Naresh Khanna
Editor of Indian Printer and Publisher since 1979 and Packaging South Asia since 2007. Trained as an offset printer and IBM 360 computer programmer. Active in the movement to implement Indian scripts for computer-aided typesetting. Worked as a consultant and trainer to the Indian print and newspaper industry. Visiting faculty of IDC at IIT Powai in the 1990s. Also founder of IPP Services, Training and Research and has worked as its principal industry researcher since 1999. Author of book: Miracle of Indian Democracy.
Mettler-Toledo’s Siddharth Kachroo, sales head for product Inspections
Mettler-Toledo, known for its end-of-line product inspection systems, has a deep commitment to the Indian market, having been active in the country for over 20 years and with more than 1,000 employees. Mettler-Toledo operates...
Progress and disappointment on climate change at COP27
At the conclusion of COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on 19 November 2022 the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, “From the beginning, this conference has been driven by two overriding themes: justice and ambition....
Coffee consumption in India to more than double by 2027
According to Statista Research, Coffee consumption in Indian amounted to 1.21 million 60-kilogram bags across India during the financial year 2022, a slight increase over the previous year but not reaching the 2019 level...
Devan’s South Indian Coffee packaging wins Red Dot prizes in 2021 & 2022
If you come to our office in Noida in the mornings, sometimes there will be freshly made South Indian coffee. Even though it is made with a coffee machine with a gold mesh filter...
Aptar Food + Beverage receives RecyClass approval for SimpliCycle valve
Midland, Michigan, USA, 7 October 2022 – Aptar Food + Beverage, a leader in consumer product dispensing and active material science solutions, reported that it has received approval for its SimpliCycle TPE-S valve from...
Carton converting in India – looking for the wow factor!
The product mix for cartons has changed in the past two years with an increase in litho-laminated cartons. Litho-laminated cartons are generally an offset printed packaging board that is pasted on an E- or...
Interview with Constantia’s Dr. Achim Grefenstein
In November 2019, at the opening of the brand new Constantia Ecoflex plant near Ahmedabad, we first met Dr Achim Grefenstein. While seated together at the event, Dr. Achim Grefenstein, senior vice-president of R&D...
UFlex Chemicals gets India patent for solvent free pigmented adhesive
New Delhi, 6 October 2022 – As one of the global leaders in inks, coatings and adhesives for packaging and labelling applications, the UFlex Chemicals Business recently acquired a patent for ‘Solvent free pigmented...
The Elite Conference in Mumbai – resuming the conversations
The 9th Elite Conference in Mumbai on the 5th and 6th of September 2022 was another significant step in the evolutionary progress of our society and industry. For those among the 1,400 film producers,...
Interview – Jigar Mehta, managing director, Honey Twigs
Healthier natural foods, food waste, hygiene, and sustainable delivery systems and packaging are frequently discussed concerns. Jigar Mehta, the managing director of new-age food company Honey Twigs, discusses his Honey Twigs products that address...