Rising Imports Pose Concern for India's Paper Industry, an Industrial Info Market Brief

India's increasing paper imports have become a cause of concern for the country's paper industry, which is seeking import restrictions. As per data from Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics (DGCI&S), import compound annual growth rate increased to 13.1% in value terms from 2010-11 to 2018-19. India's paper industry is currently working at 85% of its capacity due to excess production in some large paper manufacturing countries.

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