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Clean Energy Regulations 2011
Division 18Printing and writing paper manufacturing
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### Division 18—Printing and writing paper manufacturing
318 (1) Printing and writing paper manufacturing is the physical or chemical transformation of any or all of wood chips, sawdust, wood pulp and recovered paper into rolls of coated or uncoated printing and writing paper that:
(a) is produced from 100% bleached or brightened input fibre; and
(b) has a grammage range of 42 g/m2 to 350 g/m2; and
(c) has a moisture content in the range of 4% to 11%; and
(d) is generally useable as a printing and writing paper product, including products such as offset paper, copy paper, laser printing paper, magazine paper, filing card paper, manilla, book printing paper, envelope paper, forms paper, scholastic paper, cheque paper and security paper.
(2) Printing and writing paper manufacturing is specified as an emissions‑intensive trade‑exposed activity.
(3) Printing and writing paper manufacturing is a highly emissions‑intensive activity.
> Note: See Part 4.
(4) For printing and writing paper manufacturing, the basis for the issue of free carbon units is by a tonne of rolls of coated or uncoated printing and writing paper that:
(a) is produced from 100% bleached or brightened input fibre; and
(b) has a grammage range of 42 g/m2 to 350 g/m2; and
(c) has a moisture content in the range of 4% to 11%; and
(d) is generally useable as a printing and writing paper product, including products such as offset paper, copy paper, laser printing paper, magazine paper, filing card paper, manilla, book printing paper, envelope paper, forms paper, scholastic paper, cheque paper and security paper; and
(e) is produced by carrying on the emissions‑intensive trade‑exposed activity; and
(f) is of saleable quality.
> Note: Saleable quality is explained in Part 2.
(5) For the production of pulp from either or both of woodchips and sawdust as part of printing and writing paper manufacturing, the basis for the issue of free carbon units is by an air dried tonne (assuming a 10% moisture content) of equivalent pulp that is:
(a) produced from either or both of woodchips and sawdust; and
(b) used in the process of manufacturing printing and writing paper; and
(c) produced as part of carrying on the emissions‑intensive trade‑exposed activity.
(5A) For the production of pulp from recovered paper as part of printing and writing paper manufacturing, the basis for the issue of free carbon units is by an air dried tonne (assuming a 10% moisture content) of equivalent pulp that is:
(a) produced from recovered paper; and
(b) used in the process of manufacturing printing and writing paper; and
(c) produced as part of carrying on the emissions‑intensive trade‑exposed activity.
(6) For this Part, an amount of pulp or paper that is used as a basis for the issue of free carbon units for one of the following emissions‑intensive trade‑exposed activities:
(a) the manufacture of newsprint;
(b) dry pulp manufacturing;
(c) cartonboard manufacturing;
(d) packaging and industrial paper manufacturing;
(e) printing and writing paper manufacturing;
(f) tissue paper manufacturing;
does not count for the purposes of the basis for allocation of another of those emissions‑intensive trade‑exposed activities.