The forestation activities of APPM has created more than 75 million man days of employment for the poorest sections of society with a majority of employment being generated for tribal women. APPM's efforts have also been recognised by the government with the conferring of "Van Mitra Award" for exceptional contribution in afforestation.
Bangur added: "APPM's ambitious farm forestry program, started in 1989 and we have been able to achieve plantations with species having nitrogen fixation abilities on more than 100,000 hectares of marginal, fallow and degraded waste lands across coastal Andhra Pradesh. We are the only paper manufacturer in India to achieve this milestone. In 2010 till date, we have planted over 100 million multi-purpose tree species."
The FSC certificate is awarded after stringent audit and guarantees that wood is coming from known legal sources or responsibly managed forests and is not damaging the environment.
An Rs 650-crore company APPM, is a part of the Kolkata-based L N Bangur Group, established in the year 1964. APPM is a manufacturer of pulp and paper products and caters to both the domestic and foreign markets.
With two manufacturing units in Andhra Pradesh and a total paper production capacity of 2,50,000 metric tons per annum, it produces writing and printing and copier papers. APPM sells its product under the elemental chlorine free paper brand Andhra.
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