Bollant has revived two paper mills rather than building new ones. Each revival started with an honest assessment. These are the questions it has to answer.
1. Is the asset clean?
Title, permissions, dues and land use come first. A mill that cannot legally run is not a revival candidate, however good the machinery.
2. What can the machinery really do?
Nameplate capacity and actual capacity differ. Assess the machine, drives, dryers and controls, and what automation would change.
3. Where will the fibre come from?
Many mills stop because raw material arrives irregularly. A revival needs a plan for a steady supply of graded recovered paper.
4. Who will run it?
A manpower plan and a training programme, including how stations will be set up for every worker.
5. Who will buy the output?
Grades must match buyers who already exist, including the reviver’s own converting lines.
Bollant’s two revivals are described in its case studies, with company-stated figures.
Questions
What is the ARO method?
Bollant’s sequence for reviving a plant: Assess (title, feasibility, valuation, manpower), Re-engineer (machinery, automation, lines, training) and Optimise (raw material, buyers, daily tracking).
Is the asset clean?: what should buyers know?
Title, permissions, dues and land use come first. A mill that cannot legally run is not a revival candidate, however good the machinery.
What can the machinery really do?: what should buyers know?
Nameplate capacity and actual capacity differ. Assess the machine, drives, dryers and controls, and what automation would change.
Where will the fibre come from?: what should buyers know?
Many mills stop because raw material arrives irregularly. A revival needs a plan for a steady supply of graded recovered paper.
Who will run it?: what should buyers know?
A manpower plan and a training programme, including how stations will be set up for every worker.
Who will buy the output?: what should buyers know?
Grades must match buyers who already exist, including the reviver’s own converting lines.
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.
Bollant Industries · Published 2026-08-13
