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At the recently held K-Plastics & Rubber exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany, Manugraph announced its plans to manufacture CI flexo presses in India. Manugraph will now be able to offer ‘made in India’ CI flexo machines to the Indian market in partnership with the world renowned Italian brand Carraro & Carint. Manugraph is in exclusive partnership with Carraro to manufacture flexo machines in India.

The PDIT Conference is about a range of technology innovations that go into the packaging supply
chain—from post-harvest packaging innovations that can prevent wastage in the farm to active
packaging that can save food on the retail and consumer front. The conference will focus on new concepts and marketing paradigms that enhance the shelf impact of packaging as well as look at sustainability from resins and structures to recycling.

The future of a sustainable plastics industry rests on bold plans that involve ditching cheap manufacturing and rethinking the design of products, processes and business models, so rather than fuel a throwaway society, they work together to increase the worth of resin materials by prolonging their usefulness in multiple cycles of reuse and re-manufacture.

According to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), currently Asia, the Middle East and Africa comprise 34% of global packaging consumption whereas Europe is 34%, North America 27% and Latin America 5%. Russia, India, Brazil and China are estimated to be the source of about 30% of future global demand, a proportion that will increase as their economies develop further. Other trends in buying behavior imply an even greater need for packaging material. The sourcing of fiber to meet this demand can have particularly adverse impacts on ecologically significant areas, not just domestically, but also across the South-East Asian region. This reflects a larger need for India’s packaging industry to ensure it uses only sustainably sourced material when meeting its long-term raw material requirements.

The ninth edition of the Multilayer Packaging Films Conference will take place in Vienna from 15 to 17 November 2016. In the opening session of the conference, Kraft Heinz will discuss the expectations that fast moving consumer goods companies place on their packaging and AMI will give an update on the latest market trends driving the industry forward.

Responsibly managing waste and ensuring zero waste to landfill has been a daunting challenge for the labeling industry. Coming up with a solution is UPM Raflatac, which is partnering with Labelexpo Americas (held from 13 to 15 September 2016 in Rosemont, Illinois) to provide a solution for exhibiting label converters to responsibly dispose of their label, matrix and liner waste and give it a new life in the form of energy. Attendees are invited to visit UPM Raflatac’s waste collection feature area at Stand 1245, where they can find more information and talk to company experts.