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KCT Trading Private Ltd. (“KCT
Trading” or the “Company”)
is an independent paper merchanting company
which was previously a division of Karam Chand
Thapar & Bros. (C.S.) Ltd.; a company
incorporated under the Indian Companies Act of
1913.
Karam Chand Thapar & Bros. (C.S.) Ltd was a part
of the original Thapar Group before the division
of the group which was a premier industrial
house, comprising 35 companies and 65
manufacturing plants, with both a strong
national and international presence. The Group
covered a diverse range of industries including
paper, engineering, electrical, electronics,
telecommunications, textiles, man-made fibres,
glass, bio-technology, aquaculture, construction
and chemicals.
To meet the challenges of a new global economy,
the Company demerged from its
parent on April 01, 2006
and restructured its operations to be a more
lean and flexible organisation with distinct
leadership and an entrepreneurial culture. As
the Global economy becomes increasingly
borderless, the Company has decided to expand
its market and area of coverage of business
activities.
The Company has been in paper merchanting for
over 65 years. It initially carried sole
distributorship for Ballarpur Industries Limited
(BILT), a subsidiary of the Group. However,
under the direction of its current Managing
Director, Mrs Priya Saran Chaudhri, the Company
followed a rigorous plan to:
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Diversify its supplier base with other
leading paper manufacturers both
domestically and internationally;
- Grow
its top line figure with an integrated
marketing plan and customer orientated
approach; and
- Grow
its bottom line through rigorous receivables
management and lean business practices.
Today,
the Company distributes paper for both
domestic and international paper
manufacturers. BILT, JK Paper, APPM ad
Century are some of the domestic suppliers.
Its international suppliers include Asia
Pulp & Paper and April Fine Paper.
As a trading company, the Company is in a
position to always provide the latest
information collected in house for its
customers and also conduct market expansion
activities for its suppliers.
The Company has been able to grow its top
line by adopting a fully integrated
marketing plan. Additionally, its customer
centric approach is supported by its 90
strong workforce across its four main
offices: Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai,
as well as its smaller satellite offices and
warehouses at Jalandhar, Agra, Rohtak,
Yamunanagar, Sharanpur, Nagpur and
Bangalore.
Japan Pulp and Paper
Company Limited (JPP) joined KCT Trading
Pvt. Ltd. (KCT) in April 2012
to create a world class distribution house
in India for paper, board and other related
products. JPP is a USD 6 billion paper and
related products company engaged in the
import and export, sale, distribution and
manufacturing of paper, paperboard, pulp,
paper-related products, plastics, paper-
related machinery and bio mass energy
resources.
JPP acquired 49% holding of the available
shares in KCT Trading Pvt. Ltd., as part of
the Company’s efforts to further expand its
global business activities. This stock
acquisition and subsequent business alliance
with KCT will enable JP to create a sales
structure with a solid foothold in the
Indian paper market, a market that is
expected to experience high growth in the
future. In doing so, JP seeks to further
expand its business activities in India,
while striving to enhance the level of
service it provides to its customers. With
KCT’s in depth knowledge of the local
market, this partnership will bring together
JP’s strengths and international experience
of servicing global customers, many of whom
are now coming to India.KCT will redouble
its efforts to work with paper mills and
customers to give end-to end solutions.
Furthermore, JP will utilize this enhanced
network to actively promote the sale of
Indian-made products in the markets of
Europe, North America and the Far East.
As the Global economy is becoming
increasingly borderless, KCT Paper aims to
expand its market and coverage area of
business activities internationally.
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