ITC's Packaging & Printing Business is the country's largest convertor of paperboard into packaging. It converts over 50,000 tonnes of paper and paperboard per annum into a variety of value-added packaging solutions for the food & beverage, personal products, cigarette, liquor, cellular phone and IT packaging industries. It has also entered the Flexibles and Corrugated Cartons business.

The Division, which was set up in 1925 as a strategic backward integration for ITC's Cigarettes business, is today India's most sophisticated packaging house. State-of-the-art technology, world-class quality and a highly skilled and dedicated team have combined to position ITC as the first-choice supplier of high value added packaging.

The Division supplies value-added packaging to the Company's Cigarettes business. Its client list includes several well-known national and international companies like British American Tobacco, Philip Morris International, Surya Nepal Private Limited, VST Industries, UB Group, Nokia, Flextronics, Foxconn, FMC India Pvt Ltd., Pernod Ricard, Allied Domecq, Whyte & Mackay, Hindustan Lever, Tata Tetley, Nestle and Reckitt Benkiser India Limited, etc.

With all the three factories at Tiruvottiyur near Chennai, Munger in Bihar and Haridwar in Uttarakhand certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001, the Company offers a comprehensive product range in packaging:

Flip-top boxes Display outers Shells and Slides Soft cup and strap Labels
Bundle Wraps Flap boxes Inner Frames Coupon Inserts Folding Cartons
Fluted Cartons Shoulder Boxes Pre-printed cork tipping Flexibles Packaging

ITC occupies a leadership position in cigarette and liquor packaging in India. It supplies packaging to cover 70 billion cigarettes a year domestically, and supplies packaging for 15 billion cigarette sticks a year for the export market. It is the largest supplier of liquor mono cartons in the country.

ITC has enhanced the value of some of the most favoured brands with superior look-and-feel packaging, using the best raw materials and process combinations, and an in-house pre-press Design Centre.

A Product Introduction Process team pioneers packaging innovations. The team uses a unique process to pilot the client's packaging through its manufacturing system. Specifications are evolved based on clients' needs. Corresponding to the specifications, a variety of packaging solutions is then generated. The efficacy of the packaging is tested simulating the client's factory conditions.

 
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ITC's Packaging business has won numerous awards for its quality, environmental management systems and product excellence:

  Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) Gold Award 2007 to the factory at Munger.

  5 star rating from the British Safety Council for both factories at Tiruvottiyur and Munger.

The Greentech Safety Gold Award to Munger Unit for the year 2007 & 2006. The Silver Award went to the Tiruvottiyur unit in 2007

  The Greentech Environment Excellence Award in the Manufacturing Sector for three consecutive years since 2004 by the Greentech Foundation. Through these awards, the Greentech Foundation recognizes industrial and service sector organisations for their outstanding achievements in environment protection.

  First and the only company in India to be certified at Level 8 on the International Quality Rating System (IQRS).

  All the three factories at Tiruvottiyur, Munger and Haridwar have obtained ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification.

  Both the Tiruvottiyur and Munger factories have obtained ISO 9002 certification. The Tiruvottiyur and Munger factories have also received the ISO 14001 Environment Management Systems certification and OSHAS 18000.

  Quality Improvement (QIMPRO) Benchmark Awards for 1997 and 1998.

 British Safety Council Swords of Honour for both the Tiruvottiyur and Munger factories.

 CAPEXIL Special Export Award for 1999, Top Export Award for 2000/01 and Certificate of Merit for export performance in 2004-05 and 2005-06.

 12 India Star Awards in 2008 for several key accounts for unique, innovative and visually appealing packaging. Several India Star awards in previous years as well.

  Several Asiastar awards for packaging excellence

  Several World Star Awards for world class packaging solutions