As compared to other industries like the cement and chemical industry, the input consumption in Pulp and Paper industry is very high and the output is comparatively very low. The input-output ratio is 8:1. Fibre, energy, water and chemicals are the important inputs in paper manufacture. Both from the quality aspect and also from the cost of production point of view, it is very important to have some norms of the basic inputs, so that the cost of production is maintained at minimum level without.
