RockTenn has received triple chain-of-custody (CoC) certification for all of its corrugated packaging facilities including converting, graphics and preprint locations as a part of its commitment to environmental responsibility.
Certified corrugated converting facilities include locations in Athens, Camillus, Dayton, Deer Park, Devens, Gallatin, Hauppauge, Lancaster, Mooresville, Murfreesboro, Newark, Norcross and Spartanburg.
Certified graphics and preprint operations include locations in Dayton, Hebron and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
These facilities are now independently certified to standards of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI(R)), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), representing the leading global forestry certification bodies. These organisations provide standards for third-party validation of each plant’s documented processes and chain-of-custody monitoring.
Additionally, all facilities are certified to SFI(R)’s fiber sourcing procurement requirements. This combination of certifications provides RockTenn customers with the highest degree of flexibility in making chain-of-custody or fiber sourcing claims.
RockTenn executive vice president Jim Porter said that the certifications will help their facilities meet growing customer demands for verification of fiber sourcing and proof of sustainable forest/fiber management.
“We are proud to provide our customers with the most stringent fiber certification possible, along with satisfying their needs as a high quality, low cost producer,” Porter concluded.