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February-March, 2019

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Fibremarx Papers Pvt. Ltd.: Quality Infusion Into Recycled-Fiber-Based W&P Paper....18

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Nine Dragons Paper Signs MoU to Set up Paper Unit in Maharashtra....40

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• UPM is Building New Ecosystems of Wood-Based Biomedical Solutions ............56 • Raninga Paper Mills to Setup 25 TPD Tissue Paper Plant Near Ahmedabad .........57

Wood Pulp – The New Cotton for the Garment Industry?............24

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• Nestlé Launches New Nesquik All Natural Cocoa Powder in Recyclable Paper Pouch...58 • Cascades Announces Closure of Two Tissue Paper Machines ......................59 • Mondi Plans EUR 700-800 Million/Annum in Capital Investments for 2019 and 2020 .....59

31 Automation, a Thing Beyond Just Manufacturing Process Control

40 Nine Dragons Paper Signs MoU to Set up Paper Unit in Maharashtra

• ANDRITZ Presents Primescreen X for NextGeneration Screening Performance ...........60 • Valmet to Supply Containerboard Line for GS Paperboard & Packaging in Malaysia....60

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ITC's Paperboard & Specialty Papers Division (ITC-PSPD) is known for its courageous first steps in the realm of pioneering technologies, and its Bhardrachalam unit is one integrated edifice of many such initiatives, latest of which is the India's first BCTMP mill. The mechanical pulp mill, again a first for India and operational since 2017, reaches substantially closer to PSPD's ambition of becoming 100 percent selfreliant in local fiber.

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TC-PSPD believes in ideas — ideas that always keep it at the leading edge of the Indian pulp and paper industry. This belief is not out of a sense of adventurism, but has always been necessitated by a pragmatic urge to be efficient, innovative, and progressive.

The recently commissioned BCTMP mill at Bhadrachalam unit is the culmination of one such idea that marked the start of a new chapter in India's pulp and paper industry, a chapter of self-reliance in mechanical pulp production.

Bhadrachalam, situated on the banks of Godavari in Telangana, falls in a fertile riparian plain and is suitable for cultivation of crops like cotton, chilli, and paddy. The region's climate is also perfect for fast growing eucalyptus, and one can easily spot numerous eucalyptus plantations dotting the area while approaching the PSPD's Bhadrachalam unit. Today, the region around Bhadrachalam unit has become a prolific ground for PSPD's successful plantation experiments and provides the integrated mill the much needed, high-quality fiber for its packaging operations.

A BCTMP Mill was Needed: The Background The idea of large-scale plantation in the region was PSPD's first step towards independence in matters of virgin pulp, and going for BCTMP unit was another in the same direction and it proved a massive success, so much so that ITC is mulling over expanding the capacity of this mechanical pulp unit.

If we closely look into the decision for setting up a BCTMP mill, it's not a oneoff or an isolated decision taken in haste only to be 'the first'. Everything ensued from the idea of becoming '100

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F•E•A•T•U•R•E percent self-reliant' in wood pulp — the plantation drive, its subsequent growth, and availability of ample eucalyptus wood — all gravitated to the conception of a mechanical pulp mill.

Mr. Makrand Barhanpurkar, Unit Head, ITC-PSPD, Bhadrachalam

Besides, mechanical pulp is a critical ingredient in manufacturing packaging grade board and importing 100,000 tonnes of mechanical pulp every year was a costly business. Mr. Makrand Barhanpurkar, Unit Head, ITCPSPD, Bhadrachalam, says, "There is a gap in demand-supply for this pulp, and no new capacities are being added up globally owing to low-prof it margins. By this strategic investment in a BCTMP plant, we have isolated our business from vulnerability arising out of demand-supply gap and foreign currency fluctuations."

However, becoming self-sufficient in procuring wood from the locality owing to PSPD's successful plantation drive was one of the strongest determiners to go for a mechanical pulp mill.

Today, the plantation covers an area of around 200 km surrounding the unit and over 15,000 farmers supply morethan-adequate wood for mill's pulping operations. ITC-PSPD's clonal research center and farmer contact programs have ensured that not only the right type of eucalyptus are grown, but that farmers also are well benefitted, for example, growing eucalyptus in rows with existing crops like cotton and chilli.

Right BCTMP Mill: Exploring Technology Options Even after the decision was made, ITC took long time in exploring the technology best suited to available wood, plant setup, and product range.

Finding the best technology for mechanical pulping keeping in mind the pulp quality, efficiency, and excellent environmental performance wasn't easy, and it took ITC multiple foreign tours to examine various BCTMP technology alternatives. Mr. Barhanpurkar says, "Our projects team travelled around the world to explore the right BCTMP technology, and eventually gave their decision in favour of Andritz's Pre-conditioning Refiner Chemical Alkaline Peroxide Mechanical Pulping (P-RC APMP) technology, which they have been observing for a long time."

Andritz's BCTMP technology has been under ITC's observation since 2010, followed by a reference visit to China the next year. However, it was only in 2014 in China that ITC was able to experience first-hand the Andritz's latest BCTMP technology, called P-RC APMP. In 2015, at the Springfield pilot plant, ITC carried out extensive trials

with eucalyptus wood species, and the t r i a l e xp e r i e n ce co nv i n ce d t h e management further in favour of this newest pulping technology.

ITC's technological demands were quite stringent and in keeping with the concept of modern mill built around the core of sustainability, quality, efficiency. The zero-effluent concept, m i n i m u m CO D a n d B O D, l o w chemical consumption, low specific energy consumption, etc. were some of the pre-conditions put by ITC that must have been fulfilled by the pulping technology. Added to these, ITC also wanted a technology that would best fit within the existing process technologies to achieve a synergy resulting in l ow m a te r i a l co n s u m p t i o n a n d running costs. Besides, a technology which could give the best process yield with the available eucalyptus hardwood was always a consideration.

For above considerations, Andritz's PRC APMP emerged as a preferred BCTMP technology for the production of high-quality chemi-mechanical pulps from local hardwoods. Besides, The P-RC APMP process is ultimately designed for optimum pulp properties, such as brightness, strength, and bulk.

Chips being transported from chipping facility to pulp mill through conveyors.

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F•E•A•T•U•R•E The process impresses with minimum chemical, energy, and water consumption for all hardwood species.

The vision to install the new mechanical pulp mill was also strongly predicated on utilizing the existing plant technologies without disturbing the ongoing processes. The new unit was to be conceptualized in a manner to achieve an overall technological synergy and chemical balance. For example, using the common chemical recovery was tricky and has proved to be a remarkable success. Today, at Bhadrachalam, chemicals from the BCTMP effluent are recovered in the mill's existing recovery boiler and recausticizing plant, made possible by using oxidized white liquor as an alkali source in the mechanical pulp mill.

Also, black liquor of the integrated kraft pulp mill is evaporated together with BCTMP eff luent and clean condensate is sent back to BCTMP

plant to be used for pulp washing. As a result, the total mill eff luent is considerably low and fresh water consumption minimum.

Uniquely New Technology for India ITC-PSPD installed Andritz's 300 admt/d P-RC APMP mill in the year 2017, and it took around 14 months from contract signing to start-up, i.e.

March 2017. The mill is designed to process 100 percent eucalyptus hardwood with leverage to use 30 percent softwood in its furnish to produce high quality pulp with lower power and chemical demand. As described earlier, the main challenge was to integrate this pulping technology with existing kraft pulping mill without affecting the chemical balance across soda recovery plant, and the objective was realized substantially in the design of the new mill. Mr. K. D. Sharma, General Manager, Pulp

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Mr. K. D. Sharma, General Manager, Pulp Mill, ITC-PSPD, Bhadrachalam

Mill, ITC-PSPD, Bhadrachalam, says, "Integrating the chemical recovery for BCTMP with kraft mill was crucial for us. To achieve this end, the new APMP plant is designed to handle 100 percent oxidized white liquor, in place of caustic, which is required for peroxide bleaching. This helped us to manage and sustain the white liquor's sulfidity, an important factor for maintaining the pulping efficiency."

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F•E•A•T•U•R•E first such BCTMP mill in India, and in the world for many reasons, suited to the mill's demands of flexible production of high-quality pulps at the most economic operating costs, a primary consideration for mills in India.

Mr. K. Rambabu, Chief Manager, Pulp & Recovery, ITC-PSPD

Mr. K. Rambabu, Chief Manager, Pulp & Recovery, ITC-PSPD, says, " It is very important that P-RC APMP technology applies chemicals like oxidized white liquor, sodium hydroxide (NaOH), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in impregnation and after the primary refiner. In the new BCTMP, we use around 70-75 percent of oxidized white liquor, made possible only by this technology and crucial for maintaining an overall chemical balance across pulping and recovery processes.

Andtitz's P-RC APMP mill at Bhadrachalam has many new features, which make this technology avantgarde among other hardwood pulping technologies — features such as the 2stage MC-HC bleaching system, MSD Impressafiner, 2-stage refining process, 6-stage washing process, etc. This is the

For P-RC APMP mill at Bhadrachalam, Andritz has designed the entire process as a single line starting with chip w a s h i n g f o l l owe d b y c h e m i c a l impregnation with the unique MSD Impressafiner. MSD (Modular Screw Device) provides a highly efficient chip compression which opens up chip structure to uptake chemicals in impregnation stage. In the process, dirty liquor is removed because of extreme chip compression and then the chip is opened up before the chemicals are applied in the impregnation stage to enable the maximum penetration of chemical into chip. Mr. A. V. Hari Krishna, Manager, Pulp M i l l O p e r a t i o n s , I T C - P S P D, Bhadrachalam, says, " This MSD Impressafiner is really a unique feature and, I would say, is the heart of the BCTMP unit. The process enables maximum chemical intake to enhance the pre-bleaching mass of the chip.

Efficient chemical impregnation is also useful for equalizing the chip moisture profile and chip bulk density, important for reducing energy requirement

Mr. A. V. Hari Krishna, Manager, Pulp Mill Operations, ITC-PSPD, Bhadrachalam

in subsequent high-consistency (HC) refining stage."

Mr. Sharma further adds, " In particular, with the local eucalyptus woods with its high extractives contents and high dryness, MSD is an important step before refining and bleaching to reach high brightness and keep the chemical consumption low.”

For each mechanical process, refining is one of the most important stages. At ITC's BCTMP unit, there is a highly reliable 2-stage refining process, designed as a single line by Andritz, HC refiner in the first stage and a single stage TwinFlo LC refiner as the second stage. Mr. Sharma describes the process well, saying, "High-consistency (HC) refining converts chips in to pulp followed by low-consistency (LC) refining to improve the pulp quality in

ANDRITZ MSD Impressafiner compresses the chips and thus removes dirty liquor from the chips and opens up the chip structure before the chemicals are applied in the impregnation stage.

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India's biggest refiner. At Bhadrachalam BCTMP mill, there is a 2-stage refining process with an HC refiner in the first stage and a single stage TwinFlo LC refiner as the second stage supplied by Andritz.

terms of fiber development, i.e. improvement in strength index, and control of required freeness depending on board requirements such as low shive levels."

