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Pratip Samanta on AI, openness and the future of machine automation

In this interview with The Packman, Pratip Samanta, regional managing director – Southern & Eastern Asia, ABB Machine Automation Division (B&R Industrial Automation) explains...

Ester Industries looks beyond compliance to build circularity at scale

Vaibhav Jha, CEO of Ester Industries, used his presentation at the 13th Specialty Films & Flexible Packaging Global Summit in Mumbai to make a...

Brilliant Polymers pushes the solvent-free advantage

For Brilliant Polymers, the case for solvent-free lamination is becoming increasingly straightforward: sustainability has to make commercial sense too. The company is therefore focusing...

Toppan pushes the case for smarter sustainable packaging

For Hiroshi Suzuki, managing executive officer and CTO, Toppan, the next phase of sustainable flexible packaging is not simply about developing better materials. It...

You made the pack. Where did it go?

Flexible packaging has delivered clear benefits to the food and consumer goods industries, from lower packaging and food costs to reduced food waste and...

Prashant Mehra: India’s flexible packaging opportunity lies in scale, specialty and sustainability

India’s flexible packaging industry is moving into a phase where scale, product differentiation and sustainability can no longer be treated as separate priorities. According...

ElitePlus Conference: Ranesh Bajaj on the changing print technology landscape

The growing number of printing technologies available for flexible packaging is making technology selection a more strategic decision for converters. Digital, flexo, gravure and...

Pankaj Poddar highlights three key drivers for specialty film innovation

At the 13th Specialty Films & Flexible Packaging Global Summit in Mumbai, Pankaj Poddar, Group CEO, Cosmo First, outlined how specialty films are increasingly...

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Reducing salt, sugar and fat in food and beverage – global trends

Globally, more than 2 billion children and adults suffer from health problems related to being overweight or obese, and an increasing percentage of people...

The ice cream cone company

Homemade Baker’s (India) Ltd. in Sonepat is one of the largest ice cream cone manufacturers in the country producing 3 million cones every day....

Synthetic paper is gaining prominence, replacing pulp paper in several applications

Synthetic paper came into existence as replacement for pulp based paper in areas where trees were scarce and crude oil was relatively cheaper. Synthetic...

Sparsh Industries pumps in Rs 400 crore as it looks at rapid expansion

Kanpur-based Sparsh Industries has announced a US$ 45 million (INR 300 crore plus) greenfield project for manufacturing aluminum foils of different varieties for various packaging applications.

IEC+ joins IM Group

IEC+, a mechanical engineering specialist well known for its design and manufacturing of dispersing, grinding and mixing equipment as well as complete engineering studies...