For the first time this year, Ludhiana printers bagged 10 awards, including four gold, three silver and three certificates of merit at the National Awards for the Excellence in Printing (NAEP) organised by the All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP).
AIFMP condemns hike in paper prices, seeks intervention Apart from Covid related challenges, the printing industry is facing the twin blow of continuous price hikes in paper, plates, chemicals, ink and other raw material and substantial rise in input cost. The All-India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) has condemned the sharp rise in the prices of raw material, especially paper, plates and chemical, etc. In a recent release, the organisation said, the unprecedented escalation of price of paper by the paper mills is the major hurdle while consumables industries are not willing to pass on the cost making their business unviable.