CONTENTS
DESIGN AND MARKETING
Millennials are driving the demand for sustainable packaging .......................... 04
WorldStar Award 2022 for 100 % r-PET school milk packaging ................................... 06
Berry Stack Up introduces new jar .......................... 07 Avery Dennison ’ s Intelligent Labels in India .......... 08
SUSTAINABILITY
‘ Plastic is not the problem , its mismanagement is ’ – WWF ’ s Mukherjee ........... 10
ITC collaborates with Invest India to launch Sustainability Innovation Challenge ........................ 12
PACKAGING CONSUMABLES Can paper really replace plastic in packaging ?....... 14
hubergroup launches sheetfed offset ink series for direct food contact ............................. 15
PREPRESS
Image Gravures acquires Lippi Systems in Ahmedabad ............................................. 16
Flexcel NX improves flexo opacity with less ink ...... 18 Pin Point Block enhances flexo with Esko ............... 19
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Nagpur ’ s Vaibhav Plasto orders two Bobst NOVA RS 5003 gravure presses ...................... 22
LIQUID PACKAGING
FDC ’ s Electral-Z + launched in UFlex ’ Asepto holographic packaging .................................. 24
SIG announces alu-free Signature Evo for liquid packaging .......................... 26
MONOCARTONS
Improvements in automated converting drive carton growth ................................ 28
Chandni Industries steps into packaging ................ 30
CORRUGATIONS
Valco Melton ’ s MX electric hot melt valve at PackPlus 2021 ............................................. 32
BHS talks automation at IndiaCorr Expo 2021 ....... 33
Botta Packaging Italy expands sustainability services ...................................................................... 34
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DIGITAL PRINTING
Digital labels & packaging on Fujifilm ’ s B1 digital press ......................................... 36
LABELS
The Indian label industry after 2 years of the pandemic ................................................................... 38
Hi-Tech Systems to double top line in 2021-2022 .. 39
Syntegon ’ s assembly & labeling solutions for medical devices ......................................................... 41
A kind of hope ........................................................... 42
FILLING & SEALING Syntegon ’ s new coffee packaging machine .............. 46
Gea launches digital service platform for filling line customers .................................................................. 47
Nichrome India ’ s FFS machines at PackEx India ... 47
CODING AND MARKING
Markem-Imaje launches 5940 G Touch Dry high-resolution inkjet coding system ...................... 49
INSPECTION SYSTEMS
Mettler-Toledo addresses Indian pharma packaging ........................................ 50
AUTOMATION An eye for accuracy ................................................... 52
LOGISTICS Packaging for logistics .............................................. 56
INDUSTRY NEWS PaperEx India postponed ........................................ 58 Printpack India postponed ....................................... 58 Siegwerk expands Indian operations ....................... 58 Toyo Inks expands gravure capacity ........................ 59 Mangesh Bhise promoted ......................................... 60
REGULAR COLUMN Advertisers ’ index ..................................................... 60 Share price ................................................................ 60 Events Calendar ........................................................ 62
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