New Project in AP Paper Mills
(IP) Commissioned
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| Bhaskar, Principal Correspondent , The Hindu, Reporting from AP Paper Mills (IP), Rajahmundry o 3/9/2013 |
AP Paper Mills Limited, an
International Paper Group Company in India is going to launch high quality
products into market shortly, which includes jam free copier friendly paper.
On 3rd September
2013 Journalists of Rajahmundry were taken to AP Paper Mill plant with all
security measures like helmet, glasses for eyes, shoes and so on.
The Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer of APPM (IP), Rampraveen Swaminathan has said that they
are evaluating the market opportunities for making top quality cut size paper
for Hewlett-Packard (HP), an American multinational information technology
corporation and they are having firm plans on this issue.
He said that keeping the
demand for finished cut size paper of 10 to 11 percent out of 4.3 million tons
per annum, they have commissioned Rs.100 crore World Class cut size sheeter in
Rajahmundry mill on Monday. He added that, a new Bielomatick A4 sheeter will
enable the mill to increase the conversion capacity of the branded copier paper
and IP has number of A4 sheeting lines installed in various countries including
US and Brazil, has for the first time installed this new palletize technology
in India. He informed that the conversion capacity of this fully automated new
facility is 300 million tons per day and at a speed of 450 meters per minute. Answering
a question he said that at present they are having 10 percent export order for
A4, A3 and FS (Fullscape) size products and rest in domestic market.
Mr. Swaminathan said that the automation
may affect employment in some areas, but it will improve quality, productivity
and achieve sustainability. However, he affirmed that they are committed to
local community employment. Responding on pollution related quarries, the CEO
said that the APPM and IP are compiled with government regulatory and norms and
effluents discharge system is very effective in their mill. He announced that
they are going to commission one more Sewage Treatment Plant near APPM in next
week. “We will not run away from our responsibility in safeguarding environment
and greenery”-the MD added.
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