Further explaining the 2-stage refining process, Mr. Hari Krishna says, "There is also an ANDRITZ TwinFlo refiner installed for reject refining. The lowconsistency pressure screening system consists of proven ANDRITZ ModuScreens with highest screening efficiencies to remove shives and undeveloped fibers. In addition, a cleaner system is installed to remove dirt particles and so-called stone cells (or "scleroids"). Mr. Rambabu says, "Heat generated in the HC refiner can be recovered in heat recovery boiler which generates steam which can then used for internal and evaporator heat requirements."

The 2-stage MC-HC bleaching system is located right after the primary refiner, but before secondary refining and screening. Mr. Sharma says, "The 2-stage peroxide bleaching system which consists of MC (mediumconsistency) followed by HC (highconsistency) bleach reactors enables the production of pulp with wide range of brightness from 70 – 80 deg ISO. A washing stage was added before the

f irst bleaching tower to remove detrimental substances and ensure optimum bleaching results and minimum peroxide consumption.”

ITC's BCTMP mill at Bhadrachalam also becomes the first mill in the world to be equipped with 6-stage washing to produce one of the cleanest pulps around. Mr. Rambabu says, "The unique 6-stage washing system enables us to produce superior, clean pulp required for manufacturing various food-grade boards, which ITC offers in

the industry." Mr. Hari Krishna says, "Highly efficient pulp washers (screw presses) clean pulp as well as recover the residual bleach chemicals after HCbleaching stage to be reused in MCbleaching stage. This reduces the overall chemical and water consumption."

Environmental Performance: Beaconing the Future Making mechanical pulp has its own challenges, but it has its boons too,

ITC's BCTMP mill at Bhadrachalam also becomes the first mill in the world to be equipped with 6-stage washing to produce one of the cleanest pulps around.

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F•E•A•T•U•R•E solids from evaporator is mixed with the liquor stream coming from Kraft mill and processed further in soda recovery plant to recover chemicals.

Clean condensate from evaporator is sent back to APMP mill where it is used for pulp washing, thereby reducing the fresh water consumption in APMP." In order to reduce COD and other dissolved substances in the final pulp to a minimum level and also keep the amount of wash water and effluent as low as possible, six counter-current washing stages with ANDRITZ Screw Presses are included. "The 6-stage washing has helped us attain the world record of minimum COD in the final pulp," adds Mr. Burhanpurkar.

A View of the ITC-PSPD's (Bhadrachalam) recovery facility.

especially the beneficial environmental outcomes. First and foremost, while discussing environmental impact, it is pertinent to recall that ITC's mechanical pulp production is strongly rooted in using the local eucalyptus hardwood, which is amply available only because of remarkable success of ITC's plantation drive, which in turn has its own direct environmental benefits in terms of green cover and sequestering carbon.

Besides, in the mill conception, planning, and development stages, environmental concerns like low consumption of power, water and chemical; lowest possible BOD and COD load; lowest possible discharge of

eff luent; and effective zero liquid discharge system were recurrent themes. All these concerns were effectively addressed by Andritz's PRC APMP technology, and the mill has set a world record for any the lowest COD in final pulp.

Bhadrachalam unit has also become one of the first units to implement the zero liquid discharge (ZLD) concept with any feasibility. At the mill, there is no liquid discharge to eff luent treatment plants like conventional APMP mills. ITC has installed specially designed and customized evaporator plant, exclusively for handling lowsolid effluent from APMP mill. Mr. Barhanpurkar says, "Concentrated

Besides, the effluent from the mechanical pulp mill is sent to the mill's integrated kraft mill, where it is evaporated, burned, and chemicals are recovered. After this process, clean condensate and oxidized white liquor are sent back to the BCTMP plant.

Andritz's Heat Recovery System at the plant treats the process steam coming from the HC-refiner to produce clean steam which is then used in the effluent evaporation system.

Mr. Burhanpurkar says, "The new BCTMP mill is a model mill in every aspect, and the mill design is such that almost all by products are processed and channelized back in the system, making us one of the best mills across the globe in terms of environmental performance."

ITC's extensive eucalyptus plantation in the area is reason to now ample hardwood availability at Bhadrachalam facility.

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Quality Infusion Into Recycled-FiberBased W&P Paper Fibremarx Papers has taken some well-informed investment decisions to upgrade its recycled-fiber-based writing-printing paper facility at Kashipur, Uttarakhand. The company has recently installed a film press in PM section and has revamped its pulp section by adding a new disperser and a screening system. The crucial technology overhaul has paid the company good dividends in terms of paper quality outcomes and earning it a niche market.

Fibremarx Papers's next move is to set up a cupstockvariety white board plant, based on 100 percent recycled fiber. The project is in its final stages.

Mr. Jasdeep Singh Goraya, Managing Director, Fibremarx Papers Private Limited.

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xcerpts from Paper Mart's interview with Mr. Jasdeep Singh Goraya, Managing Director, Fibremarx Papers Private Limited:

Paper Mart: To start with, tell us what motivated you for the current expansion and investment in new technology that you are doing?

Jasdeep Singh Goraya: As a recycledfiber-based paper mill, we knew the s i g n i f i c a n ce o f p u l p q u a l i t y i n papermaking. Improving the pulp quality therefore became our first priority which we accomplished by investing in good technologies and installed Cellwood disperser, Andritz

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screening system, and so on. These investments remarkably improved the quality of our pulp. Thereafter, we focused on how to improve the paper quality, especially the surface attributes which could facilitate better printability and runnability. Keeping these ends in mind, we invested in new film press in our writing-printing (W&P) paper machine and the outcome is really what we desired.

Behind these investments, improvement of pulp and paper quality was the major driving force, and the desire to create a niche market for our products was a constant reminder for us to improve the quality. Most of the smalland medium-sized mills don't produce

I•N•T•E•R•V•I•E•W standard products. Fibermarx always wished to make products which are unique in their own way and which have demands of their own, giving us some premium for the quality. With these investments, we are now targeting the niche market where only few mills are operating in the recycled-fiber-based W&P segment. Moreover, in coming years, we look forward to produce A4size paper with much better quality and even expect boost in our production.

PM: Tell us more about this film press that you have installed in W&P paper machine. How did you select the vendor which could fulfill your technical expectations?

JSG: Being a medium-sized paper mill, we are very particular about our budget and have to be careful about where we spend the money. We did extensive research on available alternative to select the best for us in terms of cost and sustainability of technology. It was in this process of technology exploration that Mr. RK Agarwal of MR MAC-TECH, who has long been our trusted adviser, pitched us the idea to visit Henan Dazhi Paper Machinery plant in China.

We were quite impressed by the products and machinery made by Dazhi for their high-end technology and robustness, which are in no way inferior to that of the frontline European machines. Dazhi is one of biggest paper machine manufacturers that operates on an expansive setup. After a thorough research on the company and products, we finalized our machine. The technical team and advisers from Dazhi has been quite cooperative with us in the selection of the machine.

PM: Share with us your experience, right from order finalisation to start-up of the machine.

JSG: The experience was smooth throughout the process, from finalisation of the order to machine installation and to its start-up, nothing bothered us. Film press is quite a sensitive machine and we needed to have a good production line for it because if there are regular breakages on

the line, then film size press would not gel well with the entire system. We rectified our production line first and then installed the film press. After the film press installation, the entire line ran smoothly for one and a half hours without any breakage. The technical team did not allowed us to engage in any other operational activities which might compromise the overall runnability and performance of the film press.

PM: Have you started the commercial production yet after installing the film press? How has been customers' feedback on product quality?

JSG: We are yet to start the commercial supply and haven't provided our customers any samples. Our first priority is to produce the benchmark quality. However, we do have orders from government undertakings for surface size papers. Once we achieve the desired quality, we will make our products commercially available for the market. We are coming up with a strategy to create a good customer base in the market with limited dealers.

PM: Tell us something about ROI or payback you are expecting from this investment.

JSG: We are expecting a substantial

MR MAC-TECH, Helping the Paper Industry Keep Up With Emerging Technologies The company, in partnership with some of the world's best machine and equipment makers, has been a leading pulp and paper technology supplier to the Indian paper industry for quite some time. MR MAC-TECH, through its supplies and technical advisory, has become an invaluable technological partner of many mills in the industry and has helped them overcome crucial process bottlenecks, like when it collaborated with Fibremarx Papers Pvt Ltd in upgrading their pulp and paper sections.

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xcerpts from the interview w i t h M r. R a j i v K u m a r Agarwal, Director, MR MAC-TECH:

Paper Mart: It is known that your help to Fibremarx has been crucial to help it revamp its pulp and papermaking sections.

Kindly brief us a little about your role in the project.

Rajiv Kumar Agarwal: The experience with Fibermarx has been extremely good. Working as a technology partner and technical advisor of Fibermarx has been rewarding for both of us in terms of experiences we got throughout the project, from conception to the startup. After the careful survey of the mill, I suggested many things to Mr. Jasdeep Singh, who is extremely keen

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RKA: MR MAC-TECH was incorporated in the year 2011, with the support and guidance of industry technocrats and hardcore professionals. The intention of the company was clear from the very first day, to deliver the best quality product available worldwide to the Indian paper industry within economic viability.

from Left - Mr. Liu, General Manager, Henan Dazhi Papermaking Equipment & Engineering CO., LTD.; Mr. Rajiv Kumar Agarwal, Director, MR MAC-TECH; Mr. Jasdeep Singh Goraya, Managing Director, Fibremarx Papers Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. Mike, Director – Overseas Sales, Henan Dazhi Papermaking Equipment & Engineering CO., LTD.

in and responsive to technological issues, especially my advice regarding the selection of film press technology.

I advised Fibremarx in favour of Dazi's film press, and suggested they should visit the machine maker's facility in China, and which they did. Fibermarx made a well-informed and calculated decision when it zeroed in on Dazi's

ROI within the six months of making products commercially available. It is a bold decision but we are confident that quality outcomes will help us get the payback fast. The Indian customers have been looking for quality in recycled paper since long. Only few manufacturers have been able to establish a brand value based on the quality; most mills are producing commoditized products with 70-80 brightness only. The film press is certain to help us attain much better quality owing to improvement in many surface properties of the paper.

PM: Kindly give us a brief history of Fibremarx Papers.

JSG: We started making paper from bagasse during our initial days in Banwari Paper Mills, a parent company of Fibremarx Papers. We rather decided to setup a new facility than going ahead with expansion at Banwari Paper. We started Fibremarx with state-of-the-art de-inking system and recycled fiber-based paper machine.

We faced a tough journey for a decade

film press. I have overseen the entire process of installation and start up of the film press and am happy to say that results have been extremely satisfying.

Paper Mart: Please introduce MR Mac-Tech to our readers. How is the company helping the paper industry deliver quality grade products?

as the market was quite competitive and the bagasse-based mills earned approximately 4-5 times the margins earned by recycled fiber based mills. It was difficult keeping up with the growing pace of the market, investing in better infrastructure, and improving the product quality.

It has taken us a long time to reach where we are now. We have always tried to keep ourselves ahead in the game through timely investments, such as installing a double de-inking system, high-performance rewinder, calendar, headbox, and state-of-the-art pulp mill. We have from the beginning focused on producing quality products with high demand for in the market.

Among wood-based, agro-residuebased, and recycled-fiber-based mills, it is last one which has always taken the hit when it comes to business. This prompted us to improvise and come with sustainable products that meet the market requirements. We are also planning to invest in a new plant to produce cupstock-variety white board

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As a supplier of quality technology and equipment, we believe when highlyengineered, cutting-edge solutions are adopted, mills are bound to reflect good results all around. We also believe that the industry should focus more on updating and uprating the existing installations on a regular basis instead of going for entirely new plant installations.

