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Double A Welcomes Korea Forestry Delegation

Bangkok, Thailand– Korea Forestry Service delegation, South Korea, has recently visited Double A’s integrated pulp and paper mill in Prachinburi Thailand to learn about Double A’s Paper From KHAN-NA sustainable business model that helps in solving environmental, community and economic issues at once.

 

      Double A Senior Executive VP, Mr.Thirawit Leetavorn (leftmost) welcomed the delegation of Korea Forestry Service to visit Double A’s state-of-the-art paper production process and Paper From KHAN-NA model. Korea Forestry Service witnessed how Paper from KHAN-NA (sustainable fiber source from trees grown along unused land between rice paddies) positively impacts farmers and communities across Thailand to earn supplementary income and helps protect the environment through carbon dioxide absorption.

 

       They had experienced the essence of Double A Community Participation Project from their visit at Yan Nang Wing school – the rural school where they enjoyed the traditional performances from the students and walked around the school to observe where Paper-Trees were planted. After, they visited the farmer‘s KHAN-NA field –where they interviewed and exchanged of views with farmers and village head about how initiative has improved their lives and communities. The delegation learnt about how Double A Paper Trees will mature to become a sustainable raw material for paper production, an additional source of fund for the school and supplementary income for farmers and communities.

 

      In addition, they had an experience to plant their own Double A Paper-Tree on KHAN-NA and gained a better understanding about KHAN-NA program to adapt and apply to their own initiative in Korea.

 

      The 2-day visit includedDouble A Mill tourwhere the Korea Forestry delegation had the opportunity to learn how a sustainable paper is being manufactured by considering environmental impact, starting from the tissue culture laboratory where the tree saplings are being developed, pulp to paper process up to finishing where the paper is made and become Double A paper to provide to customers around the world.

 

      The delegates also impressed by Double A’s concept ‘No Waste is Wasted’ through a 4D animation to see how Double A has managed its efficient and sustainable resource utilization by turning its wastes from pulping process into renewable biomass. Electricity from renewable biomass is used throughout Double A mill, while the excess is sold to the local grid.

Mr.Thirawit Leetavorn and delegation of KFS took a photo with Yan-Nang-Wing teachers and students
The guests planted their own Double A Paper-Tree on KHAN-NA
Mr.Thirawit Leetavorn and guests visited Spacedome to watch 4D animation

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Double A Obtains PEFC Certification

Double A (1991) PLC. is a Thai pulp and paper producer, certified by PEFC (The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) for its Chain of Custody Standard (PEFC CoC). Double A proudly announces its recent achievement of PEFC CoC certification, solidifying its commitment to sustainable practices and environmental responsibility. This certification reflects Double A's dedication to maintaining high standards in the production of paper products while promoting forest conservation and biodiversity. Double A continues to lead the way in providing eco-friendly and quality paper solutions to assure its customers around the world (145 countries) that Double A paper and other Double A branded products come from sustainably sourced, tree-based materials. These products are made with responsibly managed production processes, creating sustainable environmental, economic, and social value, while adhering to rigorous quality and premium standards. Operating with good governance principles, Double A has identified the importance of the environment, and has committed to sustainable practices to support it. As a result, Double A also carries the following global certifications, ensuring that their facilities and production processes adhere to standards of quality, sustainability, health and safety: ISO9001 - Quality Management Systems, ISO 14001 - Environmental Management Systems, and ISO 45001 - Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. Additionally, in a step towards a greener future, Double A has committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. This ambitious target underlines the company's unwavering pledge to environmental stewardship and sustainable business practices.

Double A Targets Net Zero by 2050, Moving the Roadmap to Fight Climate Change Forward

Double A is committed to achieving net zero emission across the value chain by 2050. The roadmap to reduce greenhouse gas emissions includes an increased usage of EV trucks for transportation of materials, as well as increased solar and renewable energy sources. By promoting the sustainability and ESG considerations– environment, social, and governance – Double A’s mission is to enable a greener and better world for all stakeholders by continuously adapting, innovating, and finding new ways in our value chain to utilize sustainable wood-base fiber resources. Mr.Yothin Dumnernchanvanit, Chairman of Executive Board of Double A (1991) Public Company Limited revealed that “Double A sees climate change and global warming as important matters in which every stakeholder must take action. To show our responsibility to the world, Double A has developed a clear greenhouse gas reduction target across the entire organization. Double A commits to reducing carbon emissions by up to 25% by 2030. We further commit to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040 and net zero emission by 2050. Double A pledges to reach net zero emission while maintaining the local and international standards for its business, and its premium quality products supplied to customer in more than 130 countries across the globe.” Double A operates its business by taking into consideration sustainable development across every aspect, applying the ESG framework into its business practice and employing the 3S strategy to carry out these 3 principles of sustainable development, for the betterment of the company and the world. Sustainable Sourcing. The unique idea of planting paper trees on vacant strips of land between the rice fields and providing a sustainable source of raw materials for paper production, while fully utilizing agricultural land is the beginning of the Double A sustainability story. Only certified wood, or the fast -growing paper-tree that was developed specially for making Double A paper is used in the production process. These paper trees planted by farmers greatly help in absorbing carbon dioxide. Further, no natural forests are disturbed to produce Double A paper, contributing even more to environmental protection and conservation. Social Harmony. The farmers earn extra income by planting the paper trees. The additional income earned by the farmers goes back into the community, creating a positive impact on the grassroots economy of Thailand. Self-Sufficient. The leftovers from production process are turned into clean renewable energy. We utilize the “By product” generated from our production process; for example, Black liquor, which is the leftover after pulp production, is turned into Biomass energy. We also have plan to increase solar power utilization for production and electric vehicles for transportation so as to reduce greenhouse gas emission in another way. We also follow the 4R principles – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Renew, to build a self-sufficient factory, achieving net zero carbon emissions. As a result of our environment and sustainability focus, Double A has been certified by two global standards, FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) and PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification), assuring its customers that Double A paper is responsibly produced with sustainable raw materials, without harming mother earth. Lastly, Double A is proud to announce that it has joined the Thailand Carbon Neutral Network (TCNN) to partner with other companies whose goals are Carbon Neutrality that encourage Thailand to achieve its committed carbon target. “Despite the challenging net zero target, we strongly believe that our determination and cooperation with all sectors will get us there. Together, we can drive the country to achieve its goal of net zero faster” said Mr. Yothin