Archive · 17 Dec 2025
ITC Approved to Acquire Birla's Century Pulp Paper Biz
ITC, a big company, has been given permission to buy the paper and pulp business from another company called Aditya Birla Real Estate.
This business is in Lalkuan, Uttarakhand, and makes a lot of paper every year.
ITC will pay a huge amount of money, Rs 3,498 crore, to buy this business.
The government's competition watchdog, CCI, has said it's okay for ITC to buy this business.
This means ITC will now have a bigger role in making paper in India.
The paper business makes different kinds of paper, like writing paper and tissue paper.
The business made Rs 821.37 crore in the second quarter of the financial year 2026.
ITC Ltd received approval from CCI to acquire the pulp and paper business of ABREL.
The deal is valued at Rs 3,498 crore, to be paid as a lump-sum cash consideration.
The acquired business, Century Pulp and Paper, is located in Lalkuan, Uttarakhand.
Century Pulp and Paper has an installed capacity of 4.8 lakh metric tonnes per annum.
The business transfer agreement was announced by ABREL in March 2024 and approved by CCI on 16th December, 2025.
- Who
- ITC Ltd and Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd (ABREL)
- What
- Acquisition of ABREL's pulp and paper business by ITC
- When
- Approval granted on 16th December, 2025
- Where
- Lalkuan, Uttarakhand, India
- Why
- ITC aims to expand its presence in the paper industry
ITC
Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd (ABREL)
Business Transfer
ITC
ITC aims to expand its presence in the paper industry by acquiring the pulp and paper business of ABREL.
Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd (ABREL)
ABREL is divesting its pulp and paper business to focus on other ventures, as indicated by the Business Transfer Agreement.
- Company
- ITC Ltd
- Acquired Business
- Pulp and Paper Business of Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd (ABREL)
- Location
- Lalkuan, Uttarakhand
- Installed Capacity
- 4.8 lakh metric tonnes per annum
- Deal Value
- Rs 3,498 crore
- Regulator
- Competition Commission of India (CCI)
- Approval Date
- 16th December, 2025
- Revenue (Q2FY26)
- Rs 821.37 crore