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Pre-Feasibility Report
For
Upgradation, Modernization and Expansion
Project on Writing and Printing Paper based on
Wood and Agro-Residues
At
Village Saila Khurd, Tehsil Garhshankar, Distt. Hoshairpur
PUNJAB, INDIA
APPLICANT
M/s Kuantum Papers Ltd
Saila Khurd, Tehshil Garhshankar, Distt. Hoshiarpur, PUNJAB-144 529, India
25th August, 2014
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Contents
S. No. Contents Page No.
1 Executive Summary 1
2 Introduction to the Project/Background Information 8
3 Project Description 17
4 Site Analysis 44
5 Planning Brief 47
6 Proposed Infrastructure 48
7 Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) Plan 51
8 Project Schedule & Cost Estimates 51
9 Analysis of Proposal (Final Recommendations) 52
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1. Executive Summary
Kuantum Papers Ltd (Earlier ABC Paper Ltd) was set up in 1980 to manufacture Writing and
Printing Paper. Kuantum Papers Ltd. has its operations at Sailakhurd in Punjab in North India,
adjacent to the main Sate Highway SH-24, and is spread in an area of 257 acres. The plant is a
fully integrated facility to make Paper from Agro and Wood based pulp. Pulping is done from
various kinds of agricultural residues like Straws and Baggasse, and Wood apart from using
purchased hardwood and Soft wood pulp. Current capacity of plant is to produce 148500
tonnes per annum (450 TPD) of Writing and Printing Paper.
In view of the strong fundamentals of the paper business and its growth potential, the
management, in the year 2008-2009, had undertaken a strategy to expand the paper business
and sustain its competitiveness through capacity enhancement and cost reduction initiatives.
The management implemented the Mill Expansion Programme covering setting up of:
Chemical Recovery Plant, Co-Generation Power Plant, Wood Pulp Street, Paper Machine IV,
Waste Paper/Purchased Pulp Pulping Street after obtaining necessary Environmental
Clearance from Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), New Delhi. The above expansion
tripled the capacity of plant from 150 TPD to the existing 450 TPD, and enabled Kuantum to
achieve economies of scale, reduce cost of production, enhance paper quality and employ an
eco-friendly manufacturing process. Presently, Kuantum Papers limited is operating at a
capacity of 300 TPD using both wood and agro-residues due to negative cost implications of
using imported/purchased pulp for additional 150 TPD capacity.
After having established stable operations and having become a large player in the domestic
Paper industry, Kuantum Papers Ltd is currently planning implementation of following
upgradation, modernization and expansion plan to enhance the profitability and improve the
ecological footprint of the company.
Tables 1 and 2 attached below summarize the Up-gradation, Modernization and Expansion
Plan,
Table 1: Expansion Activities
S. No. Particulars Existing Installed Capacity
EC No: J-11011/344/2008-IA-II(I) dated Jan 1, 2009
Proposed Expansion in
Installed Capacity
Total Installed Capacity after Proposed Expansion
1 Paper 450 TPD 0 450 TPD
2 Agro-Pulp 165 TPD 0 165 TPD
3 Hard Wood Pulp 60 TPD 140 TPD 200 TPD
4 Pulper for 20 m3 0 20 m3
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Waste Paper/ Purchased Wood Pulp
5 Conventional Chemical Recovery Plant
230 T Black Liquor Solids per day for Caustic Soda Recovery, FBR Soda Ash Recovery Plant with capacity of 100 T Black Liquor Solids per day,Lignin Precipitation System (LPS) Plant to recover 25 MT Lignin Per day
350 T Black Liquor Solids per day
580 T Black Liquor Solids per day, Existing FBR Soda Recovery Plant will be kept as stand by plant for planned and unplanned shuts of CRP. LPS Plant will be operated based on marker demand of Lignin.
5 Co-generation Power
17.5 MW 12 MW 28 MW (Existing 1.5 MW Turbine will be abandoned)
6 Effluent Treatment Plant
20000 m3/day 10000 m3/day
30000 m3/day
The main highlights of the expansion activities are:
• The Paper manufacturing capacity of the mill as on date is 450 TPD. This will remain unchanged after the proposed expansion.
• There is no change in the agro-residue pulping capacity. Purchased Pulp is to be replaced with own hard wood pulp. Existing hard wood pulping capacity is 60 TPD. The proposal is to expand the hard wood pulping capacity to 200 TPD.
Table 2. Modernization and Up-gradation:
S.No Particulars Existing Facility EC No: J-11011/344/2008-IA-II(I) Jan 1, 2009
Proposed Upgradation/Modernization
1 Agro-Pulping Street
Continuous Digester Addition of one more continuous digester to debottleneck the existing Continuous digester resulting after up-gradation due to change in pulping from soda process to sulphate process
Convention pulp washing and bleaching system
Addition of Oxygen Delignifcation (ODL) Stage, Modifications in bleaching lines to make the material of construction suitable for partial substitution of elemental chlorine with chlorine dioxide to reduce elemental chlorine usage in agro pulping street. The existing Bleaching sequent XCEopHH will be modified to XC/DEopHH.
2 Hard Wood Pulping Street
3 Nos Stationery Vertical Digesters
Installation of additional three (3) vertical digesters to enhance the bleached pulping capacity to 200 MT /day.
Conventional pulp washing and bleaching.
Addition of Oxygen delignification stage. Enhancement of washing and bleaching capacity to produce 200 MT elemental chlorine free (ECF) wood pulp per day. The existing bleaching sequence is XCEopHH. After up
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gradation, the bleaching sequence will be ODL followed by ED0EopD1.
3 Co-generation Power
17.5 MW ( 10MW, 5 MW, 1.5 MW, 1 MW) 3 Boilers (2 Nos 26 TPH & 1No 60 TPH)
Installation of 12 MW new turbine. The operation of 1.5 MW turbine will be discontinued. With the installation of new 12 MW turbine, the total Co-generation power capacity will be 28 MW. One power Boiler with capacity of 80 TPH will be added.
4 Chemical Recovery Plant
Chemical Recovery Plant : 230 MT Black Liquor Solids/day Capacity: For recovery of ca ustic soda (White Liquor) Solids and recovery of Soda: 100 MT BL Solids: For recovery of Soda Ash; Lignin Precipitation System for recovery of 25 MT Lignin per day from 140 MT Black Liquor Solids/day
One more Chemical Recovery plant with 350 MT Black Solids/day Capacity will be installed. Existing Fluidized Bed Reactor, presently being operated to process 100 MT Black Liquor solid will be discontinued and will retained as Standby equipment. Existing 230 MT/day capacity conventional CRP and proposed new 350 MT /day capacity conventional chemical recovery plant will be operated after expansion to regenerate white liquor. Existing Recovery Boiler will be modified to make it suitable for black liquor generated from sulphate process Lignin Precipitation System (LPS) will be operated only to meet the market demand of lignin for specialized application. The filtrate(Sodium Sulphate) of Lignin Precipitation System (LPS) will be used as make up chemical in Chemical Recovery plant.
The main highlights of the upgradation and modernization plan are:
• Addition of Oxygen Delignification (ODL) stage in the existing agro-pulping Street. Modification in the agro street bleach plant to upgrade the bleaching sequence from existing XCEopHH to XC/DEopHH for substitution of elemental chlorine with chlorine dioxide.
• Elemental chlorine free (ECF) wood pulping street. The existing bleaching sequence is XCEopHH. After up gradation, the bleaching sequence will be ODL followed by ED0EopD1. Existing 60 TPD wood street will be utilized to debottleneck agro-pulping washing street.
• One more Chemical Recovery plant with 350 MT Black Solids/day Capacity will be installed enabling the mill to process entire black liquor in conventional Chemical Recovery Plant. Existing 230 MT/day capacity conventional CRP and proposed new 350 MT /day capacity conventional chemical recovery plant will be operated after expansion to regenerate white liquor. FBR Soda Ash Recovery Plant will be kept as a stand by plant.
The total estimated project cost of the project is Rs 337 Crores. More than 45% of this estimate will be
spend towards implementation of Environmental Management Plan. The following Table 3
summarizes the project estimates under different heads.
Table 3: Estimated Project Cost
S.No Particulars Details Estimated Cost (INR Crores)
% age of Total Estimated Cost
1 Capacity Expansion and Wood Pulp mill, 116.82 34.65%
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Upgradation/Modernization
Upgradation of Agro-Pulp Mill
2 Co-generation Power Plant
12 MW Turbine, 80TPH Power Boiler
62.24 18.46%
3 Environmental Management
New Chemical Recovery Plant, Oxygen Delignification, Chlorine Dioxide plant, Upgradation of Effluent Treatment Plant, Odour Control System, Lime Kiln etc.
158.00 46.87%
Total 337.06 100%
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The following is the summary of the various environmental safeguards planned under the proposed expansion, up-gradation and modernization plan.
S.
No
Particulars Prescribed limits/
Requirement
Existing Status Proposed Safeguard/Management after Expansion
1. Water
Consumption/T
on of Paper
Not specified 70-72 After proposed expansion, the water consumption is expected
to come down to 65 m3/ton of paper due to upgradation of
equipment and modernization of the process.
2. Waste water
discharge /ton
of Paper
100 55 Recycling of treated effluent to low value application where
colour is not a limiting factor.
3 Treated
Effluent
Parameters
COD: 350 ppm; BOD:
30 ppm ; TSS: 50
ppm; pH: 6.5-8.5 ;
SAR: 26
COD < 250 ppm; BOD < 28 ppm; TSS
< 50 ppm; pH 7.0-7.5; SAR < 10
Capacity of the ETP will be updraded from existing 20000
m3/day to 30000 m3/day to treat additional volume of effluent
and maintain the parameters within prescribed limits.
4 AOX Less than 1 Kg/ton
of Paper
< 1 Kg/ton of Paper Will be maintained within prescribed limits. ODL and partial
substitution of elemental chlorine with chlorine dioxide
proposed in the existing bleaching sequence for agro-pulping
street. ODL and ECF process proposed for wood pulping street.
5 Installation of
Lime Kiln
Required Lime Kiln Capacity required for
existing pulping capacity is 80 MT
(BD) Lime sludge for recovery of 45
MT CaO . The company has
installed Lime kiln with capacity of
The capacity of the Lime Kiln will be upgraded to meet the
requirement after expansion.
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140 MT (BD) Lime sludge to recover
80 MT CaO.
6 Green Belt 33% of total area 42% of total area 45% of the total area will be covered under green belt.
7. Stack Emissions < 100 mg/Nm3 < 100 mg/Nm3 ESPs will be installed in the proposed Boilers to meet the
existing norms.
