The Pulpmill utilises the thermo-mechanical pulping process, to provide quality fibre for the manufacture of newsprint and board grade products. It is particularly suited to the New Zealand soft wood resource and offers good printing attributes along with high strength and high yield.
The Pulpmill is rated to produce up to 830 tonnes per day of product with an annual output of 260,000 tonnes. It operates 24 hours/day, 7 days per week. Pinus Radiata is the predominant wood resource, supplied from the Company’s own forests and other forest owners in the surrounding region. |
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Pan Pac’s main customers are the Company’s shareholders with the bulk of its production supplied to Oji Paper Company. The pulp supplied is blended in Japan with other grades of pulp such as waste paper and kraft pulp, along with Japanese thermo-mechanical pulp to produce newsprint for the Japanese market.
The Japanese market has developed extensively over the quarter century that Pan Pac has been a supplier. Pan Pac pulp is used in light weight newsprint supplied to the very demanding offset printers in Japan.
Sales of market mechanical pulp outside of the shareholder's group of companies are being developed.
Chip Export
Up to 200,000 metric tonne per annum is exported in charter bulk vessels from the Port of Napier. All available chips are sold to Oji Paper.
Energy
The processes used on site are energy intensive. Managing energy efficiently is critical to the success of the business.
Thermal energy is used for pulp and lumber drying and generates up to 12% of Pan Pacs electricity. Most of the thermal energy consumed is generated from burning waste in boilers to produce steam. The waste includes bark, sawdust, shavings, chip fines and effluent sludge. The full utilisation of the Company’s waste products minimises the need to landfill. The balance of thermal energy is made up with natural gas. This energy is all generated from bio fuel, being neutral in co2 Kyoto emissions, contributing nearly 40% of Pan Pacs total energy usage.
Turbine & Waste Water
Water is taken from the adjacent Esk River and is used many times within the mill before being discharged to sea. Prior to discharge the waste water is treated to remove practically all of the suspended solids and resinous material.
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