IFCA, AIPIMA jointly organize packaging seminar in Mumbai

Suresh Gupta, president, IFCA lighting the ceremonial lamp

The India Flexibles and Folding Carton Manufacturers Association (IFCA) in association with All India Ink manufacturers Association (AIPIMA) organized a briefing titled 'Changing World of Impress & Packaging' at the Orchid Hotel in Mumbai on 31 May. The seminar was attended by more than 100 delegates comprising professionals from packaging firms, fabric suppliers and brand owners among others.

Delegates at the seminar

BB Sen, president, AIPIMA delivered the inaugural address and thanked all the delegates and the organizers. The keynote address was delivered by Suresh Gupta, president, IFCA. Gupta said that there are 4 principal factors influencing the world of packaging at present, what he called change drivers – exports, aspirational Indian customers, regulatory changes and technological changes.

According to Gupta, the exports market offers bang-up opportunity for Indian packaging solutions providers but many of them need to up their game "and get rid of the chalta hai attitude". He said that the companies volition have to be world class in terms of quality to succeed in markets like US and Europe.

Talking well-nigh the aspirational Indian consumers, Gupta said that they want quality and innovative at affordable price, convenience, variety, quick satisfaction and is concerned almost the environs. And then, convertors will demand to keep all these things in mind when thinking of a solution, he said.

Packaging industry also needs to caryatid upward for regulatory changes that are expected to unfold in the near futurity especially things like plastic waste management, new FSSAI regulations and safety at work place. Not but is the regulatory landscape undergoing a modify, the technological landscape too is changing. Gupta argued that digital printing engineering will have an impact sooner rather than afterwards. He added that substrate and machines will likewise see an evolution going alee.

In addition to Gupta's keynote, the other highlights of the seminar were presentations almost inks and coating by officials of some of the biggest companies in the industry.

Anil Rastogi of Uflex talked about new trends in ink and coating engineering. He said that regulations with focus on NIAS substances gaining importance, there is a tendency of reduction in solvent consumption and customers are looking for ecological products such as loftier gloss water-based coatings, water-based inks for foils and films, LED inks and coatings and water-based adhesives.

Ashwini Bhardwaj of Hubergroup India touched on the consequence of environs, product rubber and sustainability. He said that when it comes production safety for press inks primal problems are migration, smell, toxicity, organoleptic properties and straight contact. When information technology comes to sustainability and surround, key problems are disposal, recyclability, air/solid/water waste product management.

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