8 Odour Control
System
For mills using
sulphur compounds
Not applicable as mill is not using
sulphate process
Odour control system will be installed under proposed
expansion.
9 Solid Waste
(ETP Sludge)
Disposal as per
Hazardous Waste
Rules
Total Quantity Generated is around
12 MT per day. Being sold to Board
Manufacturers. Board Mill for
producing 15 MT Board have also
been installed.
Total Quantity Generation will be around 20 MT after proposed
Expansion. Board Manufacturing within premises and sale to
board manufactures will be used as mode of disposal.
10 Boiler Ash Coal ash is given to cement
manufacturers. Husk ash is being
used for brick manufacturing and
filling of low lying area as per CPCB
Guidelines.
Coal ash will be given to cement manufacturers. Capacity to
manufacture bricks will be increased apart from land filling
within premises as per CPCB guidelines.
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The installation of additional chemicals recovery apart from Environmental Management will generate
around Rs 40 Crores/annum. The added co-generation power capacity will result in an annual cost
reduction of Rs 30 Crores towards the power and steam costs. Enhancing the wood pulp production
from 60 TPD to 200 TPD will be a prudent idea to curtail the manufacturing costs apart from making
the wood street viable for Oxygen Delignification (ODL) Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) Bleaching,
Conventional Chemical Recovery Plant (CRP), which at the present capacity are not techno-
economically viable. The added chemical pulping capacity of 140 TPD will fetch additional annual
contribution to the tune of Rs 40 Crores..
The objective of the proposed proposal is therefore not the production capacity expansion but
balancing the existing facilities by expansion in the wood pulping street, Co-generation Power
Capacity to make the Convention Chemical Recovery Plant (CRP), Oxygen Delignification (ODL) and
Elemental Chlorine Free Bleaching (ECF) Sequence feasible for wood street which otherwise is not
technically feasible at 60 TPD capacity. The technologically being proposed is far superior from
environmental point of view in comparison to existing technology in the wood pulping street. The
proposed project is also aimed to further reduce the environmental impact of existing agro-street by
implementation of Oxygen Delignification (ODL) and Partial substitution of chlorine with chlorine
dioxide. Apart from giving direct and indirect employment to local people, improving the social and
infrastructural status of the area around the mill, it will reduce the dependence of the mill on
imported hard wood pulp thus limiting the outflow of the cash from the country.
The Regional Director, MOEF, Chandigarh has been monitoring the compliance of the conditions of
previous Environmental Clearance (No. J-11011/344/2008-IA-II (I) dated 1/1/2009). In this regard, a
compliance report has been also issued by the Regional Office of the Ministry vide Letter No. 5-
169/2009-RO (NZ)/6113 dated 25/7/2014 confirming compliance by the proponent company.
The implementation of the above, on one side will improve the profitability of the Company while on
the other side, will drastically reduce the impact on the environment. Therefore, Kuantum Paper Ltd’s
proposal is both environmentally and economically positive project.
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2. Introduction to the Project/Background Information
2.1. Identification of the Project and Project Proponent
Kuantum Papers Ltd (Earlier ABC Paper Ltd) was set up in 1980 to manufacture Writing and
Printing Paper. Kuantum Papers Ltd. has its operations at Sailakhurd in Punjab in North India,
adjacent to the main State Highway SH-24, and is spread in an area of 257 acres. The plant is a
fully integrated facility to make Paper from Agro and Wood based pulp. Pulping is done from
various kinds of agricultural residues like Straws and Baggasse, and Wood apart from using
purchased hardwood and Soft wood pulp. Current capacity of plant is to produce 148500
tonnes per annum (450 TPD) of Writing and Printing Paper.
In view of the strong fundamentals of the paper business and its growth potential, the
management, in the year 2008-2009, had undertaken a strategy to expand the paper business
and sustain its competitiveness through capacity enhancement and cost reduction initiatives.
The management implemented the Mill Expansion Programme covering setting up of:
Chemical Recovery Plant, Co-Generation Power Plant, Wood Pulp Street, Paper Machine IV,
Waste Paper/Purchased Pulp Pulping Street after obtaining necessary Environmental
Clearance from Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), New Delhi.
The above expansion tripled the capacity of plant from 150 TPD to the existing 450 TPD, and
enabled Kuantum to achieve economies of scale, reduce cost of production, enhance paper
quality and employ an eco-friendly manufacturing process. This has propelled Kuantum to
become one of the lowest cost paper-producer in its segment. Presently, Kuantum Papers
limited is operating at a capacity of 300 TPD using both wood and agro-residues due to
negative cost implications of using imported/purchased pulp for additional 150 TPD capacity.
Kuantum primarily produces Writing and Printing Paper, Creamwove paper ranging from 49
Grams Per Square Meter (GSM) to 140 Grams Per Square Meter and SS Maplitho paper in the
range of 60 Grams Per Square Meter to 130 Grams Per Square Meter. The company has
created strong brands and differentiates its products based on quality. Some of the brands
are K-Gold, Kappa G and Krest for Writing and Printing Paper, Kroma for Colour Printing
Paper, and Keon for Copier paper.
After having established stable operations and having become a large player in the domestic
Paper industry, Kuantum is currently planning implementation of following major projects to
enhance the profitability and improve the ecological footprint of the company.
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• Expansion of the wood pulping street from existing 60 MT to 200 MT/day to make the
capacity compatible and feasible for implementation of Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF)
Process. The existing bleaching sequence in the wood street is XCEopHH. After Expansion,
the bleaching sequence will be Oxygen Delignification followed by XD0EopD1.
This expansion will eliminate the need of using purchased pulp to the tune of around 140
TPD for operating the plant economically at its full capacity. Out of 450 TPD Installed
capacity, presently, the mill has the capacity to produce ii) 300 TPD paper with wood and
agro pulp supplemented with imported hardwood & softwood pulp and fillers ii) 150 TPD
paper with purchased pulp/fibre supplemented with fillers.
• Upgradation and modernization of existing agro pulping street by implementing Oxygen
Delignification and Partial Substitution of Elemental Chlorine with Chlorine Dioxide to
further reduce chlorine consumption in agro-pulping street. The present bleaching
sequence in agro street is XCEopHH. After upgradation and modernization the bleaching
sequence will be XC/DEopHH.
• Installation of Conventional Chemical Recovery Plant (CRP) with capacity of 350 MT Black
Liquor solids/day. This will be in addition to existing conventional Chemical Recovery Plant
(CRP) of 230 MT Black Liquor solids /day.
• Expansion of Power Co-generation capacity from existing 17.5 MW to 28 MW by
installation of 80TPH Power Boiler and 12 MW turbine. The existing 1.5 MW turbine will be
abandoned.
• The above major projects will also be complemented with supporting projects namely
Lime kiln Plant, up-gradation of Effluent Treatment Plant and any other miscellaneous
addition/upgradation to meet the guidelines of Corporate Responsibility for Environment
Protection (CREP) issued by Ministry of Environment and Forests.
2.2. Brief Description of nature of the project
The proposed project is meant for upgradation, modernization and expansion of existing facilities
to operate the mill more economically and more environmental friendly. There will be no change
in the paper manufacturing capacity of the plant with implementation of the proposed project.
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The proposed project falls under “Category A” as per EIA Notification dated 14th September, 2013
and amendment dated 1st December, 2009.
2.3. Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region
India accounts for 15% of the world population but consumes only 3% of the global paper
production. At a per capita consumption of 9kgs per annum, it is extremely low, compared to
the world average of around 55kgs per annum.
The total paper production capacity in India is currently at 12 million tonnes per annum. Each
increase of 1kg per capita translates into an additional capacity requirement of 1 million tonne
per annum, which depicts a phenomenal opportunity.
The paper market in India is segmented as follows:
Growth in education, increase in corporate spending on stationery will drive demand for
Writing and Printing paper in the coming years. Boosted by the Government’s thrust on
education and literacy, rise in organized retail, urbanization and growth in the economy and
demand for better quality paper, the Writing and Printing paper segment is poised to grow at
Compounded Annual Growth Rate of 6.5% per annum over the next 5 years.
Opportunity – India consumes 3% of world paper while it has 15% of the world population
Indian Paper Industry poised to grow at CAGR of 6.5%+ in the current decade
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E: Estimated; P: Projected Source: CRISIL
The above figures encourage the existing mills to improve the ecological footprints while
growing to compete in the growing paper market.
2.4. Demand Supply Gap
India’s paper industry is expected to grow at 6 to 7 percent year over year, with the packaging
industry poised to grow at 22 to 25 percent annually. Advances in education, a fast-growing middle
class, strong growth in sectors like fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)—pharmaceuticals,
liquor, cosmetics, and the like—and organized retailing are the main drivers of demand for paper
and packaging products.
Per capita consumption of paper in India remains woefully low at 9.9 kgs (See Figure 1), compared
to 349 kg in the United States and 164 kgs in the European Union in 2010. Per capita consumption
of paper has almost doubled in the last decade. India has 15 percent of the world's population, but
consumes less than 3 percent of the world’s paper.
The upstream market demand for paper products, such as tissue paper, tea bags, filter paper,
lightweight online coated paper, medical-grade coated paper, etc., is growing as well. These
developments are expected to give a significant boost to the growth of the industry.
Kuantum’s vision is to control 5% of market share by 2025
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Meeting the growing demand will likely require a correspondingly significant investment in both
new machines and upgrading of existing facilities. Currently, a small percentage of the demand is
being met by imports due to the inability to produce certain segments profitably in India. India
also allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in this sector, making it an attractive
landscape for foreign investment — one of the keys to growing the paper industry.
For writing paper, elasticity of consumption has been taken at 0.9. Taking the GDP growth at 9%
during 2012-17 and beyond, the growth of demand for writing paper has been assumed at 8.1% per
annum. With the growing demand in educational sector, elasticity of consumption of writing
paper could be higher than one. However, despite a lower per capita consumption relative to
other countries, increasing access to internet and substitution of writing/printing material by
electronic mode, elasticity of consumption has been taken at 0.9
2.5. Imports vs Indigenous Production
Several economic factors and lifestyle changes are driving the growth of paper consumption in
India. The government has increased focus on education and initiated several central and state-
level programs such as Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (Education for All) and Operation Blackboard. This
has had a positive effect on India’s literacy rate, which has increased by 9.2 percent in the last
decade to reach approximately 74 percent in 2011. The result has been increased expenditure on
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textbooks and notebooks, providing a good opportunity for paper companies. Additionally, with
higher literacy levels, circulation of other print media, such as newspapers, has also increased.
