Paper Industry in India

Paper is a widely used commodity with a consistent demand among various sectors like packaging, printing, stationery, publishing etc. It is a very large industry in India. The First mechanised paper mill in India was established in Serampore of West Bengal in 1812. Also the first modern paper mill in India was established in Serampore (West Bengal, 1832). However, the first successful paper mill is Royal Bengal Paper Mills at Ballyganj near Kolkata. It was set up in 1870. Today, paper is made by scientifically processing plant fibers containing cellulose. Artificial fibers such as poly-propylene and polyethylene are also added to it. The tree called 'pulp wood' is mainly used to make paper. Paper Products are made from sustainable and recyclable materials. India is ranked among the 15 top global paper industries. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are the leading states in the paper industry in India. The important centers for paper products are Lucknow, Titagarh, Raniganj, Pune and Naihati. Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of paper mills and West Bengal is the leading state in Paper Manufacturing. The first newsprint industry in India is National News Print & Paper Mills Limited of Nepa Nagar, Madhya Pradesh.

Here are a list of Paper Manufacturing Companies in India.

1. Amaravathi Sri Venkatesa Paper Mills Ltd, Udumalpet, Tamil Nadu

Amaravathi Sri Venkatesa Paper Mills is a Private company incorporated on 1960. It is located in Udumalpet of Coimbatore District. Its core business is Paper manufacturing and also recycling wastepapers. They makes various grades of paper. They are manufacturing paper and paper products, publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media. 

2. Andhra Paper Ltd, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Paper is one of the popular paper manufacturing company in India. Andhra Paper Ltd was established in 1964 at Rajahmundry of Andhra Pradesh. The company manufactures writing, printing and copier papers for the international and domestic markets. They offers various office documentation and multipurpose papers, for both domestic and commercial use. It operates over two manufacturing units at Rajahmundry and Kadiyam in Andhra Pradesh.

3. Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT), Maharashtra

Ballarpur Industries in Maharashtra was once india's largest manufacturer of writing and printing paper. They are engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling wide range of writing and printing paper. Ballarpur Industries Limited has six manufacturing units across India. Under the brand name of BILT Matrix, They have launched a wide range of paper stationery products. They are engaged in the business of Paper and Paper Products, Pulp, Stationary and Office Supplies.

4. Bellona Paper Mill Private Ltd, Morbi, Gujarat

Bellona Paper Mill Pvt Ltd was established in October 2015 with the aim to cater to the market needs for recycled paper. They are the eminent manufacturer, supplier and exporter of kraft paper in varying burst factor, test liner and recycled pulp board. The major products of Bellona Paper Mills includes Bag Paper, Kraft Paper, Tissue Paper, Paper Plates etc.

5. Bluecat Paper, Bangalore, Karnataka

Bluecat Paper was founded in 2018 is the manufacturer of tree-free paper using residual by products from textile wastes, garment wastes and farm wastes. Bluecat Paper makes beautiful and sustainable handmade paper from the recycling of secondary wastes. The secondary wastes include flax, cotton rags, tea leaves, lemongrass, coffee husk, banana stumps, mulberry, coconut husk, rice stubble etc. These products are 100% environment friendly. 

6. Century Pulp & Paper, Lalkua, Uttarakhand

Century Pulp & Paper established in 1984 is one of the pioneers in the paper industry that manufactures Paper, Board, Tissue and Pulp. They also manufactures various types of Papers such as copier, writing papers, printing papers and specialty papers. The company’s presence extends beyond the domestic markets. They are the renowned producer of products like rayon grade pulp, premium writing & printing papers, board and tissues.

7. Chandpur Enterprises Ltd, Uttar Pradesh

Chandpur Enterprises Ltd incorporated in 1998, manufactures paper and paper products, mainly MG poster paper, Chromo (C1S) Paper and coated paper. They started commercial production with low quality kraft paper and today they are one of the leading organization in Paper Industry of India. They offer innovative paper solutions to address the unique business requirements of paper.

8. Disha Industries Private Limited, Uttar Pradesh

Disha Industries established in 1998 is engaged in the manufacturing of Multi Layer, High RCT Kraft Paper and Paper Board. These papers manufactured in Disha Industries is used in making the paper bags, packaging boxes, cartons and much more. They caters the need of specialty papers in domestic and foreign countries. Here the Paper is manufactured from recycled paper. Since it is 100% eniviornmental friendly, they reduce plastic waste and carbon footprint. 

9. Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd, Assam

Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd is a Government of India Enterprise engaged in manufacturing pulp and paper of various grade. They manufactures various types of Kraft Papers. Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd is one of the leading paper manufacturing company in india which is located in Assam.

10. Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd, Kolkata

Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited is an India Government company engaged in the manufacturing of pulp and various grades of papers. They are the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) sponsered by Government of India. They are one of the largest paper manufacturer in India and was established in 1970. It is directly under the administrative control of Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises. They manufactures the premium writing & printing of bamboo based Paper. 

11. JK Paper Ltd, New Delhi

JK Paper is India's leading paper company with over 50 years of rich experience and has the revenue in billions. They export paper products worldwide and provide premium papers for domestic and commercial purposes. They manufactures and distributes coated papers, office papers, writing & printing papers and packaging boards. 

