The paper is not merely an industrial product.

It plays an important social

role by contributing towards education, intensifying culture and growth. It is
almost impossible to imagine a world without paper. This utmost necessity of
paper leads to the development of paper industry in various countries as well as
in India in various forms. Through compared to other countries the per capita
paper consumption (9.3 kg) in India is considered to be very low(4 kg), yet
there is an ever increasing demand for paper in every sphere of life.

A Crusader for Literacy

HPC is an extended arm of the Union Government to intensify the movement
for literacy through the growth of the paper industry. Today it is one of the
largest manufacturers of paper and newsprint in South East Asia.
Simultaneously, HPC has been playing a dominant role in the socio-economic
development of the North-East region.

Background
The planned development of the paper industry in India began only in the post-
independence period. The growth, however, slowed down in the sixties owing
to the escalation of cost and the scarcity of forest-based raw materials. The
stagnation led to frequent shortages of cultural varieties of paper, causing
hardship to common consumers. There are also the national tasks of developing
the industrially backward regions for balanced socio-economic growth. It was
against this background that the Government of India set up the Hindustan
Paper Corporation (HPC) on May 29, 1970.

A Catalyst for Growth

HPC was entrusted with the task of producing substantial volumes of cultural
varieties of paper and newsprint to maintain stability of price in a volatile
market. Besides, it was designed to be a catalyst for industrial growth in the
North-East. It was also engaged in the task of developing indigenous expertise
for setting up large newsprint and paper mills.

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HPC Mills
HPC group has four paper mills, two of which are units and two are subsidiary
companies. HPC is the holding company for Hindustan Newsprint Ltd. (HNL)
and Nagaland Pulp & Paper Company Ltd. (NPPC). Nagaon Paper Mill (NPM)
and Cachar Paper Mill (CPM) function directly under HPC’s control and their
performance is reflected in HPC’s operating results. Over a period of three
decades, HPC has built up a total capacity of about 3.35 lakh tonnes of paper
and newsprint.

Employment
HPC has generated employment for about 3230 persons and indirect
employment for about 35000 persons in various schemes like material handling,
transportation etc.

Mission
To be a major contributor to the cultural segment in paper industry in terms of
volume as well as quality, production standard, customer services, R&D and
technology upgradation.

 To ensure optimum utilization of existing assets to generate maximum

internal resources for renovation, growth and expansion.
 To develop professional management culture consistent with the
requirement of the industry to attract, develop and retain committed and
skilled workforce with emphasis on trust and teamwork.
 To preserve the ecological balance and explore eco-friendly production
process to strike a harmonious relationship between nature and industry.
 To explore and implement technological upgradation of the existing
equipment for improved quality and increasing productivity and for
greater cost effectiveness.
 To enlarge market channels for perennial supply of all variety of cultural
paper and to ensure customer satisfaction through value addition and
constant upgradation of quality.
 To increase utilization of unconventional raw materials and adopt
recycling method to reduce dependence on forest resources for
maintaining ecological balance.

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  To provide adequate thrust on product diversification and manufacture
value-added items like computer stationery, copier paper, S.S. Maplitho,
etc. and create a brand equity for higher profitability and greater market
share.

HPC At A Glance

Sl. Mills Capacity Investment Raw Commencement

No. (Rs. in Material of Commercial
crores) Production
1 Nagaon 1,00,000 287 Bamboo October, 1985
Paper Mill (Writing &
Assam Printing
(NPM) paper
including
20,000 MT
Newsprint)
2 Cachar 1,00,000 357 Bamboo April, 1988
Paper Mill (Writing &
Assam Printing
(CPM) paper
including
20,000 MT
Newsprint)
3 Hindustan 1,00,000 158 Eucalyptus November, 1982
Newsprint (Newsprint) Grandis &
Ltd. Hybrids
Kerala Reed &
(Subsidiary) Bamboo
4 Nagaland 33,000 84 Bamboo & July, 1982
Pulp & (Writing & Reed
Paper Printing
Company paper)
Ltd.
Nagaland
(Subsidiary)

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 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF HPC