Increased corporate activity and lifestyle changes: Economic development and globalization have
led to an increase in corporate activity and increased per-capita consumption of paper. At the
same time, increased commercial activity has spurred demand for packaged goods. Lifestyle
changes have also pushed up the demand for specialty paper, such as tissue papers.
India is the second largest print market in the world, with a readership base of over 250 million.
There are approximately 130,000 printing presses in India. The printing and packaging industry is
growing at a compound annual growth rate of over 16.2 percent since 1989.
Overall paper consumption in the baseline scenario is projected to increase to 16.5 million tons in
2016-17 and reach 25.3 million tons in 2026-27. In the alternative scenario, which appears to be
more realistic, the consumption increases to 18.4 million tons in 2016-17 (the terminal year of the
12th Plan) and to 43.9 million tons in 2026-27.
Projected Consumption of Paper (Million Tons)
Year Writing Paper Packaging
Paper News Print
Total
Consumption
Baseline
Scenario
2010-11 4 5.4 1.7 11.2 11.2
2011-12 4.3 5.9 1.8 12 12.1
2012-13 4.6 6.4 1.9 13 13
2013-14 5 7.1 2.1 14.2 13.8
2014-15 5.4 7.8 2.2 15.4 14.7
2015-16 5.8 8.6 2.4 16.8 15.6
2016-17 6.3 9.4 2.6 18.4 16.5
2021-22 9.3 15.2 3.9 28.4 21.8
2024-25 11.8 20.2 4.9 36.9 23.5
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2026-27 13.8 24.5 5.7 43.9 25.3
The estimates for production during the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) and in the next 15 years
have also been derived for both the alternate scenarios. Estimates of production of various
paper grades based on wood, agro residues & recycled paper have also been projected.
Projected Production of Paper (Million Tons)
Year Wood
Resources
Agro Based
Resources
Recycled
Paper
Total
Production
Baseline
Productions
2010-11 3.2 2.2 4.7 10.1 10.1
2011-12 3.4 2.3 5.1 10.9 10.9
2012-13 3.7 2.5 5.7 11.8 11.7
2013-14 4 2.7 6.2 12.9 12.5
2014-15 4.3 2.9 6.8 14.1 13.3
2015-16 4.6 3.2 7.5 15.3 14.1
2016-17 5 3.4 8.3 16.7 14.8
2022-23 8 5.4 14.7 28 19.6
2024-25 9.3 6.3 17.8 33.4 22
2026-27 10.8 7.4 21.5 39.7 23.5
2.6. Export Possibility
Exports of paper and paper products from India have not grown over the last three to four years
in spite of steady increase in domestic production. This is primarily due to increasing domestic
demand and low quality of finished product, making the products unsuitable for export to the
developed markets.
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Currently, exports form a very small proportion of paper production in India (2.1 percent) and are
much lower than imports. Major export destinations today are markets in the Middle East, Africa,
and South Asia. The top three countries by value of exports are Nigeria, Sri Lanka, and the United
Arab Emirates. These countries import paper, paperboard, and printed material. However, exports
to developed markets in Europe and North America are restricted to books and printed material
only.
With further increase in production capacity in India, there is scope for increased exports to the
traditional export markets. In addition, by improving quality through better machinery, processes,
and raw materials, there is further scope for exports of high-value-added paper products to
quality-sensitive markets in Europe and North America.
To address the concerns around labour and the challenging process of getting approvals in India,
the government has recently approved a National Manufacturing Policy (NMP) that aims to
increase the manufacturing sector’s share in the economy to 25 percent from 16 percent and
create 220 million jobs by 2025. The policy will promote this by facilitating national manufacturing
investment zones, which can offer faster clearances. The policy also aims to ease the process for
exiting the zones, along with providing companies flexibility while hiring and laying off. The NMP
is expected to boost foreign investment; however, it is too early to predict the effect on paper
industry. It will likely be dependent on the location of the new NMP zones, as paper industries
require easy access to raw materials, coal, water, and other resources.
2.7. Domestic/Export Markets
The paper produced by Kuantum is typically used in the manufacture of notebooks,
textbooks, publications, computer stationery, invoices, pamphlets, newspaper supplements,
diaries and calendars. Some of the stationery items made using Kuantum products are also
exported. Kuantum has an elaborate marketing network throughout India, selling through its
network of 85 distributors.
Kuantum’s Product Segmentation Kuantum’s Region-wise Market
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42.3
28.6
12.16.1
5.25.7
Sales Value %
KAPPA G K Gold KREST
41.3
22.0
20.9
11.80.63.4
Sales Value %
North Central West
2.8. Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project
The proposed project is expected to give direct employment to around 300 persons in Kuantum
Papers Ltd. The projected head count on account of proposed Expansion cum Modernization/Up-
gradation Plan is depicted in the following Table.
S.No. Department Staff Worker Temp Worker Total
1 Pulp Mill 7 25 19 51
2 Elect Engg 4 18 0 22
3 Mech Engg-Pulp Mill 4 0 0 4
4 Mech Engg-CRP 4 10 17 31
5 Mech Engg -Others 6 7 4 17
6 Instrumentation 2 9 0 11
7 Utility 6 20 23 49
8 R&D and ETP 10 0 8 18
9 Chemical Recovery 9 15 13 37
10 Lime Kiln 0 8 9 17
11 PG Plant 0 8 21 29
52 120 114 286
Projected Head Count
Total
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Apart from direct employment to above skilled and un-skilled manpower, the proposed expansion
is expected to give indirect employment to many more people due to increased inflow of raw
materials and other inputs to the mill.
3.0. Project Description
3.1. Type of Project including interlinked and independent projects, if any
This is an up-gradation, modernization and expansion project with respect to existing facilities aimed
at improving the efficiency, profitability and ecological footprint without increase in the installed
capacity of the end product.
There are no interlinked projects related to this project.
3.2. Location
The proposed project is to be implemented at the existing factory premises of the Kuantum Papers
Ltd situated at Village Saila Khurd, Tehsil Garhshankar, Distt. Hoshiarpur, Punjab . Details pertaining to
geographical location, climate, demographic features, socio-economic aspects etc are summarized as
under:
Particulars Details
Geographic Location of the Mill Bewteen Latitude: 30o 9’ N & 32o 5’ N & Longitude: 75o 32’E
& 76o 12’E; Distance from State Capital Chandigarh: 100 km
Nearest Railway Station Saila Khurd Railway Station (approx. 1.0 km in South
direction); Phagwara Railway Station (approx. 30 km in SW
direction)
Nearest National Highway Well connected to Chandigarh, Pathankot, Jallandhar by
road
Nearest Airport Chandigarh, 110 Kms from the Project Site
Physiographic Characteristics Sub mountainous, Situated in Bist Doab of Doaba region of
the state
Water Bodies
Except Bist Doab Canal which gets water from Sutluj river
from time to time, no significant river body exists in 10 km
study area.
Climate Mild Climate, Three Characteristic Seasons: Summer (
April – June), Rainy (July –September), Winter ( October –
March) ; Coldest Month : December & January ; Hottest
Months : May & June ; Humidity : High ; Rainfall : Annual
Avg: 1125 mm (75% July – Sept, 15% Jan- Feb)
Prevalent wind Corridors- NW,NNW,WWN
Land Use & Agriculture Predominant land use pattern: Agriculture
( 60 % of total land mass)
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Main crops : Wheat
Industrial Use - Very nominal
Forests – 30%
Major plants :Kinnow, Mango, Peach Litchi Pear, Guava
Irrigation facility : Canals & tube wells
Industry Medium scale : 33, Small scale : 9109
Demographic Features • Total Population: 290771
• Sex Ratio: Male : 150548 & Female: 140223
• Popular language: Punjabi & Hindi
• Principal Staple Food: Wheat , Rice & Pulses
Amenities • Primary source of Drinking Water: Dug wells & Tube
Wells
• Medical facilities: Hospital at Sailakhurd ,
• Private Practitioners at Sailakhurd
• Schools & Colleges: Available
• Post Office: Available
• Telephone facility Available
Occupation • Major Occupation: Cultivators or agricultural laborers
(36.3 %)
Places of Historical & Tourist
Importance
Nil (within 15km )
The city & town area of Hoshiarpur District in which Kuantum Papers Ltd is located are indicated in Fig
1.1. The location map indicating road network is depicted in Fig 1.2.
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Fig 1.1 City &Town Area of Hoshiarpur District
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Fig 1.2. Location of Kuantum Papers Ltd
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3.3. Details of the Alternate Site considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site,
particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted.
This is an expansion, upgradation and modernization of the existing pulp and paper manufacturing
facility and hence no alternate site have been taken into consideration.
3.4. Size or Magnitude of operation
Kuantum Papers Ltd is proposing the following:
1. Expansion of the wood pulping street from existing 60 MT to 200 MT/day to make the
capacity compatible and feasible for implementation of Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF)
Process. The existing bleaching sequence in the wood street is XCEopHH. After Expansion,
the bleaching sequence will be Oxygen Delignification followed by XD0EopD1.
2. Upgradation and modernization of existing agro pulping street by implementing Oxygen
Delignification and Partial Substitution of Elemental Chlorine with Chlorine Dioxide to
further reduce chlorine consumption in agro-pulping street. The present bleaching
sequence in agro street is XCEopHH. After upgradation and modernization the bleaching
sequence will be XC/DEopHH.
3. Conventional Chemical Recovery Plant (CRP) with capacity of 350 MT Black Liquor
solids/day. This will be in addition to existing conventional Chemical Recovery Plant (CRP)
of 230 MT Black Liquor solids /day.
4. Expansion of Power Co-generation capacity from existing 17.5 MW to 28 MW by
installation of a 80TPH Power Boiler and turbine.
5. The above major projects will also be complemented with supporting projects namely
Lime kiln Plant, Producer Gas Plant, Utilities, Up-gradation of Effluent Treatment Plant and
any other miscellaneous addition/upgradation to meet the guidelines of Corporate
Responsibility for Environment Protection (CREP) issued by Ministry of Environment and
Forests.
3.5. Project Description with Process Details
The following tables summarizes the various components of the proposed expansion, up-gradation,
modernization and environmental Management by Kuantum Papers Ltd
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Table 1: Expansion Activities
S.No. Particulars Existing Installed
Capacity
EC No: J-
11011/344/2008-IA-
II(I) dated Jan 1,
2009
Proposed
Expansion in
Installed
Capacity
Total Installed
Capacity after
Proposed
Expansion
Remarks
1 Paper 450 TPD 0 450 TPD The capacity of
ancillary
equipments such
as boiler (80 TPH),
utilities etc will
also be enhanced
to match the
production
capacities.
