Dioxins Reduction from the Pulp and Paper Industry

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The objectives of the Dioxins Reduction from the Pulp and Paper Industry Project for China are to: (a) demonstrate the result of Best Available Techniques/Best Environmental Practices (BAT/BEP) adoption in four selected non-wood pulp mills; and (b) to support the recipient to develop its long-term action plan to guide the promotion of sector-wide (BAT/BEP) adoption. There are four components to the project, the first component being BAT/BEP investment in participating mills. This component will support adoption of BAT/BEP in the four selected non-wood pulp mills by replacing the current elemental chlorine-based bleaching process by the elemental chlorine-free (ECF) process in order to minimize releases of dioxins and furans. The second component is the national action plan for sector-wide replication. The objective of this component is to establish an enabling environment for the replication of the BAT/BEP techniques and practices tested under component one, including the development and implementation of a national action plan to promote BAT/BEP for both wood and non-wood pulp based production in pulp and paper mills. The third component is the monitoring and evaluation. This component will carry out independent verification of baseline and sample results at the four mills to quantify reduction of dioxins releases as well as water quality parameters and water savings achieved. Finally, the fourth component is the project management. This component will support provision of technical assistance to improve the capacity of Foreign Economic Cooperation Office (FECO) to manage the implementation of the project.