Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd Company History

The Company was incorporated on 16th April, with a capacity of

manufacture 50,000 tpa. of newsprint, and 40,000 tpa of printing and

writing paper. It was promoted by the Government of Tamil Nadu for the

manufacture of Newsprint and Printing and Writing Papers using bagasse

as the primary raw material. It manufactures newsprint, writing and

printing paper.

The wind farm at Devarkulam was commissioned on December & that at

Perunguadi in March. The Company undertook to double its existing

capacity.

The Company diversified into non-conventional area of energy by

setting up a 15MW captive wind farm in Nellai, Kattabomman district in

Tamil Nadu.

500,00,000 No. of equity shares allotted to promoters i.e.

Government of Tamil Nadu. During November 1995, the Company issued

200,00,000 No. of equity shares of Rs 10 each at a prem. of Rs 100 per

share through a prospectus. Of which the following were reserved for

The Company has signed an MOU with Quena Newsprint, Egypt for

providing technical assistance and support for erection and

commissioning of a Newsprint and Paper Mill in Egypt.

Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd (TNPL), a Tamil Nadu Government

undertaking, has committed in the Chennai High Court that it would stop

discharging its effluents into the Pugalur channel within 3 months.

The company has installed two captive turbo generators for generating

about 26 MW of power. In addition, the company has also setting up a

turbo generator of 10.5 MWs capacity to fed the TNEB's power grid.

The Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd (TNPL) in Karur district has

enhanced mechanical bagasse pulping (MBP) utilisation to about 30 per

cent against the envisaged 50 per cent in its DPR in its new paper

machines after the World Bank decision to fund the project.

An MoU was signed by TNPL and Quena Newsprint and Paper Company of

Egypt.

The company has also acquired ISO 9001 certification from RW TUV, a

German company through its Indian arm TUV Pvt Ltd.

Photocopier paper named "TNPL COPIER" was developed to meet the

requirement of the customer with 75% chemical bagasse pulp.

Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd is mulling a proposal to manage

the Karnataka-based Mandya National Paper mill (MNPM) -- a sick unit,

as a pilot project for a limited period.

TNPL is the first commercially successful bagasse based newsprint

plant in the world.

Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd (TNPL) is on the verge of

finalising a long-term agreement with the Coimbatore-based Sakthi

Sugars for the supply of bagasse.

The Company has signed an MOU with Quena Newsprint, Egypt for

providing technical assistance and support for erection and

commissioning of a Newsprint and Paper Mill in Egypt.

The Company has introduced a branded value added product viz. TNPL

Excel Maplitho and has improved the quality of TNPL copier and other

varieties of paper.

The FA+ rating assigned to the FD issue of the company has been

reaffirmed.

The Company has been selected for Mother Teresa Award for best

corporate citizen by the Loyola Institute of Business Administration

(LIBA).

Crisil has upgraded the fixed deposit program of Tamil Nadu Newsprint

& Papers Ltd. from FA+ to FAA.

Thiru Arun Ramanathan has been appointed as Director of the Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd in place of Thiru M A Gowrishankar w.e.f. June 25, 2002. Thiru Arun Rananathan is also holding additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director of the Company. Thiru N Narayanan has been appointed as Director of the company in place of Thiru R Sathanam w.e.f June 25, 2002. Thiru Sanwat Ram has been appointed as Director of the company in place of Thiru K Allaudin w.e.f. June 25, 2002.

Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd has informed BSE that Thiru R S Agarwal has been appointed as Director of the company in place of Thiru E S Jayaraman with effect from November 14, 2002.

Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd informs that Thiru R S Kannan IAS is appointed as a Director of the company w.e.f May 23, 2003 in place of Thiru Sanwat Ram, IAS.

TNPL prepays its World Bank loan enabling a drastic cut in its cost of debt.

TNPL appoints Canadian AMEC E & C Services Ltd to carry out the feasbilty study.

Thiru Anant Ramanathan is appointed as the Director on the board of TNPL.

Thiru K Skandan, IAS has been appointed as Chairman & Managing Director in place of Thiru P Rama Mohana Rao, IAS.

Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd has appointed Thiru K. Phanindra Reddy, IAS and Thiru R. L. Narasimhan as Directors of our Company with effect from 23.01.2007.

Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd has appointed Thiru M F Farooqui, IAS as Director-cum-part-time Chairman of the Company with effect from November 22, 2007 in place of Thiru Shaktikanta Das, IAS and Tmt. Anita Praveen, IAS has been appointed as Director of the Company with effect from December 06, 2007, in place of Thiru K Phanindra Reddy, IAS.

Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd has informed that Thiru Dayanand Kataria, IAS has been appointed as Director of the Company in the place of Thiru Atulya Misra, IAS and Thiru R Thaigarajan, IAS been appointed as Director of the Company in the place of Smt. Anita Praveen, IAS with effect from 26.06.2009.

TNPL donates diesel generator to the Government Hospital as a social responsibility

Notebooks donated to the students of government schools

Conservation initiatives earn green award for TNPL

TNPL sponsors five students to study course

TNPL conducts free ENT camp

TNPL donates Rs. 95,000 for sports meets

Eye camp organised by TNPL

Students reap rich rewards with TNPL aid

TNPL obtained Forest Stewardship Council(FSC) - Forest Mangement & Chain Of Custody Certificate

Board recommended a Dividend of Rs. 5/- per share on the face value of Rs. 10/- .

Tamil Nadu Newsprint And Papers Ltd. has appointed Thiru R. Mani as a Director (Operations) of the Company.

Board recommended a Dividend of Rs. 6/- per share on the face value of Rs. 10/- .

Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd has appointed Thiru. Mahesan Kasirajan, IAS as a Director in the Board of the Company

TNPL has been receiving the Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Award consecutively for six years from 2012 under the sector Paper & Paper Products.

TNPL have been selected and awarded as "Excellence in Water Management Unit" at Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for Excellence in Water Management 2018.

TNPL have been awarded as "Water Stewardship Award" during India Corporate Governance and Sustainability Vision Summit 2018 at New Delhi.

TNPL Corporate Governance & Sustainability Vision Award 2019 in the category of Water Stewardship Awards examine the eligible applications received as per the procedure.

TNPL has participated in the category of Water Stewardship and submitted the questionnaire as required by the ICC. TNPL Corporate Governance & Sustainability Vision Award 2020 in the category of Water Stewardship.

TNPL receives Golden Peacock Award 2020 for Corporate Social Responsibility.

Tamil Nadu Newsprint received 17th National Award for Excellence in Cost Management,2019.

Tamil Nadu Newsprint awarded the Most Innovative Environment Project Award.