Pooja Mahesh

The UN has designated 2023 as the Year of the Millets. ITC will be developing and launching a series of products made from millets as a part of its Mission Millets initiative that was announced recently.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme has started the Global Commitment and Plastic Pact network to tackle plastic pollution at the source. The Foundation released a report to showcase the progress they have made to meet targets by 2025.

Perhaps we are designing for waste. So said Sudhir Jain, SVP manufacturing and sustainability at Bira during the Drinktec conference on 9 December as part of the PackMach expo in Mumbai. Hence, it has become important for the beverage packaging industry to reduce the amount of non-recyclable waste generated by embracing innovative methods and materials. Pooja Mahesh reports.

Manjushree Technopack and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have teamed up to develop solutions to turn waste into plastic packaging to allow repeated recycling of products. As part of the MoU, IISc will establish a Centre of Excellence for upcycling and recycling thermoplastics used in a wide spectrum of rigid plastic packaging present in everyday life, ranging from soft drink bottles to cleaning products such as washing tablets.

Packaging machinery has evolved over the years, particularly during the pandemic, and the impacts it has had on the packaging industry. While addressing the delegates at the IFCA conference during the PackMach Expo, Akil Contractor looks at how technology and automation include biodegradable and recyclable packaging, digital printing and nanotechnology.

Recent research has revealed that the liquid packaging market in India has grown significantly over the last five years. It has also shown what the preferred packaging is and how companies are expanding their production capacities.

According to the latest market data forecasting from Smithers, increased demand in packaging, non-wovens and other core end-use segments is likely to push the global demand for hotmelt adhesives forward at a steady 3.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) across 2022-2027.

The PHDCCI expert committee held a meeting on 24 November at the PHD House about how the year unfolded for the Indian packaging industry. Pooja Mahesh attended the membership-based collaborative that believes in the power of industry to make packaging more sustainable.

With sustainability being of importance for many businesses today, flexible packaging majors like Huhtamaki are creating a sustainable packaging solution to align themselves with Finland’s carbon handprint concept that was presented at COP27 earlier this month.

The 12th edition of the Asia Coat + Ink Show, taking place on 16 November in Mumbai and will have eminent leaders attending the show.

To raise awareness on recycling, the Office of District Collector, Mumbai set up benches made of repurposed Tetra Pak cartons in the visitor area. These were installed on 19 September under the guidance of Nidhi Choudhary, district collector and district magistrate, and Vikas Naik, additional district magistrate.