Pulp Paper & Logistics
INDUSTRY NEWS 9
EU emission guidelines will test wastewater processing efficiency
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aper mill operators need to urgently consider emissions controls to improve
anti-pollution measures, following renewed highlighting of the EU’s best-available- technique (BAT) guidelines for pulp and paper installations. UK-based Mapal Green Energy
says it will be able to provide expertise in the consideration of the guidelines, which form a reference for regulators to set permit conditions under the Industrial Emissions Directive and all regulated industries, including the pulp and paper sector.
These sectors are expected to achieve compliance with BAT and their Associated Emission Levels (AEL) rules within strict timeframes. Permits for all installations will require updating by early 2018. In particular, the BAT guidelines will have much tighter limits on pollutant levels and will cover by way of example, wastewater that is discharged into rivers. Current EU pulp production mostly uses the kraft process, and under the guidelines, the acceptable level of pollutants for the chemical oxygen demand of waste water per tonne of dry pulp has been halved. As such, the industry will
The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) is partnering with PRIMA, the Paper & Related Industries Marketing Association for the mutual promotion of both the European Paper Week as well as the Annual PRIMA conference. In addition, CEPI members will benefit from a members participation fee to the PRIMA annual conference. PRIMA’s Annual Conference was held in Graz, Austria on 18-19 May and European Paper Week will be held in Brussels on 17-19 November 2015. To find out more about both events, go to
www.prima-beyond-
information.org/ and
www.cepi.org/epw
need a mixture of end-of-pipe measures, better technology and improved management, if it is to meet the new rules. One solution, floating fine bubble aeration, approaches the challenge of wastewater oxygenation by marrying the strengths of mechanical surface aeration technology – easy to install and accessible for maintenance – with the efficiency which is derived from sub surface fine bubble aeration systems. With no moving parts generating friction and driving high energy consumption, a key benefit for users of Mapal Green Energy’s floating fine
bubble aeration system is its dramatically reduced energy bill. Mapal GE chief executive Zeev Fisher comments: “We have a well proven technology in use at over 40 sites around the world, including in the pulp and paper sector and by leading Utility companies in the UK, where regulatory pressure has long been a feature of the industry. The technology is perfectly suited to the new challenges laid down in the latest EU BAT-AEL rules and our in house teams can advise on all aspects of systems design and installation.” More information from www.
mapal-ge.com
Confederation of European Paper Industries forges new partnerships
CEPI is also partnering with Valmet, reinforcing a relationship that started with European Paper Week. “The new status will deepen an established good relationship, to include areas of common interest,” said CEPI. This is the second new partnership for CEPI in 2015, with Pöyry
having joined the programme in March. The partnership programme, launched in 2011, currently includes Buckman, Pöyry, Omya, Valmet and Voith. It is open to machine and chemical suppliers active in the pulp, paper or board industry with a direct link to paper manufacturing.
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May/June 2015
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