Raw Material.
Esparto; chemical wood pulp.
Quantity: esparto, about 200 tons; wood pulp, 150 to 160.
China clay and usual chemicals.
In the estimation of materials required for the production of about 250 tons of paper, it is assumed that the 200 tons of esparto fibre will yield 90 tons bleached esparto fibre, and that the mechanical losses which take place during manufacture are counterbalanced by the weight of china clay added to the pulp. These conditions naturally vary in different mills, but such variations do not affect the schedule of machinery.
Unloading Sheds.
2 steam or electric cranes for handling fibre, clay, alum, bleach, rosin, coal, and finished paper.
1 3-ton weighbridge.
1 5-cwt. platform scales.
Steam Plant.