2 Agro-Pulp 165 TPD 0 165 TPD
3 Hard Wood Pulp 60 TPD 140 TPD 200 TPD
4 Waste
Paper/Wood
Pulper
20 m3 0 20 m3
5 Co-generation
Power
17.5 MW 12 MW 28 MW
(Existing 1.5
MW Turbine
will be
abandoned)
6 Expansion of ETP 20000 m3/day 10000
m3/day
30000 m3/day
The main highlights of the expansion activities are:
• The Paper manufacturing capacity of the mill as on date is 450 TPD. This will remain
unchanged after the proposed expansion.
• There is no change in the agro-residue pulping capacity.
• There is only change in the furnish. Purchased Pulp is being replaced with own hard wood
pulp. Existing hard wood pulping capacity is 60 TPD. The proposal is to expand the hard
wood pulping capacity to 200 TPD.
• Existing Effluent Treatment Plant will be expanded to take volumetric load @ 30000 m3/day
effluent.
Table 2. Modernization and Up-gradation:
S.No Particulars Existing Facility EC No: J-11011/344/2008-IA-II(I) Jan 1, 2009
Proposed Upgradation/Modernization
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1 Agro-Pulping Street
Continuous Digester Addition of one more continuous digester to debottleneck the existing Continuous digester resulting after up-gradation due to change in pulping from soda process to sulphate process
Convention pulp washing and bleaching system
Addition of Oxygen Delignifcation (ODL) Stage, Modifications in bleaching lines to make the material of construction suitable for partial substitution of elemental chlorine with chlorine dioxide to reduce elemental chlorine usage in agro pulping street. The existing Bleaching sequent XCEopHH will be modified to XC/DEopHH.
2 Hard Wood Pulping Street
3 Nos Stationery Vertical Digesters
Installation of additional three (3) vertical digesters to enhance the bleached pulping capacity to 200 MT /day.
Conventional pulp washing and bleaching.
Addition of Oxygen delignification stage. Enhancement of washing and bleaching capacity to produce 200 MT elemental chlorine free (ECF) wood pulp per day. The existing bleaching sequence is XCEopHH. After up gradation, the bleaching sequence will be ODL followed by ED0EopD1.
3 Co-generation Power
17.5 MW ( 10MW, 5 MW, 1.5 MW, 1 MW) 3 Boilers (2 Nos 26 TPH & 1No 60 TPH)
Installation of 12 MW new turbine. The operation of 1.5 MW turbine will be discontinued. With the installation of new 12 MW turbine, the total Co-generation power capacity will be 28 MW. One power Boiler with capacity of 80 TPH will be added.
4 Chemical Recovery Plant
Chemical Recovery Plant : 230 MT Black Liquor Solids/day Capacity: For recovery of ca ustic soda (White Liquor) Solids and recovery of Soda: 100 MT BL Solids: For recovery of Soda Ash; Lignin Precipitation System for recovery of 25 MT Lignin per day from 140 MT Black Liquor Solids/day
One more Chemical Recovery plant with 350 MT Black Solids/day Capacity will be installed. Existing Fluidized Bed Reactor, presently being operated to process 100 MT Black Liquor solid will be discontinued and will retained as Standby equipment. Existing 230 MT/day capacity conventional CRP and proposed new 350 MT /day capacity conventional chemical recovery plant will be operated after expansion to regenerate white liquor. Existing Recovery Boiler will be modified to make it suitable for black liquor generated from sulphate process Lignin Precipitation System (LPS) will be operated only to meet the market demand of lignin for specialized application. The filtrate(Sodium Sulphate) of Lignin Precipitation System (LPS) will be used as make up chemical in Chemical Recovery plant.
The main highlights of the up-gradation and Modernization activities are:
• Addition of one more continuous digester (80 TPD) in the Agro-pulping street to
debottleneck the existing continuous digester resulting after up-gradation due o change in
pulping from soda process to sulphate process.
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• Addition of Oxygen Delignification (ODL) stage in the existing agro-pulping Street.
Modification in the agro street bleach plant to upgrade the bleaching sequence from existing
XCEopHH to XC/DEopHH for substitution of elemental chlorine with chlorine dioxide.
• Installation of additional three (3) vertical digesters to enhance the bleached pulping
capacity to 200 MT /day
• Addition of Oxygen delignification stage.
• Enhancement of washing and bleaching capacity to produce 200 MT elemental chlorine free
(ECF) wood pulp per day. The existing bleaching sequence is XCEopHH. After up gradation,
the bleaching sequence will be ODL followed by ED0EopD1. Existing 60 TPD wood street will
be utilized to debottleneck agro-pulping washing street.
• Installation of 12 MW new turbine. The operation of 1.5 MW turbine will be discontinued.
With the installation of new 12 MW turbine, the total Co-generation power capacity will be
28 MW.
• One power Boiler with capacity of 80 TPH will be added.
• One more Chemical Recovery plant with 350 MT Black Solids/day Capacity will be installed.
Existing 230 MT/day capacity conventional CRP and proposed new 350 MT /day capacity
conventional chemical recovery plant will be operated after expansion to regenerate white
liquor.
• Existing 230 TPD Recovery Boiler will be modified to make it suitable for black liquor
generated from sulphate process by addition of reduction zone.
• Existing Fluidized Bed Reactor, presently being operated to process 100 MT Black Liquor
solid will be discontinued and will retained as Standby equipment.
• Lignin Precipitation System (LPS) will be operated only to meet the market demand of lignin
for specialized applications. The filtrate (chemically Sodium Sulphate) of Lignin Precipitation
System (LPS) will be used as make up chemical in Chemical Recovery plant.
• Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs) will be installed in all the boilers as APCD.
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• Any other requirement specified by Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) during
Environmental Clearance, if any and also to meet guidelines of Corporate Responsibility for
Environment Protection (CREP) will be a part of proposed up-gradation.
A brief description of Paper Manufacturing Process involved presently at Kuantum Papers Ltd from
raw material preparation to finished product including ancillary processes as well as the proposed
expansion being planned by the mill is as under :
Paper is made from cellulosic fibres and so virtually any tree, plant or lignocellulosic material can be a
source of paper making fibres. However, since the strength properties & performance of the paper
in writing & printing are the criteria for acceptance in end use application, only selected raw materials
are used commercially for paper making. Various Soft wood, hard wood, agro-fibres are used in paper
making separately or in combination depending on the properties desired in the end product.
Lignocellulosic raw materials are composed of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin part from
extractives. The components which need to be removed to convert lignocellulosic raw material into
pulp is lignin. However, other components viz extractives, a significant part of hemicellulose and a
little cellulose is also lost during various stages of the pulp and paper making process.
Kuantum Papers Ltd uses bagasse, wheat straw, sarkanda, kahi grass, bamboo, Eucalyptus, Poplar,
veneer Chips etc alongwith purchased hardwood and Soft wood pulp as raw material for paper
manufacture. Coal, Rice husk & raw material dust is used as fuel in power boiler for the power and
steam. Besides this there are several other raw materials like caustic soda, Oxygen, bleaching
chemicals, fillers, paper chemicals and other functional chemicals such as cooking aids, defoamers,
coagulants etc used for various purposes.
After implementation of the proposed project, the additional chemicals required for manufacturing
process include oxygen, Sodium sulphate, chlorine dioxide etc .
The major steps involved in Pulp and Paper making include Raw material preparation,
Cooking/Pulping, Pulp screening, Pulp washing, Pulp bleaching and Paper making. Various ancillary
processes are also involved in pulp and paper manufacturing such as Chemical Recovery Process,
Utilities, Effluent Treatment and Emission Control Processes.
Different processes are used for preparation for raw material depending on the type of raw material
used, to make it compatible with subsequent process steps. Chipping and dedusting are the steps
performed for woody raw materials by Kuantum Papers Ltd whereas agro-fibres are subjected to
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shredding, dry dedusting and wet washing to remove sand, dust and other contaminants of no
interest in papermaking. The organic dust and dust recovered during raw material preparation is
utilized as fuel in the multifuel boilers
The cooking or pulping process is aimed at removal of lignin and extractive from the raw material
while retaining most of cellulose and a part of hemicellulose as well which plays a critical role in fibre
to fibre bonding during paper making process. Different pulping processes are used depending on the
source of fibre used. Kraft/Sulphate pulping (Sodium hydroxide and Sodium Sulphide) is preferred for
hard woods and soft woods whereas alkaline pulping (Sodium hydroxide) is most common for agro-
fibres. However, presently, Kuantum Papers Ltd is using alkaline process for pulping of both agro-
residues and woody raw materials During pulping, the raw material is mixed with cooking chemicals in
digesters ( Vertical Digesters for wood pulping and Horizontal Continuous Digester for Agro-residues)
and subjected to heating at a particular temperature & pressure for a specified time thereby leading
to disintegration into fibrous mass or pulp better known as brown stock. The degree of delignification
is the parameter for controlling and monitoring of this step which is expressed as Kappa Number. The
Kappa Number of the pulp is the direct indication of the amount of residual lignin in the cooked pulp.
Cooked pulp also contains uncooked fibre bundles and knots, which are removed using different
types of screening systems and recycled back as a fuel and/or raw material. Cooked pulp or brown
stock also contains cooking chemicals and dissolved lignin which are separated from the fibres by a
process called brown stock washing. Brown stock washing is performed in a series of steps by
counter-current washing using brown stock washers or other equipments such as wash presses. The
lignin and chemicals are separated as a liquid stream known as Black Liquor leaving behind pulp mass
called as unbleached pulp. The black Liquor is separately processed for recovery of energy and
chemical in a Chemical Recovery Process.
The unbleached pulp recovered from washing is still brown and is suitable only for unbleached grades
of paper such as packaging grades. For making this pulp suitable for white and coloured paper,
bleaching is required to remove complete removal of residual lignin. This is performed in various
stages starting with Oxygen delignification (ODL) (wherever installed) followed by bleaching. During
oxygen delignification, the pulp is treated with molecular oxygen under alkaline conditions. The
delignified pulp is washed to recover the lignin rich effluent called black liquor which is utilized in
chemical recover process to regenerate chemicals and steam. The oxygen delignification facilitates
removal of lignin from the pulp to the tune of 30%. Oxygen delignification significantly reduced the
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water pollution load i.e COD. BOD and AOX since all dissolved lignin is recovered and used in chemical
Recovery process rather than discharging as effluent.
