Our head office in Mumbai is responsible for sourcing and logistics, the trade financing arm works out of Tokyo and a number of Trader/Distribution outlets located in USA, Europe, Japan, Australasia have access to most international markets.
The Trader/Distributer Outlets today specialize in marketing cut size and roll stock to the worldwide stationery industry. We are already sourcing soft tissue from India to converters in the United States and adding technical staff to the American offices for the marketing of high quality boards. We will increase market and exposure as more grades are added to the mix.
The Indian Paper Industry has matured in overall quality and ability to produce world class papers with economies of scale to the point where India can claim its share of the world's paper market. In today's environmentally conscious world the Indian paper industry is capable of supplying quality eco friendly products on a sustainable basis. We have sampled buyers worldwide with the full range of paper produced by various Indian mills, reactions have been favorable and the added bonus of the eco friendly furnish is a definite advantage.
We expect India will be in a position to export up to half a million plus tons a year of quality paper in the medium term. We offer the industry a transparent joint partnership to sell its products to the global markets. It is our intention to market outside the traditional homes for Indian paper by taking product into Europe, North America, Japan and Australasia. It is our expectation that as new capacity comes on stream we will rapidly expand our position here with a budget of a hundred thousand tons for 2011. |