tailieunhanh - The BREF in the pulp and paper industry

The rate of application of technological advances to plants and crops in the United States will play a major role in maintaining a sustainable leadership position in agriculture, forestry, and manufacturing. The long-term well-being of the nation clearly depends on near-term support of the research necessary for developing a renewable resource base. The justification for such an intense focus and the priorities for immediate research are contained in this roadmap for plant/crop-based renewable resources | European Conference on The Sevilla Process A Driver for Environmental Performance in Industry Stuttgart 6 and 7 April 2000 The BREF in the pulp and paper industry BAT for an industry with a large variety of raw materials and products Michael Suhr Federal Environmental Agency Germany Formerly European IPPC Bureau The Sevilla-Process A Driver for Environmental Performance in Industry 1 1 Introduction The final draft BREF on Pulp and paper Industry has been available since February 2000. The document was generally endorsed by Member States and Industry at the IEF Meeting on 28 29 February 2000. Within the next weeks the consultation for the endorsement procedure will be completed so that an adopted version can be expected soon. The reference document cannot be discussed here in detail because of its pure size and complexity. It comprises nearly 500 pages and contains detailed information on most environmental aspects of the sector. This presentation briefly highlights some characteristics of the sector explains how the document presents best available techniques BAT for this complex industry with different raw materials and a wide variety of products and discusses examples for the determination of BAT concerning emissions to water. It summarizes briefly major points of debate and how they were resolved in the Technical Working Group TWG . 2 Some characteristics of the sector The European Pulp and paper Industry is characterised by a large variety of raw materials products and manufacturing routes. It was therefore one of the tasks of the TWG to find an appropriate approach to this industry that takes into account the complexity of the sector and the differences between pulp and paper mills. Variety of products In developed societies the use of a multitude of paper and board products is everyday reality for most people. A look at the main functional uses of paper and board shows the diversity of products. Paper is used for collection distribution and storing of .