How to Start a Tissue Paper Napkin Making Business in India

Paper napkins are used everywhere — restaurants, hotels, caterers, offices, parties and homes. The demand is steady and growing, the raw material is easily available, and the machine is simple to operate. That makes tissue paper napkin making one of the easiest manufacturing businesses to start in India. This guide explains everything a beginner needs.

1. Understand the product

A napkin making machine takes a large tissue paper roll (jumbo roll) and automatically embosses, folds and cuts it into finished napkins of fixed sizes such as 30×30 cm or 27×27 cm. You can make plain napkins, embossed designs, or printed napkins with your own brand name.

2. What you need to start

• Machine: A paper napkin making machine. Models range from a single-size starter machine to high-speed multi-size and Double Dakar machines producing up to 1200 napkins per minute.
• Raw material: Tissue paper jumbo rolls, usually 15 to 60 GSM. (Rajshree India can supply this raw material too.)
• Space: A small shed or room is enough to begin — roughly 400 to 600 sq ft for one machine with packing space.
• Power: 3-phase electricity connection.
• Manpower: Just 1 operator and 1 helper per machine.

3. Choose the right machine model

If you are starting small and making one napkin size, a single-size band saw machine is enough. If you want to make many napkin sizes on one machine, choose a CNC multi-size or all-size model with PLC + HMI control and Wi-Fi monitoring. For large production, the Double Dakar series gives the highest output.

4. Where to sell your napkins

• Restaurants, hotels, dhabas and caterers
• Tea stalls, bakeries and food courts
• Offices and banquet halls
• Local kirana and wholesale shops
• Your own branded printed napkins for cafés

5. Training and support

A good manufacturer gives you operator training so your team can run and maintain the machine confidently. Rajshree India provides 3 days of free training, installation guidance and a 12-month warranty on mechanical parts, with ongoing support in Hindi, Gujarati and English.