The Pulp and Paper Industry in China

Construction of the first modern kraft pulp mill in the 

Peoples Republic of China

Topic

In 1994 there were approximately 12 thousand small scale chemical pulp mills in China and they were a major source of water pollution for the country. A project to establish the first modern kraft mill to serve as a model for a new industry and also reduce poverty in the poorest area of the nation was financed by Asian Development Bank and constructed in southern Yunnan Province. The project included a kraft mill, chemical plant, salt mine, power plant, tree farm, silviculture laboratory and 120 km highway through the remote mountains in Southwest China. This presentation will cover the progress over the past 10 years and some of China's plans for the future.

Randy Schroeder was the principle consultant for the Asian Development Bank on the project.

Speaker

Randy Schroeder is an independent consultant to the pulp and paper industry and resides in Snohomish, Washington. After graduating in ChemE from the UW in '76, he was a Process Engineer for Weyerhaeuser R&D until 1980 and then pursued design engineering with NLK, Ekono, Jacobs and AutoPro International. For the past 10 years, he has been an independent consultant on international projects, most notably to the Asian Development Bank and the Government of Scotland.

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both entrees served with beverage and choice of clam chowder or house salad

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NOTES

1. Please make reservations or cancellations by the Friday before the meeting.

2. Please pay by check payable to Puget Sound Section AIChE, or bring exact change.

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4. You can cancel by calling by noon of the Friday before the meeting. Dinner reservations "no-shows" will be billed!!