ITC’s Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division (PSPD) is the largest and most technologically advanced, and the greenest paper and paperboards business in India today. We cater to a wide spectrum of packaging, graphic, communication, writing, printing and specialty paper requirements from our four world-class mills in India.

With our product range straddling all segments of packaging – from recycled and virgin paperboards to writing, printing and specialty grades of paper, we cater to a large customer base across industries and countries. Slightly more than 10% of our sales is supplied to the international markets in Asia , Europe , USA and Oceania

Having pioneered many specialty applications like cigarette tissues, packaging boards, aseptic cartons and gypsum liners, ITC PSPD enjoys market leadership in the value-added paperboards segment, and also has a significant share of the Indian paperboards market. We are also the largest Indian exporter of coated boards.With our woodfree papers range, we have also made an entry in the writing and printing segments with strong brands like Alfa Plus, HiBrite, Alfa Zap, as well as in the A4 copier segment with Paperkraft copier.

Coupled with our focus on product quality and customer service, is our commitment to the environment. Under our Plantations Programme, we have greened more than 90,000 hectares of land so far, a significant jump from a humble beginning of 2800 hectares in 1986. Under the plantations programme ITC provides farmers with high-yielding, disease resistant, soil-specific clones, with a buy-back guarantee at the end of 4 years.

While focusing on procuring consistent, high quality fibre from plantations, we have also initiated a programme to collect household and office waste from residential colonies and institutions like schools and offices. Under the Wealth Out of Waste (WOW) programme, (currently operating in Andhra Pradesh, Bangalore and Coimabtore) we purchase all recyclable waste from these locations for use in our recycled paperboards unit at Kovai. Materials like metals and plastic are further handed over to recyclers for use in their industry.

Each of our manufacturing units 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.

Our facility in Bhadrachalam is India’s largest integrated pulping and paperboard manufacturing unit. With a total manufacturing capacity of more than 3,50,000 tonnes of papers and paperboards per annum,Bhadrachalam is our manufacturing site for some of our most popular packaging and graphic application brands – like Cyber XLPac,Cyber Cypak and Safire Graphik as well as our range of fine printing papers like Alfa Zap, HiBrite and Alfa Plus, It boasts of equipment supplied by internationally renowned suppliers for pulping processes, paper machines, web detection & inspection systems, and finishing & packing lines.The facilities here consist of 6 machines, of which 3 are paperboard machines. The Bhadrachalam unit is ISO 9001:2000 series accredited. The unit is also ISO 14001 certified for Environment Management Systems.

Our Kovai unit currently focuses entirely on recycled boards, servicing requirements for both greyback and whiteback recycled boards. This unit is a benchmark in eco-responsible manufacturing, being not only water positive and carbon positive, but also helping us achieve negative solid waste discharge status – as it consumes waste paper collected from municipalities, schools and other outside locations.

Our 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. Our production line servicing cigarette tissues and opaque communication papers has been rebuilt in 2008, to manufacture and deliver paper to exacting international standards.

Our 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. This manufacturing is BRC certified, and the production site for all our food-contact application boards like Indobev and Indobarr as well as our cast coated and super calendered products like Art Maestro and Carte Persona.

Customers are at the core of our business. This is reflected in the diverse range of products, grades and value added services that we have created. There is a strong focus on partnering with 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. More than 90000 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 discharge organization leads it to constantly develop ways of reducing, reusing and recycling.