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CupCyclingTM

A Virtuous Circle

www.cropper.com

COMPANY OVERVIEW

TURNOVER £96.3m

6th GENERATION FAMILYBUSINESS STARTED IN 1845

OVER 550 EMPLOYEES

EXPORTS TO OVER50 COUNTRIES

NETWORK OF GLOBAL SALESAND PRODUCTION FACILITIESFROM EUROPE TO THE FAR EAST

PROVIDING LOCALCUSTOMER SERVICE TOINTERNATIONAL CLIENTS

PHIL WILDCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

MARK CROPPERCHAIRMAN

Advanced materials and speciality paper group

TECHNICAL FIBRE PRODUCTS

Manufacturer of high performance nonwoven materials. Applications include structural and surface engineering of composites, fire protection, thermal insulation and fuel cells.

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JAMES CROPPER 3D PRODUCTS

COLOURFORMTM is a sustainable alternative to plastic in packaging. Made using renewable and recycled fibres, it is bespoke in colour and form, easily recyclable and naturally biodegradable.

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JAMES CROPPER PAPER

Custom speciality papermaker and converter. The business is renowned globally for coloured papers that support industries from luxury packaging to framing and digital imaging.

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GLOBAL LOCATIONS

CORE CAPABILITIES

COLOUR

The James Cropper colour lab is renowned worldwide. We work with colour in a way that pushes the creative and technical boundaries of paper and other pulp-based products – enabling innovation in a wide range of sectors.

FIBRE INNOVATION

As market leaders in fibre innovation we focus on the development of specialised and sustainable fibre streams, from cellulose fibre upcycling to nonwoven fibres that reduce fossil fuel consumption.

SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. We continually innovate to create products for a sustainable future. We work hard to minimise our own impact on the environment and that of our supply chain.

COMMUNITY SUPPORTAward winning Burneside CommunityEnergy initiative generating clean,

GREEN electricity and enables

local residents to benefit frominvestment in renewable energy

RAW MATERIALS100% of our Raw Material

Fibres are ethically sourced

RE-USING COCOA SHELLA by-product of chocolateproduction, substitutes the useof virgin fibre & materials, creatingstrong, sustainable, speciality papers

CUPCYCLING™Turning take-away cups into beautifulpapers. Capacity to upcycle fibres

from 0.5 billion cups per year

SUSTAINABILITY AT THE HEART OF EVERTHING WE DO

WASTE MANAGEMENTLean Six Sigma MethodologyVirtually ZERO waste from site to

landfill. Recovered fibre from wastewatertreatment is composted on local farms

95% of all production waste is repurposed

within the manufacturing process

1500 tonnes of Post Consumer Waste

(PCW) used in paper production every year

WATER90% is recycled on machine and returned

clean to the SSSI river which supports rarewhite-clawed crayfish and freshwater mussels

As a user of water in our manufacturingprocess, our focus is on maximising itsuse and the return of clean safe water tothe catchment

We make real investments to reduce the materials we consume, to minimise waste and capture the full value of all of the resources we use both in manufacturing, and in the end use of the products we create.

ENERGYPrimary Energy consumption has

been REDUCED BY 24%by recycling energy & heat recoverythrough the Combined Heat & Power plant

Annual generation of

200,000 kWh through

on-site installation of Solar panels

Annual generation of

376,000 kWh from

Hydroelectric Power Scheme

LIGHTWEIGHTINGNonwoven carbon fibre that reducesfossil fuel consumption in theautomotive and aerospace industries

FOREST CERTIFICATIONS - PEFC

Certification is one way in which our customers are able to recognise the environmentally responsible manufacturing process that we and our suppliers operate.

It is our policy to purchase certified woodpulp, and have been certified to PEFC ® chain of custody since 2006.

PEFC® - Certificate no. BMT-PEFC-0252

Why CupCyclingTM ?

250 BILLION paper cups used globally every year

2.5 BILLION in the UK alone

PLASTIC and FIBRE combination is DIFFICULT to recycle

End of life for cups LANDFILL or INCINERATION

At James Cropper we identified the HIGH QUALITY, valuable fibre contained in a cup

So we developed the TECHNOLOGY to separate the paper fibre from the plastic

And PARTNERSHIPS to collect and deliver used cups to our mill

To deliver a CIRCULAR ECONOMY SOLUTION to paper cup waste and safeguarding the environment

The CupCyclingTM Process

How it works

Waste management companies collect, sort and bale the used cups and deliver to our mill

Coffee retailers, department stores, offices and airports, to name a few, provide cup collection stations

Award-winning innovation in the news

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Closed Loop solution for Selfridges

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Selfridges is the first major high street retailer to pioneer the use of CupCyclingTM technology, as part of their ‘Buying Better, Inspiring Change’ business approach

Unique Closed Loop solution

Tailor Made product manufactured using CupCyclingtechnology

Cups collected from Selfridges Offices and Department Stores

Upcycled into yellow paper for PEFC certified shopping bags

Due to the high quality of the cup fibre there is no compromise to the iconic colour and quality of the distinctive yellow shopping bags

How to get involved

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The partnerships established this year to tackle the issue of single-use coffee cups, are a shining example of collaboration at its best

Despite the CupCycling™ facility’s capability to upcycle 500 million cups per year, at the moment we’re using a fraction of its capacity to give coffee cups another life

The secret to a more sustainable future for coffee cups lies in a collective commitment and joined-up approach across society –from consumers, retailers, waste management companies, local authorities, the Government and beyond

If you are a waste management company, retailer looking to recycle paper cups or brand looking for a unique packaging solution please contact us at www.cupcycling.co.uk to find out how you can get involved

What is Colourform?

• Moulded fibre packaging - the latest sustainable paper innovation from James Cropper

• Plastic-free packaging

• Used across a wide range of product categories from cosmetics to consumer electronics

• Using renewable natural fibres from well managed forests, and high quality recycled fibres from our own world-class reclaimed fibre plant, including used coffee cups, our packaging is renewable, recyclable and biodegradable

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We believe in helping brands use packaging creatively, and we continually innovate to make sure they can do that, sustainably.

Phil Wild, CEO

CupCyclingTM and ColourformTM

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And now…CupCycling™ for Colourform™. You can choose to use high quality recycled fibres from used coffee cups to make your packaging.

What this means for you is…

• The use of the CupCyclingTM logo on ColourformTM products

• A unique sustainability story that can be communicated to your consumers and the

wider market

• Added value and market differentiation

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