ITC made its entry into the stationery business in 2002 with its premium range of notebooks, followed in the year 2003 with the more popular range to augment its offering.

Today, ITC continues to blend its core capabilities to market a growing range of education and stationery products. These capabilities include,

1. Manufacturer of India's first environment friendly Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) pulp, paper and paperboard.
    

2. Knowledge of image processing, printing & conversion garnered from its Packaging & Printing Business.
    

3. Brand Building & Trade Marketing & Distribution strengths resident in its FMCG Business.

ITC's stationery Brands are marketed as "Classmate" and "Paperkraft", with Classmate addressing the needs of school goers and Paperkraft targeted towards college students and executives.

The Paperkraft range consists of premium stationery with a wide variety for executives to choose from. The assortment consists of notepads & multi subject notebooks in hard, soft covers & multiple binding formats including spirals, wiros etc.

Classmate - India's largest National brand, reaching 50,000 outlets across the country, has over 300 variants in its range which comprises notebooks, long books, practical books, drawing books, scrap books, reminder pads etc.

A recent addition to the Classmate portfolio has been the Classmate Fun N Learn range of children books targeting pre school learners.

The Classmate range builds in regional preferences and caters to the requirements of All India & State Education Boards. Every Classmate notebook carries ITC's Corporate Social Responsibility message on its back-cover. For every two Classmate Notebooks sold, ITC contributes Re. 1 to its
rural development initiative that supports, among other projects, primary education in villages.

The Business has launched Geometry Boxes for school students branded as ‘Classmate Invento’. The Mathematical Instruments Box comprises world-class precision compass, high quality plastic instruments coupled with interesting trivia and useful information.

ITC also markets a range of Greeting Cards and Gifting products under the Brand "Expressions". The gifting portfolio includes autograph books, slam books, party invitations, letter pads, gift-wraps, pop up books & mini books. The business also markets Expressions Regalia, a connoisseur's collection of greeting cards.

In recognition of its quality products & processes, the business has been awarded with ISO 9001:2000 by Det Norske Veritas.