Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited
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| Public company | |
| Traded as | : : TNPL |
| Industry | Bagasse-based paper mill |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
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Key people
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Atulya Misra, IAS (Chairman) |
| Revenue |
 ₹3,130.92 crore (US$470 million) (2017) |
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₹765.91 crore (US$110 million) (2017) |
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₹264.56 crore (US$39 million) (2017) |
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| Total assets |
₹5,630.32 crore (US$840 million) (2017) |
| Owner | Government of Tamil Nadu |
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Number of employees
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2770 (2017) |
| Parent | Department of Industries (Tamil Nadu) |
| Website | www |
The Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) was established by the Government of Tamil Nadu to produce newsprint and writing paper using bagasse, a sugarcane residue. The Government of Tamil Nadu listed the paper mill in April 1979 as one of the most environmentally compliant paper mills in the world under the provisions of the Companies Act of 1956. The factory is situated at Kagithapuram 11°02′56″N 77°59′52″E / 11.0488°N 77.9977°E in the Karur District of Tamil Nadu. The registered office of the company is located in Guindy, Chennai.
The Company commenced production in the year 1984 with an initial capacity of 90,000 tonnes per annum. TNPL has started the commercial production of newsprint on its new Paper Machine No. 2 from January 1996. The machine was supplied jointly by Voith Sulzer Paper Technology and its licensee in India, Larsen and Toubro Limited and has opened up new vistas for newsprint making. The machine is designed to run with 100% bagasse. Over the years, the production capacity has been increased to 2,45,000 tonnes per annum and the Company has emerged as the Largest bagasse based Paper Mill in the world consuming about one million tonnes of bagasse every year. The Company is in the process of implementing the Mill Expansion Plan for increasing the capacity to 4,00,000 tonnes per annum from July 2010.
TNPL has ventured with nearby sugar mills such as Sakthi Sugar Mills for continued supply of Bagasse for the Paper mill where Steam will be provided to the sugar mill in exchange of bagasse.
TNPL has obtained the ISO 9001 - 2000 certification from RWTUV of Germany for development, manufacture and supply of Newsprint and Printing & Writing Paper. TNPL uses automated process control facilities for various process till final packing and despatch. It is implemented by The Online Integrated Information System (OIIS) a mini ERP package developed by CMC Ltd for integrated flow of information from all the sections of the company covering production, materials, finance, marketing etc. The TNPL using Enterprise resource planning (ERP) business management software to integrate all facets of an operation, including product planning, development, manufacturing, sales, marketing etc., (from 2012 itself).
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