Questionnaire Pulp and Paper Production (Sector Related Questions)

Questionnaire (Pulp and Paper Production)
QUESTIONNAIRE PULP AND PAPER PRODUCTION

(SECTOR RELATED QUESTIONS)
The completion of this questionnaire is voluntary. However, replying to the relevant questions as completely
as possible will facilitate and speed up the assessment of the environmental, social and human rights im-
pacts of the project for which the German export supplies or services offered for cover are intended. This –
together with the questionnaire not related to a particular sector, the completion and submission of which
should also be considered in order to speed up the assessment procedure – can replace the description of
the environmental, social and human rights impacts in the memorandum.
The questionnaire provides guidance on what information may be important for this sector. It is based on
the World Bank/IFC General Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Guidelines and the EHS Guidelines
Pulp and Paper Mills. Additional information on the applicable standards can be found at the AGA Portal.
This is a list of possible questions. Depending on the individual case only some of them, or perhaps also
additional information, may become relevant in the course of the application procedure. Because of the
specific features of each project further clarification may be required.
CONTENT
A. Type of project (page 2)
B. Pulp and paper projects (page 2)
C. Additional information (page 15)
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A. Type of project
A.1. Overall project
 Does the overall project (beyond the German portion of the supplies) comprise the establishment of an
integrated paper and pulp plant?
 Does a pulp production plant already exist on the site?
 If so, please provide information as to whether that plant will be extended as part of the project and state
the respective increase in capacity in tons/year.
If only a paper production plant is to be built and a pulp production facility does not exist on the site, section
A.2 can be skipped.
A.2. Pulp production
 What type of process is used (e.g. Kraft pulping, sulfite pulping, CTMP, mechanical pulping)?
 Please give a technical description of the individual process steps. Please also provide information on
the individual process steps (pulping, delignification, bleaching, where applicable also chlorine dioxide
and ozone production, etc.) as well as any associated facilities such as power plants.
 What capacity will the plant have (in metric tonnes of air dry pulp (ADt))? Please also state the capacity
of already existing facilities on the site.
A.3. Paper production
 What type of paper will be produced (coated/uncoated paper, recycled paper, tissue, speciality papers)?
 What capacity will the plant have (in metric tonnes of air dry pulp (ADt))? Please also state the capacity
of already existing facilities on the site.
B. Pulp and paper projects
B.1. Effluents
 What wastewater streams are generated?
 Please describe measures taken to avoid/reduce/treat wastewater (e.g. dry debarking, wastewater recy-
cling, TFC bleaching, oxygen delignification, minimization of loss due to waste, separation of different
types of effluents).
 Please state whether wastewater is discharged into a public sewage treatment system or a surface
water body (river, lake, sea).
 How are effluents treated before they are discharged?
 If wastewater is discharged into a surface water body, please state the maximum values for pollutants in
the wastewater in the relevant table(s) below according to the project scope and process applied.
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The following should be noted:
- Please state the annual average values (daily averages should not be greater than 2.5 times the
annual average values).
- The values for paper machines may be stated either in kg/ton paper or kg/ton air dry pulp.
- In the case of integrated paper and pulp production plants the values must be stated in kg/ton of
paper and should include the emissions of both the paper and the pulp mill.
- If an integrated paper and pulp production plant sells both paper and pulp, the values must be stated
in kg/ton pulp total. This means the total value of produced paper and the marketed pulp.
- In the case of an extension, please state the current values as well as the values after the extension.
Effluent Guidelines for Pulp and Paper Facilities — Bleached Kraft Pulp, Integrated
Parameter Unit Guideline Value Project Value

(a)
Flow m³/ADt 50
pH S.U. 6–9
TSS kg/ADt 1.5
COD kg/ADt 20
BOD5 kg/ADt 1
AOX kg/ADt 0.25

