Press ReleasesNippon Paper Industries Completed mass production facility for "SHEILDPLUS^® " of Jujo Thermal Oy～Preparing to Supply the Global Market～

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

Nippon Paper Industries (President: Toru Nozawa) announced that it has completed the construction of facilities and equipment for mass production of SHIELDPLUS^®, which adds barrier properties to paper, at Jujo Thermal Oy(President: Toshihiro Sawamura, Headquarters: Eura City, Finland), Nippon Paper Group Company, as planned. We will start providing samples of this product and promote its development in the global market with a focus on the European market.

Jujo Thermal has been working on the development and marketing of "SHIELDPLUS^®" by utilizing its coating technology developed in its existing thermal paper business. The new facilities include an expansion of the coating colour kitchen for the manufacture of SHIELDPLUS^®, which is designed to meet strict hygiene standards for food packaging applications, with a view to obtaining ISO 22000 and other certifications. This will enhance our supply capacity and we will continue to develop a wide range of packaging materials in the future.

Under the slogan of Let paper do what it can do, the Company is pushing ahead with paperising solutions that help resolve social issues. The SHIELDPLUS^® series is produced by adding barrier functions to paper. It proposes paper as an alternative option to conventional barrier materials such as plastics and aluminum. Jujo Thermal will continue to promote the use of SHIELDPLUS^® as the Group's production base in Europe.

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