Hindustan Newsprint Limited (HNL) is a Government company under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of the H

Hindustan Newsprint Limited (HNL) is a Government of India Enterprise under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, HNL was incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hindustan Paper Corporation limited (HPC) on June 07, 1983.

The Government of India had established HPC on May 29, 1970 for developing indigenous capacity in production of paper and newsprint with a view to reduce dependence on imports. HPC launched the Kerala Newsprint Project (KNP) in 1976. The Kerala Newsprint mill rolled out the first newsprint reel on February 26, 1982 and went into commercial production with effect from November 01, 1982. HNL took over the business of KNP with effect from October 01, 1983.

Administrative Block

ISO 9001 Certification

Leadership in quality

Today, HNL produces exceptional quality newsprint for the Indian and International market. The strength properties of HNL newsprint are comparable to the best in world market. It is a matter of great pride for the company that its product is always compared with imported newsprint. HNL, with its state-of-the-art technology, has emerged in its short span of operations as a company that is truly contemporary in a global context.

ISO-9001 & ISO 14001 - International recognition

In 1998, HNL became one of the first newsprint manufacturers in the country to achieve the coveted ISO-9002 certification. The Quality Management System has been recertified to ISO 9001: 2000 in November 2002. HNL is also certified to ISO 14001: 1996 in October 2000 for its Environment Management System. The EMS was recertified in 2003.