Organisational Profile

Paperboards, Specialty Papers and Packaging

Paperboards and Specialty Papers Business

India’s largest, technologically advanced and most eco-friendly Paper and Paperboards Business. The Business caters to a wide spectrum of packaging, graphic, communication, writing, printing and specialty paper requirements through its four world-class manufacturing units, which are today FSC certified.

A front runner in introducing cutting edge environmental practices in India, ITC established the country’s first Elemental Chlorine Free fibre line and Ozone Bleaching technology. ITC also became the first in the country to gain membership of the Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Committed to developing a sustainable raw material base, ITC’s pulpwood is largely sourced from renewable plantations under its Social and Farm Forestry Programme, which assists tribals and farmers to convert their wastelands into commercial plantations – turning an unproductive asset into a sustainable livelihood option.

Further, ITC’s collaborative initiative called ‘Wealth Out of Waste’ (WOW) continues to promote and facilitate waste paper recycling, with a view to conserving scarce natural resources. ITC also achieved the distinction of being the first paper company in India to obtain the Forest Stewardship Council - Forest Management (FSC-FM) certification covering 8,000 hectares of social forestry plantations involving about 9,000 farmers.

Packaging and Printing Business

The largest value added converter of paperboard packaging in South Asia. It converts over 70,000 tonnes of paper, paperboard and laminates per annum into a variety of value-added packaging solutions for the food & beverage, personal care products, cigarette, liquor and consumer goods industries.

With 3 packaging factories at Tiruvottiyur near Chennai (in the South), Munger in Bihar (in the East), and Haridwar (in the North), ITC offers a comprehensive product range in packaging backed by its packaging expertise over decades and cutting edge technology making it truly a ‘one stop shop for Packaging’.

Last year, the Business won several awards for operational excellence, innovation and creativity. These include 2 ‘World Star Awards’ from the ‘World Packaging Organisation,’ 3 ‘Asia Star Awards’ from the ‘Asian Packaging Federation’ and 13 awards instituted by ‘Indian Flexible Packaging and Carton Manufacturers Association’ (IFCA) for excellence in packaging solutions.