ITC :: Sustainability Report 2008

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ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

• Utilisation of treated effluents for irrigation

While the Kovai paperboards unit utilised its entire treated effluent for irrigation, Bhadrachalam and Tribeni units are progressing towards achieving this milestone in the near future.

• Discharge of Adsorbable Organic Halides (AOX) to 1.0 Kg/tonne by March 2008

Adsorbable Organic Halides (AOX), (applicable only to our Bhadrachalam unit) have been reduced to a mere 0.011 Kg/tonne of production during 2007-08.

AOX (Kg/Tonne)
Bhadrachalam Mill	0.011
Indian Paper/Paperboards Mills*	0.46-0.8
European Paper Industries#	0.03
World Bank Standard**	0.2

* Average as per Comprehensive Industry Document for Large Scale Paper Mills, study conducted by Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute, 2007 | # CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries), Sustainability Report 2007 | ** World Bank Guideline for New Paper Mills.

• Installation of Limekiln by March 2007

Our Bhadrachalam unit, where this norm is applicable, has a Limekiln in operation for the last six years.

• Odour Control

The new pulp mill and lime plant are in the final stages of commissioning. With the completion of this project the non-condensable gases, responsible for odour will be burnt to minimise it.

• Effluent Colour removal

The Indian Paper Manufacturers Association has engaged the Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute to suggest measures for colour removal from effluents. At Bhadrachalam, several measures have led to significant improvement in this aspect.