ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the operational and supply-chain water footprint of its Nordland paper mill in Germany. Probably more important than the consumptive use of water in pulp and paper mills is the pollution that comes from those mills. Chemical pulps are made by cooking the raw materials and adding chemicals. In addition to the water consumption and pollution in the pulp and paper industry, there is a huge indirect demand for water to grow the trees that form the raw material for pulp. The water footprint of a final paper product is the sum of the water footprints in the forestry and the industrial stages. The water footprint during the forestry stage contains both a green and blue component. The UPM-Kymmene Corporation, a Finnish pulp, paper and timber manufacturer, was the first in its sector to publish a detailed study on the water footprint of paper.
