordic Ecoabeing. Procedures for ogs and annua reports Pace/date Company name Responsibe for ecoabeing Signature Responsibe for ecoabeing (name, printed) Tite and phone number Contact person Signature Contact person (name, printed) Tite and phone number Nordic Ecoabeing must be notified in the event of changes in the above personne information. Nordic Ecoabeing of Paper products - Basic Modue 2.1