White Field Paper Mills to set up plant in Andhra

The White Field Paper Mills Limited, promoted by a Bangalore-based businessman, is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Andhra Pradesh government to set up a paper plant at Kovvuru in West Godavari district shortly.

A team of the company's representatives led by its chairman T Srinivasa Rao today met chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and explained their plans with regard to the proposed paper plant.

The company representatives, who are also planning to seek a special economic zone (SEZ) status for the proposed plant, have requested the state government to allot about 250 acres of land to set up operations.

The company would import wood pulp required by the plant from Sweden, officials said. Details like the proposed capacity or the size of investments are not immediately known.