Rajesh Sharma, business director of Sacmi displaying the recyclable bottle caps at ProPak India. Photo PSA
After so many date changes, ProPak India 2021 finally took place from 20 to 22 October in Pragati Maidan in New Delhi and experienced a good footfalls throughout the event. The crowd levels were unexpected as Covid-19 is still having and impact and many visitors are still avoiding large gathering and the exhibitions that have begun.
The three day Propack exhibition helped us to understand the breadth of the packaging industry. There is a hunger for technology, change, and information that made us realize that the industry needs to keep creating awareness on many topics. The continuous sharing of knowledge and experience of both the suppliers and the customers is needed to build back the planned growth of the industry and economy.
While we were there throughout the three days of the event we interacted with many exhibitors, on the last day we met were Sacmi at their stand to discuss their experience of ProPak India.
At theSacmistand, we met the company’s business director Rajesh Sharma who was showing the caps that the company produces for the beverage industry. He said, “Sacmiis an Italian headquartered company, and we have a well setup plant to produce packaging materials for the beverage industry. We are mainly focused on the beverage industry and consider it a major segment because of the higher volumes it generates and our customers are investing in high output solutions. When it comes to sustainability, no doubt sustainability and lightweight are key features of Sacmi. We are very particular about this as we develop the crown and completely recyclable aluminum caps. The ProPak event is small for us, but still, it’s a good opportunity to meet our customers face-to-face.”
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