Pudumjee Pulp & Paper Mills Limited which comes with a tradition of over 100 years in the Paper Industry was incorporated in November 1964 and commenced production in January 1968 at its plant at Pune (Maharashtra, India).
- The company has various landmarks to its credit.
- PUDUMJEE was the first Mill in India to make Greaseproof and Glassine, starting in 1968.
- In 1972 PUDUMJEE pioneered for the first time in the country, manufacture of chemical pulp from agricultural residues such as straws and bagasse to be used for making Specialty Papers.
- In 1972 PUDUMJEE became the first Mill in the country to install a full scale activated sludge system for treatment of its wastewater.
- PUDUMJEE has also been the first Mill in the country to technologically upgrade its operations by installing microprocessor-based controls in various process applications.
- In 1982 PUDUMJEE pioneered the anaerobic digestion process for treatment of wastewater by installation of a plant, which is one of the first few in the world and the first one in India in the Pulp and Paper Industry.
- In recognition of the work done on treatment of wastewater, the Company had been selected as a model unit by the United Nations Environment Programme for dissemination of information about the Mill throughout South East Asia to Governments and Pollution Boards as a guide.
- In 1972 PUDUMJEE after considerable research and development evolved and patented a technology for cleaner manufacture of pulp from sugarcane residue, which is its main raw material.
- In late 1990`s PUDUMJEE carried out an expansion-cum-modernization programme at a cost of about Rs.900 million to set up a Tissue Paper Making Machine, Captive Power Plant, De-inking Pulping Plant and upgradation of effluent treatment system.
- In 1966 & 1993 the Company had made Public Issues of equity shares, which are currently listed at Pune, Mumbai and National Stock Exchanges.
- In 2004-05, the Company has undertaken a programme to modernize one of the papermaking machines at an aggregate cost of Rs 2650 lacs to increase the production capacity by about 3000 MT per annum.