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ITC’s Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division is India’s largest and most technologically advanced paper and paperboards business. ITC caters to a wide spectrum of packaging, graphic, communication, writing, printing and specialty paper requirements through its four world-class mills in India. Having pioneered many speciality applications like cigarette tissues, packaging boards, aseptic cartons and gypsum liners, ITC’s Paperboards and Specialty papers business enjoys market leadership in the value-added paperboards segment, and also has a significant share of the Indian paperboards market. It is also the largest Indian exporter of coated boards.

The product range includes:

Virgin Folding Box Boards Solid Bleached Boards Recycled Coated Duplex Whiteback Coated Duplex Greyback White Liner	Liquid packaging Gypsum Liners Cupstock Barrier coated cartonboards Cast coated paper & boards   Woodfree fine papers MG Kraft papers Opaque papers Decor Surface, Printing & barrier papers – Unbleached Kraft base Cigarette Tissues Electrical insulation papers Niche papers
Coated Cards Ivory Cards

ITC takes great pride in servicing a large cross-section of industry requirements – from cigarette tissues to FMCG cartons, from electrical insulation papers to gypsum board liners, from decorative laminate base to writing and printing papers and much more. ITC straddles the entire spectrum of paperboards – from 100% virgin, food-grade boards to 100 % recycled, eco-friendly boards.

Some of ITC’s prominent paperboard brands are:

Each of the mills specializes in a range of products. Together, these units produce more than 500000 TPA of paper and paperboards that meet stringent quality requirements across the world. All four manufacturing units are ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certified and meet strict Environment, Health and Safety norms.

The unit in Bhadrachalam is India’s largest integrated pulping and paperboard manufacturing unit. It boasts of equipment supplied by internationally renowned suppliers for pulping processes, paper machines, web detection & inspection systems, and finishing & packing lines. Currently the unit produces high-end virgin and recycled boards for packaging and graphic applications, as well as fine printing papers. With the commissioning of an advanced new paper machine (PM6) at Bhadrachalam, by April 2008, ITC will enlarge its presence in the writing, printing and copier papers segment.

The Kovai unit currently focuses entirely on recycled boards, servicing requirements for both greyback and whiteback recycled boards.

The Tribeni unit specializes in fine papers and tissues and the product range from this unit comprises opaque papers for fine printing like the Bible, dictionaries, cigarette tissues, medical grade papers, anti-rust papers, electrical insulation papers, decor surface, printing and barrier papers.

The Bollaram unit manufactures specialty boards such as cast coated papers and boards, poly extrusion coated barrier boards and C2S art boards and brief cards. ITC has also commissioned a second poly-extrusion in February 2008 to meet the growing requirements of barrier boards.

Customers are at the core of the business. This is reflected in the diverse range of products, grades and value added services. There is a strong focus on partnering customers to co-create and deliver  superior solutions, enhancing their competitive advantage.

The Business' quality philosophy is reflected at every stage – from the selection of clones used for growing pulpwood to world-class manufacturing facilities to the finishing and packing lines. It embraces the relevant skills and competencies of employees, managers and specialists as well.

A dedicated network of regional sales offices, an extensive dealer and agent network in India and across the globe enables ITC’s Paperboards and Specialty Papers business to reach out to customers in more than a 100 different locations. With the division-wide implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) by 2009, the business will also offer customers an enriched experience through enhanced connectivity and web-access to many of the services that are currently handled offline.

ITC’s commitment beyond the market finds a strong expression in the Social and Farm forestry programmes spearheaded by the business. These programmes help create millions of man hours of employment for the rural poor, besides being a sustainable source of high-quality raw material for the business. ITC’s Research and Development efforts in creating disease resistant, high yielding clones help farmers realize greater yields in a shorter time – from land that may be otherwise unproductive. 80,000 hectares of planted area stands testimony to ITC’s commitment to sustainable forestry.

Supporting the cause of clean technology, ITC is a front-runner in introducing environment-friendly Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) technology, and more recently, Ozone bleaching in India. ITC’s focus on being a carbon-positive, water-positive, zero-solid waste disposal organization leads it to constantly develop ways of reducing, reusing and recycling.

ITC’s Paperboards and Specialty Papers business has also been a first-mover in the field of collecting and recycling post-consumer waste from residential localities, corporate and educational institutes. ITC reaches out directly to consumers with its Wealth Out of Waste (WOW) campaign, that has been successfully implemented in select locations across central and southern India, and will soon be reaching other locations across the country.

Operations & Energy

Indian Manufacturing Excellence Gold Award 2007 and 2006 to Unit Bollaram by Frost & Sullivan in acknowledgement of the achievement in sustaining and maintaining manufacturing excellence.

Paper Mill of the Year 2005-06 Award to the Bhadrachalam paperboards mill by the Indian Paper Manufacturers Association (IPMA).

Five Star rating from the British Safety Council to Bollaram & Kovai Unit in 2007 and Tribeni Unit in 2006. In 2007, Tribeni Unit was also awarded the Sword of Honour. These awards are given for excellent performance in Health & Safety management.

The CII conferred the National Award for Excellence in Energy Management and National Award for Excellence in Water Management for 2007 & 2006 and also the Best Innovative Project Award in 2006 to the Bhadrachalam Unit. The awards were given for successful implementation of energy saving projects and for significant reduction in specific energy and water consumption. Unit Kovai has also been declared as the Excellent Water Efficient Unit under National Award for Excellence in Water Management 2007.

The CII conferred the National Award for Excellence in Energy Management, Best Innovative Project Award and National Award for Excellence in Water Management 2006 to the Bhadrachalam Unit. The awards were given for successful implementation of energy saving projects and for significant reduction in specific energy and water consumption.

National Award for Energy Conservation 2007 & 2006 to Unit Tribeni from the Ministry of Power & Non-conventional energy sources. Unit Bhadrachalam won the same award in 2005.

Environment

The Greentech Environment Excellence Gold Award 2008, 2006 and 2004 in the manufacturing sector, for the Bhadrachalam factory. Through these awards the Greentech Foundation recognizes industrial and service sector organizations for their outstanding achievements in environment protection.

'Top Green Rating' in 2004 by the Centre for Science & Environment (CSE). The Bhadrachalam Unit was adjudged as India's most environment-friendly paper mill.

Golden Peacock Award – 2003 – The World environmental foundation presents this award for the highest achievement in environmental management

Others

Capexil's Top Export Award 2005-06, 2004-5 and 2003-04 for the 5th consecutive year in recognition of highest exports in value terms, in the Paper and Paperboard category.

The prestigious Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Award for outstanding contribution to the cause of afforestation and the development of wastelands.

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