Assessing the impact of environmental campaigns against the activities of a pulp and paper company in Indonesia

2007 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 819-834 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Gritten ◽  
P Kant
Keyword(s):  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Paper Company ◽  
Environmental Campaigns ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Environmental Regulation in the Pulp and Paper Industry: Impacts and Challenges

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrik Söderholm ◽  
Ann-Kristin Bergquist ◽  
Kristina Söderholm
Keyword(s):  
Technological Change ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Environmental Regulations ◽  
Paper Industry ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Pulp And Paper Industry ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Emission Reductions ◽  
Compliance Costs ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Purpose of Review In this article, we review existing research addressing how environmental regulations have influenced the pulp and paper industry. These regulations appear in different forms and designs and address air and water pollution as well as climate change. The paper devotes particular attention to how various regulations have affected sustainable technological change and the prospects for inducing deep emission reductions without jeopardizing industrial competitiveness and future investments. Recent Findings Experiences from key pulp and paper regions, not least the Nordic countries, suggest that gradually tightening performance standards have contributed to radical reductions in emissions, e.g., chlorine compounds and biological oxygen demanding agents, and without imposing excessive compliance costs. This outcome can largely be attributed to how the regulations have been designed—and implemented—in practice, as well as to the presence of efficient and legitimate institutions. Long-term emission reduction targets, in combination with extended compliance periods and trustful firm-regulator relationships, contributed to radical technological innovation and permitted radical emission reductions without excessive compliance costs. The development of alternative bleaching technologies is an apt example. In contrast, the impact of carbon pricing schemes, including the EU emissions trading scheme, on carbon dioxide emissions reductions and related technological change in the pulp and paper industry has however been modest. Self-regulation, certification, and community pressure have exerted relatively modest influences on the environmental performance of the industry. Summary Important avenues for future research are identified. These include the following: (a) comparative research on how policy mixes in various countries have influenced environmental compliance and innovation; processes; (b) future studies of environmental regulations, their design and implementation, in emerging pulp and paper producing countries, not least China; and (c) research on how environmental regulations can affect ongoing restructurings in the industry towards a broader palette of products in biorefineries.

scholarly journals Characterization and Morphology of Natural Dung Polymer for Potential Industrial Application as Bio-Based Fillers

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 3030
Author(s):  
Vinayak Fasake ◽  
Kavya Dashora
Keyword(s):  
Forest Cover ◽  
Lignin Content ◽  
Paper Industry ◽  
Surface Characteristics ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Animal Dung ◽  
Alternate Source ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Capital Intensive

The modern-day paper industry is highly capital-intensive industries in the core sector. Though there are several uses of paper for currency, packaging, education, information, communication, trade and hygiene, the flip side of this industry is the impact on the forest resources and other ecosystems which leads to increasing pollution in water and air, influencing several local communities. In the present paper, the authors have tried to explore potential and alternate source of industrial pulp through ruminant animal dung, which is widely available as a rural resource in India. Three types of undigested animal dung fibers from Indigenous cow (IDF), Jersey cow (JDF), and Buffalo (BDF) were taken. Wheat straw (WS) was the main diet of all animals. The cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin content for all animal dung samples were found in a range of (29–31.50%), (21–23.50%), and (11–13%), respectively. The abundant holocellulose and low lignin contents are suitable for handmade pulp and paper. Surface characteristics of fodder (WS) and all dung fibers have been investigated using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and SEM-Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX). To increase paper production without damaging forest cover, it is essential to explore unconventional natural resources, such as dung fiber, which have the huge potential to produce pulp and paper, reinforcement components, etc.