12. Jodhani Papers Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Jodhani Papers Pvt Ltd, is a Bengaluru based kraft paper manufacturing company with over 40 years of rich experience. They are one of the famous recycle based Paper manufacturing companies in India. The company manufactures the corrugation paper, wrapping paper and paper bags. Their paper products are completely odor-free. 

13. Khanna Paper Mills, Amritsar

KPML was establised in 1968 and having a track record of nearly five decades in the paper industry. The company is one of the leading manufacturers of paper and paper products in the country. They produces wide range of board paper, writing and printing paper and newsprint.

14. Millenium Papers, Morbi, Gujarat

Millenium Papers Pvt. Ltd is established in the year 2010 at Morbi, Gujarat. They are one of the largest manufacturer & exporter of duplex paper board, LWC paper & HWC paper. They manufactures different types of coated and uncoated duplex board papers.

15. Mysore Paper Mills, Karnataka

Mysore Paper Mill Limited or the MPM is established in 1936 by Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, the then Maharaja of Mysore state. The company became a government company in 1977. It is located at Bhadravathi in the Shimoga district of Karnataka state. The company obtained ISO certification in the year 2004.

16. Nagaon Paper Mills, Assam

Nagaon Paper Mill was a paper manufacturing mill under the Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd. It was established in 1985. It is located at Kagaj Nagar, Jagiroad, Morigaon district of Assam.

17. National News Print & Paper Mills, Nepa Nagar, Madhya Pradesh

National News Print & Paper Mills Limited was originally floated by a private entrepreneur in 1947. The management was taken by the Madhya Pradesh Government in 1949. The mill was established in 1955 at Nepa Nagar in Madhya Pradesh. Nepa became a central government company in 1959. Nepa Limited is the pioneer newsprint manufacturing company of the country. NEPA limited was the first newsprint paper mill in India. 

18. Orient Paper Mills, Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh

Orient Paper is one of the India's largest paper manufacturing company in India. It is responsibly and sustainably manufacturing and distributing high quality papers since 1936. They are producing a wide variety of paper and paper products for writing and printing and also for wellness and hygiene purposes.

19. Paswara Papers Limited, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

Paswara Papers Limited was established in 1980 at Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. They are one of the largest paper mills in the country producing wide ranges of kraft paper, paper tubes, paper bages, paper tubes and paper boards. 

20. Proton Paper Industry, Morbi, Gujarat

Proton Paper Industry is a duplex paper board manufacturer and supplier in India and abroad. They are one of the leading producer, supplier, exporter, fabricator of paper packaging box, duplex paper, offset printing paper and much more.

21. Punalur Paper Mills, Kollam, Kerala

Punalur Paper Mill established in 1888 is the first paper mill in Kerala. The mill which is believed to be the oldest paper mill in the country has historical relevance. The company manufactures paper and paper products.

22. Seshasayee Paper And Boards, Erode, Tamil Nadu

Seshasayee Paper And Boards is incorporated in June 1960. SPB commenced commercial production in December 1962. The company is located at Erode, Tamil Nadu. Seshasayee Paper And Boards is involved in the business of manufacture and distribution of printing and writing paper. The company operates an integrated pulp, paper and paper board mill. 

23. Shree Ajit Pulp and Paper Limited, Vapi, Gujarat

Shree Ajit Pulp and Paper Limited is one of the largest manufacturer of Multi-layer Kraft Paper in India. It was incorporated as a Private Limited Company on 1995 and was later converted to a Public Limited Company. Shree Ajit Pulp and Paper Limited commenced commercial production in 1997. Their premium products have found popularity for its quality.  

24. Sirpur Paper Mills, Telangana

Sirpur Paper Mills Ltd is an Indian integrated paper manufacturing company located at Kagaznagar in Komaram Bheem district of Telangana. The Company's aim is to manufacture and distributing the pulp and paper products.  Sirpur Paper Mills Ltd was established in the erstwhile Hyderabad State in 1938 by the then Nizam of Hyderabad and started production in 1942. JK Paper Ltd acquired Sirpur Paper Mills in August 2018.

25. Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited, Tamil Nadu 

The Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) is a company that was incorporated by the Tamil Nadu Government. They produces newsprint and writing paper using bagasse, a sugarcane residue. The company commenced production in 1984

26. The South India Paper Mills, Karnataka

The paper plant is located 150 km from Bangalore near Nanjangud in Karnataka state. The company is primarly involved in the manufacture of paper, paper boards, curtans and power generation. 

27. Trident Paper Mills, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Trident Industries was incorporated in 1994 as high quality paper trading company. Trident manufactures a variety of copier paper using wheat straw which is an agricultural residue.

28. West Coast Paper Mills, Dandeli, Karnataka

West Coast Paper Mills Limited (WCPM) is one of the oldest and the largest producers of paper for printing, writing, and packaging in India. The company is incorporated in 1955. The Mill is located at Dandeli in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. Printing & Writing Papers, Premium Printing Papers, Business Stationary, Security & HI-Value Grades Paper, Cup Stock & Coated Duplex Board and MG Varieties are the products of West Coast Paper Mills.