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Subject: Making paper products from bagasse
Category: Business and Money
Asked by: rshen-ga
List Price: $75.00
Posted: 27 Jul 2005 13:29 PDT
Expires: 21 Aug 2005 17:33 PDT
Question ID: 548639
Assuming we have about 100,000 tons of raw bagasse available per year
and we'd like to make rough linerboards or intermediate paper/board
products to be then sold to sophisticated manufacturers who would turn
our rough paper/board into tissues and napkins.  Also, please
assume this intermediate paper/board manufacturing plant will be in a
developing country where environmental restrictions are not as
stringent as in the States.  Most importantly, we'd like to get a
budget for the various machineries involved.  With that background and
with 100,000 tons of raw bagasse available per year, please answer the
following:
1) A very brief description of the process of making this intermediate
paper products (others will make napkins and tissues out of our
product) using bagasse as the main raw material.  What is the expected
yield?
2) What machineries are needed? Preferably with make, model and price.
3) What chemistries are needed and in what quantity? 
4) How much energy is needed? 
5) How the waste might be treated. And most importantly,
6) A budget for the various machineries involved.
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Subject: Re: Making paper products from bagasse
From: myoarin-ga on 27 Jul 2005 14:26 PDT
 
For those who wonder, bagasse is the fibrous residue from milling sugar cane:
http://www.watershedmedia.org/paper/paper-PROFbag.html

rshen-ga,

I expect that any processing of bagasse prior to its being used by a
plant producing the final product is superfluous.

But this is just inviting a comment to prove me wrong, which will help you more.
Subject: Re: Making paper products from bagasse
From: rshen-ga on 27 Jul 2005 16:25 PDT
 
Very resonable question.  There are several reasons why one might need
an intermediate stage:
1) The bagasse country does not have the capability to create final
product -- tissues and napkins.
2) It is uneconomical to transport raw bagasse (it is bulky but does
not weigh much) to where the final products are produced.  The final
destinations are usually more developed countries.
3) It may even be dangerous to transport raw bagasse because of fire
hazard and/or mold formation
4) The intermediate rough paper/board provides the stability and
density for transport.
Subject: Re: Making paper products from bagasse
From: roxrox-ga on 20 Aug 2005 12:55 PDT
 
Wisconsin is the largest paper producing state in the USA. I would
suggest you make contacts here
http://www.wipapercouncil.org/aboutthewpc.htm

Good Luck!

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