TAMIL NADU NEWSPRINT

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The project would provide for the construction of a dual-purpose pulp and paper mill with the capacity to produce 100,000 tons per year (tpy) of newsprint or 80,000 tpy of printing and writing paper (or any combination thereof) from bagasse, a by-product of sugar production. Benefits to be gained include the alleviation of India's shortage of newsprint through the introduction of a new technology utilizing a readily-available raw material. The risk of using a new technology would be minimized by the fact that the mill could easily be converted to the production of 80,000 tpy of printing and writing paper from bagasse by a commercially proven process. The risk of an inadequate coal supply would be minimized by the securing of alternative fuels.