Procedure for Obtaining CoC (Chain of Custody) Certificate of FSC Forest Certification System in Mitsubishi Paper:Mills Limited Hachinohe Mill

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Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited (MPM) Hachinohe mill obtained Chain of Custody (CoC) certificate under the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), organization approved to submit FSC certificate. FSC Certification system is NGO based forest management certification system and CoC certificate qualifies the products coming from well-managed forests.<BR>With obtaining CoC Certificate, Hachinohe mill are allowed to put FSC-Logo on it's certified products. such as coated paper and fine paper of which at least 30% of virgin fiber comes from well-managed forest.<BR>The field inspection for Hachinohe mill was conducted on 14 July. 2001 by inspectors of AMITA Corporation. Japanese representative of SCS, after spending 2 months on designing control system and documentation according to the CoC standard. The CoC certificate based on the assessment report was issued to MPM Hachinohe mill on August 20, 2001.<BR>This year, the CoC certificate for Hachinohe mill was expanded to include the sales division and logistics division. Now MPM can manufacture and sell FSC-certified coated paper and fine paper.<BR>MPM is working to obtain FSC forest management certificate for MPM's own plantation in Chile and FSC certified wood chip will be shipped from the plantation by 2003.
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