PM: Talk about the paper machine technologies (products/services) available with MR Mac-Tech?

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using recycled fiber. The decision to invest in this cusptock-variety board was taken keeping in mind the surging demand in the packaging segment, especially the food-grade packaging.

PM: When are you planning to set up this cupstock-variety board plant and what kind of investment would it involve, and the capacity for it?

JSG: We have already procured the machinery and the pulp mill set-up is under process. The plant will produce 150-160 GSM liquid-packaging board with a capacity of around 250 TPD. The paper machine speed would be 300mpm and deckle size 3300mm. We have sourced the oil-heated calendar from Dazhi Paper Machinery, pulp mill line from FJLIME, and boiler from IBL. We have procured extractor press and pressure former from P. Rakesh Industries, and are planning to get bar coater from P. Rakesh itself. As of now, no other mill is making the 100percent, recycled-fiber-based white

equipped with capability of handling individual paper mill sections as well as turnkey projects. The best part with MR MAC-TECH is that we are involved in the detailed engineering of all the equipment we supply.

precisely Mr. Stefano Germiniasi, whose company is involved in designing and manufacturing of complete stock preparation.

We are also associated with Dazhi Paper Machinery, a company with complete paper machine solution for manufacturing quality paper. We also represent Karlbuch Gmbh, which manufactures calendar rolls.

For the last 15 years, I have been working with Ippolito & Pisani (S.P.A.) which is a press and dryer fabric manufacturing company. MR MACTECH is also associated with Coldwater Jocell AB for the last six years.

Coldwater Jocell is engaged in manufacturing of rubber graphite sealing strips for suction rolls and UHMW polyethylene drainage element in their Sweden facility. Coldwater acquired Coorstek-Willbanks about one and a half years ago for manufacturing of premium quality Ceramic Drainage Elements.

RKA: We have a turnkey writingprinting paper project of around 200 TPD in North India. This project would have a double-loop DIP from FJLIME and is expected to deliver commercial production by third quarter of 2019.

MR MAC-TECH is fortunate to be associated with FJLIME, or more

As you already know that we have also installed a film press from Dazhi Paper

PM: Please share some information about major orders/projects/ installations executed by MR MacTech in India?

...the industry should focus more on updating and uprating the existing installations on a regular basis instead of going for entirely new plant installations.

Machinery in Fibremarx Paper, where we are also renovating the complete dr ying section to eliminate the bottlenecks in machine's speed.

We are also modifying the press section of Katyayini Papers in order to attain a speed of 800mpm.

PM: What are the new developments at your company's end? Is there any addition to the existing portfolio?

RKA: I am looking forward to getting an opening in the instrumentation segment of the paper industry and have been closely working with various overseas partners to explore more on the subject.

board and this makes us pioneer in the segment. We are also installing disperser and de-inking along with a new pulping system which has not been introduced in India yet.

PM: Being a recycled-fiber-based paper mill, residual plastic and its disposal is an issue. Brief us on how Fibremarx adhere to sustainable papermaking.

JSG: We are aware that the new plant will be recycling a lot of PE-coated materials. Keeping this in mind, we will also setup a plastic recycling plant to make granules out of plastic and that would be supplied to the plastic industry. There is also an ETP installed for the wastewater treatment. We ensure to follow all the CPCB norms.

As far as sustainability goes, we ensure to include technology and products that are sustainable for longer time. We could have gone with duplex paper board but there are already large numbers of mills producing it.

Moreover, we wanted to go ahead with

something which is of a premium grade. The product we are planning is close to Rs. 65 to 70/kg, while the products supplied by duplex mills cost around Rs. 40-45/kg, which is double the cost of what we will offer.

We have strategically planned the production and these products will

have a longer life span than a duplex or the lower-grade packaging papers. For the production of the white board, we will only purchase pre-consumer waste to ensure the efficiency in the system.

There are dedicated vendors for the procurement of raw material of that kind.

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Upgrading for better roll performance Established in January 2007, Vijay Anand Kraft Papers is the leading

manufacturer of packaging paper in India, with a capacity of 66,000 tonnes a year. The mill manufactures test liner and f luting media from recycled waste paper. The mill started to work with Valmet to plan a roll cover upgrade to improve their roll performance. The goal was not only to improve the durability and reliability of the roll covers, but also to boost dewatering by increasing the nip load.

After Santosh Tiwari from Valmet and Dharam Agarwal, Managing Director of Vijay Anand, concluded the negotiations and aligned the targets, the press rolls were upgraded

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with Valmet Press Roll Cover PP premium polyurethane roll covers between 2016 and 2017.

Benefits that speak for themselves The performance of the roll has significantly improved, and the first set of roll cover changes was enough to demonstrate the power of the latest roll cover technology. The benefits are clear: The rolls can be operated without internal water cooling, which means savings on maintenance and water pumping costs. Thanks to the lower rolling resistance, the energy con-

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Mr. Dharam Agarwal, Managing Director, Vijay Anand Krafts Papers Pvt. Ltd.

sumption of the press section is lower, and there is no need for cooling water for the jumbo rolls.

“Now we can run with higher loads and longer grinding intervals. Our target is to achieve a grinding interval of two years,” says Agarwal.

The most remarkable benefit is the increased nip loading. The old covers restricted the nip loading to 200 kN/m, whereas the new Valmet Press Roll Cover PP enables nip loading levels above 350 kN/m. The clearly higher nip loading has also improved dewatering, and web dryness in the press section has increased from 49 to 51 percent.

After the first successful results, Valmet has executed several roll cover upgrades at Vijay Anand; so far, four Valmet Press Roll Cover PPs are in use at the mill.

Payback in less than eight months The mill had been using traditional rubber covers since the startup of their machine in 2008. The Valmet roll cover upgrade has demonstrated that remarkable performance improvements are possible even with machine consumables. Furthermore, in the bigger picture, choosing a premium-

quality product is also the best way to save costs.

Considering only the price of the premium polyurethane covers, it may seem that roll cover upgrade costs are higher with advanced products. But adding the cost savings achieved through increased dryness, energy savings and other improvements reveals that upgrading to premium covers is an excellent investment. Even only considering the savings on reduced steam consumption and the previous roll failure costs, Vijay Anand's investment paid for itself in less than eight months. n

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Wood Pulp – The New Cotton for the Garment Industry? ||||||||||||||||||||

By Pirita Huotari, Senior Consultant, Business Intelligence, Fisher International, Inc.

Ecological trends and worry over pollution and climate change are putting more and more pressure on the textile market. Rated as one of the most carbon-polluting industries in the world, the textile market creates more CO2 emissions than international flights and maritime transport combined. As new wood-based textile fiber technologies mature, could they offer a viable, ecologically sound option for oil- and cotton-based textile fibers, and an attractive profit opportunity for the pulp and paper industry?

Let's take a look at the current state of the technologies and their possible competitive position in the textile market.

Background Creating textiles from wood is not a novel idea. Invented at the end of the 1800s, Viscose, a cellulose-based fiber, was the first man-made textile fiber. Although its original intent was to replace cotton, oil-based fibers, and natural silk, costly production and low wet-strength have historically limited its use. As the demand for textiles has steadily increased and the technology has improved, the consumption of viscose and related fibers (like Lyocell) has gradually increased. Still, the current share of wood-based textiles is only about 6% of the almost 100 million tonnes of textile fiber produced annually.

Oil-based fibers, which currently supply approximately twothirds of the market, are durable, washable, and easy and inexpensive to produce. The drawbacks are their extensive carbon footprint, low recyclability, and recently proven trait of releasing microplastics into the environment, all of which are driving consumers and brands to look for more environmentally friendly alternatives. As textile demand is growing at the same time as pressure for replacing oil-based fibers is increasing, the market is ready for innovation.

Opportunities for increasing textile production from other

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natural fibers are limited. The most popular natural fiber, with 27% market share, is cotton. But traditionally, cotton has been classified as “environmentally harmful,” as it is cultivated in the same areas as food crops, and in regions of limited water resources. The water-intensive production process and wide use of pesticides is making cotton's environmental footprint even worse. Moreover, production has been suffering from crop losses. The next most popular natural fibers are wool and silk, which together only represent a little over 1% of the current textile market, making scaling up their production unlikely.

As such, eyes are turning to so-called bio-based man-made fibers like viscose. Traditional viscose as a material is not much better from a responsible point of view, as it is also graded as environmentally harmful, but for reasons different from those for cotton. The main reasons are the use of uncertified wood and its pollution-causing production process, as chemicals used in production are often disposed of with little or no treatment. Manufacturers have been searching for improvements to the process. As an example, Lyocell fibers are produced in a closed loop process and harmful chemicals are not released into the environment.

C•A•S•E S•T•U•D•Y However, even with improved production methods, the main disadvantage of viscose and related fibers still remains – price. The end-price of viscose in the market is significantly higher than that of polyester. But, could new technologies address the environmental issues AND the price problem?

Figure 1 shows that low-cost viscose companies can produce at half that of high-cost manufacturers, leaving room for some to at least compete in broader textile markets. New investment is more likely to enter at the low end of the curve.

New Technologies – What Is Different Now? A leading company in the competition for new wood-based textile fibers is Finland-based Spinnova, which completed building its new pilot facility in December, 2018. Spinnova's technology utilizes micro fibrillated cellulose to create textile fiber mechanically without chemicals and zero waste streams.

Metsä Spring (part of Metsä Group) also recently announced building a pilot plant capable of producing textile fiber, using paper-grade captive pulp from the Äänekoski mill in cooperation with the Japanese Itochu Corporation. The capacity of the pilot plant is announced to be 500 tonnes of staple fiber per year.

Examples of other technologies for wood-based textile fibers in development are Cellulose Carbamate (VTT), Ioncell-F (Aalto University) and BioCelSoL (Tampere University of Technology). Many of these technologies can also use other sources of fiber that are not virgin wood, like waste paper and board, old cotton garments or non-wood cellulose.

Competitors to wood-based textile fiber include other biobased technologies, as well as the recycling of used textiles or other waste streams. There are technologies using bacteria, starch, or waste biomaterials as raw material to produce polymer fibers suitable for replacing oil-based textile fibers.

Another consideration is the very low recycling rate of the industry, as new technologies are being developed to reuse old garments for new raw materials.

How Big Could the Potential Market Be? If new wood-based textile technologies prove to be ecologically feasible, how much wood would the textile market end up using, and would it be profitable?

One way of looking at the end-market size is to look at the current production of viscose pulp. Global capacity is about 5.5 million tonnes, depending on how much swing capacity is used for viscose at any given time. If the new processes are capable of producing viscose-quality fiber at lower costs, it could be expected that they would pose a threat to current

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Figure 1

viscose production. On the other hand, since current producers may have established market positions and delivery networks in place, they may be the logical adopters of these new technologies.

As new technologies develop even further, the next target could be the second biggest textile raw material – cotton.

Cotton production for 2018-19 is projected to be about 120 million bales (USA), corresponding to approximately 26 million tonnes of cotton. Imagine if crop failures became more common, let's say, by losing 5% of the annual crop.

There would then be a need for 1.3 million tonnes of fiber from other sources (for simplicity's sake, we used a 1:1 ratio of cotton weight to other fibers required to substitute, including dissolving pulp). If viscose dissolving pulp provided all of the shortfall, the pulp industry would need to add almost 25% of annual viscose dissolving pulp capacity to meet it.

