Materials Required

Fibrous raw materials like wood, reed, bamboo etc.

Old Newspaper (ONP) and Old Magazines (OMG) for De-Inking Plant.

Chemicals used in pulp and paper making like caustic soda, hydrogen peroxide etc.

Packing materials like kraft paper, grey board etc.

Imported machineries and spares

General spares like motors, bearings etc.

Fuels like coal, furnace oil etc.

Paper machine clothing (felts, wires and screens)

Fibrous raw materials HNL meets a major portion of its requirement for fibrous raw materials from forest sources. The credit for the superior quality of HNL newsprint goes to the unique raw material: Reed (Ochlandra travancorica) which is a specialty of Kerala forests.
The company has a long-term agreement with the Government of Kerala for the supply of Eucalyptus wood and Reed from state forests. Dwindling forest resources has led to this supply getting diminished in the past few years.

HNL has developed appropriate alternatives by :
Raising captive plantations using own resources and technical know-how on land allotted for that purpose by Govt. of Kerala, and also on vacant land made available by various institutions like Railways. Encouraging pulp wood cultivation on agricultural land through implementation of farm forestry schemes. Procuring raw materials from neighbouring states where they are available. Buying Eucalyptus, Bamboo and other 'pulpable' raw materials from local suppliers and farmers directly under "Purchase at Gate" scheme.
Suppliers / agents / farmers interested in knowing more about HNL's attractive purchase at gate and Farn Forestry schemes may kindly contact: Mr. Oommen Oommen, Sr.Manager (Forestry) at srmanagerforestry@hnlonline.com
Waste Paper HNL require around 100 MT of Old Newspaper and 40 MT of Old Magazines per day as raw material for its 100 tpd De-Inking Plant commissioned in December 2002.
Farm Forestry The scheme is implemented with the active participation of voluntary / Non governmental Organisations ((NGOs). Pulp wood seedlings of various species such as Eucalyptus, Acacia, Mangium, Bamboo, Reeds etc. are distributed through NGOs. High yielding clonal pulp wood plantlets developed at HNL clonal complex are also distributed at subsidised rates. Approximately 155 lakh seedlings have been distributed through this scheme among farmers all over Kerala. Purchase at Gate Scheme This scheme was launched in 1998 as a complementary programme to Farm Forestry scheme. As per this scheme, pulp wood materials are purchased directly from farmers at a remunerative price at the company gate doing away with middle men.

chemical plant

Chemicals and packing materials

HNL being a process industry, utilises a range of chemicals in the production process. The list of these chemicals and their annual requirements are as follows:

Chemical

Annual Requirement in MT

Hydrogen Peroxide (50% concentration)	4,200
Soap Stone Powder(Talcum)	6,300
Caustic soda lye	4,300
Raw Lime Shell	6,000
Chlorine	550
Paper grade Alum	1,600
Ferric chloride (100%) for effluent treatment.	4,000
Sodium Silicate	2,000
Salt Cake (Sodium Sulphate)	1,000
Sulphuric Acid	450
Hydrochloric Acid	150
Packing materials
Kraft paper	925
Grey Board	575
Calcium Chloride	200
Fatty Acid	155

Energy

HNL has a 15 MW coal-based captive power generation facility. HNL requires a large amount of fuel and electricity for its production process.

Item	Quantity
Coal (indegenous & Imported)	0.15 million MT
Electricity (Purchased)	1050 lac Units
Furnace Oil	2500 Kilo litre.

HNL is particular in procuring quality chemicals and other inputs as per specifications/norms.

For further information prospective suppliers / agents may kindly contact :
Mr. V.C. Govindarajan, DGM (Commercial ) at vcgovindarajan@hnlonline.com

Major plants & machineries

Plant & Machinery

Name of Manufacturer

Year of Installation

Paper Machine	J.M. Voith, Germany	1982
Raffinator	Sunds Defibrator, Sweden	1982
Quality Control System in Paper Machine	Measurex, USA	1991
Chemical Additive Plant	Celleir, France	1982
Andritz Filter Press	Andritz, Austria	1993
Roll wrapping Machine	Klienewefers, Germany	1982
Core making Machine	Guschy Tannesmann	1982
Machine winder	Jagenberg, Germany	1982
Turbo Generator	BHEL, Hyderabad	1982
Power Boiler	AVB	1982
Recovery Boiler	BHEL, Trichy	1998
Evaporator - I	L&T, Mumbai	1982
Evaporator - II	Alfalaval, Pune	1994
De-Inking Plant	L&T, Chennai & Voith, Germany	2002
Major Process Control Systems:
DCS for Utility Plant	Yokogawa Blue Star, Bangalore	1995
DCS for Pulp Mills & Paper Machine	Yokogawa Blue Star, Bangalore	2002
Quality control System for Paper Machine	Honeywell Measurex, USA	2002

HNL is interested in the import substitution for the following.

	Bearings Paper machine clothing Speciality chemicals

Prospective suppliers/ agents/ entrepreneurs may contact:

Mr. V.C. Govindarajan, DGM (Commercial) at vcgovindarajan@hnlonline.com