Materials Required
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 :
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:
Chemicals |
|
Hydrogen Peroxide (50% concentration) | 4,600 |
Soap Stone Powder(Talcum) | 3,700 |
Caustic soda lye | 4,300 |
Raw Lime Shell | 7,000 |
Chlorine | 725 |
Non-ferric Alum | 1,700 |
Ferrous chloride ( for ETP) | 19,000 |
Sodium Silicate | 2,700 |
Sodium Sulphate | 1,100 |
Sulphuric Acid | 450 |
Hydrochloric Acid | 150 |
Packing materials |
|
Kraft paper | 925 |
Grey Board | 575 |
Energy
HNL has a 22 MW coal-based captive power generation facility. HNL requires a large amount of fuel and electricity for its production process.
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. John Mathews A , Sr.Manager (Commercial ) at johnmathews@hnlonline.com