Wood Raw Material Procurement Policy

Wood Raw Material Procurement Policy
Procurement Philosophy

Wood used in making paper is a resource of excellent reproducibility.
In procuring wood raw material, Oji Paper pursues green procurement to acquire resources
grown through sustainable forest management.
Procurement Guidelines
1. Expand procurement of wood from certified forests

Oji Paper will work to acquire certification for all forests in our overseas tree plantation operations. When
procuring material from third-party sources, Oji Paper will give priority to wood from certified forests and
actively encourage suppliers of non-certified wood to seek forest certification.
2. Increase use of plantation trees
Oji Paper will increase the proportion of plantation trees used as raw material by increasing the volume
of self-supplied plantation trees through an expansion of our overseas plantations and by increasing the
amount of plantation trees purchased from third-party sources.
3. Utilize unused wood effectively
Oji Paper will pursue the effective use of sawmill residue, thinned wood, and other unused wood
resources as a means of making full and complete use of resources.
4. Ensure raw material traceability
Oji Paper will work to trace the origin of wood raw material and confirm that it was produced from well-
managed forests. Oji Paper will be particularly vigilant about not purchasing wood from illegal logging.
To this end, Oji Paper will ensure raw material traceability through ongoing surveys of the raw material
production and forest management methods of the suppliers from whom Oji Paper purchases wood raw
material. Oji Paper will encourage suppliers to obtain information on the origin of raw materials and to
increase their level of accuracy. Oji Paper will also audit traceability survey processes.
5. Disclose information
Oji Paper will release an annual progress summary on the implementation of these procurement
guidelines.
Supplemental Information
The objective of sustainable forest management is to achieve environmentally, socially, and economically
sound forest management.
・Environmental sustainability : Preserve biodiversity, ecological processes, and ecosystems.
・Social sustainability : Sustain human society, which relies on forests.
・Economic sustainability : Sustain the viability of companies and communities that rely on
forests.
Objective criteria and indicators have been established for evaluating sustainable forest management for
regions with similar natural conditions and social backgrounds; for example, the Japanese government
participates in the Montreal Process.
Forest certification entails a defined process of evaluation and certification by independent third-party
organizations that a forest is well managed according to sustainable forest management criteria.
Internationally recognized forest certification schemes include the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC),
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC), and the Sustainable Forestry
Initiative (SFI). The Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council (SGEC) is the locally recognized forest
certification scheme in Japan.
Figure 1. Composition of Wood Chips Procurement

* Procurement volume to increase 1.3-fold between FY 2004 and FY 2011, imported wood chips to account for 78%
Domestic hardwood
3%
FY 2004
Imported hardwood Imported Domestic softwood
58% softwood 24%
15%
FY 2011
Plan Imported hardwood Imported Domestic softwood
66% softwood
12% 19%
Domestic hardwood
3%
Note: The FY 2011 plan includes wood raw material procured for a new plant in China.
Figure 2. Increase plan in plantation trees and certified wood for imported chips
* Increase plantation trees 1.5-fold between FY 2004 and FY 2011.
Procure low-quality, natural forest wood after confirming the resources were grown through
sustainable forest management.
Low-grade,
FY 2004 Plantation trees
natural trees
72%
19%
Oji Paper Sawmill
plantations residue
(8%) 9%
FY 2011 Oji Paper Plantation trees Low-grade,

plantations natural trees
Plan (16%) 81%
13%
Sawmill
residue
6%
* Increase certified forest wood apploximately six-fold between FY 2004 and FY 2011.
Certified
forest Non-certified wood
FY 2004 wood 85%
15%
FY 2011 Oji Paper Certified forest wood Non-certified wood

plantations
Plan (16%) 65% 35%
Figure 3. Expansion plan of Oji Paper`s overseas plantation

* Expand overseas plantations. Target increase from current 200,000 ha to 300,000 ha in FY 2010.
* Increase overseas plantations by 2.1-fold between FY 2004 and FY 2011.
* Self-supply about 40% of imported wood chips when all of plantations reach harvestable age.
FY 2004 140,000 ha
FY 2011
300,000 ha
Plan
Figure 4. Diagram of Wood Raw Material Procurement Process
Sawmill residual
chips
Imported wood chips
• Oji Paper has representatives in the main countries from
which it imports wood chips. Sawmills Public forests
• These representatives inspect shipments, advise on quality, Round wood
chips
and meet with suppliers.
• When wood chips are loaded to ship, raw material origins,
Chip mills Logging
forest management methods, and other details are Outside procurement contractors Private forests
confirmed and a traceability report is prepared.
(Nine overseas plantation companies and about 30 suppliers) Chip suppliers
(Annual shipments of about 200 ships)
Round wood Chip mills Pulpwood Logging Suppliers' s

chips contractors forests
Oji Paper
Via trading
companies Trading
companies Sawmill residual Sawmills
chips
Oji Paper overseas plantation companies

Paper mills Head office
Direct
transactions Round wood Chip mills Pulpwood Logging Overseas
chips contractors plantations
Domestic wood chips

• Procurement of domestic wood chips is handled by Oji
Forest & Products.
• Oji Forest & Products has representatives in major cities
across Japan to meet with suppliers.
• Raw material origins, forest management methods, and
other details are confirmed and traceability reports are
prepared on a regular basis.
(About 700 suppliers)
Sawmill residual Sawmills Round wood
chips markets Public forests
Trading
Oji Paper Head office companies
Round wood Logging

Chip mills Pulpwood contractors
Oji Forest & chips Private forests
Products
Round wood
brokers Oji Paper forests
Paper mills Chip mills
* Saw mill residual chips are traced through to sawmills from the perspective of effectively utilizing unused wood.
If particular problems arise origins of residual chips is trced back further.
* The trade contracts between Oji Paper and its suppliers state clearly that wood from illegal logging shall not be purchased.

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1. Expand procurement of wood from certified forests

Figure 1. Composition of Wood Chips Procurement

FY 2011 Oji Paper Plantation trees Low-grade,

FY 2011 Oji Paper Certified forest wood Non-certified wood

Figure 3. Expansion plan of Oji Paper`s overseas plantation

Figure 4. Diagram of Wood Raw Material Procurement Process

Round wood Chip mills Pulpwood Logging Suppliers' s

Oji Paper overseas plantation companies

Domestic wood chips

Round wood Logging

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