17 Jan 2022. A new synergy for creating an industrial development model that is sustainable in economic and environmental terms. This is the partnership between Enel X, the innovative global business line of Enel Group, and Lucart, one of Europe's leading paper manufacturers, known for its Tenderly, Grazie Natural and Tutto Pannocarta brands, among others, which has chosen to embark on an ambitious project to reduce the climate-changing emissions of its production plants. The first step will be the installation of a 3 MWp photovoltaic plant in the Diecimo factory, in the province of Lucca, which will generate over 3 GWh of green energy a year achieving a reduction of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere equal to 1,160 tonnes per year.
“The agreement with Lucart demonstrates once again how important it is for Enel X to provide cutting-edge technologies to the country's most important companies to make their production sites more cost-effective and sustainable", said Augusto Raggi, Head of Enel X Italy. "This partnership is only the first step of a long-term project that we are sure will become the benchmark for the entire paper industry, which is a pride for our country and a strategic sector for our business”.
“We have always been very mindful of how we produce the electricity and heat we need to manufacture and convert paper into the hygiene products that we use every day at home and at work. This is why we sought out a top-level partner such as Enel X to work alongside us in all our plants to find the best technological solutions and successfully proceed on our path to decarbonisation," said Massimo Pasquini, CEO of the Lucart Group. "The photovoltaic plant we are going to build in Diecimo will be one of the largest private-owned ones ever installed in Tuscany and will be a further reason of pride for our company”.
Enel X will operate at the Lucart plants on several aspects of the company's production chain, which in the future will include the installation of additional renewable energy plants. Integrated solutions dedicated to the paper industry and its supply chain are also being studied, covering distributed generation, flexibility, energy efficiency, decarbonisation and sustainable mobility.
About Lucart
Lucart, a leading company in Europe in the production of tissue paper products (paper items for daily use such as toilet paper, kitchen paper, napkins, tablecloths, handkerchiefs etc.), airlaid products and MG paper, was founded in 1953 by the Pasquini Family. The company's production activities are distributed over 3 Business Units (Business to Business, Away from Home and Consumer) operating in the development and sales of products with brands such as Tenderly, Tutto, Grazie Natural and Smile (Consumer area), Lucart Professional, Tenderly Professional, Fato and Velo (Away from Home area).
Lucart's production capacity exceeds 395,000 tonnes/year of paper on 12 paper machines.
Its consolidated turnover amounts to more than €500 million, with more than 1,600 employees in 10 production plants (five in Italy, one in France, one in Hungary, two in Spain and one in UK) and one Logistics Center in Italy.
Lucart is part of the United Nations Global Compact Network Italy and since 2018 has been a member of the Ellen MacArhur Foundation, the international organization leading the transition to the circular economy.
Enel X Global Retail is the Enel Group global business line that offers services designed to accelerate innovation and drive the energy transition. A world leader in advanced energy solutions, Enel X Global Retail manages services such as demand response for 7.7 GW of total capacity globally and 195 MW of installed storage capacity worldwide. Through its advanced solutions, including energy management and financial services Enel X Global Retail provides each partner with a user-friendly and customised ecosystem of technology platforms and consulting services, focused on the principles of sustainability and circular economy to provide people, communities, institutions and companies with an alternative model that is respectful of the environment and integrates technological innovation into everyday life. All solutions have the power to transform decarbonisation, electrification and digitisation targets into sustainable actions for everyone to build a more sustainable and efficient world together.