Plant revival · 2017
Pochampally: bringing a closed paper mill back into production
A distressed mill with idle machinery and no secure raw material, returned to production using the ARO method.
- Requirement
- Additional recycled kraft capacity close to Hyderabad, without the land, permissions and lead time of a new plant.
- Challenge
- The mill had stopped. Machinery was idle, dues were outstanding and there was no reliable supply of recovered paper.
- Solution
- Assess: title, feasibility, land and machinery valuation and a manpower plan. Re-engineer: existing machinery modified, PLC automation added, lines reorganised and the team trained. Optimise: the mill connected to Bollant’s raw-material sourcing and distribution.
- Outcome
- Output rose from 25 to 60 tonnes a day after roughly six months.
- Evidence
- Company-stated figures from the 2017 revival. Mill records to be attached when approved.
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Questions
Questions buyers ask
What was the requirement?
Additional recycled kraft capacity close to Hyderabad, without the land, permissions and lead time of a new plant.
What was the challenge?
The mill had stopped. Machinery was idle, dues were outstanding and there was no reliable supply of recovered paper.
What was done?
Assess: title, feasibility, land and machinery valuation and a manpower plan. Re-engineer: existing machinery modified, PLC automation added, lines reorganised and the team trained. Optimise: the mill connected to Bollant’s raw-material sourcing and distribution.
Which capabilities were used?
Mill assessment; Line re-engineering and automation; Raw-material sourcing; Workforce training.
What is the evidence?
Company-stated figures from the 2017 revival. Mill records to be attached when approved.
What does Bollant Industries make?
Recycled paper and board, industrial paper products such as cores and cones, corrugated and printed packaging, paper tableware, areca and sal leaf tableware, inks, adhesives and laminating films, and a small home and professional care range.
Where is Bollant Industries based?
The head office is in Somajiguda, Hyderabad, and the manufacturing units are in Telangana and Karnataka.
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