Annual Report 2012 - Investor Relations

Consumer Goods17The good news and the bad newsAs Gloria Wegmüller is leaving the office where sheworks as a solicitor on Tuesday evening, her mobilerings. “Wegmüller.” “Buona sera, Gloria. It’s GianniGreco. I still owe you an answer.” “Hi Gianni,” Gloria replies.“Have you found out any more?” Gianni proudlyresponds, “Ma certo. I rang my most important supplierin Tuscany and I’ve got three bits of news for you, onebad and two good. Which would you like first?”“The bad news first, of course,” replies Gloria. “Youwere right,” Gianni says, “PFOA is used very often inmanufacturing packaging and labels that must be waterand grease-resistant. But now here’s the good news,”Gianni rejoices. “My supplier was aware of the problemquite early on. He uses an innovative paper from theCham Paper Group that doesn’t contain the chemical, butstill retains the desired properties. The so-called CarcoatRepella paper will soon come into use more and more.And that brings us on to the second piece of good news:from the end of 2014, the use of PFOA will be banned inmany countries!” “That really is good news,” says a delightedGloria and warmly thanks Gianni Greco. After theconversation over the phone, she puts her mobile awayand makes her way jauntily towards the train station.Carcoat Repella O4Thanks to its streamlined structures, its proximityto the market and an innovative research anddevelopment department, the Cham Paper Grouphas managed to replace the chemical Perfluorooctanoicacid (PFOA) more rapidly than other suppliers,with its Carcoat Repella O4 speciality paper.Carcoat Repella O4 is mainly used for labels onre-usable bottles for drinks and oils. And crucially,the paper can be printed on, metallised, coated,stamped and embossed.“Our supplier uses an innovative paper from the Cham PaperGroup that doesn’t contain the harmful chemical.”