ITC completes Rs 3,498 crore Century Pulp and Paper acquisition

The acquisition lifts ITC’s paperboards and paper capacity by more than 50% to around 1.5 million metric tonnes, strengthening its northern India presence, raw-material access and sustainable packaging capabilities.

— Filed Mon, 3 Aug, 2026, 19:28 IST · Source ET Small Business · Updated

ITC completed its Rs 3,498-crore acquisition of Century Pulp and Paper, lifting paperboards and paper capacity by over 50% to about 1.5 million tonnes. The deal expands northern India reach, raw-material access and sustainable-packaging capability.

Why this matters

After signals on ITC's 35% Q1 cigarette-profit slump and its reliance on FMCG, packaging and product launches, the Century Pulp deal expands a packaging-linked growth lever.

retail-company is accelerating, up 229450% QoQ.