Pioneers in sectorial policy for energy efficiency

Pulp and paper producers, together with the National Confederation of Industry Brazil (CNI), are preparing an action plan that focuses especially on energy expenses. The main objective of the project is to discover in which areas of industry is there potential for greater energy efficiency and, if there are projects focusing on this, why they aren't being put into practice. Rodrigo Garcia, coordinator of CNI's National Energy Efficiency Program for the Industrial Sector, says that energy is a resource like others in production, but in the last few years its cost has been increasing considerably, particularly electrical energy. Francisco Razzolini, Klabin's Director of Projects, Industrial Technology and Procurement, also says that it is important that companies conduct energy conservation and productivity programs as a first step, since those that do not become up-to-date will seriously compromise their competitiveness.