Signal · Supply Chain & Logistics
Why are Kraft paper prices rising in India? Corrugated box makers face 25% cost surge
What the source reported
Source-reportedKraft paper prices in India have recently increased by 22% to 25%, affecting production costs significantly. This rise has pressured corrugated box manufacturers, primarily small and medium enterprises, to seek price revisions. The Western India Corrugated Box Manufacturers Association is urging customers to support immediate price adjustments. Numerous factors contribute to this price escalation, including higher raw material costs and international market trends.
- Publication
- The Economic Times - Industry · Trade Publication
- Published
- 10th October 2026
- Original report
- economictimes.indiatimes.com
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What ProcIntel recorded
ProcIntel-derived- Category
- Supply Chain & Logistics
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
- None identified
- Collected
- 10th October 2026 · 14:27
Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.
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Initial Significance Moderate (20.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (12.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Geographic Breadth (0.0/10 points). Initial Confidence Low (31.5/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Corroboration (2.5/25 points).
- Strongest contributor
- Procurement Impact
- Limiting factor
- Geographic Breadth