Case Study

Abhishek Rao
Amarjeet Sah
Omkar Pawar
Case-Pulp and Paper
Name of the Company:
Agarwal Duplex LTD,
Muzaffarnagar, INDIA
Production:
Kraft paper and board from waste
paper.
Context:
Cleaner Production studies were
conducted in the industry. The CP
Team was formed and the entire
plant was taken as focus area.
 CAUSE ANALYSIS OF THE
WASTE STREAM
Sources of Nature of Probable Causes of waste
Operation
waste waste generated
Electricity DG sets - GHG - Due to frequent power failures of the
Generation emissions electricity through grid supply the paper
machines use to stop and there by the
waste of paper because of breaking of
paper while rolling them into reels
- Noise - The capacity utilization of the
machines was low
- Solid - High GHG emissions from the use of
- Capacity Diesel in DG Sets
Utilization - Low quality of electricity supplied

Steam Coal fired Boile GHG - Use of fossil fuel

Production
 CLEANER PRODUCTION
OPTIONS IDENTIFIED
CP technique used:
> Process optimization
> Input material change
> Technology change

CP options identified:
1. Replace the existing boiler with a new fluidised bed boiler of high
pressure which uses bagasse as a fuel in place of coal in the old
boiler.
2. Replace the diesel generating set for electricity production with a
extraction cum condensing turbine and use the steam from the new
high pressure boiler.
 RESULTS OF THE CP
OPTION IMPLEMENTATION
Investment 2 million US$

Operational cost same as earlier

Net annual savings 1.5 million US$

Payback period 16 months

Reduction in GHG ~ 37.366 Tons per year

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