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| Menasha Corporation Wins Business Friend of the Environment Award |
Neenah, Wis. (June 6, 2011) - Menasha Corporation and its companies, Menasha Packaging and ORBIS Corporation, earned the prestigious Business Friend of the Environment Award for their commitment to sustainable practices. The award, sponsored by the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC), recognized nine Wisconsin companies for outstanding achievements in pollution prevention, environmental innovation and environmental protection. Morgan Wiswall, purchasing manager at Menasha Packaging, accepted the award on behalf of the company at the WMC Environmental Policy and Awards Conference on May 12, 2011.
"Menasha and our companies focus on green solutions that help provide profitable and sustainable growth for both our company and customers," said Jim Kotek, CEO of Menasha Corporation. "We are honored to receive this award and will continue to make strides as a socially and environmentally responsible company."
Menasha Corporation received the award in the environmental stewardship category. In 2010, the company released their first annual sustainability report and erected five 20-kilowatt wind turbines as part of their renewable energy strategy. By 2020, the company plans to reduce carbon emissions, water consumption and solid waste by 20 percent relative to 2010 production levels.
Menasha Packaging, a subsidiary of Menasha Corporation based in Neenah, Wis., specializes in creating high-end graphic packaging and merchandising products. Environmental achievements for Menasha Packaging include installation of high-efficiency lighting; equipment upgrades to reduce consumption of raw materials, electricity, gas, and water; and a heat recovery system in its Neenah facility that reuses energy generated from the corrugator as a primary source of heat for the building. Menasha Packaging's facilities are also certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), and its Folding Carton Group is certified under Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain-of-custody fiber-sourcing standards.
ORBIS Corporation, a manufacturer of sustainable reusable packaging and an expert in supply chain optimization, is a subsidiary of Menasha Corporation based in Oconomowoc, Wis. ORBIS' recent environmental accomplishments include launching a new set of services that help customers compare the environmental impacts of reusable packaging to single-use packaging alternatives, as well as increasing customer participation in Recycle with ORBIS, its comprehensive materials recovery, recycling and reprocessing program. Recycle with ORBIS provides customers with an alternative to the disposal of excess, surplus, damaged or obsolete plastic reusable packaging. At the end of its service life, plastic reusable packaging products can be fully recycled into other useful products at ORBIS manufacturing plants.
Menasha Corporation
Menasha Corporation is a packaging, logistics and marketing services company based in Neenah, Wisconsin. Established in 1849, it is one of America's oldest privately held manufacturing companies and specializes in corrugated packaging, and high-quality point-of-purchase displays, plastic returnable packaging, in-store consumer promotion and pharmaceutical labeling and packaging. The company has more than 3,200 employees in facilities in North America.
Menasha Packaging Company
Menasha Packaging Company, LLC, based in Neenah, Wisconsin, is a subsidiary of Menasha Corporation. Founded in 1849, the company celebrates more than 160 years of manufacturing excellence. It's heritage is built on quality products, personalized service, dedicated employees, and innovative printing and design capabilities. Menasha Packaging is a leading provider of graphic consumer packaging, merchandising solutions, corrugated packaging, food packaging, shipping containers and material handling solutions and is home of the Retail Integration Institute. With design, sales service centers, corrugated and paperboard plants located throughout the United States, the company's mission is to help customers move and sell their products.
ORBIS Corporation
ORBIS Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Menasha Corporation. With more than 150 years of material handling expertise and 50 years of plastics innovations, ORBIS helps world-class customers move their product faster, safer and more cost-effectively. Using a proven approach, ORBIS experts analyze its customers' systems, design a solution and execute a reusable packaging program for longer-term cost savings and sustainability. Using life-cycle assessments to compare reusable and single-use packaging, ORBIS also helps customers reduce their overall environmental impact. As a steward of sustainability, ORBIS is committed to a better world for future generations. ORBIS tracks and measures its own resource utilization to continuously conserve natural resources and reduce waste.
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