Charmiane Alexander

The 19th Pune Design Festival will explore sustainability in design through keynote speeches, workshops, and competitions, featuring global leaders and industry experts shaping the future.

Praveen Shinde has been at the forefront of creating eco-friendly, high-performance solutions that deliver real value to businesses while staying kind to the planet. Charmiane Alexander speaks to Praveen Shinde about Pack8's vision "to eliminate plastic from transit packaging while ensuring automation-driven efficiency."

The discussions at Cosmoprof India 2024 showcased the evolving dynamics of the Indian beauty market, emphasising its seamless blend of innovation, tradition, and consumer-centric strategies.

Kris Flexipacks has upgraded its CRISIL long-term rating to CRISIL A from CRISIL A-. The outlook has been revised to stable from positive. This underscores the company's financial health and commitment to excellence in flexible packaging.

The second edition of Pack.Nxt will transpire on 17 December, 2024 at The Lalit in Mumbai. This year the theme is “Connecting Brands, Co-Creating the Future of Packaging." This year’s event promises to be a platform for industry leaders, innovators, and experts to convene, share ideas, and explore the latest advancements and trends in the packaging industry.

After nine editions since its inception in 1996, the Print and Pack exhibition is returning for the 10th edition in Madurai. This event from 20 to 22 December promises to be a highlight for the print and packaging industry in South India, continuing its legacy of showcasing technology, innovations, and trends in the field.

Revalyu Resources, a leading chemical PET recycling company with a global presence, has commissioned its second PET recycling plant at its site in Nashik, India to further bolster its production capacity and meet growing customer demands.

A consortium of Mavco Investments and Avenue Capital Group have inked a definitive agreement to acquire Hubergroup in a move for global growth. With improved access to financial and strategic resources, the global leader in specialty chemicals and print solutions will be empowered to accelerate its innovation efforts and expand its footprint in key markets.

The 13th edition of the Asia Coat + Ink Show will transpire from 21 to 23 November 2024 at Nesco trade ground in Goregaon. In addition the All India Printing Inks Manufacturers Association (AIPIMA) will host the International Conference 2024 on 20 November at The Westin Mumbai Garden City.

The 16th edition of PrintPack India is slated to be the biggest and most dynamic yet, running from 1-5 February, 2025, at the India Expo Centre in Greater Noida.

Jinali Mehta, chief operating officer at Reifenhauser India, says, "Today, Reifenhauser India works with 28 principals across Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh." According to her, "The new segment that the group believes in is paper, recycling, digital printing as well as green energy and sustainable packaging related segments."

ITC plans an investment outlay of approximately Rs 20,000 crore over the next five years. According to Sanjiv Puri, ITC chairman and MD, a third of the investments will be going into paperboards and packaging business.

The Kantar FMCG Pulse report for June 2024 has been published. The report looks at how India spends in terms of consumers as well as rural and urban trends. The report is based on multiple rounds of studies among panel households on the share of the household wallet.

To encourage action, knowledge-sharing, and to build awareness in enterprises of this segment, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has signed an MoU with The All-India Plastic Manufacturers’ Association (AIPMA), in a virtual event which was hosted on 18 June 2024.

Indian print firms appear to be valuing the importance of print standardisation certifications. According to Kulakkada Pradeep, CEO of Future Schoolz, "Imprint Technopack in Bengaluru and Orange Printers in Thiruvananthapuram are committed to opt for the Fogra PSO Certification process."

The Jury Day for the second edition of Women to Watch Awards was hosted on 5 March 2024 at the Haymarket SAC Publishing headquarters in Mumbai. Five Jury members — Jayashree Joshi; Tasneem Vasi; Kavita Dalal; Jaini Gala and Anupama Sajeet scrutinised the award entries. They were supported by Charmiane Alexander and Disha Chakraborty of PrintWeek and WhatPackaging? magazines

Matt Wallaert, behavioural scientist and founder of BeSci.org delivered the opening keynote at Pune Design Fest 2024, held at Grand Hyatt Regency from 1-2 March 2024. In his keynote, Wallaert emphasised the crucial role of behaviour change in shaping outcomes and bending the curve towards a more desirable future.

Future Schoolz has become an official Process Standard Offset (PSO) Partner of Fogra from India. This Fogra PSO partner status will add further value to its ongoing activities. Kulakkada Pradeep, the CEO of Future Schoolz in conversation with Charmiane Alexander

TCPL Packaging's quarterly results have been announced. The company has been in the news for the addition of a Komori; as well as a new rotogravure line adding to the existing two machines at the company's flexible packaging unit situated in Dapada. The investments are expected to boost its capacity for the production of packaging.

With a total annual production capacity of 1,200 tons and an additional 1,350 tonnes of trading capacity, the new Siegwerk centre in Pune will cater to the expanding customer base of Siegwerk in Maharashtra.

As per Future Markets Insights (FMI), the personalised packaging market is projected to have a CAGR of 5.28% by 2033. According to FMI, the market is expected to expand from USD 36.10 billion in 2023 to UDS 60.39 billion by 2033. As per a report by Ismail Sutaria the market has shown a significant growth, with a CAGR of 6.6% from 2018 to 2022.

