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Introducing Strathmore's New Windpower Series of High-Quality Artist Papers
(CSRwire) Introducing Strathmore's New Windpower Series of High-Quality Artist
Papers [Cohoes, NY] -- Nature has not only given inspiration to generations
of artists, it has provided the raw materials to make high-quality artist
paper. Now, Strathmore Artist Papers, a division of Mohawk Fine Papers
Inc. is helping to return the favor with the launch of its new Windpower
Series of artist papers.
Strathmore's latest series introduces three new product lines, all
manufactured with 100 percent wind-generated electricity - a pollution
free, renewable energy resource. Combined, the list adds eighteen new
items to the company's selection of high-quality Sketch, Drawing and
Bristol products. Like other Strathmore papers, new items in the Windpower
selection are all acid-free. These papers are used not only by artists,
but also by designers and art directors.
In 1972 Strathmore pioneered the practice of using recycled content to
make high quality, fine art pads. That tradition continues today:
Top-selling Strathmore products, such as the Premium Recycled Sketch and
Drawing Pads are all made from 30 percent post-consumer recycled fiber.
The new Windpower Sketch and Drawing pads expand this list. But more
significantly, by selecting a cleaner source of energy to manufacture its
Windpower papers, the company has further reduced its impact on the
environment without compromising the quality, functionality, appearance or
price of the product.
The decision to produce the Windpower Series with renewable energy instead
of fossil fuel, and recycled fiber instead of virgin fiber, results in the
following environmental savings:
13 million fewer pounds of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and
nitrogen oxides emitted into the air we breathe
8,581 fewer barrels of crude oil, or 1,960 tons of anthracite coal
burned
The effect of this clean energy usage is the same as:
14.5 million fewer automobile miles driven, or
94,500 trees not cut down
Strathmore was acquired by Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. in May 2005. Mohawk is
the only paper mill in the U.S. to use wind energy to manufacture paper.
In 2004, Mohawk first began using the pollution-free alternative energy
source for its Cohoes, New York, plant. Then, on June 1, 2005, following
this year's acquisition of the Fine Papers business from International
Paper, Mohawk negotiated a contract to purchase an additional 35 million
kWh's of wind powered energy to its newly acquired Beckett Mill in
Hamilton, Ohio, where the Strathmore, Beckett and Via papers are produced.
This commitment to wind energy allowed Mohawk to join the highest level of
EPA Green Power Partnership Leadership Club as well as earning a ranking
(#16) in the EPA List of Top 25 U.S. Green Power Purchasers.
Mohawk's annual purchase of 45 million kWh's of wind energy offsets 21
percent of the electricity used at Mohawk Fine Papers' two New York mills
and 50 percent of the electricity used at its Beckett Mill. Compared to
conventional energy sources, wind farms pose a lower impact on wildlife
and the ecosystem. Plus, their smaller footprint allows for multiple uses
of the same land, and can provide alternative sources of income for family
farmers and rural landowners.
Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. is the largest manufacturer of premium printing,
writing and imaging papers in the country. Flagship grades include
Strathmore®, Mohawk Superfine™, Beckett®, BriteHue®, Via®, Mohawk
Color Copy® and patented Inxwell® products, Navajo® and Options®.
Mohawk engineers its papers to provide optimal performance for sheetfed,
web and digital printing. Mohawk papers are used in a wide variety of
communications including prestigious annual reports, corporate identity
systems, high-end brochures, packaging and everyday communication for
businesses of all sizes and types. A leader in environmental stewardship,
Mohawk is the first large-scale production facility in the U.S. to use
non-polluting wind energy to manufacture paper. Many of Mohawk's recycled
products are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council [FSC] and/or Green
Seal. For more information, please visit www.mohawkpaper.com or call 1-800
the mill.
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