New data India’s imports of paper and paperboard expanded by some 37 percent between April and December 2023, according to figures released by Indian Paper Manufacturers Association (IPMA).
During the analysed period, the country’s imports totaled some 1.47 million tonnes within these product categories, as indicated by the IPMA.
“Imports of paper and paperboard in huge volumes and worth Rs 10,000 crore [or US$120,000] in nine months are impacting the Make-in-India drive as well as depriving employment to … committed farmers who are aligned with the domestic Paper Industry through [the] agro, farm industry,” said Pawan Agarwal, the president of the IPMA, as quoted by local daily The Deccan Herald.