Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Pawan Agarwal Elected IPMA President
At a big meeting called the 26th Annual General Meeting, Pawan Agarwal was chosen as the new leader of a group called the Indian Paper Manufacturers Association (IPMA).
This group helps all the big paper companies in India.
Pavan Khaitan was chosen as the new vice leader.
Also, new leaders were picked for different teams that help the paper industry with things like selling, buying materials, and making sure everything is safe for the environment.
The paper industry in India is very big, worth ₹1,00,000 crore, and gives jobs to lots of people, about 5,00,000 directly and 1.5 million indirectly.
Pawan Agarwal, MD of Naini Papers Ltd, elected as the new President of IPMA.
Pavan Khaitan, Vice Chairman & MD of Kuantum Papers Ltd, appointed as the new Vice President of IPMA.
New chairmen nominated for IPMA sub-committees: Sushil Kumar Khetan (Commercial & Taxation), Rajesh Kumar Ponnuru (Marketing), A S Mehta (Raw Material), and Ashok Kumar (Technical & Environment).
IPMA represents the ₹1,00,000 crore paper industry in India, providing direct employment to 5,00,000 persons and indirect employment to around 1.5 million.
IPMA membership includes large integrated pulp & paper mills from both private and public sectors.
- Who
- Pawan Agarwal, Pavan Khaitan, Sushil Kumar Khetan, Rajesh Kumar Ponnuru, A S Mehta, Ashok Kumar
- What
- Election of new President and Vice President of IPMA, along with chairmen of various sub-committees
- When
- December 8, 2025
- Where
- India
- Why
- To lead the Indian Paper Manufacturers Association and its sub-committees
- New President
- Pawan Agarwal
- New Vice President
- Pavan Khaitan
- IPMA Commercial & Taxation Sub-Committee Chairman
- Sushil Kumar Khetan
- IPMA Marketing Sub-Committee Chairman
- Rajesh Kumar Ponnuru
- IPMA Raw Material Sub-Committee Chairman
- A S Mehta
- IPMA Technical & Environment Sub-Committee Chairman
- Ashok Kumar
- Industry Value
- ₹1,00,000 crore
- Direct Employment
- 5,00,000 persons
- Indirect Employment
- 1.5 million persons