(b)
Total N kg/ADt 0.2
Total P kg/ADt 0.03

European Commission. 2001. Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Reference Document on Best
Available Techniques in the Pulp and Paper Industry. December 2001; and U.S. EPA Effluent Guidelines for the
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Point Source Category, 40 CFR Part 430.
Notes:
kg/ADt = kilograms of pollutant per 1,000 kg of air dry pulp
(a) Cooling water and other clean water are discharged separately and are not included.
(b) Any nitrogen discharge associated with the use of complexing agents should be added to the figure of tot -N.
Source: WELTBANK/IFC EHS Guidelines PULP AND PAPER MILLS 2007, page 26
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Effluent Guidelines for Pulp and Paper Facilities — Unbleached Kraft Pulp, Integrated

(a)
Flow m³/ADt 25
pH S.U. 6–9
TSS kg/ADt 1.0
COD kg/ADt 10
BOD5 kg/ADt 0.7
Total N kg/ADt 0.2
Total P kg/ADt 0.02

Notes:
Source: WORLD BANK/IFC EHS Guidelines PULP AND PAPER MILLS 2007, page 26
Effluent Guidelines for Sulfite Pulp and Paper Facilities —

Sulfite Pulp, Integrated and Non-Integrated
(a) (d)
Flow m³/ADt 55
pH S.U. 6–9
TSS kg/ADt 2.0

(c)
COD kg/ADt 30
BOD5 kg/ADt 2.0
AOX kg/ADt 0.005
Total N kg/ADt 0.5
Total P kg/ADt 0.05

Notes:
(c) Because of higher kappa number after cooking for magnefite process the BAT associated level is 35 kg
COD/ADt.
(d) Does not include process water from the paper mill in integrated sulfite pulp mills.
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Effluent Guidelines for CTMP Facilities

(a)
Flow m³/ADt 20
pH S.U. 6–9
TSS kg/ADt 1.0
COD kg/ADt 5
BOD5 kg/ADt 1.0
Total N kg/ADt 0.02
Total P kg/ADt 0.01

Notes:
Effluent Guidelines for Pulp and Paper Facilities — Mechanical Pulping, Integrated

(a)
Flow m³/ADt 20
pH S.U. 6–9
TSS kg/ADt 0.5
COD kg/ADt 5.0
BOD5 kg/ADt 0.5
AOX kg/ADt 0.01
Total N kg/ADt 0.1
Total P kg/ADt 0.01

Notes:
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Effluent Guidelines for Pulp and Paper Facilities — Recycled Fiber, Without Deinking, Inte-
grated
(a)
Flow m³/ADt 10
pH S.U. 6–9
TSS kg/ADt 0.15
COD kg/ADt 1.5
BOD5 kg/ADt 0.15
AOX kg/ADt 0.005
Total N kg/ADt 0.05
Total P kg/ADt 0.005

Notes:
a) Cooling water and other clean water are discharged separately and are not included.
Effluent Guidelines for Pulp and Paper Facilities — Recycled Fiber, With Deinking, Integrated

(a)
Flow m³/ADt 15
pH S.U. 6–9
TSS kg/ADt 0.3
COD kg/ADt 4.0
BOD5 kg/ADt 0.2
AOX kg/ADt 0.005
Total N kg/ADt 0.1
Total P kg/ADt 0.01

Available Techniques in the Pulp and Paper Industry. December 2001; and U.S. EPA Effluent Guidelines for
the
Notes:
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Effluent Guidelines for Pulp and Paper Facilities — Recycled Fiber Tissue Mills

(a)
Flow m³/ADt 25
pH S.U. 6–9
TSS kg/ADt 0,4
COD kg/ADt 4.0
BOD5 kg/ADt 0.5
AOX kg/ADt 0.005
Total N kg/ADt 0.25
Total P kg/ADt 0.015

Notes:
Effluent Guidelines for Pulp and Paper Facilities — Uncoated Fine Paper Mills