Market growth is also a huge factor, as the projected need for textiles in 2025 is 140 million tonnes per year. Even if only a third of this growth is fulfilled by cellulose based textiles, this translate to eleven modern pulp lines supplying solely to the textile industry.

So, any way one looks at the market, the opportunities could be significant. But how about profitability?

In comparison to the current viscose pulp production method, the potential savings in raw material of the new technologies are noteworthy. The difference in production costs on a global basis between dissolving pulp used as raw material for viscose, and kraft market pulp is already over USD $135 per tonne on average. Even with Spinnova's process using micro fibrillated cellulose (which requires more refining), it is expected that the simple textile fiber production evens out the difference to other technologies.

The price of polyester has historically been about 50-60% that of viscose, and cotton prices some 90% of viscose. Even if we expected the production cost of the new wood-based fibers to be somewhat higher than viscose due to improved

C•A•S•E S•T•U•D•Y processes, making the water footprint significantly lower than that of cotton or polyester.

In Figure 3 we can see that CO2 footprints can vary quite a lot, but the average dissolving pulp producers' footprints are smaller than those of cotton textiles. (Viscose was used as a benchmark, as information for the new technologies is not yet available.)

Figure 2

water handling and more environmentally friendly chemicals, it still should be possible to achieve a reasonable end-price in the market with the savings from raw materials (Figure 2).

With the price of cotton and viscose pulp fairly comparable, it is reasonable to ask if the new materials could end up competing with cotton, at least initially. As cotton is cultivated in the same area as food crops and wood is not, positioning the alternative fibers as the 'new cotton' could end up being a more viable go-to-market strategy than competing with inexpensive polyester. In addition, cotton is mainly produced in areas with water shortages, whereas pulp production is more scattered, and in areas of lower water risk.

Even if produced in areas of water scarcity, viscose production only uses about 7% of the water required for cotton production.

Figure 4 shows the amount of carbon emitted per tonnes of viscose produced by each mill. Carbon footprints vary so widely in viscose production that, as the importance of sustainability increases, some manufacturers may be able to develop large advantages over competitors.

The Big Question – Where Would the Fiber Come from?

The size of the textile market in tonnes is about half of the global pulp and paper market. So, we could be talking about a significant increase in fiber usage should wood-based fiber gain a foothold in the textile market.

Looking at the cost and environmental benefits of wood fiber, again using viscose as a benchmark, about half of the viscose pulp is produced in North America or Europe, whereas the center of cotton production is in India, China and Pakistan (Figure 5). As most of the garments used all over the world

Energy Use and Emissions, Water Footprint It's no surprise that energy use and carbon emissions from oilbased man-made fibers are bigger than those of wood-based fibers. But the scale of the difference is still shocking.

According to a BSR™ report from 2009, energy usage for raw material feedstock and production of polyester fiber is about 90 megajoules per kilogram (MJ/kg) of fiber for polyester.

Compare that to the 12 MJ/kg global average of viscose pulp, with one company producing pulp at a low 2.5 MJ/kg.

When taking into consideration that the energy for polyester raw materials is often produced by nonrenewable fuels, the difference in CO2 emissions is massive.

When wood-based textile fiber is produced at an integrated pulp and paper site with captive pulp, textile fibers can be manufactured with very low or possibly even zero carbon emissions. If viscose production is used again as a benchmark, the lowest emission producer emits under 0.5 MT CO2 eq. per tonne of viscose grade pulp. The water footprint picture is similar. The raw material for viscose and for the new wood-based fibers can be produced with low-water

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Figure 3

Figure 4

C•A•S•E S•T•U•D•Y manufacturers, therefore addressing both the cost as well as the environmental issues.

A Great Opportunity for Fast Movers

Figure 5

are manufactured in Asia Pacific, transport would be an obvious drawback for wood-based fibers regarding both cost as well as the environmental impact.

From a cost benefit perspective, options to tackling the challenge could be to push the production cost so low, that even with a transport component it would still compete with other raw materials, or to develop a scalable and raw-material flexible technology which could be set up closer to the

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Automation, a Thing Beyond Just Manufacturing Process Control IPPTA conducted its zonal seminar in Hyderabad on November 23-24, 2018. The theme was 'Automation for Process, Asset, Productivity, Quality, and Marketing Optimization.' Most of the speakers agreed that process of automation and digitization has begun in the paper industry, but the industry is yet to take this whole experience on a new level, which means beyond the process. The speakers shared their experiences as to how automation, digitization, data analytics, robotics, etc. have been instrumental in solving problems which hitherto have been difficult for manual interventions.

Automation: Towards Process Optimization “Industry 4.0 automation started with QCS and was later borrowed by asset management, and now is used for integration of various functions across the industry. While most of the industries have implemented Industry 4.0 in their operations and functions, it has been introduced quite late to the paper industry.”

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n his welcome address, Mr. Sanjay K. Singh, Chairman- IPPTA Organizing Committee & Divisional Chief Executive, ITC Ltd., PSPD, said, "The paper industry is going through lot of pulls and

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pedals. Whatever we started decades ago was on manual operation but the automation technologies have now taken the root with time. To begin with, the automation was applied on quality control systems and then to

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Mr. Sanjay K. Singh, ChairmanIPPTA Organizing Committee & Divisional Chief Executive, ITC Ltd., PSPD

process control and later it was extended to the rest of the process. At present day, the automation is not just limited to manufacturing processes but is applied in data management of various operations and functions. The need today is to integrate each and every function within the industry."

Mr. Singh further explained how reliable services and improved quality have become the most important factors to compete in the present day scenario and how automation would help achieve those. "The two factors will only help to reduce cost and increase our commitment to sustainability, and conserve the scarcest raw material in India. The country has a severe pressure on wood supply and most of the chemicals are imported.

The use of Industry 4.0 and the data management will help us control and bring down the cost," he said.

Mr. Singh said, "Industry 4.0 automation started with QCS and was later borrowed by asset management, and now is used for integration of various functions across the industry. While most of the industries have implemented Industry 4.0 in their operations and functions, it has been introduced quite late to the paper industry.

However, few companies in the industry have already implemented it effectively in their activities.

"Four years ago, at ITC Bhadrachalam, there was a proposal to optimize the captive power plant. The challenge was how to reduce the cost and it was difficult to make it happen. It was a substantial cost but the top management decided to go ahead with it. We did the trial for almost six months and we took the product at full cost post the trial.

We subsequently implemented it but it took us time and a lot of number crunching across the processes to fully realize the benefit. At the end of the day, the data crunching and throwing up the optimum scenario at every 15minutes cycle did benefitted us," said Mr. Singh while exemplifying the signification of automation implementation in captive power generation. n

Much Done, Much Yet to be Done “The immediate priority for us in India, where digitalization can actually benefit and give us the sort of savings and improvements, would be the improvements in the areas of energy, efficiency, productivity, reliability, safety and quality.”

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elivering his keynote a d d r e s s , M r.

Madhav Vemuri, President- Industrial Automations and Country Service Operations, ABB India Ltd, said, "We have now automation extended almost to all industrial functions. The Mr. Madhav Vemuri, President- automation is not just related Industrial Automations and to PID loops now, it is much Country Service Operations, beyond that! As we all know ABB India Ltd, that in India the automation started in a very small manner back in early 1990s in some areas having sensors, PID loops and standalone system.

The automation was basically focused on the process functions like PID loops, the operational parameters —

starting from pneumatic hydraulic to the current level of DCS systems.

"In the automation technology, there are quite a few organizations which are progressive and forward looking, and have invested a lot in getting the power and process automation integration. These companies started extending the automation not just to process control but also have begun incorporating and integrating SAP like systems. As of now, we are at a decent level of having the focus towards the automation for the main purpose of controlling the process and maintaining some quality parameters within the limits, and having an ERP interface like SAP for business related extensions and parameters.

But the Indian industries, especially the paper industry, have miles to go in the area of automation. Mr. Vemuri

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said, "It is not that we have not understood what automation beyond the process control is but what we have done so far, in my opinion, a good beginning though, is not enough for us. Moreover, it is not something which we need to worry much about because it's not that the world has gone too far on this front. If you look at the global scenario in terms of the digital era for the various industries, most of the core industries are still at a very initial phase of automation or digitization.

Only few industries like e-commerce, media, and packing sectors have adopted the automation very profoundly and extended its usage across the entire value chain.

"Having said that, it gives us a clear message that there is enormous amount of potential to look at the areas where we can employ the automation and digital dimensions to get real value out of those features and functionalities.

So, if you look at the automation in the context of Indian industries, it should have evolved with a period of time in terms of power and process automation, the next level of data management, augmented reality, and other ultimate level of autonomous operations.

Explaining further how automation is being implemented on elevated levels and sensitive operations, Mr. Vemuri said, " Is automation something far away from the real world? No. If you look at the air traffic control, it is being operated from a central system. There are plans to have central ATCs for 10-15 small airports in a particular region. So when people can go to the extent to have a critical operation like air traffic being monitored and controlled from a central location, why can't we implement automation in paper and pulp mills?

However, before we reach to the next level of automation and digitalization, we still have enough things to do to make the system much more stable and reliable. The immediate priority for us in India, where digitalization can actually benefit and give us the sort of savings and improvements, would be the improvements in the areas of energy, efficiency, productivity, reliability, safety and quality. These are the areas what we really need to focus on first and that is where these types of enablers will make our journey much more sustainable and comprehensive.

"Some of these factors were considered to be part of disruptive future technologies until present day.

Whereas today, cyber security as an example is an important key to our all ERP systems without which we cannot sustain our operations. As per a report, more than 700,000 cyber attacks were there on the Indian consum-

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ers and industries in first eight months of 2018, half of which originated from Russia. The attack is no longer related only to the banking sector or the government offices; it is now targeting the private businesses as well.

With these kinds of threats looming, it is important for us to have a robust cyber security systems we can rely on.

When we talk more and more about automation, digitalization, and intelligence sensors, it is extremely important to look out at the ecosystems which can make our digital journey more stable."

Mr. Vemuri further said, "Similarly, when we want to expand the scope of automation across the value chain, blockchain is something which is going to be the most important and immediate opportunity for us. It will help us to integrate activities starting from order to cash flow throughout the value chain. This is something like backward-forward integration of the value chain through digital and automation solutions. This is all about the IoT and Industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution. It is no longer about just producing, or just ensuring that pressure temperature flows are maintained, or the quality is consistent, or some MIS reports being available in ERP; it is much beyond all these. Are we producing in most effective way? Are we able to take care of the assets in a correct manner to ensure the designed life of the equipment, for which we have already made a significant investment?

"Is it is something which will be difficult for us to manage? I don't think so. If you look at the very-very abused equipment, for instance, electric water motor, most neglected and considered to be non-intelligent electro-mechanical equipment, they also have become intelligent. There are sensors which can monitor the online conditions of electric water motor operations, health and key parameters that can make it reliable and also effective. So, a simple LT motor, which is in thousands in every plant can become communicable, intelligent, and can start giving critical data in terms of power optimization. The data which is coming out of these kinds of sensors, if used in a correct manner, can lead to saving up to 30 percent of energy, increasing the reliability by 70 percent, and optimizing the overall footprint as we have oversized equipments and machines for various functions, and we can even start optimizing the capex investments."

