Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers has
awarded the Rs.800 crore order for the supply of its third paper machine to
Voith Paper, Germany.
As a part of TNPL's expansion plan,
the third paper machine will add a printing and writing paper production
capacity of 1.55 lakh tpa to its existing capacity of 2.45 lakh tpa. The
expanded capacity is expected to be in place by March 2010 and commercial
production is scheduled for mid-2010.