(a)
Flow m³/ADt 15
pH S.U. 6–9
TSS kg/ADt 0.4
COD kg/ADt 2.0
BOD5 kg/ADt 0.25
AOX kg/ADt 0.005
Total N kg/ADt 0.2
Total P kg/ADt 0.01

Notes:
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Effluent Guidelines for Pulp and Paper Facilities — Coated Fine Paper Mills

(a)
Flow m³/ADt 15
pH S.U. 6–9
TSS kg/ADt 0.4
COD kg/ADt 1.5
BOD5 kg/ADt 0.25
AOX kg/ADt 0.005
Total N kg/ADt 0.2
Total P kg/ADt 0.01

Notes:
Effluent Guidelines for Pulp and Paper Facilities — Tissue Mills

(a)
Flow m³/ADt 25
pH S.U. 6–9
TSS kg/ADt 0,4
COD kg/ADt 1,5
BOD5 kg/ADt 0,4
AOX kg/ADt 0,01
Total N kg/ADt 0,25
Total P kg/ADt 0,015

Notes:
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Effluent Guidelines for Pulp and Paper Facilities— Fiber Preparation, Non-Wood

(a)
Flow m³/ADt 50
pH S.U. 6–9
TSS kg/ADt 2,0
COD kg/ADt 30
BOD5 kg/ADt 2,0
Total N kg/ADt 0,5
Total P kg/ADt 0,05

