The price of kraft paper, used in packaging, has increased by Rs 5-7 a kg in the last four weeks despite a low demand from corrugated box manufacturers who use it as their primary raw material.

More than 2,000 corrugated or carton box units in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are on the verge of closure due to an export-led shortage and sudden increase in kraft paper prices. Following this ...

The boxes are used in packing anything from electronics to e-commerce to farm produce to FMCG items that are used in daily life. “Prices of kraft paper, which is used for manufacturing ...

which is approximately 20% of total domestic kraft paper production in India. “The corrugated box industry in the country, with over 350 automatic corrugators and more than 10,000 semi-automatic ...