Paper — mid-size and specialty — Business MegaBrands 2026–27

Mid-size and specialty paper mills in India produce writing and printing grades, kraft paper, tissue, newsprint and specialty papers, frequently using agricultural residue or recycled waste paper as raw material. Many are located in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. These mills give waste paper and straw an industrial use, and supply regional printing and packaging markets.

Slot BMB-211 · Paper · 6 brands in contention · Business MegaBrand: to be announced in 2027

Brands in contention

Listed alphabetically. The order does not reflect evaluation.

How this category is evaluated

Every brand in this category is assessed on WCRC's 50-parameter brand evaluation model, across five pillars: Brand Positioning & Recall, Trust & Sentiment, Product, Innovation & Delivery, Sustainability, Governance & ESG, and Digital & Financial Soundness. Scores are compared within the category, and the brand with the strongest result is named the Business MegaBrand. Read the methodology

Frequently asked

Which are the leading mid-size and specialty paper mills in India?

In the Business MegaBrands 2026–27 cohort, the brands in contention for mid-size and specialty paper are Genus Paper, Kuantum Papers, Orient Paper & Industries, Pudumjee Paper, Ruchira Papers, and Satia Industries. This is a list, not a ranking. WCRC will name one Business MegaBrand after its independent 50-parameter evaluation of every brand in contention.

Other categories in Paper

• Paperboard and cartons
• Paper and pulp — large

All of Packaging, Paper & Plastics · The 2026–27 cohort

Cite this page: WCRC, Business MegaBrands 2026–27, Paper — mid-size and specialty (Slot BMB-211), https://www.mostvaluablebrands.com/business-megabrands/2026-27/packaging-paper-and-plastics/paper-mid-size-and-specialty/, accessed [date].

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