Notes:
 What national standards are applicable for the discharge of sanitary sewage? How is sewage treated
before it is discharged? Please state the expected maximum values of the pollution levels in the sewage.
If there are no national limit values, please go by the table below.
1
Indicative Values for Treated Sanitary Sewage Discharges
Pollutants Units Guideline Value Project Value
pH pH 6-9
mg/L
BOD 30
mg/L
COD 125
mg/L
Total nitrogen 10
mg/L
Total phosphorus 2
mg/L
Oil and grease 10
mg/L
TSS 50
2 1
Total coliform bacteria MPN /100 ml 400
Notes:
1
Not applicable to centralized, municipal, wastewater treatment systems which are included in EHS Guidelines
for Water and Sanitation.
2
MPN = Most Probable Number
Source: WORLD BANK/IFC GENERAL EHS GUIDELINES 2007, page 30
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B.2. Raw materials
 What raw materials (wood, other raw materials such as bamboo or market pulp) are used?
 Where do the required wood and plant fibre raw materials come from? Please describe the various
sources of supply in detail (country, own plantations, nominated suppliers).
 How high is the annual consumption of wood and plant fibre raw materials?
 Will indigenous people1 be affected by the project? Please explain both any direct and indirect impacts
(e.g. through plantations, which provide the raw materials).
 Does the buyer company practice supply chain management in order to guarantee a sustainable forest
management in its own supply chain? If so, please provide additional information (standards, processes,
responsibilities, etc.).
 Are the raw material sources certified in accordance with the internationally accepted FSC (Forest Stew-
ardship council) or PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) standards or similar?
 Are raw materials used which were sourced in natural or endangered habitats? If not, how is guaranteed
that this is not the case?
 Does the project or associated plantations involve the enlargement or opening up of plantation forests or
managed natural forests? If so, please also reply to the questions in the sector-related questionnaire
Agriculture and Forestry.
 Does the project or associated facilities (new roads, a new electricity line, own plantations, etc.) have an
impact (e.g. through conversion into plantation forests or managed natural forests) on natural habitats,
i.e. habitats that are relatively undisturbed by humans, are of great biological, social or economic im-
portance and are mainly inhabited by local fauna and flora?
 Does the project or associated facilities (new roads, a new electricity line, own plantations, etc.) have an
impact (e.g. through conversion into plantation forests or managed natural forests) on endangered natu-
ral habitats, i.e. areas protected under national or international law?
B.3 Water and energy consumption
 How much (fresh) water is used for production? Is the water recirculated?
 Where and how is the water withdrawn?
 Please complete the relevant line(s) in the table on energy and water consumption below depending on
the process used and the manufactured products:
Indigenous peoples are considered to be distinct social and cultural groups which (a) regard themselves as members
of such a distinct indigenous cultural group and are recognized as such by others, (b) show a collective attachment to
their geographically distinct habitats or ancestral territories in the project area and to the natural resources thereof, (c)
have customary cultural, economic, social or political institutions that are separate from those of the mainstream society
or culture or (d) speak a distinct language or dialect, which often differs from the official language of the country or
region.
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Energy and Water Consumption
Reported Ranges
Water consumption
(a) Heat Energy [GJ/t] Electrical Energy [kWh/t]
Mill type [m³/t]
Guideline Project Guideline Project Guideline
Project Value
Value Value Value Value Value
Kraft Pulping, 20 – (i)
(b) 10 – 14 600–1200
bleached 100
Sulfite Pulping
40-100 -- -- -- --
(magnesium base)
Mechanical Pul-
1100-
ping — 5 – 15 -- -- (c)
2200
Groundwood
Mechanical Pul- 1800-
4 – 10 -- -- (d)
ping — TMP 3600
Mechanical Pul- 1000–
15 – 50 -- -- (e)
ping — CTMP 4300
Recovered Paper
Mill — Uncoated 2 – 10 -- -- -- --
Folding Boxboard
Recovered Paper
Mill — Coated 7 – 15 -- -- -- --
Folding Boxboard
Recovered Paper
Mill — Corrugated
1.5 – 10 -- -- -- --
Medium and
Packaging Paper
Recovered Paper
10 – 20 -- -- -- --
Mill — Newsprint
Recovered Paper (c)
5 – 100 -- -- -- --
Mill — Tissue
Recovered Paper
Mill — Writing and 7 – 20 -- -- -- --
Printing Paper
Paper Mill — (f)
10 – 50 -- -- 500 – 3000
Tissue
Paper Mill —
Printing and Writ- (g)
5 – 40 -- -- 500 – 650
ing Paper, Un-
coated
Paper Mill —
(g)
Printing and Writ- 5 – 50 -- -- 650 – 900
ing Paper, Coated
Paper Mill — (h)
0 – 20 -- -- ~550 – 680
Paper Board
Paper Mill —
10 – 300 -- -- -- --
Specialty Paper
European Commission. 2001. Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Reference Document on Best Avail-
able Techniques in the Pulp and Paper Industry. December 2001
Notes:
(a) Clean cooling water is generally not reported as part of the water consumption.
(b) Reported quantities greater than about 50 m³/t probably include cooling water.
(c) Approximately 20% of energy is recoverable as hot water.
(d) Approximately 20% of energy is recoverable as hot water, and about 40 – 45% of energy is recoverable as steam.
(e) Water consumption in tissue mills is highly dependent of the process conditions (e.g., machine speed) and product
(e.g., basis weight). Because of the low basis weight of the product, water consumption per ton of product can be
higher than for other types of paper mills.
(f) For RCF based tissue; includes RCF processing
(g) May include water used in pulp processing
(h) Includes water used in pulp processing.
(i) Modern bleached kraft mills are net exporters of electricity typically generating about 30% more than they consume
by burning black liquor and bark.
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B.4 Emissions and ambient air quality
 Please state the maximum values for the air emissions for all process steps in accordance with the table
below. In the case of an expansion: please state the current values as well as the values after the ex-
pansion. Please take the entire project into account where integrated pulp and paper mills are con-
cerned.
Emission Guidelines for Pulp and Paper Facilities
Parameter Type of Mill Unit Guideline Value Project Value
Kraft, bleached kg/ADt 0.5