The impact of composite sampling and other data aggregation procedures on pollution detection in the pulp and paper industry

1978 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 328-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert D. Drechsler ◽  
Peter N. Nemetz
Keyword(s):  
Data Aggregation ◽  
Paper Industry ◽  
Pulp And Paper Industry ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Significant Information ◽  
Composite Sampling ◽  
Effluent Quality ◽  
Measurement And Analysis ◽  
Pollution Detection ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the inadequacy of current procedures for the measurement and analysis of effluent data. The deficiencies of these procedures are illustrated using as an example the British Columbia pulp and paper industry. Four factors have been identified which restrict the ability of various monitoring systems to detect the presence and severity of excessive effluent discharge. These factors are the significant information losses associated with current grab and composite sampling techniques, the units of measurement presently required for the assessment of effluent quality, the infrequency of compliance monitoring, and information losses associated with statistical aggregation procedures used in the compilation and analysis of effluent data.

Productivity performance of the Canadian pulp and paper industry

1990 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 825-836 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Frank ◽  
Asghedom Ghebremichael ◽  
Tae H. Oum ◽  
Michael W. Tretheway
Keyword(s):  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Paper Industry ◽  
Labour Productivity ◽  
Pulp And Paper Industry ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Point Estimate ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
The Impact

This paper analyzes the productivity performance of the Canadian pulp and paper industry for the 1963–1984 period. The industry's productivity is first measured, then its sources are analyzed. Total factor productivity is used to measure industry productivity, and statistical estimation of neoclassical cost functions are used to determine sources of the productivity changes. In addition to decomposing the productivity changes into technical changes and changing the scale of the industry's output and capacity utilization, an attempt is also made to assess the impact of pollution control expenditures. The paper finds that although labour productivity grew at 2.5% per year (modest in comparison to other industries), the gross total factor productivity grew only by 1.2% per year. This is largely due to the fact that capital investment raises labour productivity but retards overall productivity. Of the 1.2% growth in total factor productivity, 0.88% was due to the increased scale of the industry output and 0.32% to technical change. Although there is no statistically conclusive evidence, the point estimate indicates that pollution control expenditures may have retarded productivity growth. However, this subject requires further investigation.

Protecting the Forests of New Brunswick Against "The Insect" – An Overview

1985 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 382-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. D. Lockhart
Keyword(s):  
New Brunswick ◽  
Spruce Budworm ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Forest Products Industry ◽  
Industrial Base ◽  
Paper Company ◽  
Aerial Spraying

In 1951, one pulp and paper company and the New Brunswick Government decided to try to prevent or at least lessen losses from the spruce budworm by aerial spraying of insecticide. Today, 33 years later, protection is still carried out, not with any thought to eradicating the pest, but rather to maintain the industrial base and the resulting employment. Without this protection, the forest products industry in New Brunswick would have suffered many mill closures – a catastrophe in a province where one job in seven depends on a healthy forest products industry.

scholarly journals Soil invertebrates of coniferous forests along a gradient of air pollution (Komi Republic)

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alla Kolesnikova ◽  
Tatyana Konakova ◽  
Anastasia Taskaeva ◽  
Alexey Kudrin
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Paper Industry ◽  
Pulp And Paper Industry ◽  
Komi Republic ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Soil Invertebrates ◽  
Coniferous Forests ◽  
Soil Invertebrate ◽  
Production Area ◽  
The Impact

The role of soil invertebrates in the cycle of substances, soil-forming processes and the provision of ecosystem services is undeniable. Therefore, soil invertebrates are valuable in bioindication studies. Comprehensive research of soil invertebrates in the production area of Mondi Syktyvkar JSC as the largest pulp and paper enterprise in the European part of Russia was initiated in 2003. A huge amount of data about composition, abundance and structure of soil macro- and mesofauna along an impact gradient was accumulated during the period from 2003 to 2019 years. These data can be used to study local biodiversity, monitor the state of soil invertebrate communities and assess the impact of the pulp and paper industry on the environment. Datasets here presented include information from a monitoring programme for soil invertebrates that inhabit coniferous forests in the production area of Mondi Syktyvkar JSC (Komi Republic). The assemblages' structure of macrofauna, collembolans and nematodes are described. Information on the number of individuals of springtail species, nematodes genera and macrofauna taxa is given. A total of 11146 sampling events of macrofauna, 6673 sampling events of Collembola, and 2592 sampling events of Nematoda are recorded along a gradient of air pollution from pulp and paper industry emissions.

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