Mr. Vemuri also explained how automation can lead to greater safety. He said, " Safety is one of the factors that have become extremely critical for most of the Indian entrepreneurs. It is important that we leverage the

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There are quite few things that are possible by leveraging the digital and automation technology in a correct manner. When we translate this into pulp and paper scenario, there are enormous amount of opportunities in terms of using the available techniques by taking the data to next level.

"Even in the current form, the DCS systems, the drives, QCSs, and the power systems store lots of data. For example, the running hours of the motor, which is configured in every single DCS, is used more as a counter rather than using it for the purpose of deciding when to go for maintenance in a more fact-based and data-driven manner rather than just displaying it because some consultant has advised to. There are temperature profiles and even thousands of alarms coming up in a single day — what are we suppose to do with these alarms? System has the capability to generate data but what good is the data if it does not serve any purpose and the operators keep ignoring it. So, it is important for us to relook where the existing DCS systems are, whether the data sources are being configured and functioning, and how we can get the value of the data even in the brownfield condition."

He said, "We are in a situation where most of our assets are 15-25 years old including the electrical and DCS systems. It is important that we actually find the ways of actually leveraging available features and functionalities to get the value of it before we start upgrading and replacing those assets. There are multiple steps that can be taken even in the brownfield scenario to see how we can actually optimize the available footprint and get next level of insights into the asset availability, reliability and focus on the value chain. After the insights are analyzed, we should start upgrading and improvising it by adding new data sources and data techniques, and get to the next level of digitalization.

"It is essential to have an approach where we can keep doing the things and implement them in a holistic way so that we do not miss the big picture and at the same time take some manageable portion, keep implementing it, get the benefits, realize the savings and reinvest it back.

Even in the current form, the type of data we generate

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from most of the QCS systems can lead to insightful indicators that can help us to improve the process and utility consumption.

"If we are able to create robust process or mechanism through which industry is able to monitor the conditions online, and then be more factual in terms of maintaining the equipment for the purpose of cutting down the inventory and increasing the reliability. This is something which is going to be the future. It is not going to be just improvising some sensors here and there rather lead to a situation where we can create a futuristic process plans. It may be little bit far away from what we have here in India but it's not going to be difficult to achieve.

"Most of the plants are commissioned in different years so it is common to have equipments and systems of varied generations, and they are typically fragmented and not connected whereas the process is an integrated entity now. It is important to have an integrated view of the automation system to get the real value into it. That is something we can do by integrating the footprint, data, functionality and the operations. This kind of steps and approach is going to be very important for the industry.

Also, the focus should be on achieving actionable analytics that will impact the functionality and operations in a meaningful way.

"It is extremely important in the brownfield scenario to have a modular and scalable solution approach. We cannot take the entire plant as a one unit and start implementing automation because it will not be sustainable. Look at it in a modular and scalable way by having a big picture so that we can have a digital landscape for the entire organization.

"I personally feel that India is at right place today to take a step change in terms of digital transformation. Internet is not something which is unknown to us and digital is not something we are unaware of. Integration of digital transformation in correct and manageable manner to the industry is something we should focus on."

How is the digital revolution shaping the world, how is it benefiting process industry, what are the challenges and how to move with real actions and transformation with the use of digital technologies? n

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Digitization and Advanced Analytics: Solving Real Process Problems “The biggest beneficiary of digital transformation will be the process industry. The impacts of industry 4.0 that we see in paper and pulp industry are significant reduction in yield losses, 10-15 percent reduction in chemical consumption, uptimes going up, and so on.

These are kinds of impact that digital transformation brings in the industry. The computing power has gone up dramatically and data storage has become affordable today."

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peaking on how the digital revolution is benefitting the process industr y and challenges therein, the Chief Guest, Mr. Rajat Gupta, Sr. Partner, McKinsey's Energ y & Materials, said, "I have been with McKinsey for the last 26 Mr. Rajat Gupta, Sr. Partner, years and have been leading McKinsey's Energy & Materials operation transformation in the process industries for 20 years. With time, we absorbed new tools and digitalization was talked about for ten years within McKinsey. The big data, advanced analytics, machine learning and AI were just words but, in duration of just 2 years ago, I went from being a skeptic to a believer."

Recounting his experience, he said, "There is a steel company we serve in Europe and has been working with them on substantive analytics efforts. The company introduced a high strength steel in its mill, where the yield initially went up, to the tune of 80 percent from 50 percent, but it could not go beyond it. They challenged us to do something about it. Our team of data scientists and consultants studied the problem and, within the sixweek period, the team brought up the yield up to 99.5 percent. McKinsey's data consultants sourced data all the way from workshop to the hot strip mill, to the cold rolling mill, to the galvanizing lines, and connected each data meter by meter.

"We connected the data in various other ways and it was 273 features' variables connected, and then we narrowed down to 17 variables and performed analysis on them. We tried 17 different types of algorithms. Three problems were identified based on the connected data. One of the problems was in the furnaces that had six ovens each.

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The issue here was the reprogramming of the PLC because the profile of heating across the six furnaces was shaped higher to lower in some cases. These cases were correlated with the results that the client was getting. All we have to do was reprogram the PLC and profile would become slightly flat in all the cases. This one fix basically brought the yield up to 99.5 percent with the use of data.

"The consultants did not use the large number of metallurgical models which had been used prior to fix the problem prior to that. It was a simple mathematical model and months of data that helped our consultants to solve the issue. It all happened within the six weeks of data collection, two weeks of modeling, one week of trial run and the problem was solved. The fact that data connected together and the mathematical model, as opposed to metallurgical model, solved this problem was insightful for me."

Citing another example of his company's data analytics work, Mr. Gupta said, "One of the problems stated to our associate company QuantumBlack was to reduce the development time of luxury car Aston Martin DB10 by 20 percent. In a product development setting, there are various teams that work on building a car together and how things have to be integrated into the car which has to come out in 18-20 months. In this case, the client was running behind schedule and wanted a solution at the earliest because each month of delay was quite costly to them.

"We made use of advanced analytics to see what can be done. A host of data was used ranging from e-mails to work logs, schedules, meetings, structured and unstructured data. What was the set of data that was most predictive of whether delays would occur and, if yes, what kind of delays would occur. The actions that came out of this reduced the timeline by 90 days which was USD 3 billion worth."

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He said, "These are the few cases we are seeing of data that already exists through our mobile phones, blood tests, emails. and in our PLCs, APCs and DCS systems. If we talk about all the digitalization, the biggest example of digitization is actually IoT industry and USD 1-4 trillion of our potential value can be created here. There are also other settings like smart homes, reduced energy consumption or could be mobility in the car or the retail settings. However, the biggest beneficiary of digital transformation will be the process industry. The impacts of industry 4.0 that we see in paper and pulp industry are significant reduction in yield losses, 10-15 percent reduction in chemical consumption, uptimes going up, and so on. These are kinds of impact that digital transformation brings in the industry. The computing power has gone up dramatically and data storage has become affordable today. As a result of this, we are ready to take even 50 years old algorithms and it has become possible to program these algorithms and actually execute them.

Combination of various advanced technologies has led to where we are today."

Explaining how the process industry is benefiting from digital transformation, Mr. Gupta said, "There are various cases we have executed for the clients in the last 2-3 years that includes maintenance and 3-5 times improvement in yield. In the digital space there are many tools and we have simplified them into four categories — advanced analytics which is using data with metallurgical model; process digitization which includes delivering data, information, advisory, training transparency etc.; robotics; and a new business model like one used by Uber. If you take different cases to implement digital, half or more of the opportunities are from advanced analytics because of the large data availability, effective and improved models, and the fact that problems will always exist.

"McKinsey conducted a survey of 700 qualified respondents who understand the importance of data and digitalization across seven markets (Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, and the USA). The findings of the survey stated that most of the markets other than Japan consider digital a high priority.

Respondents from India and China regard digital transformation as a top priority. In India 94 percent respondents and 87 percent in China consider digitalization as a high priority.

"A clear majority of companies have already successfully piloted digital solutions across the different geographical locations. Number of solutions piloted varies across countries with China and India being most aggressive, and the companies in Japan appear to

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be lagging. However, around 78 percent of companies are doing isolated efforts still in pilot phase, while 22 percent of companies are thinking to advance beyond the pilot phase but nobody has reached up to that level."

Giving his views on the reasons preventing people from moving forward from piloting to substantial digital growth, he said, "For most companies, it is lack of knowledge and capability, high cost to scaling, hard to justify the business impacts, piloting value unclear, some funding issues, and significant capability issues.

When we feed and analyze the data, it reflects that these challenges are solvable by using the right approaches."

Mr. Gupta also explained the steps to implement digital transformation. He said, "First and foremost, start with the problem. It can be business issue, safety, or something which can be an important for somebody in the management team or the board. Develop a road map to chart a robust implementation plan and direct the transformation. As we move ahead, there can be other big challenges looming. People and change management challenges are as big. At times engineers might not take data into consideration because of the years of experience they have in the floor. The engineers are doing the job as they had been doing for the last 1-2 years. So, change management is a huge challenge, and opportunity as well in some cases. It is critically important to have change management and program management to drive the transformation."

He further said, "The factor like people and capability also obstruct the implementation of digital transformation most of the times. Successful companies recognize the importance of new skill sets in their approach to digital transformation as well as the importance of an organizational culture that facilitates development.

Companies should drive execution of their digital initiatives with an agile mindset across software and analytics. Beyond building the right external partnerships, they need to build the capability for internal collaboration across functions and break down organizational silos.

“My belief on digital transformation, which has grown quite rapidly in the last couple of years on the basis of my experience, has moved further with significant infusion of new tools like process digitization and advanced analytics. My advice is to start with where the money is and what the business problem is. Secondly, prioritize and have a belief that data is there, focus on the change management, and finally follow the latest technologies available." n

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Automation, a Worthwhile Experience “That is when we realized to control the process by analyzing the data at every stage of manufacturing and quality control. In today's paper market, not many people complain making us assume that our quality is now good."

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hrowing light on how automation has eased the data generation and its analytics as compared to when the data gathering was done manually, Mr. Ved Krishna, Vice President, IPPTA and Head of Strategy, Yash Mr. Ved Krishna, Vice President, Papers Limited, said, "How IPPTA and Head of Strategy, authentic was the data when Yash Papers Limited we used to back calculate and write the data in the manual logbooks? I am amazed when we now have the automation in most of the factories, there are still manual logbooks maintained and people would read the data from the system and put it into the manual log. The real issue however is that whether the data entered is read and analyzed in order to generate insights into the process. I think that's seldom done."

to control the pulp mill on the input side. The data generated at every stage helped us optimize that stage.

The work is still going on.

"I think transparency is the key to real success and automation gives us that. The job of the people is to ensure that the instrumentation runs effectively, while the job of the instrumentation is to control the mill not the people. The automation and digitization help people to control the instrumentation by generating and storing the data to be analyzed in the future." n

Mr. Krishna recounted his own experiences and said, "Three years ago there were a lot of quality issues in our factory and it was the bane of our existence. About three years ago, customers were breathing down our throat telling us that we are the most consistent supplier in terms that our every fifth batch was rejected. That is when we realized to control the process by analyzing the data at every stage of manufacturing and quality control. In today's paper market, not many people complain making us assume that our quality is now good."

