KSUM’s women-led startup Cellupro Green yielding wealth from waste
Company produces sustainable cellulose pulp, a base material for cosmetics and paper industry
Trivandrum / September 29, 2025
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 29: Cellupro Green Pvt Ltd, a women-led startup supported under Kerala Startup Mission’s (KSUM) WE Start Pre-Incubation Programme, produces sustainable cellulose pulp that can serve as the base material for cosmetics, paper products and research applications.
The company produces high-quality cellulose pulp from agro-waste such as rice straw, sugarcane bagasse, jackfruit peel, and pineapple straw which could be used for making creams, lotions, face masks, sunscreens, paper, tissues, eco-friendly packaging, sanitary napkins and for developing bio-composites.
Dr. Reshmy Rajasekharan, the founder of CelluPro Green, has become the first woman entrepreneur from Kerala to start a production unit for sustainable cellulose, the result of her research in this field for 10 years. Dr. Reshmy’s husband Shri Padmakumar, is the cofounder of CelluPro Green, and has been involved in the venture since the beginning stages. Smt Maya Rajesh is also one the founders of CelluPro Green.
“The encouragement and insightful guidance received from KSUM’s incubation programme was the stepping stone for materialising this project,” said Dr. Rajasekharan, who is also an Associate Professor at Providence College of Engineering, Chengannur.
The R&D-driven product is 100 per cent vegan and herbal, with a patent in progress, and is aligned with multiple UN SDG goals.
By driving a circular economy for cellulose production by promoting recycling and reuse of agro waste, CelluPro Green’s mission is to minimize carbon footprint through resource optimization and responsible forestry practices and to deliver high quality, sustainable cellulose pulp to meet evolving customer needs.
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