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IFC and Cleaner Production
Building competitive advantage for IFC’s Clients
Cleaner Production is best practice. It is an integrated strategy to maximize profits by making more efficient use of inputs
(such as energy, water raw materials), thereby minimizing waste and pollution at source.
IFC experience shows that Cleaner Production assessments and investments can improve production efficiency and
profitability, and is interested in helping clients take full advantage of this instrument.
IFC recognizes that cleaner production is a key instrument for carbon dioxide emission reductions and an effective way to
mitigate risks known to cause or accelerate climate change.
CASE STUDY– Pulp and Paper Mill
$1 million per year in savings identified with less than one year payback.
JK Paper Ltd., India's largest producer of branded papers is also a leading player in
the Printing and Writing segment. It operates two paper plants in India, JK Paper
Mills in Rayagada, Orissa, with a capacity of 125,000 tons per year and Central Pulp
Mills, located at Songadh, Gujarat, with a manufacturing capacity of 60,000 tons per
year.
The company has undergone a significant modernization program in recent years
and has focused on improving energy and water system efficiencies to keep pace
with its expansion. IFC assisted JK Paper Ltd. with a Cleaner Production assessment
of both its facilities.
JK Paper Mill
Benefits
The Cleaner Production study identified annual savings of $1.05 million in fuel, electricity
and water with estimated capital investment of $0.55 million. The simple payback period is
0.5 years.
Recommendations
Efficient Motor Systems: Motors are used throughout Steam System: Steam traps have the function of removing
the pulp and paper industry to operate equipment such condensed steam and non‐condensable gases without losing any
as fans and pump systems. As a percentage of total live steam. As these traps can vent significant amounts of steam if
electricity use, motors in the pulp and paper industry are not properly monitored, a simple inspection and maintenance
generally considered to rank the highest of any industrial program can save significant amounts of energy for very little
sector. money. If the steam traps are not regularly monitored, 15‐20% of
the traps can be malfunctioning. Energy savings for a regular
In addition to motor efficiency improvement, motor system of steam trap checks and follow‐up maintenance is
system improvements include upgrading fan systems, air conservatively estimated at 10%.
compressors, and other motor end‐uses and adjustable
speed drives. Over 36% of the savings identified in this In addition to the replacement of steam traps identified, the audit
study relate to the use of Variable Frequency Drives proposed converting several medium pressure steam use
(VFDs) for use in pumps and fans. VFDs are electronic applications to lower value, low pressure steam use.
devices that enable the motors to run at slower speeds
Water Savings: The assessment of the JK facilities identified over
when warranted. The slower fan speeds translate into
15 measures to reduce water usage. These include arresting of
big energy savings.
water leakages at identified areas of the plant, replacing fresh
Boilers: A simple maintenance program to ensure that all water use with reclaimed water, avoiding water usage altogether,
components of the boiler are operating at peak changing once‐through water systems to closed loop systems,
performance can result in substantial savings. In the containing cooling water overflow, and conserving domestic
absence of a good maintenance system, the burners and water consumption in the community.
condensate return systems can wear or get out of
adjustment. These factors can end up costing a steam
system up to 20‐30% of initial efficiency over 2‐3 years.
For more information:
cleanerproduction@ifc.org
www.ifc.org/sustainability