Suhar-based Keryas Paper Industry LLC has announced that it will set up a Kraft liner project in the United Arab Emirates at a cost of around $40 million. The plant’s pulp and paper manufacturing capacity is targeted at around 200,000 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA).
An agreement to this effect was inked on the sidelines of the just concluded Propaper Dubai 2022. Keryas also signed a MoU with C2C Consultancy, India, for the complete design and engineering of the proposed project, which will be designed to produce low GSM Kraft packaging paper with a basis weight of 60 to 80 as anchor GSM. The mill will also have the capacity to produce 150 GSM basis weight of Kraft packaging paper. The project will help fill a gap in market demand, particularly for the lower GSM ranges.
The project will be one of the largest across GCC countries and is expected to commence the production within 18 to 20 months, a Keryas Group statement said.
Keryas Paper Industry LLC has its existing production line in the Omani seaport city of Suhar. The 180,000 TPA-capacity plant was commissioned in July 2021. The plant has achieved more than 120 per cent of its design capacity in a short span of time with a superior quality end product.
Keryas is also procuring an advanced cleaning system for their dryer screen area from Europe and America in order to ensure product quality. Additionally, the company has invested in an egg tray manufacturing unit to utilise sludge waste from the paper making process.
