Innovation management
Topic management
Processes related to innovation are managed by the Corporate Innovation Committee, made up of directors who decide on main actions and determine projects. Each business unit has its own subcommittees to make decisions on local initiatives.
Klabin uses collaborative mechanisms to build its R&D initiatives, such as pitch days to attract startups, open challenges, partnerships with universities and research centers, intrapreneurship initiatives, and projects with customers and suppliers.
Progress in Superar (Surpass)
The year 2024 was marked by the revision of Klabin’s Superar (Surpass) accreditation scheme, which provides an example of transformation through innovation. Based on well-established market certification processes, it incorporates additional ESG elements relevant to Klabin. The reformulation was carried out by a committee of employees, which prioritized the organization and implementation of processes based on unified premises, indicators, and methodological guidelines. The process led to the following results:
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The standardization of parameters to measure Superar’s progress at each site;
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The creation of methodological guides;
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Cross-functional audits (whereby an employee who works in the Corrugated Cardboard area evaluates a Paper operation, for example, promoting the exchange of experiences);
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Links between the Superar accreditation scheme and indicators for plants and Klabin as a whole (such as life-changing injuries, production volume and cost reduction). In practice, if a site does not perform well in relation to these targets, it will not be eligible to receive this certification.
Another highlight was the training of 39 internal auditors, including managers, coordinators, specialists and analysts, to award Superar accreditation. These professionals attended synchronous virtual classes taught by instructors from Carlos Alberto Vanzolini Foundation, an institution created and led by professors from the Production Engineering Department at the Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo (University of São Paulo Polytechnic School). They also took part in pilot audits carried out at the following sites: Monte Alegre and Ortigueira (Paraná), Lages and Correia Pinto (Santa Catarina), Piracicaba Corrugated Cardboard and Angatuba (São Paulo), and Goiana Industrial Paper Sacks and Goiana Corrugated Cardboard (Pernambuco).
In 2025, this group will put its knowledge into practice during evaluations that will take place at all plants to measure their maturity in line with the Superar methodology, following the new parameters. This self-assessment process is important for identifying areas for improvement and optimizing deliveries. An significantly increase effect is expected in the sharing of knowledge related to the best practices encouraged by Superar.
R$181 million
in gains* for the Company
39 employees
trained to act as internal auditors
* During 2024
International certification
In 2024, Lages and Itajaí plants, both in Santa Catarina, received a Category A Excellence Award from the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM), a Japanese organization that audits companies all over the world. This recognition underscores the Company’s advances in operational efficiency and application of the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) methodology.