Kraft,
TSP unbleached — kg/ADt 0.5
Integrated
Sulfite, integrated
kg/ADt 0.15
and non-integrated
Kraft, bleached 0.4
Kraft,
SO2 as S unbleached — kg/ADt 0.4
Integrated
Sulfite, integrated
1.0
and non-integrated
1.5 for
hardwood
pulp
Kraft, bleaches
2.0 for
softwood
pulp
NOX as NO2 kg/ADt 1.5 for

hardwood
Kraft,
pulp
unbleached —
2.0 for
Integrated
softwood
pulp
Sulfite, integrated
2,0
and non-integrated
Kraft, bleached 0.2
TRS as S Kraft, kg/ADt
unbleached — 0.2
Integrated
European Commission. 2001. Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Reference Document on Best Available
Techniques in the Pulp and Paper Industry. December 2001; and U.S. EPA National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants For Source Categories, 40 CFR Part 63.
Notes:
TSP= total suspended particulates
SO2 = sulfur dioxide
S = sulfur
NO2 = nitrogen dioxide
N = nitrogen
TRS = total reduced sulfur compounds
Kg/ADt = kilograms of pollut ant per 1,000 kg of air dry pulp
 Please describe in addition any measures to reduce/avoid emissions (e.g. combustion of malodorous
gases, oxidation of black liquor, absorption of SO2 in alkaline solutions, use of low-sulfur fuels, collection
of VOCs and further treatment).
 Please also state the (expected) emission values (in particular dust (PM), carbon monoxide (CO), vola-
tile organic compounds (VOC), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides(NO x) in mg/Nm³) for any steam
and electricity generation if applicable. Please use the sector-related questionnaire Conventional Energy
as guideline for plants with a capacity of more than 50 MWth.
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 What limit values for ambient air quality are applicable in the buyer’s country (please make a table avail-
able)? Please state the relevant expected ambient air quality values. Please give details on any changes
in the ambient air quality before and after the project implementation. If there are no national values,
please go by the table below.
1,2
WHO Ambient Air Quality Guidelines
Averaging IFC Guideline Value Guideline Project Value Project Value
Period [g/m³] Value (baseline (after imple-
Host country status) mentation)
[g/m³] [g/m³]
125 (Interim target-1)
Sulfur 24-hour 50 (Interim target-2)
dioxide
(SO2) 20 (guideline)
10 minute 500 (guideline)
Nitrogen 1-year 40 (guideline)
dioxide
(NO2) 1-hour 200 (guideline)
1-year
Particulate 20 (guideline)
Matter
(PM10) 150 (Interim target-1)
24-hour
50 (guideline)
1-year
Particulate 10 (guideline)
Matter
(PM2.5) 75 (Interim target-1)
24-hour
37.5 (Interim target-3)
25 (guideline)
8-hour daily 160 (Interim target-1)

Ozone
maximum 100 (guideline)
Notes:
1
World Health Organization (WHO). Air Quality Guidelines Global Update, 2005. PM 24-hour value is the 99th
percentile.
2
Interim targets are provided in recognition of the need for a staged approach to achieving the recommended
guidelines.
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B.5 Waste
 What types of waste (solid/liquid) are generated in the production process and where are they deposit-
ed?
 Do these wastes contain hazardous pollutants? If so, how are they disposed of?
 What measures are taken to treat and dispose of any waste generated (e.g. recycling of the fibre sludge,
dewatering and incineration of the sludge, incineration of organic materials, recycling of the ash as filling
material in the construction industry).
B.6 Noise
 Please state the noise impact (existing background noise level and additional noise emissions of the
project) on the nearest receptors (industrial estates and residential areas) in dB(A) for day and night after
completion of the project pursuant to the table below.
1
Noise Level Guidelines
One Hour LAeq (dBA)
Guideline Value Project Value Guideline Value Project Value
Receptor Daytime Daytime Nighttime Nighttime
(07:00-22:00) (07:00-22:00) (22:00-07:00) (22:00-07:00)
Residential;
institutional; 55 45
2
educational
Industrial;
70 70
commercial
Notes:
1
Guidelines values are for noise levels measured out of doors. Source: Guidelines for Community Noise,
WHO, 1999.
2
For acceptable indoor noise levels for residential, institutional, and educational settings refer to WHO (1999).
 Do the project’s noise emissions lead to an increase of the background noise level at the nearest recep-
tors by more than 3 dB(A)?
 How far is the nearest residential area away?
 Are any measures to reduce the noise level necessary of planned? If so, what measures?
B.7 Occupational health and safety

