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International Paper Company, Lock Haven Mill
International Paper operates 27 pulp, paper and paperboard mills in the United States. Its Lock Haven Mill produces 700 tons per day of paper under the Hammermill and Springhill brand names. The Lock Haven Mill substituted old tires for coal to produce steam in the mill's paper manufacturing process. The 15 percent tire derived fuel mixed with bituminous coal has a high BTU value and is more economical than pure bituminous coal. Approximately 9,000 shredded tires are burned daily eliminating the need to landfill approximately 3.2 million tires annually. The waste tires burned at the Lock Haven Mill which come from Pennsylvania, represent 15 percent of International Paper's daily boiler fuel supply. Use of these tires has reduced company fuel costs by $200,000. Burning tire-derived fuel in the Lock Haven Mill boilers also resulted in a decrease of nitrogen oxides and particulate emissions into the air. It saves about 25,000 tons of bituminous coal and represents an energy savings of 600 billion BTUs annually. The Lock Haven Mill, while promoting the use of tire derived fuel at other International Paper facilities, is an example for other companies on the environmental benefits of burning this fuel. The company has implemented a corporate outreach effort to educate others on the operational, environmental and economic benefits of tire derived fuel.
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