Raw Materials
Paper is the principal raw material for a printing industry followed by ink, chemicals as auxiliary ones. Paper constitutes sixty-seven percent of the total cost of production of a book. Paper had to be imported from outside in the past. After the establishment of two paper factories in the country, locally manufactured paper is also in use. Remaining raw materials are imported. The annual consumption of paper and is inks 3000 and 10 metric tons respectively for the production of 15.5 million books. Every year the inputs are increasing significantly as the demand of books rises.
