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August 6, 2010 Nippon Paper plans CHP biomass plant at its Port Angeles Mill New stateoftheart boiler and 20MW turbine generator. Creates 20 new forest jobs. Nippon Paper Group, Tokyo Japan announced today the board approval of a new Green Energy Project at its Port Angeles, WA paper mill. The new boiler will replace the mill’s existing 50 year old boiler, produce 20MW of renewable power and create 20 new forest jobs. The plant is capable of being powered by 100% biomass. This will be a combined heat and power (CHP) project which is the sequential production of two forms of useful energy from a single fuel source. The steam will spin the turbinegenerator and the thermal energy will be used for paper production. The announcement was made by Harold Norlund, Port Angeles Mill Manager. “We are grateful for the privilege of making paper in this community for nearly 90 years. Today we announce the investment of $71 million dollars in our community. The cogeneration of steam and electricity from this project will take our business to a new and more sustainable level and allow us to continue to improve our paper making business.” Earlier this year, Nippon Paper Industries USA (NPIUSA) was selected by State Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) as one of four Forest Biomass Initiative partners to utilize forest residuals from State lands for green energy projects on a pilot basis. Rep. Kevin Van De Wege, DSequim, was a key sponsor of HB2481 passed by the legislature this last session. The bill allows the DNR to study the capabilities of Washington’s forests to supply forest slash and other forest biomass for renewable energy projects and to partner on forest biomass for demonstration projects. The DNR’s initiative will develop the State’s ability to support bioenergy and biofuel projects with forest resources. “This project will create over 20 new jobs in our community through the harvesting of forest residual biomass that would otherwise be left in the woods or burned in slash piles. Our forest residual supply partners will be able to meet the additional supply through innovation and expansion of their existing businesses. This will benefit not only our business but also those of the surrounding community” said Harold Norlund. The project will result in design and construction jobs in foundation, boiler and building construction at the Port Angeles mill. The mill’s original main boiler was built in the 1950’s and is fueled by oil and biomass. The new boiler will produce more steam than the previous one, enough to supply the paper mill and a 20MW turbine generator. The power produced by this boiler will be sold as renewable energy that meets the requirements of the renewable energy portfolio standards passed in many

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    August 6, 2010 

 

Nippon Paper plans CHP biomass plant at its Port Angeles Mill New state‐of‐the‐art boiler and 20MW turbine generator. Creates 20 new forest jobs.  Nippon Paper Group, Tokyo Japan announced today the board approval of a new Green Energy Project at its Port Angeles, WA paper mill.  The new boiler will replace the mill’s existing 50 year old boiler, produce 20MW of  renewable power and  create 20 new  forest  jobs.   The plant  is capable of being powered by 100% biomass.   This will be a combined heat and power  (CHP) project which  is  the  sequential  production  of  two  forms of  useful  energy  from  a  single  fuel source.    The  steam will  spin  the  turbine‐generator  and  the  thermal  energy will  be  used  for paper production.  The announcement was made by Harold Norlund, Port Angeles Mill Manager.  “We are grateful for the privilege of making paper  in this community  for nearly 90 years.   Today we announce the  investment  of  $71 million  dollars  in  our  community.    The  co‐generation  of  steam  and electricity  from  this  project will  take  our  business  to  a  new  and more  sustainable  level  and allow us to continue to improve our paper making business.”  Earlier this year, Nippon Paper Industries USA (NPIUSA) was selected by State Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) as one of four Forest Biomass Initiative partners to utilize forest residuals from State lands for green energy projects on a pilot basis.  Rep. Kevin Van De Wege, D‐Sequim, was a key sponsor of HB‐2481 passed by  the  legislature  this  last  session.   The bill allows  the DNR  to  study  the capabilities  of  Washington’s  forests  to  supply  forest  slash  and  other  forest  biomass  for renewable energy projects and to partner on forest biomass for demonstration projects.   The DNR’s  initiative will develop the State’s ability to support bioenergy and biofuel projects with forest resources.    “This project will create over 20 new  jobs  in our community  through  the harvesting of  forest residual biomass that would otherwise be left in the woods or burned in slash piles.  Our forest residual  supply  partners will  be  able  to meet  the  additional  supply  through  innovation  and expansion of their existing businesses.  This will benefit not only our business but also those of the  surrounding  community”  said  Harold  Norlund.    The  project  will  result  in  design  and construction jobs in foundation, boiler and building construction at the Port Angeles mill.   The mill’s original main boiler was built in the 1950’s and is fueled by oil and biomass.  The new boiler will produce more steam than the previous one, enough to supply the paper mill and a 20MW turbine generator.  The power produced by this boiler will be sold as renewable energy that meets  the  requirements  of  the  renewable  energy  portfolio  standards  passed  in many

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States, including I‐937 passed by Washington voters.  Since 2000, NPIUSA has steadily reduced its dependence upon fossil fuels, and resultant carbon emissions per ton of paper, by 88%.  The new  co‐generation  (CHP)  project  allows  further  reductions  of  fossil  fuels  responsible  for greenhouse  gas  emissions  and  also  results  in  improved  air  quality  because  of  the  newest emission control technologies.    NPIUSA operates a 155,000  ton per year  lightweight uncoated mechanical paper mill  in Port Angeles, WA producing paper  for  telephone directories and other commercial products  from recycled old newspapers and telephone directories and  locally available residual sawmill fiber.  These  paper  products  can  be  chain‐of‐custody  certified  as  sustainable  to  either  Forest Stewardship Council  (FSC) or Programme  for  the Endorsement of Forest Certifications  (PEFC).  Wood products originating  from sustainably managed and certified  forests and  recycled  fiber that meet  the  FSC or PEFC  standards  are  authorized  to use  the  label.    The mill has been  in existence since 1920 and has 200 employees.  It will be celebrating its 90th anniversary later this year.  Mill Manager Harold Norlund stated there  is much support for the project from the Local and National AWPPW Union, elected officials, the City of Port Angeles, businesses and residents in the area.  “The confidence that Nippon Paper Group has in our abilities in the Port Angeles Mill is truly appreciated.   We will pay back that trust by running a responsible operation that pays dividends to our company and community.”  The project will commence construction once all applicable environmental studies and permits are  in place  later  this year.   The new boiler  is expected  to be ready  for  testing  in  the second quarter of 2012.                                       More Information: Harold Norlund, Mill Manager, [email protected] Aaron Toso, Washington DNR, [email protected]