A new de-inking line at Nepa's mill in Madhya Pradesh, India, will be able to process 300 tons of waste a day when it comes online next year.
Austria-based international technology group Andritz will supply the complete line scheduled for start-up in mid-2016.
One of the leading newsprint producers in India, Nepa operates two paper machines with a total annual capacity of approximately 88,000 tons, producing standard and economy quality newsprint. The recycling system will enable it to expand offerings to include writing and printing paper grades.
Capacity of the deinking line capacity is 300 tons per day, processing old newsprint and old magazine grades, sorted office paper, mixed office waste, and coated book stock. Andritz says it is designed for environmentally friendly and cost-effective operations and will enable Nepa to produce consistent paper quality with higher brightness paper grades to meet customer expectations.
Andritz - headquartered in Graz, Austria - will supply process equipment for the complete deinking line, detail engineering, erection work supervision and start-up.
Pictured: An Andritz de-inking line (Photo: Andritz)