As per a report by Towards Packaging, the insulated packaging market is poised for substantial growth, projecting a surge from its estimated worth of USD 14.38-bn in 2022. Forecasts based on a robust 6.8% CAGR between 2023 and 2032 paint a promising trajectory, expecting the market to soar to an estimated USD 27.64-bn by 2032

Siegwerk India has announced the appointment of Supriya Srivastava as the business unit head for sheetfed in the India region. As per an official press note, issued by the global leader in packaging and printing inks and coatings, Srivastava will spearhead the sheetfed team in India and Bangladesh, driving the execution of both global and local business unit strategies.

The change in weather has impacted the air quality in the Mumbai Metropolitan City and Mumbai Metropolitan Region too. The municipal commissioner and administrator of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Iqbal Singh Chahal, has directed the implementation of measures to address the issue of air quality. To control dust and improve the air quality index, mist machines are in operation at various locations in the city.

The Jury Day for PrintWeek Awards 2023 will be held on 4-6 October at The Studio located in the Haymarket Sac headquarters in Voltas Premises in Mumbai.

The European Union’s Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is expected to be legally enforced across the EU by the end of 2024. Packaging experts at Smithers have created a white paper that provides a framework for understanding PPWR and how it impacts businesses working with packaging in the EU.

More than 50 exhibitors participated in the fifth edition of ProPak India, which is currently taking at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai. During the three-day event, exhibitors to present a wide range of products and solutions tailored for the processing and packaging industry. The WhatPackaging? team brings to you Propak India 2023 - in pictures

Today marks the commencement of the fifth edition of ProPak India in Mumbai. Over the next three days, the event will be hosted at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, with the primary goal of bringing together the food, health, packaging, and processing industries.

ITC chairman and MD, Sanjiv Puri spoke to shareholders during the company's 112th AGM. He said, there is substantial headroom for progress in the coming years.

PrintWeek and Siegwerk are hosting a webinar on 27 July with the aim of highlighting how to improve the quality of recycled material by implementing PVC-free ink and coating solutions.

Demand is booming in the USD8.56 billion market for functional and barrier coatings for paperboard packaging in 2023. As per Smithers, almost 3.37 million tons (metric) of coating material will be consumed, globally.

Even as PrintWeek concluded the award ceremony of the Women to Watch awards on 30 June, the PrintWeek and WhatPackaging? team has announced the 13th edition of the PrintWeek Awards 2023 and the first edition of Forty Under 40 Awards.

According to the ITC Annual Report 2022-23 which was released recently, amidst heightened inflationary pressures, the paperboards and specialty papers business delivered a robust performance during the year leveraging its integrated business model and strong end-user engagements.

Smithers, in its latest market report – The Future of Folding Cartons to 2028 states the actual consumption of paperboard formats will reach 56.8 million tons worldwide, up from 47.8 million tons in 2019. And in 2028, it will be 77.3 million tons which is equivalent to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +6.4%.

Tetra Pak, a leading food processing and packaging solutions company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Cassio Simões as the managing director of its south asia markets. Simões will be taking over the role effective from 1 June, 2023. He succeeds Ashutosh Manohar, who will retire, following an illustrious corporate career of over four decades, including a 20-year stint at Tetra Pak. Manohar, bagged the fifth place in PrintWeek's Power 100 this year.

EPL, the world’s largest specialty packaging company headquartered in Mumbai has been awarded the Gold Medal in 2023 EcoVadis Sustainability assessment.

Andhra Paper Limited (APL) – one of India's largest integrated paper and pulp manufacturers – has had a robust performance in FY 21-22.

The Management and Systems Development Council (MSD), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India organised a one-day seminar on the Relevance of Standardisation in the Printing Industry at the Manak Bhavan in March. More than 80 delegates from various organisations; including DRDO, Government of India press, universities, DPA, IPAMA, print CEOs from north India, and research scholars attended the seminar.

AGI, a leading packaging company announced its financial results for the third quarter ending 31 December, 2022. The Q3 FY23 revenue from operations is up by 43% to Rs 567 crore, wherein the EBITDA is up 39% to Rs 113 crore on a Y-o-Y basis

There were 3,037 exhibitors at K 2022 from 19 to 26 October. More than 1,76,000 trade visitors from all continents travelled to Düsseldorf. The trade visitors at this year’s K travelled from 157 nations to the Rhine. Next to Germany, those European countries strongly represented on the visitors’ part included the Netherlands, Italy, Turkey, France, Belgium, Poland and Spain.

Printmann Group has been exploring the potential of packaging for its four businesses (cartons, labels, leaflets and foils). That's how Tugain (an anti-hair fall solution and packaging concept) won the IFCA Award which was bestowed by the Indian Flexible Packaging and Folding Carton Association (IFCA) in Mumbai.

Miraclon has been at the forefront of a mission to ensure flexography deploys high press speeds and superior results. Which is how Miraclon's PureFlexo Printing won the IFCA Award which was bestowed by the Indian Flexible Packaging and Folding Carton Association (IFCA) in Mumbai.

Packaging major Huhtamaki India bagged four packaging awards at the IFCA Award function on 15 September in Mumbai, The winning entries comprised a biodegradable barrier PE pouch, paper-based soap wrapper; an insulator pouch for online food deliveries and a soft thermoformable lidding for wine/juice cups

The board of directors of Huhtamaki India has appointed Dhananjay Salunkhe as managing director of Huhtamaki India. Salunkhe will join Huhtamaki on 12 August 2022. Dhananjay Salunkhe was ranked number three in PrintWeek's Power 100 listing in 2022.