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Clearly structured innovation process
The entire field of idea management at NEUSIEDLER is in the hands of the
Innovation competence center, which is also responsible for the development of
new products and processes. In 2003, NEUSIEDLER again implemented a number
of initiatives in product innovation, including the expansion of the multifunctional
IQ office paper range, which enjoys great success in the market. In the
development of new products, NEUSIEDLER attaches great importance to collaboration
with external research institutions and regular monitoring of advances
in technology.
Promising ideas and innovations are evaluated in a multi-stage process
and given ”innovation points“, which are then used to calculate a Group-wide
“NEUSIEDLER Innovation Indicator” documenting the innovative strength of the
company. Within the framework of PUSHING THE LIMITS, NEUSIEDLER has set
itself the ambitious target of doubling this indicator every 18 months.
Fresh water and energy saving in pulp washing
In addition to wood and other raw materials, the production of paper and
pulp also requires tremendous energy and water consumption. Numerous suggestions
by the NEUSIEDLER staff thus aim at reducing the consumption of
these resources. One of the NEUSIEDLER SCP staff members made an excellent
suggestion relating to pulp production.
The original idea centred on the reduction of the amount of water used in the
pulp washing process. He suggested replacing the fresh water originally used
for the dilution of the pulp by the wash filtrate already contained in the system.
This proposal was tested by experts and the result turned out to be a twofold
success: With the wash filtrate being considerably warmer than fresh water, the
conversion yielded not only a considerable reduction in the need for fresh water
but also a remarkable saving in energy.
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