Presently, Oxygen Delignification (ODL) stage is not a part of washing/bleaching sequence at
Kuantum Papers Ltd. However, in the proposed upgradation, Kuantum Papers Ltd has proposed to
implement Oxygen Delignification (ODL) Stage as a part of its Environmental Management Plan in
both agro-residues and wood streets.
The oxygen delignified pulp/Washed Pulp (where ODL is not Installed) is further bleached in several
stages involving use of various combination of chemicals viz Chlorine, Chlorine dioxide, Sodium
Hypochlorite, Hydrogen Peroxide, Ozone etc. Modern bleaching sequences do not make use of
elemental chlorine and are therefore Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF). ECF Plants make use of chlorine
dioxide which is more eco-friendly on one hand due to significant reduction in chlorinated toxic
compounds in the effluent while preserving pulp strength on the other end. Total Chlorine Free (TCF)
bleaching sequences do not make use of any chlorine compounds .
Presently, Kuantum Papers Ltd is following XCEopHH sequence in both agro-residues and wood street
for bleaching of pulp.
However, the company has proposed to implement the following bleaching sequences as a part of
its upgradation and Environmental Management plan:
i) Wood Street: ECF Bleaching Sequence i.e XD0EopD1
ii) Agro-residues Street: XC/DEopHH, for substitution of chlorine with chlorine dioxide.
The bleached pulp is prepared for paper machine section by refining to the desired level for
fibrillation to improve the bonding of fibres in paper machine followed screening and addition of
fillers & various performance chemicals. This process is commonly known as stock preparation in
paper industry. Water is added to the pulp to dilute it to less than 1% slurry which is further cleaned in
centri-cleaners. The dilute pulp stock is fed into the “wet end” of the paper forming machine. During
paper making, the dilute pulp slurry passes through the head box where fibre slurry is distributed
uniformly across the width onto wire mesh. The water is removed in the wire section and the fibres
start spreading and consolidating into a thin mat. This whole process is known as sheet formation. The
wet sheet of the paper is carried into the press section where more water is removed by pressure
rollers. The paper passes over steam heated dryer cylinders and the drying takes place. Coating and
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other surface treatments are also given to the speciality papers. The calendaring is performed to make
the paper smooth and finally paper is wound on the roll. The roll is further rewound, cut into smaller
reels in slitter, sheeted, finished and packed.
The process flow charts of the agro-residues and wood street after proposed expansion and up-
gradation are attached as under:
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Raw Material ( Yard Area)
Depither
Wet Washing System
Continue Digester
Blow Tank
Knotter Screens/ Cleaners
Brown Stock Washer 1 Seal tank
Brown Stock Washer 2 Seal tank
Brown Stock Washer 3 Seal tank
Brown Stock Washer 4 Seal tank
Unbleached Storage Tower
Pressure Screens
Decker washer (Pre ODL)
O2 reactor ( 1 No)
O2 Blow tank
Post ODL Washers ( 2 Nos)
D / Cl2 Tower
D / Cl2 Washer
Eop Tower
Eop Washer
H1 Tower
H1 washer
H2 Tower
H2 Washer
HD Storage Tank
Black Liquor to
Recovery Plant
PROCESS FLOW OF UPGRADED PULP MILL (AGRO STREET)
Hot Water
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Raw Material ( Yard Area)
Chipper
Chip screens
Vertical Digesters
Blow Tank
Knotter Screens
Brown Stock Washer 1 Seal tank
Brown Stock Washer 2 Seal tank
Brown Stock Washer 3 Seal tank
Unbleached Storge Tower
Pressure Screens
Centi Cleaners
Decker Washer
ODL Reactors ( 2 Nos)
Post ODL Washer ( 2 Nos)
D0 Tower
D0 Washer
Eop Tower
Eop Washer
D1 Tower
D1 Washer
HD Storage Tower
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM OF PROPOSED PULP MILL( WOOD STREET)
Black Liquor to
Recovery Plant
Hot Water
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Various ancillary processes are also an integral part of paper manufacturing process.
The effluent from pulp washing known as “Black Liquor” containing dissolved organics and
inorganics is processed in Chemical Recovery Process (CRP).
Kuantum Paper Ltd is following method to process black liquor generated during paper making
process:
Black Liquor from Wood Pulping Street: The black liquor from wood street is processed in Fluidized
Bed Reactor (FBR) by concentrating in the evaporators followed by burning in the reactor. The
product thus obtained on burning in reactor under optimized conditions is called and recovered as
Soda ash granules. Soda ash is sold to Sodium Silicate manufacturers as raw material.
After proposed Expansion of the wood street, the wood black liquor will be processed in the newly
process 350 TPD Conventional Chemical Recovery process for recovery of Caustic Soda (White
Liquor)
Black Liquor from Agro-residues pulping Street: The black liquor from Agro-street is processed in the
convention chemical recovery process (CRP) for recovery of energy and chemicals (Caustic Soda in the
form of White Liquor). Four major steps are involved in chemical recovery process:
The black liquor is generated @ around 10% solids from pulp mill and this needs to be concentrated to
60-65% solids before it could be burnt in the recovery boiler. Therefore, evaporation is carried out
using multiple effect evaporators. The concentrated black liquor is burnt in the recovery boiler
resulting in generation of steam. This steam is passed through turbine for generation of power. The
inorganics are recovered as molten salt i.e smelt which is dissolved in dilute alkali and the resultant
solution thus obtained is called as “Green Liquor”. The green liquor is composed mainly of sodium
carbonate and sodium sulphide. The green liquor is clarified and reacted with Calcium Hydroxide to
regenerated sodium hydroxide which is known as “White Liquor” and this process is called as
“Causticizing”. The white liquor is used in the pulping process. During causticizing reactions, calcium
carbonate is also generated as a by-product in the form of mud known as “lime mud”. The lime mud is
washed and burnt in Lime Kiln to regenerated lime i.e Calcium Oxide which is in turn reused in the
causticizing. The flow chart of the Conventional Chemical Recovery Plant as followed at Kuantum
Papers Ltd. is attached below:
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Black Liquor from Pulp Mill
Vibro Screen.
EVAPORATOR PLANT
EVAPORATOR PLANT
RECOVERY BOILER
RECAUSTICIZING PLANT
Lime Kiln for MUD
Inlet Concentration 10.5% soldis , Outlet % Solids - 65 %
1A,1B,1C are finishers bodies, Lamella type
Primary Condensate return to power house,
Secondary Condensate Send to pulp mill & Recausticizing plant
Dregs
Dregs Washer
Slaker House
Tertiary Air
LP Steam from power house
Vapour of Finishers body used as a heating source for other effect
65% solids Semi concentrated black liquor stores in 2 nos of
SCBL Storage tanks
6th 5h,4th,3rd& 2nd effect are long tube falling film vertical
Surface CondenserVapour Of 6th effect enter in the surface
35*C Temp.colling Water enters in the Surface
Condenser
FLOW CHART-CHEMICAL RECOVERY PLANT
White Liquor Storage Tank
Green Liquor clarrifier
Green Liquor Storage Tank
SMELT
Causticizer No 2
45*C temperature water returns in the cooling tower
Primary Air
Secondary Air
Lime Mud Storage Tank
LP Steam
LP Steam
Mud Filter
Lime Mud Washer 1
Lime Mud Washer 2
Lime Mud Washer 3
Causticizer No 3
LP Steam
LP Steam Overflow Relay Tank
Weak White Storage Tank MDT Tank
Causticizer No 1
LP Steam Overflow Relay Tank
White Liquor Clarifier
Trolly
Weak Wash LiquorMDT TANK
Lime From table Feeder
Lime Godown
Recausticizing Plant
Rake Classifier
ESP ASH
Dregs
Constant Head Tank
Producer Gas plant
Recovery Boiler ESP Inlet temp 145* C & Outlet temp 125*C
Recovery Furnace, 65% Concentrated black Liquor
burns in the furnace avg Temp of black liquor is 131 *C
Superheated steam
CHI
MNEY
T U R B I N E
Filtrate
Pulp Mill
FLUE GAS
Apart from Fluidized Bed Reactor (FBR) and Conventional Chemical Recovery Plant (CRP). Kuantum
Papers Ltd have also installed a state of the art Lignin Precipitation System (LPS) Plant in
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collaboration with a Swiss Company viz. Greenvalue S.A under Clean Technology Scheme of Ministry
of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for recovery of high purity Lignin from Black liquor. This is
utilized only to produce lignin for high value application ranging from phenol replacement in resins
to animal health applications depending on the requirement from Greenvalue S.A under 100%
buyback arrangement.
The various utilities involved in the pulp and paper making include Boilers for steam generation,
turbines for power generation, DM water plants, soft water plants, cooling towers, Air compressors,
bore wells etc.
The effluent treatment process at Kuantum Papers Ltd is comprised of clarifiers at various stages of
treatment, bio-methanation for wet wash effluent, activated sludge process for aerobic treatment,
gravity thickeners/sludge presses for dewatering of primary sludge, decanters for dewatering of
secondary sludge. The recovered sludge is sold to Paper Board Manufcaturers.
The Company has also installed 4 Nos of paper Board machines to produce 15 TPD paper board
based on ETP sludge to environmental friendly disposal of ETP Sludge even when paper board
manufacturers do not purchase ETP sludge for any reason.
Effluent Treatment plant will be upgraded from existing 20000 m3/day effluent to 30000 m3/day
effluent as a part of Environmental Management plant in the proposed project.
Air emission control system comprises of Electrostatic Precipitators in all the boiler with online SPM
monitors directly connected to Punjab Pollution Control Board Servers.
Boiler ash from coal burning is used by cement manufactures whereas filling of low lying areas and
brick manufacturing is the common practice adopted for boiler ash from rice husk.
Lime sludge is burnt in the state of the art Lime Kiln based on Turbo Spin Flash Calcination to
recover Calcium Oxide for reusing in re-causticizing process. The expansion of the existing Lime Kiln
is also a part of Environmental Management Plan in the proposed expansion plan.
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3.6. Raw Material required with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of the final product/s, mode of transport of raw material and finished product.
