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Article: Monitoring mill effluent: paper mills use enormous volumes of water, much of which is discharged under strict IPPC regulations. Monitoring water quality is therefore a vital part of the production process, as shown in this look at Aylesford Newsprint's mill in Kent.(Pulp & Paper Industry)(Cover Story)
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- Process Engineering
- Article date:
- January 1, 2004
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One of the largest paper mills of its type. Aylesford Newsprint's plant on the stretches of the River Medway broke a world record for newsprint production in December 2000. Sold under the Renaissance brand name, its products are 100 per cent recycled and are used by Europe's leading newspaper publishers. The mill recycles about half a million tonnes of recovered newspapers and magazines a year to produce around 400 000tonnes of premium grade newsprint.
With that level of production comes an equally high level of environmental responsibility. Paper production has been estimated as accounting for around 20 per cent of UK waste and, not surprisingly, mills such as ...