TNPL raises pulpwood plantation to 19349 acres

Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd (TNPL) has raised pulpwood plantation in 19349 acres (upto 2006-07) through farm forestry and captive plantation schemes to meet the growing needs of pulp wood. the Company has planned to raise pulpwood plantation in about 12000 acres during 2007-08.

The Mill Development Plan (MOP) envisaging increase in pulp production capacity from 520 tpd to 800 tpd with Element Chlorine Free (ECF) Bleaching at a capital outlay of Rs 565 Crore will become operational from October 2007. This will enable the Company to increase the paper production to 2,45,000 Mts per annum.

The Mill Expansion Plan for increasing the paper production capacity from 2,45,000 tpa to 4,00,000 tpa will be taken up during the current year and fully implemented by end of September 2009.

Global tender has already been floated for purchase of a new State-of-the-art Paper Machine with a production capacity of 155000 tpa.

The Company has planned to establish a new mini cement plant at a capacity of 400 tpd for producing high grade cement using the lime sludge and fly ash generated in the process of manufacture of paper. The Company will be the first mill from Paper Industry to produce high grade cement from the lime sludge and fly ash, the waste materials in paper manufacturing.

Source : Equity Bulls

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