Kuantum Papers Ltd uses bagasse, wheat straw, sarkanda, kahi grass, bamboo, Eucalyptus, Poplar,
veneer Chips etc alongwith purchased hardwood and Soft wood pulp as raw material for paper
manufacture. Coal, Rice husk & raw material dust is used as fuel in power boiler for the power and
steam. Besides this there are several other raw materials like caustic soda, Oxygen, bleaching
chemicals, fillers, paper chemicals and other functional chemicals such as cooking aids, defoamers,
coagulants etc used for various purposes. Apart from this, after implementation of the proposed
project, the additional chemicals required for manufacturing process include oxygen, Sodium
sulphate, chlorine dioxide etc . The most of these raw materials are to be sourced from the existing
supplier. The quantitative details of the major raw materials/finished are attached as under:
S.No Particulars Requirement/annum Source and Mode of Transportation
Existing After Expansion
(Estimated)
1 Finished Product
148500 TPA (Currently operating at 100000 TPA)
148500 TPA Existing Dealer Network, Through Trucks and Containers
1 Agro-residues
136125 TPA 136125 TPA Wild Growth/Crop Waste, Transported in tractor trolleys/trucks
2 Woody Raw Materials
44000 TPA 165000 TPA Bamboo from HP, Wood from Farmers and contractors, Vineer waste from Plywood industry. Transported in Trucks.
3 Purchased Pulp
13500 TPA (Being Used to produce 300 TPD Paper)
50100 (Reqd to operate at full capacity to produce 450 TPD Paper)
20500 TPA Mostly imported. Some indigenous quantities also purchased. Transported to mill in containers
4 Fillers 15700 TPA 30000 TPA Onsite Manufacturing by utilizing flue gas from the boilers.
5 Cooking Chemicals (Caustic & white Liquor)
24750 TPA 42900 TPA Recovered in the CRP. Make Up quantity purchased from Market
6 Total Chlorine (Elemental &
4650 TPA 3050 TPA Sourced from Caustic and Chlorine Manufacturers in Punjab. Transported in Trucks.
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Hypochlorite)
7 ClO2 Nil 1650 Onsite Generation
9 Oxygen 445 TPA 2850 Presently purchased in tanker. Onsite Generation after expansion.
10 Multi fuels Fuel (Calculated as Equivalent to Husk)
210000 405000 Coal purchased from CCL, Open Market. Husk purchased from rice shellers. Other bio-fuels from farmers, in-house generated raw material dust. Coal transported through railways and trucks. Husk Transported in trucks and Tractor trolleys.
11 Water 6930000 m3/annum ((for 300 TPD Paper), 70 m3/t of Paper
9652500 m3/annum, 65 m3/t of paper
Deep bore-wells within factory premises
3.7. Resource Optimization/Recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be
After implementation of oxygen Delignification and chlorine dioxide bleaching, the pollution load in
the expected to go down and hence improvement in the quality of final treated effluent in terms of
both colour and COD. The mill has planned to utilize a part of treated effluent for wet washing of raw
materials for replacing the good water presently being used by the mill. This is expected to save 5 m3
water per ton of paper. Therefore, the quantity of fresh water consumption projected after
implementation of the proposed plan, is 65m3 per ton of paper against existing 70 m3/ton of paper.
Further, it would also be possible to implement water loop closure in some of the sections of the
pulp bleaching plant.
3.8. Availability of water, its source, Energy/power requirement and source
During previous Environmental Clearance in 2009 , Kuantum Papers Ltd had obtained permission to
withdraw 40054 m3/day of ground water which is equivalent to 89 m3/ton of paper but with various
water conservation measures adopted in the mill, the company has been able to reduce the water
consumption to 70 m3/ton of paper. With 65 m3 water/ton of paper as estimated after proposed plan,
the total fresh water requirement per day will be 29250 m3 and the capacity to withdraw this quantity
is already available with Kuantum Papers Ltd. The source of water is deep bore-wells installed with the
permission of Central Ground Water Board.
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The company has its own power generation apart from supply from Punjab State Electricity Board. In
the proposed plan, the existing 17 .5 MW co-generation capacity will be enhanced to 28 MW capacity.
3.9. Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and Solid) and scheme for their Management Disposal
The following are the quantities of the wastes to be generated and scheme for their management and
disposal.
Liquid Wastes: The quantity of the water water generation after proposed expansion will be around
26500 m3/day. The existing ETP ( Activated Sludge Process) has the volumetric capacity to treat
20000 m3 effluent per day. The capacity of the ETP will be enhanced to treat 30000 m3 effluent per
day. The proposed Flow Chart of ETP is attached below:
FLOW CHART-EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT
Volume 1795
COD 224
BOD 28
TSS 140
Volume, m3 9470
Wet washing Effluent Volume, m3 7000
Volume, m3 12000 Volume, m3 2500 COD, ppm 595
COD, ppm 4850 COD, ppm 3298 Volume, m3 13200 BOD, ppm 138
BOD, ppm 1410 BOD, ppm 846 COD, ppm 2432 TSS, ppm 459
TSS, ppm 2070 TSS, ppm 920 BOD, ppm 582
TSS, ppm 3236
Volume, m3 7000 Volume 13200 Volume, m3 13200
Total Wt, Kg
(BD) 11077 Wet Washing COD, ppm 1751 COD, ppm 1138
Total Wt, Kg
(AD) 36923
Total Wt, Kg
(AD) 35897 Clarifier BOD, ppm 430 BOD, ppm 275 BOD, ppm 28
TSS, ppm 1019 TSS, ppm 722 TSS, ppm 43
Total Wt, Kg
(BD) 2723
Total Wt, Kg
(BD) 7933
Total Wt, Kg
(AD) 6808
Total Wt, Kg
(AD) 19833
Volume 6200
1751
BOD, ppm 430
TSS, ppm 1019
COD, ppm 229
BOD, ppm 17
TSS, ppm 7
3 Nos Sludge PressSludge From Primary and
bioclarifier
Treated Effluent
1 No Decanter
Centrifuge
Sludge
Treated Effluent
Combined Effluent
Sand Sand
Clarified Effluent recycled
back to wet washing system
Clarified wet washing
effluent to ETP
Treated Effluent
Wet
Washing
Clarifier
Primary
Clarifier
UASB Reactor
Activated Sludge Tank-1
Activated Sludge Tank-2
Secondary
Clarifier
Tertiary Treament
Tertiary Clarifier
Bio-Clarifier
Raw Material washing effluent consisting of mainly easily biodegradable matter alongwith a part of
unbleached centricleaner effluent will be treated will be treated in the existing anaerobic reactor
(UASB Reactor). The main advantage of the anaerobic treatment is the recovery of bioenergy in
addition to reduced pollution load which will ultimately help the mill to reduce the operation cost of
ETP . The biogas thus recovered will be used as fuel along with rice husk in the boiler
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The other effluent streams mainly the bleach plant effluent, spills etc alongwith anaerobically
treated effluent will be treated through modified ETP based on activated sludge process to meet the
environmental discharge standards.
The aerobically treated effluent from Activated Sludge Process followed by Secondary Clarifier will be
further subjected to suitable chemical treatment to further reduce colour and suspended solids. The
chemically treated effluent will be further clarified in a tertiary clarifier before using for plantation and
irrigation.
The treated effluent after meeting the norms stipulated by regulatory authority as indicated below
will be used by mills itself for plantation and rest will be used by local farmers for irrigation of their
land. Infact the use of treated effluent will reduce the dependence of farmer to some extent on
ground water being used for irrigation purpose. The mill has already set up a good network for
supply of treated effluent to farmers for irrigating an area around 2200 acres . The soil
characteristics being irrigated with the treated effluent will be periodically monitored by the mill.
Solid Waste:
The solids waste generation after proposed expansion will be 20 TPD from ETP. The Mill has installed
sludge thickening presses for dewatering of primary sludge. The Secondary sludge is thickened in
decanters. ETP sludge is sold to board manufacturers. The mill has also installed 4 Nos Paper board
machines to take care of ETP sludge disposal if it is not sold outside for any reason.
Lime Sludge generation from Chemical Recovery Plant will be around 220 TPD. Lime sludge will be
burnt in the Lime Kiln to recover calcium oxide. The capacity of the existing Lime Kiln will be enhanced
by addition of one more Lime Kiln.
Coal ash will be given to cement manufacturers. Capacity to manufacture bricks will be increased
apart from land filling within premises as per CPCB guidelines. Quantity will depend on the quantum of
husk used based on the price in comparison to coal. However, it will vary between 20-20 MT per day.
Raw material dust will be burnt in the multifuel boilers. The quantity will be around 15 MT per day.
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The following is the summary of the various environmental safeguards planned under the proposed expansion, up-gradation and modernization plan.
S.No Particulars Prescribed limits/
Requirement
Existing Status Proposed Safeguard/Management after Expansion
2. Water
Consumption/T
on of Paper
Not specified 70-72 After proposed expansion, the water consumption is expected
to come down to 65 m3/ton of paper due to upgradation of
equipment and modernization of the process.
2. Waste water
discharge /ton
of Paper
100 55 Recycling of treated effluent to low value application where
colour is not a limiting factor.
3 Treated
Effluent
Parameters
COD: 350 ppm; BOD:
30 ppm ; TSS: 50
ppm; pH: 6.5-8.5 ;
SAR: 26
COD < 250 ppm; BOD < 28 ppm; TSS
< 50 ppm; pH 7.0-7.5; SAR < 10
Capacity of the ETP will be updraded from existing 20000
m3/day to 30000 m3/day to treat additional volume of effluent
and maintain the parameters within prescribed limits.
4 AOX Less than 1 Kg/ton
of Paper
< 1 Kg/ton of Paper Will be maintained within prescribed limits. ODL and partial
substitution of elemental chlorine with chlorine dioxide
proposed in the existing bleaching sequence for agro-pulping
street. ODL and ECF process proposed for wood pulping street.
5 Installation of
Lime Kiln
Required Lime Kiln Capacity required for
existing pulping capacity is 80 MT
(BD) Lime sludge for recovery of 45
MT CaO . The company has
installed Lime kiln with capacity of
140 MT (BD) Lime sludge to recover
80 MT CaO.
The capacity of the Lime Kiln will be upgraded to meet the
requirement after expansion.
6 Green Belt 33% of total area 42% of total area 45% of the total area will be covered under green belt.
7. Stack Emissions < 100 mg/Nm3 < 100 mg/Nm3 ESPs will be installed in the proposed Boilers to meet the
existing norms.
8 Odour Control
System
For mills using
sulphur compounds
Not applicable as mill is not using
sulphate process
Odour control system will be installed under proposed
expansion.
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9 Solid Waste
(ETP Sludge)
Disposal as per
Hazardous Waste
Rules
Total Quantity Generated is around
12 MT per day. Being sold to Board
Manufacturers. Board Mill for
producing 15 MT Board have also
been installed.
Total Quantity Generation will be around 20 MT after proposed
Expansion. Board Manufacturing within premises and sale to
board manufactures will be used as mode of disposal.
