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West Coast Paper Mills Ltd was promoted by Shree Digvijay Cement Company Limited, Sikka, Gujarat State in 1955 and located at Dandeli in Karnataka. The mill location was opted as the most suitable and advantageous, Dandeli being situated in the heart of thick forests on the bank of river Kali. The prospects of continued supply of forest-based raw materials on the assurance of the then State Government of Karnataka, perennial availability of water, assured power supply, vicinity of rail and road linkages were the major factors that weighed in favour of Dandeli. Originally the plant was designed to manufacture 18,000 MT per year of writing, printing and packaging paper. The pulp is refined in the Stock Preparation section and treated with sizing chemicals, dyes and loading materials before being transferred to the Paper Machine section for manufacturing paper.
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