Kraft paper, Brown paper or wrapping paper is made from variety of raw materials, e.g. Bagasse, ground wood, straw, waste paper, in various combinations or alone, waste carton boxes etc. Kraft mean strength and that is why its name. It is leading paper for wrapping heavy bundles. After corrugation it is used in many types of packing and it is an important packaging material. Kraft papers or brown papers are strong and flexible and quality Kraft paper are made by the Kraft chemical process or also known as sulphate process. They are normally sized with sizing agents & additives are added, and not bleached. The colour is only a natural colour. They are used in wrapping paper bags, linters corrugated sheets. Kraft paper exists in many grades. Here colour and surface finish are of secondary importance and the main requirements are that the paper should be strong and that it should provide some protection to wrapped goods, especially the rain this protection is achieved mainly by engine sizing. The fibres should be long, strong & beaten to give a sheet having maximum strength. Bleaching is avoided since it tends to reduce strength and is normally unnecessary for such paper and strong brown Kraft pulp is widely used. Brown wrapping papers are frequently machine-glazed (abbreviated MG) by allowing them to dry with one side in contact with a polished, beated cylinder, much as a photographer glazes his prints. The side in contact with the heated cylinder receives a bright glossy finish, while the other side remains rough. Paper is a biodegradable material; this means that when it goes to landfill it will rot; bacteria will form and produce methane. This is a powerful greenhouse gas that is 23 times more potent than CO2 (carbon dioxide) and contributes to climate change. We currently recycle 66% of the paper we use. Manufacturing virgin (brand new) paper uses more energy than making recycled paper, but varies dependent on the grade or type of paper being made. By using waste paper to produce new paper disposal problems are reduced. Moreover producing recycled paper involves between 28 - 70% less energy consumption than virgin paper and uses less water. The world consumption of paper and paperboard is estimated at over 300 mn tonne a year. It is constituted broadly of 30% of cultural papers (writing and printing), 14% of newsprint, and the balance of kraft and packaging paper including paperboards. The Indian production is about 2 to 3% of the global total. The overall value of the market is estimated at Rs 250 bn. In volume terms, the segment is presently estimated at over 6.9 mn tonne. It is expected to expand to 9.2 mn tonne in 2010-11. However, despite all the announced capacity expansions, India would still have a supply gap in 2010. The Indian market is today growing at three times the rate of the global average. India paper industry plans to invest USD 2.5 bn in the next two three years to add 2 mn tpa of paper and paper products production capacity. It will also help in improving cost-competitiveness. The domestic demand for paper is growing at around 8% for the last couple of years in line with GDP growth. However, the per capita consumption in the country is only 8 kg a year. As a result of this low base, the long-term growth prospects are bright. The governments thrust on education and special schemes are expected to help the industry in future. There is a very good scope and ample space for new entrants in this field. Few Indian Major Players are as under: A P R Packaging Ltd. Agrashakti Paper Mills Pvt. Ltd. Aryan Paper Mills Ltd. Ashutosh Paper Mills Ltd. Aurangabad Paper Mills Ltd. Ballavpur Paper Mfg. Ltd. Bazargaon Paper & Pulp Mills Pvt. Ltd. Best Paper Mills Pvt. Ltd. Bindlas Duplux Ltd. Bio Green Inds. Ltd. Bio Green Papers Ltd. Brown Paper Technologies Ltd. Chadha Papers Ltd. Chandpur Enterprises Ltd. Chemopulp Tissues Ltd. Cochin Kagaz Ltd. Craft Corner Paper Mills Ltd. Daman Ganga Board Mills Pvt. Ltd. Deoria Paper Mills Ltd. Dev Priya Inds. Ltd. Dev Priya Product Ltd. Ellora Paper Mills Ltd. Galaxy Papers Pvt. Ltd. Ganga Papers India Ltd. Genus Paper Products Ltd. Godavari Pulp & Papers Mills Pvt. Ltd. Goodwill Team Papers Ltd. Greenland Paper Mills Ltd. Hardoli Paper Mills Ltd. J B Daruka Papers Ltd. Kalptaru Papers Ltd. Kay Power & Paper Ltd. Khatema Fibres Ltd. Maheshwari Paper Ltd. Malu Paper Mills Ltd. Maruti Papers Ltd. Meenakshi Paper Mills Pvt. Ltd. Midland Plastics Ltd. Mira Textiles & Inds. (India) Ltd. Modinagar Paper Mills Ltd. Mukerian Papers Ltd. Multiwal Pulp & Board Mills Pvt. Ltd. Naini Papers Ltd. Nathani Paper Mills Ltd. Nav Bharat Tissues Ltd. Nice Papers Ltd. Nikita Papers Pvt. Ltd. Parijat Paper Mills Ltd. Parth Industries Ltd. Paswara Papers Ltd. Prism Industries Ltd. Rana Mohendra Papers Ltd. Rana Papers Ltd. Remco Paper & Board Inds. Ltd. Ruby Macons Ltd. Sainsons Paper Inds. Ltd. Saurashtra Paper & Board Mills Ltd. Shah Paper Mills Ltd. Shakumbhri Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd. Shakumbhri Straw Products Ltd. Shivashakti Paper Mills Ltd. Shree Acids & Chemicals Ltd. Shree Ajit Pulp & Paper Ltd. Shree Ambeshwar Paper Mills Ltd. Shree Sita Ram Paper Mills Ltd. Shri Ramchander Straw Products Ltd. Siddheshwari Paper Udyog Ltd. Sikka Papers Ltd. Sukhna Paper Mills Ltd. Sukhraj Agro Papers Ltd. T T Maps & Publications Ltd. Umesh Board & Paper Mills Pvt. Ltd. Unitech Paper Mills Pvt. Ltd. United Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd. Universal Paper Mills Ltd. Vaibhav Paper Boards Pvt. Ltd. Vamshadhara Paper Mills Ltd. Vidhi Industries Ltd. Well Pack Papers & Containers Ltd. Yash Papers Ltd.