Production of Pulp, Paper and Board

Status:

Published

Code:

PP

This BREF covers the processes involved in the production of pulp and paper in integrated pulp and paper mills as well as for non-integrated pulp mills (market pulp) and non-integrated papermills using purchased pulp for paper production. The main operations covered are:

• chemical pulping
• kraft (sulphate) pulping
• sulphite pulping
• mechanical and chemi-mechanical pulping
• recovered paper processing with and without de-inking
• papermaking and related processes