# Commission Implementing Decision of 26 September 2014 establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the production of pulp, paper and board (notified under document C(2014) 6750) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/687/EU), Division BAT 48: In order to reduce fresh water use and emissions to water from speciality paper mills, BAT is to use a combination of the techniques given below.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Technique
Description
Applicability
a
Improvement of paper production planning
Improved planning to optimise production batch combinations and length
Generally applicable
b
Management of water circuits to fit changes
Adjust water circuits to be able to cope with changes of paper grades, colours and chemical additives used
c
Waste water treatment plant ready to cope with changes
Adjust waste water treatment to be able to cope with variations of flows, low concentrations and varying types and amounts of chemical additives
d
Adjustment of the broke system and of chest capacities
e
Minimisation of release of chemical additives (e.g. grease-/water proof agents) containing per- or polyflourinated compounds or contributing to their formation
Applicable only for plants producing paper with grease- or water-repellent properties
f
Switch to low AOX-containing product aids (e.g. to substitute use of wet strength agents based on epichlorohydrin resins)
Applicable only for plants producing paper grades with high wet strength

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/687/annex/division/9/division/1.6/division/1.6.1/division/bat+48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-687/annex/division-9/division-1.6/division-1.6.1/division-bat+48
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