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Forestry Certification

KapStone Charleston Kraft, LLC – Charleston, SC

  • Charleston Paper Mill and Summerville Lumber Mill have Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Fiber Sourcing and Chain of Custody (CoC) certification under:
  • Charleston Paper Mill and Summerville Lumber Mill have Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) Chain of Custody certification under:
  • Charleston Paper Mill and Summerville Lumber Mill have Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody and Controlled Wood (CW) certification under:
  • Wood Procurement System is certified to the SFI Standard 2005–2009
  • KapStone Forest Management Program (KFM) is certified to the American Forest Foundation Standards of Sustainability for the Forest Certification of Private Lands
    • Program to assist independent forest land owners
    • KapStone Foresters support land owners in the proper management of their forest
    • American Tree Farm Certificate Number: NSF-ATFP-C0028095
    • Approved June 02, 2009
  • Charleston Paper Mill and Summerville Lumber Mill purchase wood from MWV and independent forest land owners
    • MWV forest land is SFI certified – Certificate Number: BVC–SFIS–180496
    • Independent forest land owners may be certified by SFI or American Tree Farm System

SFI Certification News Release ( May 26, 2009 )
PEFC Certification News Release ( June 10, 2009 )
FSC Certification News Release ( June 23, 2009 )
ATFS Certification News Release ( June 29, 2009 )