Khanna Paper Names North American GM

Khanna Paper Mills Ltd., a paper manufacturer headquartered in Amritsar, India, has named Mike Di Placido general manager of Khanna Paper Inc. USA, its North American division. The division is located in Hoboken, N.J.

Di Placido has more than 22 years of experience on the procurement and marketing side. He can be reached via email at mike.diplacido@khannapaper.com.

KPM, an ISO9001:2000 certified company, manufactures a range of paper and paperboard products by using recovered fiber as a raw material. The company’s North American operations will be in charge of purchasing a range of recovered fibers, both pre- and post-consumer grades.

The division purchases more than two million metric tons of recovered fiber per year.