clAssMAte- by ITC

Presented by- Avijit roy

Aparupa dutta
Anupam saha
Rahul chakraborty
Sudipta Dey
Biswajit Banik

ABOUT CLASSMATE
Classmate, by ITC, was launched in 2003.
INDIA'S NO.1 NOTEBOOK BRAND (2007)
Philosophy-Everyone is born unique- encourages
its users to nurture their true talent, follow their
true calling and become whatever they truly want
to be.
Products- NOTEBOOKS, PENS (ball, gel, roller and
fountain), PENCILS (mechanical and wood-cased),
MATHEMATICAL DRAWING INSTRUMENTS, ERASERS,
SHARPENERS and ART STATIONERY (wax crayons,
colour pencils, sketch pens and oil pastels).

The process
Ozone Treated Elemental Chlorine Free Technology.
ITC-front-runner, introducing environmental friendly
ECF tech. Focus- carbon (+)ve; water (+)ve
Wastepaper Utilization- utilizes around 20 % of the
wastepaper generated in the country and depends
largely on imports.
By networking with rag pickers and kabari-wallahs, the
industry has the opportunity to generate wealth for the
poor in the country. (closed chain logistics)
Classmate uses eco-friendly and elemental chlorine
free paper
By eliminating chlorine use, ITC can now make foodgrade paper -- paper that can be used to package food

Contd.

A specialised chemical treatment has enabled it

to become an eco-friendly paper with a longer
archival life.
In paper manufacture, ITC has been Indias first
company to adopt the Elemental Chlorine Free
technology and it has surpassed all legislative
stipulations on emission levels, says the
statement.
ITC sources the raw material from its social and
farm forestry project, which covers over 85,000
hectares.
Source-http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tpnational/tp-newdelhi/itc-launches-ozonetreatedgreen-paper/article1399526.ece