Essity has become the first company in the cleaning industry to manufacture tissue in a carbon dioxide (CO2) emission-free production process.
The company’s production facility in Mainz-Kostheim, Germany, replaced natural gas with renewable hydrogen in its tissue production process.
Traditionally, paper production has used natural gas to achieve the high temperatures required for the tissue to be dried properly, resulting in the release of CO2 emissions.
This new process will assist Essity with its companywide goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
“With this initiative, we have become the first in the world to use renewable hydrogen for tissue production. This is a major milestone in our ambitious climate agenda and a big step toward a decarbonized society. We are creating a sustainable process that is setting a new benchmark for the industry,” said Donato Giorgio, president of global supply chain at Essity.
Essity’s plant in Mainz-Kostheim has a strong focus on sustainability and circularity, transforming recycled paper into high-quality tissue, marketed under the company’s leading Tork brand.
A total of 152,000 tons of tissue are produced at the production facility each year.
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