Mayr Melnhof Karton

Mayr Melnhof Karton, headquartered in AT, operates in the Paper and paper products industry. In 2025, the company reported total carbon emissions of approximately 2.16 billion kg CO2e. This includes Scope 1 emissions of around 758.5 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (market-based) of about 88.85 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalling approximately 1.32 billion kg CO2e. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions were purchased goods and services (around 929.01 million kg CO2e), fuel and energy-related activities (approximately 257.92 million kg CO2e), and waste generated in operations (about 121.43 million kg CO2e).

Looking at previous years, in 2024, Mayr Melnhof Karton's total emissions were approximately 2.45 billion kg CO2e, comprising Scope 1 emissions of around 880.12 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (market-based) of about 76.91 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 1.49 billion kg CO2e. In 2023, the company reported Scope 3 emissions of roughly 1.46 billion kg CO2e. For 2022, Scope 3 emissions were approximately 2.48 billion kg CO2e. In 2019, the total emissions were about 4.86 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at approximately 1.46 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 (market-based) at about 601.27 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at around 2.81 billion kg CO2e.

Mayr Melnhof Karton has set ambitious climate commitments. The company is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. They also aim to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 50.4% by 2031 from a 2019 base year. Furthermore, they plan to reduce Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 58.1% per unit of value added by 2031, also against a 2019 base year, with a long-term target of a 90% reduction by 2050. These targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with a 1.5°C warming trajectory.