The main source of raw material is wood i.e., Eucalyptus, Casuarina, Subabul & other Hardwood to the extent of 100% of the furnish. Bamboo, which was earlier, the main source of the raw material has now become scarce and is not used. Small quantity of Pine wood pulp is also imported for specialty papers. The company's raw material procurement is basically from private cultivators within the state and from Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu & Pondicherry. Total requirement of raw material is about 3,50,000 MT per annum. The company is dependent on private cultivators for its raw materials i.e. hard woods and no problem is faced in procurement of wood. Eco-friendly environment norms are strictly observed in this regard.
Water:
The water is drawn from Kali river - a perennial river. The water is soft and of very low iron contents, pure and potable. The water requirement is of the order of 75,000 to 80,000 KL/day.
Power:
Though the company has a dual system of drawing purchased and self generated power, it has achieved total self-sufficiency on power front – having 4 turbines with capacity totaling to 40.30 MW, 3 multi-fuel based power plants of 11.84 MW - aggregate captive power generating capacity being 52.14 MW. It has contracted demand of 8,500 KVA from the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd.
Steam:
The Company has 4 coal fired boilers (two FBC & two chain grate) and one chemical recovery boiler to meet the steam demand for process as well as power generation. The major boilers are FBC boilers [capacity 60 MT/hour & 65 MT/hour] and recovery boiler [capacity 79.5 MT/hour]. Three Waste Heat Recovery Boilers of 2 TPH each have been installed to recover waste heat from Multi fuel based power plants. One more coal fired Boiler (FBC Boiler III) is under installation.
Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP)
- The company successfully implemented the ERP system, connecting mills with corproate offices and branch offices.
- West Coast has embarked on an ERP solution to enhance informed decision making.
- Solution to connect all branches, dealers & suppliers across the country
- To enable the company to know what inventory is lying where for timely allocation
- To enable volume to be scaled without increasing people
- Rs. 4.50 crore ERP solution was commissioned by Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
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