This year, growth in digital printing will accelerate with the focus on sustainability, security and innovation, writes A Appadurai, country manager, Indigo and inkjet business solutions, HP India.
A major constraint in the growth of the Indian paper industry is the lack of access to supply of quality primary raw material at competitive prices, be it wood or recovered fibre or agro fibre. This major handicap has put the Indian paper industry at a considerable disadvantage in its quest for global competitiveness. Today, the demand for paper in India is estimated to grow at 6-8% per annum. The Indian paper industry will be the fastest growing paper industry in the world. The Indian paper in
SIES announces SOP Star Awards 2020 winners SIES School of Packaging (SOP) has declared the winners of the fourth edition of the SOP Star Awards. (L-r) Hemant Randive, Sethunath Padmanabhan, Kiran Prayagi, Prasad Iyer and Ajay Bapat
Among the 31 winning companies from more than 130 entries, Uflex grabbed the lion’s share with 12 awards, while ITC bagged seven and TCPL was honoured with six.
The jury panel comprised of top names from the industry such as packaging stalwart Kiran Prayagi, ex-vice president at FCB Ulka Hemant Randive, Ajay Bapat of Packaging Concepts, Sethunath Padmanabhan of Reproflex 3 and SIES SOP’s Prasad Iyer.