
ASSUMPTIONS
. Reducing Rejection or Frequency of Sheet Breaks (Times/Day).....2
. Duration of a Rejection or a Break (Minutes)..................................20
. Reducing the Nominal Basis Weight (%)............................................2
. Increasing the Average Reel Moisture (%)........................................1
. Production Increase Due to Increase in Average Reel
Moisture(%)..........................................................................from 4 to 5
. Sheet Consistency Entering the Dryer Section (%)..........................40
. Pounds of Steam Required to Evaporate One Pound
of Water....................................................................................................2
. Steam Cost ($/1000 Pounds)..................................................................8
. Operating Period (Days/Year)...........................................................350
. Profit Margin of Selling Price (%).......................................................40
TANGIBLE SAVINGS
. Paper Grade : Fine Paper .........Newsprint .........Linerboard .......Tissue
. Production Rate
(Tons/Day) :.......... 200 ......................300 ...................1000 ................200
. Paper Selling
Price ($/Ton) : ........800 ......................500 ....................290 ...............1500
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. Saving Due to
Reduction in
Sheet Breaks
($) : .....................622,220 ...............583,332 .........1,127,775 .......1,166,663
. Fiber Saving
Due to Reduction
in Nominal Basis
Weight ($) : .........448,000 ...............420,000 ............812,000 ..........840,000
. Increase in
Sales Revenue
($) : ......................896,000 ...............840,000 ..........1,624,000 .......1,680,000
. Drying Energy
Saving ($) : ............44,800 .................67,200 .............224,000 ............44,800
. Fiber Saving
Due to Increase
in Average Reel
Moisture ($) : .......224,000 ...............210,000 ............406,000 ...........420,000
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Total ($) :.............2,235,020 ............2,120,532 ........4,193,775 .........4,151,463