10 Boiler Ash Coal ash is given to cement
manufacturers. Husk ash is being
used for brick manufacturing and
filling of low lying area as per CPCB
Guidelines.
Coal ash will be given to cement manufacturers. Capacity to
manufacture bricks will be increased apart from land filling
within premises as per CPCB guidelines.
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3.10. Schematic Representation of the feasibility drawing which gives information of EIA Purpose.
Scope of Study:
The study area will comprise of a core zone covering the project area and a buffer zone covering an
area within 10km radius around the project site.
The study will cover in brief the following chapters including Introduction, Project Description of the
environment, Anticipated Environmental Impacts and mitigation measures, Analysis of alternatives,
Environmental Monitoring program, Additional studies, Project Benefits, Environmental Cost-Benefit
Analysis, Environment management Plan, Summary and Conclusion and Disclosure of Consultant. It
will also include literature review, field studies, impact assessment and preparation of the EIA/ EMP
document covering the disciplines of Land Use, Water Use, Demography & Socio-economics, Soils,
Geology, Hydrology, Meteorology, Air Quality, Water Quality, Terrestrial Ecology, Noise, solid waste
management and Occupational Health & Safety. The executive summary will cover concise discussions
on significant findings and recommended actions.
The study will comprise of the following stages:
Stage 'A' Determination of baseline conditions, in all the disciplines outlined
above
Stage 'B' Assessing the impacts on the environment due to the construction
and operation of the power plant and recommendations on
amelioratory measures to be taken to minimize the adverse impacts
on the environment to acceptable levels. A suitable post-study
monitoring programme will be out-lined.
Stage 'C' Preparation of EIA/ EMP document.
An outline of the activities to be undertaken for each stage is given below:
STAGE ‘A’:
The suitability of sites with respect to plant, waste disposal areas and associated facilities for the
proposed project shall be examined. The policy, legal and administrative framework will be included in
the report. Existing baseline conditions in the Study Area (s), including existing use of lands, resources
and other activities which have potential in combination with proposed Project activities to affect the
environment.
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Project Description
Concise description of the project's engineering, geographical and pollution control features including
any offsite facility that may be required will be covered in this section.
Data on the land use, forest land involved, if any, number of families, if any, to be affected and
number of affected homestead due to land acquisition shall be collected and highlighted in the report.
Baseline data
The baseline data collection will be based upon one season (three month) field environmental
monitoring data (excluding monsoon). This includes one season field monitoring meteorological data,
long term micro-metrology, ambient air quality measurements of Suspended Particulate Matter
(SPM), Respirable Particulate Matter (RPM (10 and 2.5µm)), NO2, SO2 and CO, water quality, noise
measurement, traffic survey, soil quality etc. Secondary data like ecology, land use pattern,
demographic profile data, data on socio-economic secondary sources, Land use pattern of the study
area shall be established through available data/ information from secondary sources. The information
must be sufficient to support predictions of environmental effects and conclusions about the impacts
and consequences of proposed activities.
4 Rs Concept
Concept of Reuse, recycle, recover and recharge will be applied for the proposed project. Waste
Generated will be converted into value addition products. Zero discharge will be maintained to
prevent any damage to environment as well as society.
STAGE 'B':
Environmental Impact
The features of the proposed project, which are likely to have impact on the environment shall be
discussed in detail covering gaseous emissions, liquid effluents, particulates, solid wastes, noise, etc.
with knowledge of the baseline condition and plant characteristics, positive and negative impacts
during the construction and operation phase will be identified and assessed. Impact of the stack
emissions on terrestrial flora will be scientifically documented based upon species composition of the
area and their air pollution tolerance levels. The impact will be expressed through appropriate matrix.
Special reference will be made with respect to following impacts.
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Air Quality Impact:
A computer based internationally recognized mathematical air quality model ISCST3 will be run to
predict the concentration of SO2, NOx & SPM due to the operation of the power plant. The model will
take into account other sources of pollution and topographical features of the study area. The
emission of relevant pollutant (SO2, NOx and SPM) from nearby sources shall be used in the model for
more accurate estimate of air quality. The results will be presented for short term (24 hourly)
concentrations over a radius of 10 km. around the plant. The dispersion model results will be included
in the report using isopleths or other graphical methods, over laying a map of the surrounding area.
The predicted air quality shall be compared with existing regulations and amelioratory measures, if
any required will be identified. The impact at all the monitoring locations shall also be estimated.
Water Quality Impact:
The impact of liquid effluents on natural water bodies receiving the effluents shall be established and
significant parameters, which are likely to change critically, shall be clearly spelt out. Identify Project
activities, including construction, which may affect surface water or ground water.
� Describe how water will be discharged to the river or any other water body.
� Describe the potential effects on the river and groundwater where applicable.
� Describe mitigation measures to minimize potential effects including potential discharge of
the Project on the surface water source and groundwater during the construction and
operation, phases of the Project on-and off-site.
� Describe proposed water management programs.
� Describe anticipated water use minimization, water recycling, water conservation efforts and
wastewater handling for this project.
� Describe the quantity and source of wastewater. Review industrial wastewater treatment
technology and describe the wastewater treatment system. Consider techniques, e.g.,
pollution prevention and in-plant controls, to establish the lowest practical discharge levels (in
terms of loads and concentrations) of the new plant.
� Provide a summary of discharge parameters, water quality effects and possibilities for
reduction based on technology.
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� Identify any activities that may potentially affect fish habitat and fish resources.
Social Impacts
Social impacts will be identified and necessary amelioratory measures, if any required will be
prescribed. The beneficial impacts of the project on the local community shall also be delineated.
Some impacts are associated with the health, sanitation, security and housing needs of the workforce.
In particular, the proponent will identity socio-cultural impacts of large number of workers employed
during the construction phase on local communities. Provide information regarding the effects of the
Project on the Study Area, on the region, including:
� Local employment and training;
� Local procurement;
� Population changes;
� Demands upon local services and infrastructure such as social services and law enforcement;
and
� Economic benefits.
Prediction of Noise Levels:
Sources of noise and its impacts on the environment shall be clearly brought out. The noise levels at
varying distances from source will be predicted using suitable model. Discuss the effect on noise levels
at local residences during the construction and operational phases of the Project. A comparison of
measured noise (Leq) at monitoring locations to that of predicted noise levels (Leq) will be made and
mitigative measures required, if any, will be recommended to conform to the regulatory ambient air
noise standards and identify noise reduction measures and traffic management strategies.
Disaster Management Plan and Occupational Safety:
A general Disaster Management Plan (DMP) for dealing with emergency situations arising due to fire,
explosion, leakages of hazardous substances, if any in the plant shall be prepared. The plan will also
include storage, handling, transportation etc. for the hazardous and toxic materials to be used in the
power station. Occupational risk involved during construction and operation of the plant should be
assessed and necessary safety and protective measures should be spelt out.
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Green Belt Development Plan:
A green belt development plan for the project site should be included in the EIA report as per MOEF
guidelines. Details such as areas to be planted, suitable plant species, plantation technique and
necessary infrastructures required for plantation etc. shall be clearly mentioned. The plan shall include
the minimum width, tree density. Other aspects like rain water harvesting by designing suitable
recharge pits shall be included.
Post-Study Monitoring Plan:
It is necessary to monitor certain environmental parameters identified as critical or as required by
regulatory agencies. Considering the requirements of Regulatory Agencies and identified critical
parameters, a post study environmental monitoring programmed will be designed. All equipment and
manpower requirement necessary for the implementation of this programmed and cost involved will
also be identified.
Environmental Management Plan:
At this stage, it may become apparent that additional environmental management and pollution
control measures will be necessary to meet the requirements of the regulatory agencies. In respect of
impacts identified, which need to be controlled, an environmental management program in
accordance with the principles should be considered. Where practicable costs of monitoring
programs should be estimated and a budget for implementation shall be presented.
Recommendations on mitigation measures, as and where such measures are warranted shall be
delineated. Environmental Management Plans will be developed to selectively mitigate the adverse
impacts of the power project activities. Recommendations shall be made concerning establishment of
Environment Management Group and training of staff, wherever necessary.
STAGE 'C'
Preparation of EIA document for Public Consultation and Application to SPCB for Environmental
Clearance.
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4. Site Analysis
4.0. Connectivity
The project site is well connected with Chandigarh-Hoshiarpur Highway HN-94. Nearest towns are
Garhshankar and Mahilpur, both 9 Kms from each side of the project Site. Nearest city Hoshiarpur is
just 30 Km from the Project Site. Nearest major Railway Station is Phagwara at a distance of 45 Kms.
Nearest Airport is 110 away at Chandigarh.
4.1. Land Form, Land Use and Land Ownership
This is an expansion, upgradation and modernization of the existing project to be implemented in the
existing premises. Land ownership with the Kuantum Papers Ltd. No additional land is required for the
proposed expansion.
4.2. Topography (alongwith map)
This area of Punjab has plain topography. The map is attached below:
4.3. Existing land use pattern
Proposed area for the expansion and upgradation/Modernization activities is within the existing
premises of the factory. No National Park, Wild Life Century, Biosphere Reserved, Major River fall
within 10 Km radius of the plant.
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4.4. Existing Infrastructure
The proposed expansion cum modernization project is to implemented in the existing factory
premises Since there will be no change in the installed capacity of the plant after implementation of
the proposal, the existing infrastructures are adequate for successful implementation of successful
operation of the plant after expansion. Apart from facilities to produce 450 TPD Paper, the following
infrastructure facilities are available in the existing plant:
• Offices, Guest House, Parking, Residential Colony, Temples, Club House, Gym and Security
• Raw Material weighing and Storage facility
• Engineering Workshops
• Effluent Treatment plant
• Greenbelt covering 45% of total Plant Area
• Company’s Dispensary
• School managed by the company
4.5. Soil Classification
The soils are yellowish brown to dark brown in colour in general. These range from calcerous sand to
fine sandy loam to silts. Sand is mostly cultivated well drained with estimated infiltration rate of 8-10
cm/hours.
4.6. Climatic Data from Secondary Source
The climate of Hoshiarpur district can be classified as tropical steppe, hot and semi-arid which is
mainly dry with very hot summer and cold winter except during monsoon season when moist air of
oceanic origin penetrate into the district. There are four seasons in a year. The hot weather season
starts from mid March to last week of the June followed by the south west monsoon which lasts upto
September. The transition period from September to November forms the post monsoon season. The
winter season starts late in November and remains upto first week of March.
The normal annual rainfall of the district is 938 mm which is unevenly distributed over the area in 38
days. The south west monsoon , sets in from last week of June and withdraws in end of September,
contributed about 77% of annual rainfall. July and August are the wettest months. Rest 23% rainfall is
received during non-monsoon period in the wake of western disturbances and thunder storms.
