ITC :: Sustainability Report 2012

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Water Management

Water Conservation

Tribeni Unit

The Tribeni mill manufactures specialty paper, which is a water intensive process. The unit has implemented various water conservation measures, resulting in the reduction of specific freshwater intake per tonne of product by over 55% during the reporting period, in comparison to 1998-99.

Visual representation showing Specific Fresh Water Intake in Tribeni Mill (Kl/Tonne) from Financial Year 1998-99 to 2011-12

Visual representation showing Specific Fresh Water Intake in Kovai (Kl/Tonne) from Financial Year 2006-07 to 2011-12

Kovai Unit

The specific freshwater intake (KL/tonne) in Kovai Unit was 20.8% lower than the specific fresh water intake during 2006-07.

This specific freshwater intake of 16.65 KL/ tonne is better than the proposed benchmark standard of 19 KL/tonne by NPC, New Delhi in 2006 for this category of Paper Mill.

ITC’s Soap Unit at Manpura of Personal Care Products Business and the Snacks Units of the Foods Business at Haridwar and Pune have also achieved substantial savings in freshwater intake per tonne of product as illustrated below:

BUSINESS	UNIT	PRODUCT	2010-11 (Lt/Kg)	2011-12 (Lt/Kg)	% IMPROVEMENT
Personal Care Products	Manpura	Soap	1.40	0.86	38.7
Foods	Haridwar	Snacks	5.90	4.37	26.0
Foods	Pune	Snacks	11.69	6.76	42.2

Environmental Performance

Water Management

Water Conservation