THE INDIAN PAPER INDUSTRY:TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY

摘要

THE INDIAN PAPER INDUSTRY is an important industrial sector having a bearing on the socio-economic development of the country.The first mechanized paper machine was set up in 1830.The Indian paper industry presents a unique picture,with a mix of large and small paper mills,having capacities that range from five to 600 tonnes/day,with an average size of 11,500 tonnes/yr.There are more than 600 pulp and paper mills producing nearly 6.2 million tonnes/yr of paper and board against an installed capacity of about 8.6 million tonnes.The industry has a turnover of more than US35 million employing nearly 300,000 people directly and another one million indirectly.