Generally rainfall in the district increases from southwest to northeast
4.7. Social Infrastructure Available
School, Colleges, Professional Institutions, Dispensaries, Hospitals, Police Stations, Temples and other
places of worship within 10 Kms of the factory.
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5. Planning Brief
5.0. Planning Concept (Type of industries, facilities, transportation etc) Town and Country
Planning/Development Authority Classification.
The proposed project is expansion and modernization/up-gradation of existing operational pulp and
paper mill with well developed vendor, transportation and dealer network. Therefore, all the facilities
required for implementation of the proposed project may be provided without any problem. The
existing premises have been given clearance by the Town and Country Planning/Development
Authority during last environmental clearance in 2009 for expansion from 150 to 450 TPD.
5.1. Polulation Projection
The company will prefer to appoint manpower from the professional institutions within 50 Kms and
local ITIs of the area and hence no major influx of polulation due to the proposed expansion cum
modernization/up-gradation is envisaged.
5.2. Land use planning (breakup alongwith greenbelt etc)
Out of total 257 acres area of land, 114 acres is being used for processing, 108.4 acres is already
covered under greenbelt which is being further increased by covering another 8 acres under
plantation and remaining around 27 acres is earmarked for other activities such as ash disposal etc.
After proposed expansion, Greenbelt will be around 45% of the total plant area.
5.3. Assessment of Infrastructure Demand (Physical & Social)
Kuantum Papers Ltd will assess both social and infrastructure demand in the areas around the plant
and will take up development activities under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. The mill
is already involved in CSR activities in the nearby villages.
5.4. Amenities/Facilities
M/s Kuantum Papers Ltd has been providing various amenties/facilities to the people in the nearby
area. Some of these are listed as under:
• The company in running a school upto class 10th with dedicated quality teaching staff. The
school has helped the local poor people to afford quality education in the vicinity.
• The Company is also providing assistance both financial and inftastructural to nearby govt
schools.
• The company has also implemented scholarship scheme for the students.
• Medical Check-up camps are organised in the nearby villages by the company.
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• Blood Donation Camps are also organized by the company.
• Drinking water supply to nearby areas.
• Supply of subsidized clonal eucalyptus planations to the villagers to promote agro-forestry.
• The company is also conducting adult education programs.
• Vocational training to students from nearby ITIs.
• Construction and repair of roads in nearby villages.
6. Proposed infrastructure
6.0. Industrial Area (Processing Area)
The company owns 257 acres of land. Out of 257 acres, 114 acres is being used as processing area. The
proposed project will be implemented in this existing area and no additional land will be acquired
for industrial use.
6.1. Residential Area (Non Processing Area)
The company has a residential complex within the existing factory premises. This Residential complex
is sufficient to cater the requirement of the proposed project.
6.2. Green Belt
Out of around 260 acres of total factory area, 108.4 acres of land has already been covered under
green belt as per drawing attached below. Apart of this, additional around 8 acres of land is currently
under development for plantation. This will make total area under green belt as around 116 acres
which is around 45% of the total factory area. The details of the green belt within the factory premises
are shown in following Figure:
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Area under Green Belt at Kuantum Papers Ltd
6.3. Social Infrastructure
The social infrastructure in locality of the project is going to improve due to direct & indirect
employment generation and hence supporting infrastructure development to cater the additional
need.
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6.4. Connectivity
The project site is well connected with Chandigarh-Hoshiarpur Highway HN-94. Nearest towns are
Garhshankar and Mahilpur, both 9 Kms from the project Site. Nearest city Hoshiarpur is just 30 Km
from the Project Site. Nearest major Railway Station is Phagwara at a distance of 45 Kms. Nearest
Airport is 110 away at Chandigarh.
6.5. Drinking Water Management (Source and Supply of Water)
Deep Borewells are the existing source of drinking water and same is stored in a storage tank for
further distribution to different user points.
6.6. Sewerage System
The sewerage water is being treated in the septic tank followed by treatment in the activated sludge
process.
6.7. Industrial Waste Management
The waste water will be treated in the Effluent Treatment plant based on Biomethanation and
activated sludge process. The treated effluent will be used only for plantation within & outside
premises and for on land irrigation by the farmers in nearby villages.
Used oil will be stored in secured place and sold to authorized recyclers.
6.8. Solid Waste Management
The solids waste generation after proposed expansion will be 20 TPD from ETP. The Mill has installed
sludge thickening presses for dewatering of primary sludge. The Secondary sludge is thickened in
decanters. ETP sludge is sold to board manufacturers. The mill has also installed 4 Nos. Paper board
machines to take care of ETP sludge disposal if it is not sold outside for any reason.
Lime Sludge generation from Chemical Recovery Plant will be around 220 TPD. Lime sludge will be
burnt in the Lime Kiln to recover calcium oxide. The capacity of the existing Lime Kiln will be enhanced
by addition of one more Lime Kiln.
Coal ash will be given to cement manufacturers. Capacity to manufacture bricks will be increased
apart from land filling within premises as per CPCB guidelines.
Raw material dust will be burnt in the multifuel Boiler.
6.9. Power Requirement & Supply/Source
The Power requirement after expansion will be around 25 MW. The company has proposed to
enhance the co-generation power capacity to 28 MW. Apart from this, the mill has provision to get
power from state electricity board and open access system as and when required.
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7. Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) Plan
7.0. Policy to be adopted (Central/State) in respect of the project affected persons including home oustees, land oustees and landless labourers.
The proposed project is the upgradation, modernization and expansion of the existing facilities.
Further, this proposed project is to be undertaken within existing premise without acquiring any land.
In view of the fact that none will be affected by this project, no rehabilitation and resettlement plan is
applicable in this case.
8. Project Schedule and Cost Estimates
8.0. Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (Time Schedule for the
project to be given)
The construction will start after obtaining Environmental Clearance from Ministry of Environment and
Forests and all other relevant clearances from the State Government agencies.
8.1. Estimated Project Cost alongwith analysis in terms of economic viability of the project.
The total estimated project cost of the project is Rs 337 Crores. More than 45% of this estimate will be
spend towards implementation of Environmental Management Plan. The following table summarizes
the project estimates under different heads.
Table: Estimated Project Cost
S. No Particulars Details Estimated Cost (INR Crores)
% age of Total Estimated Cost
1 Capacity Expansion and Upgradation/Modernization
Wood Pulp mill, Upgradation of Agro-Pulp Mill
116.82 34.65%
2 Co-generation Power Plant
12 MW Turbine, 80TPH Power Boiler
62.24 18.46%
3 Environmental Management
New Chemical Recovery Plant, Oxygen Delignification, Chlorine Dioxide plant, Upgradation of Effluent Treatment Plant, Odour Control System, Lime Kiln etc.
158.00 46.87%
Total 337.06 100%
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The cost of cooking chemicals accounts for around 16% of manufacturing cost. The installation of
additional chemicals recovery apart from Environmental Management will generate around Rs 40
Crores/annum
Kuantum is currently operating a 16 Mega Watt co-generation power plant. We propose to install
an additional 12 Mega Watt co-generation power plant for our increased energy needs. This total
installed capacity of 28 Mega Watt will fulfill the steam and power requirement after the current
expansion of Pulp Mill and Chemical Recovery. This added capacity will result in an annual cost
reduction of Rs 30 Crores towards the power and steam costs.
In the present scenario the cost of various input material required to operate the plant have risen
to exorbitant levels. This has led to the manufacturing costs of our products rising significantly
higher. In order to meet the competitive market demands, one needs to adopt a strategy of
increasing volumes and updating the technologies, enabling control on the manufacturing costs.
At present we are producing 165 Tonnes of agro pulp per day from agro residues viz. Wheat
Straw, Sarkanda and Baggasse. Enhancing the wood pulp production from 60 TPD to 200 TPD will
be a prudent idea to curtail the manufacturing costs apart from making the wood street viable for
Oxygen Delignification (ODL) Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) Bleaching, Conventional Chemical
Recovery Plant (CRP), which at the present capacity are not techno-economically viable.
The added chemical pulping capacity of 140 TPD will fetch additional annual contribution to the
tune of Rs 40 Crores.
Consequent to the installation of expansion project, the company will have to install ODL, ECF
Bleaching, Lime Kiln to regulate lime sludge coming out of the Chemical recovery Plant and
upgrade the existing effluent treatment plant. Despite no return on these components, the
company remains compliant with the various environmental and pollution control norms. Also, to
optimize the operations, the company will upgrade its existing equipments including balancing
equipments.
9. Analysis of proposal (Final Recommendations)
9.0. Financial and Social Benefits with special emphasis on the benefit to the local people
including tribal population, if any, in the area.
The existing production capacity of Kuantum Papers Ltd is 450 TPD and this will remain unchanged
after implementation of proposed Up-gradation, Modernization and Expansion programme.
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The objective of the proposed proposal is therefore not the production capacity expansion but
balancing the existing facilities by expansion in the wood pulping street, Co-generation Power
Capacity to make the Convention Chemical Recovery Plant (CRP), Oxygen Delignification (ODL) and
Elemental Chlorine Free Bleaching (ECF) Sequence feasible for wood street which otherwise is not
technically feasible at 60 TPD capacity. The technologically being proposed is far superior from
environmental point of view in comparison to existing technology in the wood pulping street.
The proposed project is also aimed to further reduce the environmental impact of existing agro-street
by implementation of Oxygen Delignification (ODL) and Partial substitution of chlorine with chlorine
dioxide.
Apart from giving direct and indirect employment to local people, improving the social and
infrastructural status of the area around the mill, it will reduce the dependence of the mill on
imported hard wood pulp thus limiting the outflow of the cash from the country.
The company is complying with all the conditions of the Environmental Clearance (No. J-11011/344/2008-
IA-II (I) dated 1/1/2009) granted to them for expansion in capacity from 150 TPD to 450 TPD on January
1, 2009 which was applicable till recently upto December 31, 2014. The Regional Director, MOEF,
Chandigarh has been monitoring the compliance of the conditions of previous Environmental Clearance
granted to them. In this regard, a compliance report has been also issued by the Regional Office of the
Ministry vide Letter No. 5-169/2009-RO (NZ)/6113 dated 25/7/2014 confirming compliance by the
proponent company.
The implementation of the above, on one side will improve the profitability of the Company while on
the other side, will drastically reduce the impact on the environment. Therefore, Kuantum Paper Ltd’s
proposal is both environmentally and economically positive project.