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Indian packaging industry reeling under unprecedented RM cost increase

Globally, with the advent of COVID pandemic, demand for the manufacturing sector plummeted drastically, chemicals being no different faced the dearth in demand. Industry...

Ramakrishna Karanth joins Siegwerk India as the new CEO

Siegwerk, one of the leading global suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has announced the appointment of Ramakrishna Karanth as the...

Toyo launches GMP-compliant offset inks for food packaging

Toyo Printing Inks has recently brought to market the LP-9000 Toyo Life Premium Food LO/LM, a new series of sheetfed offset inks with low...

Siegwerk’s raw materials supply chain under pressure due to multiple global cost drivers

Packaging ink suppliers are facing increased prices on pigment raw materials, petrochemical price increases and supply constraints and higher freight cost due to the...

Use of toluene-based inks in packaging material contradicts the food grade concept

Toluene (methylbenzene) is an aromatic hydrocarbon (C6H5CH3), which is a colorless, flammable liquid. It is widely used as an industrial solvent. Toluene is used...

Yansefu advances business portfolio with LED coatings

Yansefu India is offering LED coatings, Sarjocoat series, for the gravure and offset markets. Sarjocoat comprises a plethora of customized UV/LED coatings to display...

Siegwerk India launches mineral oil-free inks for packaging

Siegwerk, one of the leading global suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels headquartered in Germany, has announced their decision to launch...

Yansefu India invests in developing bio-based products to meet sustainability challenges

Mahan Hazarika: What is the prospect of the Indian packaging ink sector? What kind of opportunities do you see in the coming years? JK Sharma:...

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Maximizing the benefits of UV-LED curing coating technology for flexible packaging

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DuPont Fort Madison plant doubles production capacity for pigment inks and dispersions

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Michelman to debut range of sustainable packaging solutions at Pack Expo

Michelman will introduce Pack Expo 2024 attendees to its extensive line of water-based barrier and functional coatings for flexible and rigid packaging applications. These...