More than 2,000 corrugated or carton box units in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are on the verge of closure due to an export-led shortage and sudden increase in kraft paper prices. Following this ...

TIRUPPUR: Due to a hike in raw material prices, the manufacturers of corrugated boxes have decided to increase the price of carton boxes ... we procure Kraft paper from paper mills and manufacture ...

The price of kraft paper, used in packaging, has increased by Rs 5-7 a kg in the last four weeks despite a low demand from corrugated box manufacturers who use it as their primary raw material.

We are being sandwiched between kraft paper mills and the customers of corrugated boxes, most of whom are big corporates,” he added. Corrugated box (also known as carton box) is a key packaging ...