Mr. Krishna underlined the value of data analytics with the help of which he tried to control all the inputs, which helped him significantly in upgrading the product quality. He said, "We setup a team which was headed by our ex-colleague, an instrumentation expert. We gave the team complete freedom of not just doing anything but even left the budget to them. After going through careful data examination, the team suggested us clearly

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Nine Dragons Paper Signs MoU to Set up Paper Unit in Maharashtra The MoU was signed between the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation and Chinese paper manufacturing firm Nine Dragons in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

March 2, 2019

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ong Kong-based Nine Dragons Paper Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian state of Maharashtra to invest approximately USD 634 million to establish a paper and board-making presence in the state.

According to a leading daily, the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) made an early March announcement about the MoU. A spokesperson for Nine Dragons referred to the MoU as first step towards a market entry.

Nine Dragons currently has more than 15 million metric tonnes of paper and board making capacity, with a focus on containerboard and other packaging grades. n

Nine Dragons will set up a unit in the state over five years to create 10,000 job opportunities.

China's Paper Industry's Assets Exceed 1.46 Trillion Yuan The revenue from the industry's main sectors reached 1.48 trillion yuan in 2017, with the profit adding up to 101.6 billion yuan.

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he total assets of China's paper-making industry in 2017 exceeded 1.46 trillion yuan (about USD 217.4 billion), according to a report issued recently. The report was jointly issued by the China Paper Association and the China Technical Association of Paper Industry.

The revenue from the industry's main sectors reached 1.48 trillion yuan in 2017, with the profit adding up to 101.6 billion yuan, the report said. It also noted that China consumed nearly 108.8 million tonnes of paper products in 2017, accounting for about a quarter of the world's total consumption. n China consumed nearly 108.8 million tonnes of paper products in 2017, accounting for about a quarter of the world's total consumption.

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Valmet to Supply Key Process Technologies to Naini Papers in India The order include cooking, fiberline and recausticizing technology, as well as a new lime kiln.

February 20, 2019

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almet has been selected to deliver the key process technology for a new cooking, fiberline and recausticizing plant, as well as a new lime kiln, at Naini Papers' mill in India. The new plant is expected to produce approximately 100,000 tons bleached hardwood pulp per year, and start-up is scheduled by the end of the first quarter in 2020.

The fiberline order was included in Valmet's fourth quarter 2018 orders received and the lime kiln order is included in Valmet's first quarter 2019 orders received. The value of the orders is not disclosed. Typically, the value of these kinds of projects is around EUR 20-25 million.

"Our aim with this project is to have a modern and environmentally friendly fiberline that will give us both low effluents and low operating costs. Valmet's fiberline and lime kiln meet these expectations," says Pawan Agarwal, Managing Director at Naini Papers.

From Valmet's viewpoint, NK Jain, Sales Director, Asia-Pacific Pulp & Energy, explains that there are several important factors that led to Naini selecting Valmet. "In this project we are able to utilize our strong presence in India, our local supply and our state-of-the-art TwinRoll press technology. These advantages helped us earn the customer's trust as a reliable and experienced leader in pulping processes."

The batch cooking and fiberline delivery includes a digester

Naini's new plant is expected to produce approximately 100,000 tons bleached hardwood pulp per year, and start-up is scheduled by the end of the first quarter in 2020.

plant consisting of three conical bottom digesters, and a fiberline comprised of seven Valmet TwinRoll presses, screen room, MC pumps, mixers and tower scrapers, as well as the basic engineering and site services. The recausticizing delivery also includes one OptiDisc(TM) WL. The new long wet lime kiln has a design capacity of 200 tons per day, with a chain system for drying of the lime mud inside the kiln. The kiln will be supplied with a burner system designed for either firing producer gas in combination with furnace oil or alternatively firing 100% furnace oil. The producer gas is a low temperature, low grade gas produced in a coal gasifier. n

Valmet Strengthens Business by Acquiring Pulp and Paper Tech Supplier GL&V The acquisition is estimated to be completed at the earliest on April 1, 2019.

February 26, 2019

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almet has entered into an agreement to acquire North American-based GL&V, a global provider of technologies and services to the pulp and paper industry. The enterprise value of the acquisition is approximately EUR 113 million on a cash and debt free basis subject to ordinary post-closing adjustments.

According to Pasi Laine, President, and CEO of Valmet, the acquisition has an excellent strategic fit and further strengthens Valmet's business and services capabilities.

GL&V supplies technologies, upgrades and optimization services, rebuilds, and spare parts for the pulp and paper industry globally. The net sales of the acquired operations were approximately EUR 160 million and the EBITA margin was around 11 percent in calendar year 2018. The acquired operations employ about 630 people of whom approximately 65 percent are in North America and the rest mainly in Europe, South America and India.

GL&V's washing, oxygen delignification and bleaching operations with Compact Press®, pumps and mixers technology for chemical pulping as well as the related Product Center in Karlstad Sweden are not included in the transaction scope. n

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India's Paper Import Declines 25 Percent in First Three Quarters of FY19 The sharp decline in import is set to help domestic paper mills further increase prices of their products ahead of the ensuing academic year February 25, 2019

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ndia's import of paper and paperboard declined by 25 percent in the first nine months of the current financial year due to the diversion of export consignments to China from surplus countries, including South Korea and the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

Data compiled by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), under the Ministry of Commerce, showed India's total import of paper and paperboard at 1.1 million tonnes for the period between April and December 2018, as against 1.47 million tonnes in the corresponding period last year.

The sharp decline in import is set to help domestic paper mills further increase prices of their products ahead of the ensuing academic year. Printers of books and notebooks will face the heat of an elevated paper price.

DGCI&S data showed India's total import of paper and paperboard at 1.1 million tonnes for the period between April and December 2018, as against 1.47 million tonnes in the corresponding period last year.

The government early this year levied USD 850 a tonne of import price, which fur ther restricted dumping from overseas. According to industr y sources, paper mills raised paper and paperboard prices by 4 per cent during the October-December 2018 to take advantage of lower import.

“Our product prices have gone up by an average 4 percent during the December quarter. Writing and printing paper prices are holding currently, but they may move up. Prices of packaging board are expected to soften in near future,” said V Kumaraswamy, chief financial officer, J K Paper.

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imported paper and paperboard, especially from China, Asean and South K o re a u n d e r v a r i o u s f re e - t r a d e agreements and bilateral treaties.

“Import of paper and paperboard has moderated significantly so far this financial year... China started importing low-grade papers like craft paper and boards. So, countries with surplus paper have started diverting their shipments to China, resulting in lower supply to India,” said Rohit Pandit, secretary general, Indian Paper Manufacturers Association (IPMA).

In value term, overall import of paper and paper board has reported a decline by 20 percent in dollar terms, and 13.54 percent in rupee terms during the period between April and December 2018. n

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Paper Companies Buoyed by Sales Improvement and Demand Pick-up Market leader JK Paper posted a 72 per cent jump in December quarter profit to Rs 120.26 crore this year, compared to Rs 69.81 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

February 22, 2019

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mproved market conditions have improved sales and profitability of paper mills in the December quarter with expectations of a sharp increase in demand ahead of the new academic year that will begin in Q1, FY 20.

Market leader JK Paper posted a 72 per cent jump in December quarter profit to Rs 120.26 crore this year, compared to Rs 69.81 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. International Paper and West Coast Paper reported 179.16 per cent and 57.28 per cent growth in their December quarter profit. Also, Tamil Nadu Newsprint (TNPL) reported 17.4 per cent and 83.36 per cent jump in their December quarter sales and net profit respectively.

The improvement in paper mills' financial per formance during the December quarter indicates a turnaround after a brief drawdown. During the quarter, paper mills' raised their products' prices and cut their cost concurrently which yielded helped improve their profit margins. The positive sentiment is likely to continue in coming quarters, as paper mills see room for a price increase of certain grades.

JK Paper is the market leader in branded copier paper and amongst the top producers of coated paper and packaging boards in India with increased focus on value added products like copier, bond paper, security paper, coated paper, virgin fibre packaging boards and high end maplitho paper.

TNPL, meanwhile, reported 6 per cent increase in its paper production at 113,526 tonnes during Oc tober– December '18 quarter compared to 106,558 tonnes in the corresponding quar ter last year. The company's packaging board output also surged to 47,489 tonnes for October – December

During the December quarter, domestic paper mills benefitted from stagnant raw material prices also. Industry sources said that average wood pulp prices remained unchanged at USD 875 a tonne which helped Indian paper mills strategize their business plan.

quarter 2018 versus 43588 tonnes for the same quarter last year.

During the December quarter, domestic paper mills benefitted from stagnant raw material prices also. Industry sources said that average wood pulp prices remained unchanged at USD 875 a tonne which helped Indian paper mills strategize their business plans in a profitable manner.

Meanwhile, specialty paper manufacturer Yash Papers Ltd plans to invest Rs 200 crore to expand their production capacity by 30 per cent to 150 tonnes per day and also doubling its paper products' manufacturing capacity to 20 tonnes from the existing 10 tonnes. The commercial production on these plants with expanded capacity is set to commence in March 2020.

A Care Ratings report said that India's share in global demand is growing as domestic market increases, while demand is developed nations is muted.

The domestic demand of paper and paper products grew from 9.3 million tonnes in FY 08 to 17.1 million tonnes in

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FY 18 at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3 per cent.

The domestic per capital consumption is little over 13 kg, below the global average of 57 kg. The growth triggers include rising income levels, growing per capita expenditure. The capacity utilisation levels and projected demand have caused companies to start building out additional production capacity. The paper industry, however, continues to face challenges such as access to quality and cost competitive raw material and competition from imports. n

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Kotkamills's Next-Gen Plastic-Free Barrier Board Solutions The company is revolutionizing paper cup production and recycling with its plastic-free, nextgeneration barrier board solutions.

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he world is changing at a rapid pace towards a plastic free future.

Development requires new and innovative solutions that can answer to new demands. Consumption and recycling are consumer s choices, but it is up to manufacturers to provide products that answer to these challenges. Kotkamills ISLA Duo answers to these specific challenges.

Kotkamills is tackling the global cup challenge head-on with game-changing barrier boards and packaging solutions.

Unlike PE- and PLA-coated board manufacturers, Kotkamills uses an innovative water-based dispersion coating to create an effective barrier layer for demanding food and beverage packaging.

World s coffee cup markets are vast. No sustainable and responsible actor has

provided plastic-free and easy-torecycle products. Coffee cups covered with PE plastics can be recycled but globally it has been difficult and inefficient due to the separation process of plastic. It is great that Kotkamills can lead the way and act as a Game Changer in the industry Kotkamills CEO Markku Hämäläinen states.

A traditional single-use coffee cup includes a barrier layer made from plastic, which prevents absorption of liquids and greases. The barrier layer in ISLA Duo products is a water-based dispersion coating instead of PE plastic.

Being plastic-free enables the products to be easily recyclable in normal paper and board recycling, and the wood fibre can be reused fully. ISLA Duo cupstock doesn t contain any waxes harmful for the health nor do they cumulate in the nature like plastic.

Kotkamills offers more responsible alternatives to disposables that contain plastic.

