IPMA HISTORY

Indian Paper Manufacturers Association (IPMA) is a national level organisation that came into being in December 1998 with the merger of more than century-old Indian Paper Makers Association, Delhi and the 63-year-old Indian Paper Mills Association, Calcutta (Kolkata).

List of Past Chairmen/Presidents

Before Merger
Year Name Company
1895-96 Mr. T. Millor Bally Paper Mills
1897 Mr. M. Anderson Titagarh Paper Mills
1898 Mr. E. Harris Bengal Paper Mills
1899-00 Mr. M. Anderson Titagarh Paper Mills
1901 Mr. W.A. Banklie Imperial Paper Mills
1902 Mr. J.C. Shorrock Bally Paper Mills
1903 Mr. R. Kotthans Titagarh Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1904-06 Mr. J. Gemmel The Bengal Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1907-14 Mr. A. Preston The Bengal Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1915-21 Mr. J.M. Chisholm The Bengal Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1922-25 Sir Willoughby Carey M.L.C. Titagarh Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1926 Mr. Hubert Carr The Bengal Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1927-29 – –
1930 Mr. A.R. Mellis –
1931 – –
1932 Mr. R.W. Millor Titagarh Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1933 Mr. E.A. Bellany –
1934 Mr. A.L. McLatchie The Bengal Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1935-36 Mr. R.W. Millor Titagarh Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1937-38 Mr. A.L. Cameron India Paper Pulp Co. Ltd.
1939 Mr. R.W. Millor Titagarh Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1940 Mr. C.A. Carmichael India Paper Pulp Co. Ltd.
1941-44 Mr. R.W. Millor Titagarh Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1945 Mr. F.S. Mitchell Titagarh Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1946 Mr. G.A.S. Sim India Paper Pulp Co. Ltd.
1947 Mr. F.S. Mitchell Titagarh Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1948 Mr. J.C. Lowe The Bengal Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1949 Mr. P.H. Sykes The Bengal Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1950 Mr. L. Shuttleworth Titagarh Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1951 Mr. V. Mehta Shree Gopal Papers Co. Ltd.
1952 Mr. C.I. Turcan India Paper Pulp Co. Ltd.
1953 Mr. P.H. Sykes The Bengal Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1954-55 Mr. C.J.E. Keene Titagarh Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1956 Mr. P.H. Sykes The Bengal Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1957 Mr. J.F. Brierley India Paper Pulp Co. Ltd.
1958 Mr. I.A. Macpherson Titagarh Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1959 Mr. M.L. Zutshi The Ballarpur Paper & Straw Board Mills Ltd.
1960-61 Mr. P.J. Egan India Paper Pulp Co. Ltd.
1962 Mr. I.A. Macpherson Titagarh Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1963 Mr. M.L. Zutshi The Ballarpur Paper & Straw Board Mills Ltd.
1964 Mr. H.P. Dhanuka The Bengal Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1965 Mr. P.J. Egan India Paper Pulp Co. Ltd.
1966 Mr. Shankar Ghosh Titagarh Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1967 Mr. M.L. Zutshi The Ballarpur Paper & Straw Board Mills Ltd.
1968 Mr. H.P. Dhanuka The Bengal Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1969 Mr. R.K. Seth India Paper Pulp Co. Ltd.
1970-71 Mr. M.L. Zutshi The Ballarpur Paper & Straw Board Mills Ltd.
1972 Mr. H.P. Dhanuka The Bengal Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1973 Mr. K.L. Rajgarhia Rajendra Paper Mills
1974 Mr. L.M. Thapar The Ballarpur Paper & Straw Board Mills Ltd.
1975 Dr. V.S.K. NairMr. M.P. Dhanuka India Paper Pulp Co. Ltd.The Bengal Paper Mills Co. Ltd.
1976 Mr. H.S. Singhania Straw Products Ltd.
1977-78 Dr. M.K. Raina Ballarpur Industries Ltd.
1979 Mr. P.S. Navlakha Straw Products Ltd.
1980 Mr. R.M. Mehta Tribeni Tissues Ltd.
1981-82 Dr. M.K. Raina Ballarpur Industries Ltd.
1983-84 Dr. S.C. Bhattacharjee Rohtas Industries Ltd.
1985 Mr. K.L. Chugh Bhadrachalam Paperboards Ltd.
1986-88 Mr. S.C. Jain Straw Products Ltd.
1989-90 Mr. K.K. Mishra The Mysore Paper Mills Ltd.
1990-92 Mr. R.P. Agrawal Tribeni Tissues Ltd. (ITC Ltd.)
1993-94 Mr. M.V.G. Rao The Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd.
1994-99 Mr. Harsh Pati Singhania JK Corp. Ltd.

After Merger

YEAR NAME COMPANY
1999-01 Mr. Harsh Pati Singhania JK Corp. Ltd.
2001-03 Mr. S.K. Bangur The West Coast Paper Mills Ltd.
2003-05 Mr. N. Gopalaratnam Seshasayee Paper & Board Ltd.
2005-07 Mr. Rajeev R. Vederah Ballarpur Industries Ltd.
2007-09 Mr. Pradeep Dhobale ITC Ltd.
2009-11 Mr. M L Pachisia Orient Paper & Industries Ltd
2011-13 Mr. Madhukar Mishra Star Paper Mills Ltd.
2013-15 Mr. Yogesh Agarwal BILT Paper BV
2015-17 Mr. Sanjay K Singh ITC Ltd – Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division
2017-19 Mr Saurabh Bangur The West Coast Paper Mills Ltd.
2019-22 Mr A S Mehta JK Paper Ltd.