Waiting for Economic Turnaround
The previous year saw the Indian paper industry grappling with the global economic crisis. Does it mean that the industry witnessed no significant growth in the previous year? Paper manufacturers in India may not be in the best of moods, but quite a few of them are optimistic that the......
Khanna Paper Mills Limited: Soaring on waste-paper wings for sustainable paper business
Starting in a small way in 1965 with the dream of one man, Khanna Paper Mills Ltd (KPM) has grown into a reputed company with the hard work and vision of many. In its earliest days, it manufactured 200 kg of paper per day; it currently manufactures 330 tons of......
Waste Paper Collection Mechanism in India: Current Status and Future Requirement
There are 750 pulp and paper mills in India producing many varieties of paper, namely writing and printing paper, packaging paper, coated paper and some specialty grade paper. Currently, the paper, paperboard and newsprint production in the country is 10.11 million tons against an installed capacity of 12.70 million tons.......
Global Challenges for Paper Industry: BASF's Cost-Optimisation Strategies
This write-up focuses on reduction of total costs of operation through enhancement of paper machine runnability and paper formulation sustainability. Some of the key driving actions in this context involve substitution of higher-cost fibre sources by lower-cost fibre sources, optimisation of coating formulation and improvement of the production output of......
Wires & Fabriks: Fifty-plus Years and Still Going Strong
Headquartered at Jaipur, Wires & Fabriks (S.A.) Limited – a leading manufacturer and supplier of paper machine clothing in India – manufactures a full range of forming fabrics, woven dryer screens and spiral link dryer screens for all types of paper machines including top-of-the-range high-speed paper machines. Over 30 per......
Shalimar Wires: Delivering Quality Products and Services
During the early sixties, the Indian paper industry totally depended on imports for its vital machine clothing inputs. In 1962, Shalimar Wires Industries Limited, Uttarpara, West Bengal, was founded with a mission to provide import substitution for the paper industry in India. In 1980, the company also started manufacturing EDM......
Maxim Specialty Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.: On the Road to Innovation and Cost-effectiveness
Founded in January 2010, Maxim Specialty Chemicals Private Limited offers a wide range of paper process and water treatment chemicals to paper mills in India, South East Asia and Middle East markets. Maxim strives to provide its customers with cost-effective solutions and believes in staying ahead of the competition by......
A positive step for achieving zero discharge and closed water circulation system to replace machine showers fresh water with paper machine back water
This write-up presents the constant efforts made by Krofta Engineering Limited, India, to reduce fresh water consumption in paper machine showers with a machine called Sedicell and a spray filter that gives clarified water of clarity less than 50 microns, replacing fresh water consumption in paper machine showers and pulp......
CEPI'S TWO TEAM PROJECT Developing Breakthrough Innovations
The European pulp and paper industry successfully concluded its 15th European Paper Week in November 2013 in Brussels focusing on sustainability and innovation in the industry under the theme “Reinventing Growth”. Within that context the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) presented its 6th sustainability report and the Two Team......