 What safety measures and/or control systems are planned to prevent accidents?
 How are safety and health (in particular with regard to chemical and physical health risks, wood dust,
biological hazards, confined spaces, noise and radiation) guaranteed at the work places?
 What average and maximum noise exposure is to be expected at the work places? What safety
measures are taken at work places where the noise exposure exceeds 85 dB(A)?
 How are subcontractors integrated into the occupational health and safety measures on site?
 Please make accident statistics for the past two years available to us (where an existing plant is con-
cerned).
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B.8 Health and safety of the population
 What measures are taken to minimize impacts and possible risks for adjacent communities, in particular
with regard to the storage of chemicals and their transport, odours and traffic, sulphur and nitrogen
emissions, fire and explosions?
C. Additional information
Additional information on the Common Approaches, our environmental, social and human rights due
diligence and the applicable standards can be found at:
https://agaportal.de/en/main-navigation/schnellzugriff-aga-konsortium/verantwortung
The WORLD BANK/IFC EHS Guidelines can be found on the website:
http://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/topics_ext_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/ifc+sustainability/our+ap
proach/risk+management/ehsguidelines.
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QUESTIONNAIRE PULP AND PAPER PRODUCTION

A. Type of project (page 2)

B. Pulp and paper projects (page 2)

C. Additional information (page 15)

A.1. Overall project

A.2. Pulp production

A.3. Paper production

B. Pulp and paper projects

 What wastewater streams are generated?

Parameter Unit Guideline Value Project Value

TSS kg/ADt 1.5

AOX kg/ADt 0.25

Total P kg/ADt 0.03

Parameter Unit Guideline Value Project Value

TSS kg/ADt 1.0

BOD5 kg/ADt 0.7

Total N kg/ADt 0.2

Total P kg/ADt 0.02

Effluent Guidelines for Sulfite Pulp and Paper Facilities —

TSS kg/ADt 2.0

BOD5 kg/ADt 2.0

AOX kg/ADt 0.005

Total N kg/ADt 0.5

Total P kg/ADt 0.05

Parameter Unit Guideline Value Project Value

TSS kg/ADt 1.0

BOD5 kg/ADt 1.0

Total N kg/ADt 0.02

Total P kg/ADt 0.01

Parameter Unit Guideline Value Project Value

TSS kg/ADt 0.5

COD kg/ADt 5.0

BOD5 kg/ADt 0.5

AOX kg/ADt 0.01

Total N kg/ADt 0.1

Total P kg/ADt 0.01

TSS kg/ADt 0.15

COD kg/ADt 1.5

BOD5 kg/ADt 0.15

AOX kg/ADt 0.005

Total N kg/ADt 0.05

Total P kg/ADt 0.005

Parameter Unit Guideline Value Project Value

TSS kg/ADt 0.3

COD kg/ADt 4.0

BOD5 kg/ADt 0.2

AOX kg/ADt 0.005

Total N kg/ADt 0.1

Total P kg/ADt 0.01

Parameter Unit Guideline Value Project Value

TSS kg/ADt 0,4

COD kg/ADt 4.0

BOD5 kg/ADt 0.5

AOX kg/ADt 0.005

Total N kg/ADt 0.25

Total P kg/ADt 0.015

Parameter Unit Guideline Value Project Value

TSS kg/ADt 0.4

COD kg/ADt 2.0

BOD5 kg/ADt 0.25

AOX kg/ADt 0.005