Circular economy and keeping valuable materials in use as efficiently as possible are a key piece of the future. In this issue Kotkamills wants to act as an example and lead development. ISLA Duo is enabling a plastic free future where recycling is easy and a part of our daily routines Hämäläinen concludes. n

GP Harmon's Name is now Georgia-Pacific Recycling To kick 2019 right into high gear, GP Harmon Recycling is changing its name to Georgia-Pacific Recycling.

February 12, 2019

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hanging the name comes at a time of significant disruption in the recycling industry. The most impactful change has been China's decision in 2018 to significantly lower the allowable limit of imports of contaminated recycling materials, such as greasy pizza boxes or paper mixed with plastic. China has long been the world's largest importer of recyclable materials. The strict change has created issues to solve, like what to do with material China will no longer accept, and opportunities for new innovations for players in all aspects of the industry.

Given the disruption in this export market, industry experts believe this will be a long-term issue. The U.S. will need to seek out new markets for recyclables and find ways to reduce contaminants in materials. However, despite this severe blow to the recycling industry, Georgia-Pacific Recycling is seeing

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In addition to having decades of industry experience, Georgia-Pacific Recycling is a global marketer of recyclable materials, selling more than six million tons of paper and 450 million pounds of plastics annually – further exhibiting their ability to stay strong in this evolving environment.

this as an opportunity to transform the way they do business.

With nearly 50 years of experience in the recycling industry, the team is ready to evolve with the market. n

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GAW Technologies Commissions Fully Automatic Hydro-Sulphite Preparation System at Khanna Paper Mills The automatic hydro-sulphite preparation system is designed in norms with European safety standards and has in-built fire and safety alarms.

March 1, 2019

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AW Technologies GmbH has successfully started up the fully automatic sodium hydro-sulphite preparation and dosing system at Khanna Paper Mills.

The system is a fully closed unit skid and thereby reduces emission of harmful sulfur dioxide gases into the ambient environment. This stateof-the art-unit, mounted on a compact skid, dissolves hydro-sulphite powder to the required concentration and supplies to two de-inking lines of Khanna Paper Mills for bleaching purposes.

Mr. Rahul Khanna, CMD, Khanna Paper Mills says, “We have invested in this system as a part of our GO GREEN objectives through modernization of the manufacturing assets to improve safety and work environment. Hydro-sulphite poses a lot of challenges during handling and usage due to its potential to ignite and generate harmful gases during operations. We are happy that the GAW automatic hydro-sulphite system is successful in fulfilling our environmental objectives, besides being very safe, reliable and operator friendly.” n Khanna Paper Mills team with GAW hydro-sulphite system.

Stora Enso Invests in Next-Generation Renewable, Recyclable and Biodegradable Formed Fiber Solutions This investment is another step in company's transformation journey to replace plastic and other fossil-based materials with renewable and recyclable alternatives.

March 14, 2019

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tora Enso is investing EUR 5 million to build a new production line and related infrastructure to manufacture formed fiber products at Hylte Mill in Sweden. The formed fiber technology enables manufacturing of products that are designed for circularity, meaning that they are renewable, recyclable and biodegradable and do not contain any plastic.

The formed fiber investment further strengthens Stora Enso's opportunities to replace fossil-based products and contribute to combating the global problem of plastic waste. First products are expected to be on the market by the end of 2019.

The raw material is a pulp made from wood from FSC and PEFC certified traceable sources in Sweden and Finland. Stora Enso will manufacture the raw material at its mills in Sweden and Finland and do the converting at Hylte Mill. The initial annual capacity during the pilot stage will be approximately 50 million units of product with the intention to expand.

The production line will be operated by a new business unit for formed fiber which will also conduct research and develop-

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Formed fiber products are manufactured from various chemical pulps and chemi-thermomechanical pulp (CTMP) by pressing it into a desired shape in a molding machine.

ment of new formed fiber materials and technologies.

Potential products include single-use food packaging items such as plastic-free cups, bowls, clamshells, plates and coffee cup lids as well as non-food applications, responding to the needs of eco-conscious consumers looking for more environmentally friendly alternatives to plastic. n

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Intelligent Business With Intelligent Packaging Stora Enso has been developing and marketing intelligent packaging solutions based on RFID, a wireless technology for the transfer of data electronically. intelligent packaging solutions in the works.

Martin Ros, SVP Intelligent Packaging, Stora Enso

February 15, 2019

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uring the fourth quarter 2018, Stora Enso formed a new unit to focus on intelligent packaging to speed up the pace of development in multiple applications and market sectors. The unit is headed by Martin Ros. Stora Enso has been developing and mar keting intelligent pack aging solutions based on RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), a wireless technology for the transfer of data elec tronically. Cur rent solutions concentrate on the digital supply chain for shipping and receiving, inventory management and intelligent Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), as well as customer experience through retail and marketing campaign enhancements like intelligent cabinets and shelves at pointof-sale.

In November 2018, the new sustainable ECO™ RFID tag technology by Stora Enso was launched, designed for packaging authentication in supply chain, retail and e-commerce applications. An important aspect here, the ECO technology enables the RFID tags to be produced on a 100% fibre-based paper label, which can be recycled in an environmentallyfriendly way together with paper and board materials.

Stora Enso has other new branded

“M ov i n g a ny p ro d u c t re q u i re s a package, from manufacturing line all the way to a store or consumer household.

Digitalisation helps to make that journey more efficient and profitable. This could be by reducing time and labour, improving business forecasting and inventory accuracy, protecting the product, and enabling greater consumer engagement and loyalty,” Ros continues.

Intelligent packaging is not just for boxes or containers. Major fashion and apparel companies use RFID on labels and airlines on luggage. Intelligent cabinets use RFID. This is an application that is rapidly expanding in hotels, offices and other public places that need cabinets that can s t o r e g o o d s such as meals-to-go and collect payment through electronic means, in lieu of sales staff. Pharmaceutical products, cars and more are equipped with RFID. There is also great potential for industrial

digitalisation utilising RFID among major manufacturers who are looking to infuse traditional practises with smart tools to support employees, optimise operations, refashion products, and connect and customise the consumer experience.

“Overall, speed is essential, and Stora Enso is applying our collective expertise and resources, as well as key partners, to bolster our offering in intelligent packaging,” Ros emphasises. “We also have a significant differentiator: our combination of digital solutions with renewable materials. It's a winning formula.”

A steering committee for the Intelligent Packaging unit includes CEO Karl-Henrik Sundström and Annica Bresky and Gilles van Nieuwenhuyzen as Heads of Stora Enso's packaging divisions. Martin Ros, SVP Intelligent Packaging, has held several leadership roles in various Stora Enso business lines and was recently driving the sustainable finance agenda as Group Treasurer. n

In November 2018, the new sustainable ECO™ RFID tag technology by Stora Enso was launched, designed for packaging authentication in supply chain, retail and e-commerce applications.

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Metsä Tissue is Developing a Concept for the Future Tissue Mill The concept's development will include a review of all the operational processes of a tissue paper mill: raw materials, production, converting as well as dispatch and warehouse operations.

February 8, 2018

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etsä Tissue, part of the Metsä Group, commenced an operational review of its mill operations on 1 February 2019. Jari Tiura, SVP, Operations, is responsible for the operational review. As part of the operational review, Metsä Tissue will be developing a concept for the future tissue paper mill in cooperation with equipment and automation system suppliers. The concept's development will include a review of all the operational processes of a tissue paper mill: raw materials, production, converting as well as dispatch and warehouse operations.

In creating the concept, the possibility to build fully fossil-free mill will be studied. Also automation potential in the entire process will be reviewed together with the current status of mill systems and a development roadmap will be defined.

The review aims to find out whether a new concept could significantly improve product quality, the efficiency of production and the use of resources. In creating the concept, the possibility to build fully fossil-free mill will be studied. Also automation potential in the entire process will be reviewed

together with the current status of mill systems and a development roadmap will be defined. Ari Vehviläinen, VP, Operations, has been appointed project manager of the Future Tissue Mill project. n

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Stora Enso Signs Global Commitment to Combat Plastic Pollution The Global Commitment and its vision for a circular economy for plastic is led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with UN Environment. traditional plastic straw, and our mouldable biocomposites help reduce the amount of plastic in products.”

The Global Commitment and its vision for a circular economy for plastics are supported by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). It has also been endorsed by the World Economic Forum, The Consumer Goods Forum (a CEO-led organisation representing some 400 retailers and manufacturers from 70 countries), and 40 universities, institutions, and academics.

Moreover, more than fifteen financial institutions with in excess of USD 4 trillion in assets under management have endorsed the Global Commitment and over USD 200 million has been pledged by five venture capital funds to create a circular economy for plastic.

For Stora Enso, signing the commitment is another step to combat the global problem of plastic pollution by providing renewable alternatives. Stora Enso will contribute by cooperating with customers and suppliers to develop circular and low carbon solutions to replace plastic packaging.

The Global Commitment aims to create “a new normal” for plastic packaging. Commitments and targets will be reviewed every 18 months, and become increasingly ambitious over the coming years. Businesses that sign the commitment will publish annual data on their progress to help drive momentum and ensure transparency. n

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tora Enso has joined the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment to eliminate plastic waste and pollution at the source. The Global Commitment and its vision for a circular economy for plastic is led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with UN Environment.

For Stora Enso, signing the commitment is another step to combat the global problem of plastic pollution by providing renewable alternatives. Stora Enso will contribute by cooperating with customers and suppliers to develop circular and low carbon solutions to replace plastic packaging. The materials are based on wood fibres from sustainably managed forests and plantations. This commitment is an example of the increasing demand for alternatives to plastic, also demonstrated by the EU's recent policy on single-use plastics.

“Stora Enso operates at the heart of the circular bioeconomy and we collaborate with customers and partners to create a sustainable future with less plastics,” says Karl-Henrik Sundström, CEO of Stora Enso. “We have, for example, developed a renewable, biodegradable drinking straw to replace the

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UPM is Building New Ecosystems of Wood-Based Biomedical Solutions UPM collaborates with leading research organizations and small- to medium-sized companies in order to create a new ecosystem and novel wood-based innovations for the biomedical sector. enables new business to all companies involved," says Jussi Pesonen, President and CEO of UPM. Development work for these new innovative products has received significant support and funding from Business Finland through the Wood-toBiomedical project which began in 2017 and will now continue to 2021. The project targets to integrate parties and their technologies into value networks.

Expansion of the ecosystem will generate new business that could not be achieved by any single organization alone.

Wood as a raw material in the biomedicals area has many attractive qualities and UPM is looking to expand its portfolio further. The area faces a growing need for products sourced from natural materials that are free from animal-derived components as they offer many advantages over currently used materials.

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PM collaborates with leading research organizations and small to medium sized companies in order to create a new ecosystem and novel wood-based innovations for the biomedical sector. The sector faces a growing need for products sourced from natural materials that are free from animal-derived components as they offer many advantages over currently used materials.

UPM has been active in biomedicals for many years and has already commercialized GrowDex® nanocellulose product for cell culture. GrowDex provides an environment close to that found in the human body, giving researchers a tool to replicate and study the effect of diseases on cells. Plant-based biocompatible

m ate r i a l s c a n a cce l e rate m a r k e t breakthrough for several new applications and technologies. In addition to cell culture, wood-based materials can be used e.g. in clinical applications and diagnostics.

"Ecosystems are the way of the future.

