Tetra Pak to Introduce FSC Labeled Cartons in China

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Tetra Pak, Lausanne, Switzerland, said this week that it will introduce aseptic cartons bearing the label of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in China starting this July. The company plans to produce 14 billion FSC-labeled cartons in 2011, available in three carton formats: Tetra Fino Aseptic, Tetra Prisma Aseptic, and Tetra Brik Aseptic. It is expected that Tetra Pak cartons with FSC labels will reach two billion in 2010 in China alone, with a goal of reaching 14 billion FSC-labeled packages sold in China in 2011.

Since the introduction of the world's first FSC-labeled liquid food cartons in the UK in 2007, Tetra Pak has introduced FSC-labeled cartons in several markets around the globe, with the total number exceeding 2.3 billion in 2009. Since 2006, the company has been working with the World Wildlife Federation (WWF), the China Green Foundation (CGF), and the forestry authority to promote responsible forest management, to provide support for China's forests to get certified and to provide support for the local sustainable forest management system in the country. In July 2008, with support from Tetra Pak, more than 100,000 hectares of forests of Yongan Forestry in Fujian obtained FSC certification, bringing the total area of FSC-certified forests in China to more than 700,000 hectares and making China a leader in this area in Asia. This year, Tetra Pak is providing support for responsible forest management and certification work in the Tengchong forest, in Yunnan Province.