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A Publication on World Pulp, Paper & Allied Industry |
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January - March' 2002 - Vol. 6 Issue 1 |
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A Publication on World Pulp, Paper & Allied Industry |
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January - March' 2002 - Vol. 6 Issue 1 |
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PAPEREX'2001 |
World Renowned Experts: Share Experiences
A
three day International Conference of
Paperex was held in Le Meridien Hotel with
the theme “Sustainability and Competitiveness of the Paper Industry in
the New Millennium” to concide with the exhibition. While
inaugurating the conference Mr Vijay Goel, Union Minister of State in
the Prime Minister’s Office, complimented the organisors of Paperex
for holding international exhibition and conference and mentioned that
the Indian paper industry must rise to the occasion and contribute
substantially to the industrial
production. International conferences shall provide a forum for exchange
of information and sharing of knowledge and developments made all over
the world in the field of pulp and paper industry among the technical
people. There is a need for the Indian industry to adopt
state-of-art-technology. The Govt is alive to the problems faced by
the industry particularly, the basic like needs of infrastructural
facilities for faster growth and therefore, the Govt is providing top
priority for allocation of requisite fund in the budget for developing
infrastructural facilities. Mr
Goel while acknowledging his association with the paper industry touched
upon the need for quality improvement as well as cost reduction to
reduce the production costs, particularly to be competitive under the
WTO regime. He complimented the organisors for selecting the theme of
the conference as “Sustainability and Competitiveness of the Paper
Industry in the New Millennium” which is the need of the hour. He
mentioned that he was willing to assist the paper industry in the
pursuit for technology upgradation and he sought suggestions from the
industry for the consideration of the Govt.
He
admitted that there was a shortage of wood fibre in India, but urged the
industry to utilise alternative resources. He also asked the industry to
undertake farm forestry to meet the raw material needs of the paper
industry. Under the WTO regime, the industry has to be quality conscious
and cost effective. India has rich resources of skilled manpower and
hoped that the industry would utilise this unique resource to its best
advantage. Mr Harsh Pati Singhania, Chairman of the Development Council for Pulp & Paper Industry, Govt of India and Managing Director of J K Corp gave in detail the status of the Indian paper industry as well as the growth possibilities of the paper industry. He emphasised upon the need for making available inputs at international rates to make the Indian industry competitive internationally. He said the Indian industry was capable of competing outside India but it must be given the raw materials and other inputs at the rates which are available to the international players. He particularly referred to the problems of forest raw materials and said that plantations should be allowed to the paper mills in the degraded forest lands. The Govt should ensure that these degraded forest lands are allotted to the wood consuming industry. He felt that such a decision not only resulted in meeting the raw material needs of the paper industry on one hand & it would help in maintaining the green cover on the other. He suggested that a fund may be created for modernisation fund of the paper industry on the lines of the funds available for other industries for modernisation and technology upgradation.
Mr S
Jagadeesan, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Industry and Chairman of
the Steering Committee of Paperex, in his address, outlined the various
policy parameters adopted by the government the
promotion and growth of paper mills in the country. He referred
to the problems of various segments of the paper industry as well as
solutions suggested by the industry. He said that the Govt was seriously
considering the issue of improving the competitiveness of the Indian
paper industry under WTO and if need be a study would be commissioned to
suggest policy measures required in this direction. He assured that the
Govt is alive to the problems faced by the paper industry and would
provide necessary help for the growth of the industry. Earlier,
in his welcome address, Mr N. Gopalaratnam, Chairman of the Technical
Conference Committee welcomed the dignitaries and said that a galaxy of
world renowned experts would be presenting papers in the three day
conference. The topics of the presentations covered from raw materials
to paper making and effluent treatment. A number of speakers would be
sharing their experience on certain technologies working outside India
and how best they could be utilised for the benefit of the South Asian
countries. He suggested that the participants must come
forward and interact with the experts freely for gaining an insight into
the technology and how best such technologies could be adopted in Indian
context.
Mr
Chitlangia also thanked the sponsoring organisations of paper industry
associations, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy
Sources, TAPPI, IPST, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute,
Indian Pulp & Paper Technical
Association. He also thank Mr.
Gopalaratnam and Dr A Panda, Chairman and Co-Chairman of the Technical
Conference Committee for inviting world renowned speakers for the
benefit of the paper mills in this part of the world. There were IX Sessions and Poster Session during the conference. Sessions were chaired by high ranking Govt of India officials or industry captains or technocrates . There were 40 papers of which only 14 papers were from India and others were presented by technocrates from Germany, Canada, USA, Spain, UK, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden etc. Mr Dennies A Neilson of DANA presented paper on Global Plantations Trends, China’s Fibre Balance by Dr Colin McKenzie, Pulp Washer for improved washing efficiency by Mr Max Grengg, Emerging Biotechnology for Pulp Delignification and its impact on traditional bleaching process by Dr Bindu Dhasmana, Comparative Evaluation of Two Xylanase Enzymes on agro based pulps by Dr P Ghosh, Energy from Urban and Industrial Wastes - Policy and Perspective by Mr A K Dhussa, Waste to Energy Generation Potentials of agro based mini paper mills by Dr H Veeramani, De-inking for Newsprint by Mr Rolland McKinney, Availability & Procurement of Recycled Fiber by Mr Vijay Gupta, Improvement of Paper Quality with the installation of Duoformer D by Mr Uwe Risle, Kidney Technology opens up new opportunities of Integrated white water treatment in recycling mills by Dr Ing Dieter Pauly, Is an internet newspaper more environmental friendly than a printed daily newspaper or a TV broadcast by Ms Inge Reichart, Next Generation Technology for improving the papermaking efficiency by Dr Balan Pillai, Steam Shower use on paper machines by Mr Bob Vyse etc. l |
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