JK Paper strengthens on the buzz of plan to double local sourcing for Rayagada unit in 2-3 years

02 Sep 2015 Evaluate

JK Paper is currently trading at Rs. 38.30, up by 0.75 points or 2% from its previous closing of Rs. 37.55 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 38.10 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 38.95 and Rs. 37.00 respectively. So far 18606 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'B ' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 46.80 on 04-Aug-2015 and a 52 week low of Rs. 28.80 on 17-Dec-2014.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 40.00 and Rs. 37.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 523.26 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 54.05% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 11.19% and 34.76% respectively.

JK Paper is reportedly planning to increase its local raw material sourcing to two fold for its Rayagada unit in south Odisha in the coming two to three years. The company is hopeful of achieving the same through a massive plantation drive spread across 11,000 hectares in and around Rayagada, Koraput and Jeypore in Odisha and also at the Vizianagram and Srikakulam areas in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

At present, the company’s 40% of raw material for Rayagada plant comes from Odisha and eastern Andhra Pradesh and to meet the balance requirement, it is buying from Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

JK Paper is engaged in paper manufacturing business. The company is India’s largest producer of branded papers is a leading player in the printing and writing segment.

JK Paper Share Price

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