Innovations are key drivers of growth, and the majority of innovations are born in ecosystems. I am personally very excited about this project. It creates significant growth opportunities for Finnish biomedical companies of all sizes, and huge benefits for the Finnish society as a whole," says Pekka Soini, Director General of Business Finland. n

Wo o d a s a r a w m a t e r i a l i n t h e biomedicals area has many attractive qualities and UPM is looking to expand its portfolio further.

"We have a long history of developing new high-value products from forest biomass but entering a highly regulated field, such as the biomedical industry, requires new kind of competences and collaboration. Public funding from Business Finland enables joining forces with other key partners operating in this area. Moreover, it speeds up the creation of a new ecosystem, which in turn

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Development work for these new innovative products has received significant support and funding from Business Finland through the Wood-to-Biomedical project which began in 2017 and will now continue to 2021.

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Raninga Paper Mills to Setup 25 TPD Tissue Paper Plant Near Ahmedabad The company will be manufacturing tissue grade for toilet rolls and kitchen towels and poster paper for 40-50 GSM packing grades.

March 28, 2019

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aninga Paper Mills Pvt. Ltd. will setup a new 25 TPD tissue plant near Viramgam, Ahmedabad. The company has acquired 2 acres of land for the plant. The total outlay of the project will be around 20-25 cr.

The major components- Yankee roll and headbox have been sourced from China while frame and other structures have been supplied by CAD Machinery from Vapi, Gujarat and some pulping sections from Parason Machinery.

Mr. Chandresh Soni, Chairman, Raninga Paper Mills Pvt. Ltd. says, ''Our decision to enter the paper industry was to come up with specialty grade. There is a good market for specialty and packing grade but we are only focusing in light GSM and highend products. The tissue market has been growing with demand for use in different applications. Even the market for kitchen towels has seen a surge in the India. Raninga Paper is quite upbeat of bringing these products in the market. The market for packing grade is quite good in Gujarat and Maharashtra, and this is where our focus will be. Moreover, we are also planning to export our products in near future.

Mr. Chandresh Soni, Chairman, Raninga Paper Mills Pvt. Ltd.

If we talk about any paper across the entire paper industry, the overall per capita consumption of paper in India is the lowest compared to the other countries like China, Malaysia and European nations. However, in the last 5-10 years, there has been a surge in the market for packaging and personal hygiene products in India. Also, the restriction on the use of plastic is also helping the paper industry grow and provide specialty products.'' n

Paper Excellence Canada Completes Acquisition of Catalyst Paper The acquisition includes Catalyst Paper's three facilities located in Crofton, Port Alberni and Powell River, its Surrey distribution centre and headquarters in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

March 19, 2019

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aper Excellence Canada has finalized the acquisition of Catalyst Paper Corporation. This includes its three facilities located in Crofton, Port Alberni and Powell River, its Surrey distribution centre and headquarters in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. With this acquisition now complete, Paper Excellence Canada's product range expands to include printing papers, specialty and packaging papers and increased pulp production to service our customers worldwide.

Barclays acted as exclusive financial advisor to Paper Excellence on the transaction.

Paper Excellence manufactures NBSK Pulp for the paper and tissue industry, and BCTMP for printing, board and packaging, for export to the Asian market. Catalyst manufactures 1.3 million tonnes of pulp and paper products which include NBSK pulp, industrial packaging, food service, coated ground-wood, newsprint and directory papers. n

Catalyst manufactures 1.3 million tonnes of pulp and paper products which include NBSK pulp, industrial packaging, food service, coated ground-wood, newsprint and directory papers.

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A Royal Touch at the Grand Opening of the World's Largest Pulp Mill His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf inaugurated SCA's pulp mill Östrand in Timrå.

The expansion of the mill is one of Sweden's largest industrial investments ever.

Östrand is today the world's largest softwood pulp mill with a production capacity of 900,000 tonnes per year of bleached softwood pulp, expandable to 1,000,000 tonnes per year.

February 14, 2019 SCA has invested eight billion SEK in expanding the mill and to double it's capacity to 900 000 tonnes of bleached softwood kraft pulp, making Östrand the largest mill of its kind in the world.

The investment enables SCA to be world class in terms of product quality and environmental performance. Project Helios was conducted during 2015-2018, a pre-project started in 2014. Östrand is today the world's largest softwood pulp mill with a production capacity of 900,000 tonnes per year of bleached softwood pulp, expandable to 1,000,000 tonnes per year.

More than 300 guests came to take part in the grand opening of the Östrand pulp mill. The guests were an international gathering of customers, suppliers to the project, the Swedish government, SCA's shareholders and many others.

The two biggest suppliers to the project have been Valmet who supplied the fibre line with a number of components, including the world's largest softwood pulp digester, and Andritz who, among other projects, undertook a unique expansion of the recovery boiler. The project has been partly financed by the European Investment Bank. n

Nestlé Launches New Nesquik All Natural Cocoa Powder in Recyclable Paper Pouch The recyclable paper pouch is the first of its kind and a key initiative towards providing more sustainable packaging across the Nestlé product portfolio.

March 4, 2019

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estlé has announced the launch of a new Nesquik All Natural powder which will come in a recyclable paper pouch.

The paper is produced from sustainable sources, certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The pouches have been extensively tested to make sure they keep the Nesquik powder in perfect condition during transport and storage.

The launch of the new Nesquik comes less than two months after Nestlé's commitment to accelerate action to tackle plastic waste. It is one of the first products to put that pledge into action, moving from recyclable plastic to recyclable paper packaging. n

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According to Nestlé, the new pouch is made of a coated paper that is recyclable in the paper stream.

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Cascades Announces Closure of Two Tissue Paper Machines The leases for these two plants, located in the Greater Toronto area, expire on August 27, 2019 and will not be renewed.

February 28, 2019

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ascades Inc., a leader in the recovery and manufacturing of green packaging and tissue products, announces the definitive closure of its tissue paper machines located in Whitbyand Scarborough (Progress Avenue) in Ontario.

The leases for these two plants expire on August 27, 2019 and will not be renewed. The end date of the production remains to be determined. In total, the sites produce 44,000 tonnes of tissue paper annually and employ 68 workers.

"Today, we are announcing the closure of two paper machines in Ontario. Their unprofitability and the current market conditions have convinced us that it is better to source externally to supply our needs. It is important to note that this decision will have no impact on our ability to serve our customers, "said Jean Jobin, President and Chief Operating Officer of Cascades Tissue Group.

Over the coming months, the company will try to relocate as many of its employees as possible to its other business units located in the region. Those employees who cannot or do not wish to be reassigned to the Company's other factories will be accompanied in their efforts to find new employment. n

The end date of the production remains to be determined. In total, the sites produce 44,000 tonnes of tissue paper annually and employ 68 workers.

Mondi Plans EUR 700-800 Million/Annum in Capital Investments for 2019 and 2020 "Over the past three years our major capital projects have contributed EUR 95 million of incremental operating profit, including EUR 20 million in 2018. We expect to generate a further EUR 50 million in 2019," said Mondi Group's CEO, Peter Oswald.

March 12, 2019

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ondi Group's CEO, Peter Oswald, said Mondi plans to invest on average EUR 700-800 million per year during the next two years on capital projects to drive the company's fibre packaging operations.

Mondi Group's CEO, Peter Oswald.

He said, “Our disciplined approach to i nve s t i g a t i n g, a p p rov i n g a n d executing capital projects is one of our key strengths and plays an important role in successfully delivering returns through the cycle. Over the past three years our major capital projects have contributed EUR 95 million of incremental operating profit, including EUR 20 million in 2018. We expect to generate a further EUR 50 million in 2019.

“In the fourth quarter of 2018, we successfully commissioned the EUR 335 million modernisation of the Steti mill to replace the recovery boiler, rebuild the fibre lines and debottleneck the existing packaging paper machines. The project is expected to result in additional annual production of 90,000 tonnes of softwood market pulp and 55,000 tonnes of packaging paper.

We have a focused capital expenditure project pipeline securing our future growth.

"Our recently completed and planned major capital projects in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Russia are expected to increase our current saleable pulp and paper production by around 10 percent when in full operation. Given the approved project pipeline and in the absence of any other major investment, our capital expenditure is expected to be in the range of EUR 700-800 million per annum, on average, for 2019 and 2020, ” said Peter Oswald. n

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ANDRITZ Presents Primescreen X for Next-Generation Screening Performance The newly developed screen has thoroughly been tested in most demanding OCC applications and shows significant improvements in energy efficiency, screening performance and maintainability.

March 25, 2019

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nternational technology Group ANDRITZ launches the next generation of its highly successful ModuScreen family of pressure screens – the new PrimeScreen X. The newly developed screen has thoroughly been tested in most demanding OCC applications and shows significant improvements in energy efficiency, screening performance and maintainability.

The PrimeScreen X builds on the success of more than 5,400 globally installed ANDRITZ pressure screens in stock preparation applications and offers additional and innovative key benefits to our customers. Ÿ Top-feed stock inlet. The top-down design takes advan-

tage of gravity to remove heavy contaminants quickly and minimize wear on rotor and screen basket. Top-down also improves the removal of light rejects, preventing the accumulation in the feed area, which again extends the life of wearing components. Ÿ New PrimeRotor and foil design. The PrimeScreen X can be

equipped with the new PrimeRotor, which improves screening efficiency and reduces energy consumption by up to 25%, compared to a competitive screen in a comparable application. The PrimeRotor foils are interchangeable with any other ANDRITZ foils and the rotor could be installed in any screen type available on the market.

The PrimeScreen X can be equipped with the new PrimeRotor, which improves screening efficiency and reduces energy consumption by up to 25%, compared to a competitive screen in a comparable application. Ÿ Easier maintenance. The design of the new rotor attachment

and basket fixing results in reduced downtime, as maintenance and replacement of rotor and basket is quick and easy. Ÿ Enhanced geometry. The optimized screen basket height-

to-diameter ratios comply with the requirements of different furnishes and applications, helping to reduce the thickening factors and leading to a better control of fiber loss. Ÿ Versatile in application. The PrimeScreen X is suited to all

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Valmet to Supply Containerboard Line for GS Paperboard & Packaging in Malaysia Valmet's delivery will include equipment for stock preparation system with broke and approach flow systems.

March 19, 2019

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almet will supply OptiConcept M containerboard making line with automation solutions and a winder for GS Paperboard & Packaging (GSPP) in Selangor, Malaysia. With the new production line PM 3, GSPP will produce high-quality testliner and fluting grades as well as strengthen its position in the Malaysian market. The start-up of PM 3 is scheduled for 2021.

The order is included in Valmet's first quarter of 2019 orders received. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The total value of order of this type is typically around EUR 60-70 million.

The 7250-mm wide (wire) containerboard machine will produce fluting and testliner grades with a design basis weight range of 70-180 g/m2. The design speed of the machine will be 1200 m/min and the design daily capacity 1445 tonnes.

The delivery for the new high-capacity containerboard machine will include an OptiConcept M containerboard machine, which is already the 26th OptiConcept M line sold globally. The delivery consists of a complete machine from headbox to reel followed by an OptiWin Drum two-drum winder with transfer rails. The delivery will also include an OptiAir Hood high humidity hood,

OptiAir Recovery heat recovery with other related air and ventilation systems, a surface starch preparation system and supply system for sizer as well as Valmet Paper Machine Clothing package for start-up. The automation delivery includes Valmet DNA Automation System for process and machine controls and Valmet IQ Quality Management Solution. n

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