PAKKA LIMITED

Pakka Limited is India’s largest manufacturer of compostable packaging made from sugarcane bagasse, and the country’s first Manufacturing B Corp — one of only approximately seven publicly listed B Corps globally. Founded in 1981 by K.K. Jhunjhunwala in Ayodhya as a kraft paper mill, the company transformed under the leadership of his son Ved Krishna (Vice Chairman & MD) into a regenerative packaging business.

The company operates an integrated facility in Ayodhya with 39,100 MTPA paper capacity across three machines, 42,900 MTPA pulp capacity from a 130 TPD mill, 23 tableware production lines producing approximately one million pieces per day, and a 140 MT chemical recovery plant. The facility runs entirely off-grid on 8.5 MW of biomass power fuelled by rice husks, and recovers 95% of its cooking chemicals through a closed-loop system. Ninety percent of raw material is locally sourced sugarcane bagasse from within 100–200 km of the factory.

Pakka sells under the Chuk brand for tableware and food service, exporting to 45+ countries. The company reported revenue of ₹414 Cr in FY2023-24 and has announced a target of $1 billion revenue by FY30. A ₹550 Cr expansion (Project Jagriti) will nearly double domestic capacity, and a US$250 million plant in Guatemala is planned as the world’s largest compostable packaging facility.