Established in 1984, Century Paper & Board Mills Limited (CPBM) is the flagship company of the Lakson Group of Companies. In 1990, Century started its commercial production and quickly became the market leader particularly in packaging boards segment. It is also considered as preferred supplier to printing and packaging industry. Century maintains a fully integrated pulp and paper mill near Kasur, Punjab with a production capacity of 230,000 MT/yr. The writing and printing paper, poster paper, both coated and uncoated board in various sizes and form are the product mix the Company maintains.

CPBM has over the years made multiple strategic business relationships with leading packaging and converting units as well as end users, which include national and multinational consumer companies. Besides having a commanding position in domestic market, the Company has also made its way into international markets. Recently, to become environmental friendly Century has added machine PM-7 based on recycled fibre.

Historical performance

During the last five years, Century Paper & Board Mills Limited (CPBM) has shown good performance. In the last five-year period, it has reported strong net sales CAGR of 18.7 percent. Up until FY13 the Company has demonstrated strong performance in its earnings and has shown a growth rate of 50 percent, which is backed by 10 percent year-on-year expansion in top line every year.