Environmentally friendly
Raw material procurement
Environmental protection starts with raw material procurement. Strict standards therefore apply to the selection of wood, harvesting and transport. These protect the environment, the climate and the forest itself.
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Systematic
Strict standards
We source our raw material through Mercer Holz, the wood purchasing organisation for all of Mercer International’s German production sites.
Thanks to the local proximity to the Torgau site, transport routes are short. We also rely as much as possible on our own fleet of state-of-the-art trucks and on local logistics companies to keep CO2 emissions as low as possible.
Mercer Holz takes care to maintain healthy forests, manage them with care and attention and utilise them in a sustainable manner. Thanks to its forestry-trained staff and as the operator of a professional timber harvesting fleet, Mercer Holz is very familiar with the many challenges faced by forest owners and foresters.
Fair
Procurement on an equal footing
We can only succeed in preserving the forest – as a habitat, green lungs and raw material supplier – by working together. That is why Mercer Holz relies on consistent partnership with forest owners both large and small!
Our sister company purchases timber, bundles it according to tree species and quality and supplies its own and third-party companies in accordance with their respective quality and logistics requirements.
As a result, maximum added value can be achieved for both suppliers and customers when it comes to the primary conversion of wood.
Sustainable energy
Heat and electricity from biomass
Harvesting only what is also used for production – this is also an important aspect when it comes to preserving the forest and creating sustainable value.
We fulfil this aspect by using accruing bark and forest residues such as forest wood chips from tree tops, logs and root wood to generate sustainable energy. We use this energy for drying pallets, for example.
We take the forest residual wood – as well as the logs – exclusively from sustainably managed forests. This is how we ensure that the electricity we produce is also 100 % sustainable.
Responsible
Forest habitat
We all need wood and wood products – for the safe transport of goods and merchandise on pallets, for gardening and landscaping as well as for the pellet stove or fireplace at home that we want to fire with natural and environmentally friendly heating fuels.
At the same time, the forest has vital functions for all of us: it is a habitat for plants, animals and insects. It is a local recreation area and our green lungs. It is a CO2 reservoir and source of raw materials. It is important to preserve it – for the sake of environmental and climate protection as well as for our own future.
