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Company Snapshot - 2007

The Role of Filterpaper in Sustainabilitea Fabrice Werner Business Unit Sales Director Glatfelter Composite Fibers Business Unit. Company Snapshot - 2007. Budgeted Sales: ~$1.14 billion

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Company Snapshot - 2007

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  1. The Role of Filterpaper in SustainabiliteaFabrice WernerBusiness Unit Sales DirectorGlatfelter Composite Fibers Business Unit

  2. Company Snapshot - 2007 • Budgeted Sales: ~$1.14 billion • Key Offerings: Papers for tea bags, coffee filters, trade book publishing, specialized envelopes, postage stamps, overlay papers, digital imaging applications and carbonless products • Production Capacity: ~782k short tons per annum • Production Facilities: Seven production facilities strategically located in the U.S., Europe & Philippines • Timberlands: ~75,000 acres (owned & managed) located in U.S. • Employees: ~3,700 (~ 1,000 Composite Fibers) • Founded: 1864 • Headquarters: York, Pennsylvania • Stock Exchange: NYSE, Symbol: GLT

  3. #4 – Leadership positions in 4 market segments #3 – 3 modern facilities in Germany, France & UK with world-leading incline wire capabilities #2 – Merger of 2 world leaders in the tea & coffee market #1 – One Company, One Culture, One Brand (1) Composite Fibers Business Unit Composite Fibers Overview

  4. Gernsbach, Germany Africa America: North America: Central & South Europe: UK & Ireland Europe: South & West Europe: North & Central Europe: East Middle East Asia: Indian Asia: Pacific Global Presence Customer Base

  5. Global Leadership in Beverage Markets • The Global leader in non-heat seal and heat seal teabag filter paper • The European leader in metallized paper for beer label • The Global leader in heat seal coffee filter paper

  6. The Sustainability / Biodegradability Trend

  7. Environmental Awareness is Increasing in the Food Sector • Nestlé study on consumer habits in Western Europe:51% like products with additional inherent health benefits • Low price ranks fifth in importance to consumers:preceded by taste, variety, affects on health, andbiodegradability/Environmental products • 45% do not feel well-informed on food products and their impact on the environment

  8. Reasons for Purchasing Environmentally-Friendly, Organic, and Alternative Foods Source: ZMP Zentrale Markt- und Preisberichtsstelle (a central market and price reporting center for farming and forestry products) Attitudes and Consumer Profiles

  9. Consumers Support 100% Biodegradable Packaging • How do you like the idea of replacing the traditional plastic bags by 100% biodegradable packages? • Source: IBAW – Interessengemeinschaft Biologisch Abbaubare Werkstoffe e.V.

  10. Tea Filter Paper & Sustainability?

  11. Question – Tea leaves & banana?

  12. Answer – Abaca Abaca is a long and natural fiber used in the manufacturing of long fiber papers used in tea bag

  13. The Tea Bag Papers from anEnvironmental Perspective Non-Heat sealable tea bag papers Approx. 75% biodegradable natural fibers Heat-sealable tea bag papers 100% biodegradable natural fibers Approx. 25% synthetic polymer fibers Approx. 90% o f all raw materials used in teabag paper are biodegradable and from a sustainable source

  14. GLT answers to Sustainability

  15. Certification of Wood Pulp Suppliers • Glatfelter is engaged in new initiatives to insure that in the near future all it‘s wood pulp suppliers are certified in meeting good forestry practices and sustainable forest management

  16. DYNAGREEN – A solution to improve sustainability • Conventional heat-sealable tea bag papers (polymer fibers) • Up to 65% to 85% biodegradable • 15% to 35% polymer fibers – non- biodegradable • New: DYNAGREEN 100% biodegradable heat-sealable teabag paper • 100% biodegradable polymer figers • Conventional heat-sealable tea filter papers

  17. Conclusion

  18. Conclusion • Environmental responsibility is one of Glatfelter’s core value • Member of Paper Industry Climate Change • On-going actions to Certified Pulp • Glatfelter currently offers nhs teabag materials that are 100% biodegradable and produced with sustainable materials (abaca, pulp,…) • Glatfelter continues to work on hs teabag material solution that are 100% biodegradable – Dynagreen is a first response to the issue of biodegradability and sustainability for hs teabag material

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