M Karunanidhi, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 19 January 2011 inaugurated a
paper machine at Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers' (TNPL) plant in Pugalur town
in Karur district of Tamil Nadu.
The Rs 1,000 crore expansion takes TNPL's annual paper production capacity to
4 lakh tpa from the present 2.45 lakh tpa. The Karur unit has a daily production
capacity of 573 tonne.
The minister also laid the foundation stone for three projects totalling Rs
377 crore at TNPL. These are: a 600 tpd cement unit that will use solid waste
generated at TNPL as a raw material; a Rs 135 crore modernisation programme for
the steam and power generation facilities; and a Rs 175 crore de-inking plant
that will recycle paper.
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