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Metric Tons (1,000,000,000 Kg.)
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Our current consumption @ per capita of 8.5 kg is about 8.5 million
tonnes per year.Our growth rate is 8% per year.
Indian production matches the demand or has surplus to export. But
not in all grades.
Newsprint and publication papers account for 2 million tonnes.
1.2 Million tonnes of Newsprint is manufactured in India and .8
million tonnes imported
Almost 80 % is from recycled fibre.
India`s production is made from 40% of hardwood and bamboo fibre,
30% from agro waste and 30% from recycled fibre.
India is importing about 2 million tonnes of pulp ( soft wood,
Hardwood, BCTMP ) and waste paper( SOP, CBS for deinking plants and OCC/NDLKC/Sack
waste for unbleached grades and HWS,SWS Envelopes Waste, cup stock for white
grades and ONP/OINP/Magazine waste for newsprint )
Filter Paper, Insulation Kraft, Extensible Kraft, PE Coated Cup
Stock 175 gsm, Decorative Laminates.
Overlay Tissue, NCR Paper, Thermal Papers, Digital Papers, coated
papers/Boards and some specialities. Overseas Mills present in India are
Stora Enso, International Paper, Alhstorm, APP ( China and Indonesia )
Stock lots of all grades totalling about 2 hundred thousand tonnes arrive
every year. It is mostly from USA and Europe.Bulk of it is in price range of
$250 to $600 p/t.
The importers are traders in Major Metro Cities of Mumbai,
Chennai,Cochin, Bangalur and Delhi.
Elof Hansson is operating from Chennai and import about 5000 TPM.
Indian Traders have link up with Associates in Europe ,USA, DUbai
and Singapore who facilitae payments and get invoicing done through them.
The actual invoice amount may not be the actual price at which the stock is
purchased.
India is exporting following grades of papers to Middle East, South
Esatern Countries, Eastern Europe,USA.
SBS ( ITC Bhadrachalam )
A4 copiers ( Bilt, JK Papers, )
Wood free ( mostly from Bamboo and Agro waste by several small mills
)
MG Varieties ( from small agro based Mills )
Coated Duplex ( Mostly recycled fibre )
Besides a large quantity of converted products is exported. These
are stationery items, calendars, books, magazines, children's play books,
comics.