Jun 01, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Holmen's paper mill in Madrid, Spain, has received an award from the community of Madrid for its extensive environmental work, as Nordic Paper Journal reported. "We are naturally proud to receive this recognition of our comprehensive environmental work," said Mikael Wirén, Mill Manager of Holmen Paper Madrid. "We work efficiently with renewable and recyclable resources in our manufacturing process, while always maintaining respect for people and the future." Freshwater is in short supply in Spain. Holmen Paper’s development work in partnership with water supplier Canal de Isabel II and Complutense University of Madrid has led to a future where the paper mill will be able to use recycled water instead of purified drinking water in its manufacturing process. This will make the mill the first in Europe to make paper based only on recycled water and recovered paper.