Forest Stewardship Council-Chain of Custody Certification

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On 11 August 2009, Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT), part of the US$ 3 billion (Rs. 14,000 crore) Avantha Group, and India’s largest paper company, announced that two of its manufacturing facilities in Maharashtra have received the international Forest Stewardship Council-Chain of Custody (FSC-COC) certification. These certifications apply to BILT’s units at Bhigwan in Pune district (SCS-COC-002612) and Ashti in Ghadchiroli district (SCS-COC-002610). The Forest Stewardship Council is an international organization that promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world’s forests. BILT is the country’s first and only paper manufacturer, based on virgin pulp, to be FSC-COC certified. ...cont´d

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