The European IPPC Bureau
Pulp and Paper Industry
This BREF covers the processes involved in the production of pulp and paper in integrated pulp and paper mills as well as for non-integrated pulp mills (market pulp) and non-integrated papermills using purchased pulp for paper production. The main operations covered are:
• chemical pulping
• kraft (sulphate) pulping
• sulphite pulping
• mechanical and chemi-mechanical pulping
• recovered paper processing with and without de-inking
• papermaking and related processes
- Download the BREF document (adopted)
- List of Technical Working Group (TWG members)
- List of references used to produce the BREF
- Meeting report
- Translation of the Executive Summary
- Relevant legislation/standard
- Additional technical information
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