KSH Solutions Inc. has the global insights, consultants and tools in industrial processes including the pulp and paper, wood-processing, energy, biorefinery, chemical and environmental industries, governments, financial institutions, investors, lenders and sector organizations.

Consulting

KSH Consulting’s mission is to assist clients in making positive, lasting improvements in their performance

We have the global insights, consultants and tools to offer objective analyses and sound solutions to various business problems for companies engaged in industrial processes including the pulp and paper, wood-processing, energy, biorefinery, chemical and environmental industries, governments, financial institutions, investors, lenders and sector organizations.

KSH Consulting services mirror industry drivers

Resource Management

KSH Consulting provides analyses pertaining to resource supply, demand, cost, and end use; resource supply plan; regional resource comparisons; development of regional resource management and master plans.

PROJECT REFERENCES

Wood supply analysis for industrial panel plants located in the US South and Eastern Canada.
North American OCC markets review to support the conversion of a printing and writing paper mill to recycled containerboard.
Detailed plan to supply 5 million m3 of wood to a greenfield forest products complex in Krasnoyarsk, Krai, Russia.
Analysis of potential chemical sources and delivered price to support a greenfield kraft mill in Eastern Siberia.
Assessment of Eucalyptus supply/demand in Brazil for an integrated fine paper mill expansion.
Assessment of Eucalyptus supply/demand in Thailand for a proposed 1200 ADt/d BEKP mill.
Recovered paper supply plan for a greenfield duplex board mill in Saudi Arabia.
Assessment of supply/demand balance of sawmill residues in eastern Quebec and New Brunswick.

Energy & Environmental Management

KSH services energy intensive and environmentally sensitive industry sectors. We provide analysis of the regulatory environment; audits and benchmarking of environmental and energy management practices; environmental impact assessments; permitting assistance; development of corporate strategies for sustainable development; and government policy advice on sustainable development.

PROJECT REFERENCES

EIA for a forest products complex in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Study of boilers, furnaces and hydrogen usage in Canadian industrial processes to minimize waste heat.
Permitting of alternate fuels in 3 biomass boilers.
Preparation of environmental impact statements for multiple projects in the framework of the Canadian PPGTP program.
Characterization and evaluation of effluent collection and treatment systems.
Atmospheric dispersion modeling for a biogas flare with AERMOD.
Energy audit for an integrated pulp and paper mill.
Audit of paper machine process to reduce water and steam consumption.

Market & Product Management Services

To get the full potential that marketing and innovation can offer, the marketing function must become more strategic, cross-functional and focused on the bottom line. KSH Consulting not only provides market analyses and market research services, we also provide rationalization and optimization of existing product-mix, product and manufacturing process design, process and product trial management and product launch assistance.

PROJECT REFERENCES

In-depth analysis of the North American containerboard and corrugated box market.
In-depth analysis of the North American tissue market.
In-depth analysis of the North American cartonboard market.
Market research and marketing plan for a greenfield BSKP mill and sawmill in Eastern Siberia.
Market research and marketing plan to support a major particleboard project.
Market study for a BCTMP mill project in South Africa.
Market study for a greenfield BSKP mill project in Germany.
Assessment of wood usage in Quebec’s institutional buildings.

Transportation Logistics

The inter-regional trade flow of raw material and of finished goods in industrial sectors is expanding and the share of transportation costs in the manufacturer’s cost structure is increasing. KSH Consulting provides logistics modeling services to assess and optimize Client’s transportation and distribution costs and systems.

PROJECT REFERENCES

Transportation logistics analysis to ship 800,000 ADt/a of BSKP and 440,000 m3 of lumber from Eastern Siberia to various international markets.
Optimization of the North American distribution and converting operations of a fine paper manufacturer.
Transportation logistic analysis for the inbound wood and finished product shipment in the framework of a site selection study for a greenfield BHKP mill in Brazil.

Strategy & Mill Development

KSH Consulting offers mill optimization services, which are designed to assess current and future mill competitive position and formulate plans, which will maximize the short-term and long-term value of existing mills. Services include performance audits, benchmarking, optimization programs and long term development plans for existing assets and mills. Operations, maintenance, and plant management assistance are also provided.

PROJECT REFERENCES

Strategic development plan for an Asian newsprint mill.
Analysis of various paper grade market pulp mills for potential conversion to dissolving pulp.
Strategic development plan for a SC paper mill.
Competitive positioning and identification of strategic development options for a SC paper mill.
Global strategy for the Saguenay, Lac-Saint-Jean wood products industry.
Optimization program for a kraft linerboard mill in Thailand.
Development Plan for the Quebec Pulp and Paper Industry.
Strategic development plan for a Canadian newsprint mill.
Productivity improvement program for a newsprint mill in Thailand.
Identification and assessment of forward integration options for a market BHKP mill.

Technology Management

Through its strong base of process technology specialists, KSH Consulting provides assistance in R&D activity planning, technology assessment and selection, process design, strategic alliance/technology transfer assistance and technological risk management.

PROJECT REFERENCES

Technical support for the design of a TMP-Bio pilot process for the production of lignocellulosic-based sugars.
Determination of the “Best Available Technology” for the conversion of a gap former producing newsprint, to a high speed multi-ply linerboard machine.
Technology assessment for the optimal BCTMP and paper machine configuration for the production of folding boxboard.
Technical support for the process design of a cellulose filament pulp pilot plant.

Project Development & Investment Management

KSH Consulting is sensitive to capital productivity and provides support in helping Clients to make the optimum investment decision. Services include project planning (opportunity and feasibility assessments) and investment analysis and management such as: due diligence; asset valuations; business plan development; financial analysis and planning; lender’s consultant; owner’s consultant; strategic alliance identification, as well as economic and sector studies.

PROJECT REFERENCES

Pre-feasibility study for a BCTMP and folding boxboard project in Asia.
Bankable feasibility study for a NTT tissue machine.
Prefeasibility study for the conversion of a newsprint machine to containerboard
Bankable feasibility study for a new recovery island and capacity increase at a kraft linerboard mill in Poland.
Prefeasibility study for an acacia-based market BCTMP plant in Asia.
Bankable feasibility study for a greenfield BSKP mill and sawmill in Krasnoyark, Krai, Russia.
Opportunity and prefeasibility study for an integrated folding boxboard machine, – Kostroma, Russia.
Site selection study of a tissue mill in the US.
Site selection study fir a greenfield BEKP mill in Brazil.
Due diligence of a 1.5 million ADt/a BKP mill project in Brazil.
Due diligence of a project related to the conversion of a newsprint mill to containerboard.
Analysis of a potential merger of two communication paper manufacturers.
Due diligence and monitoring of a cogeneration project.

Tools & Concepts

KSH Consulting’s capabilities rely primarily on the strong expertise and analytical skills of its consultants, its international network and its information base on products/markets, raw materials, existing capacity and the various process areas.

However, over the years, KSH Consulting customized its consulting approach through various in-house analytical models in the areas of transportation logistics, mass and energy balances, furnish optimisation, capital cost estimating, manufacturing cost estimating, financial analysis and cost benchmarking.

Project Planning Approach

With increasing risks and uncertainties, project planning and execution is increasingly critical and crucial to project success.
KSH uses the following study steps and phases when planning capital projects for Clients.

Study Steps & Phases when Planning Capital Projects