Indpack taps into packaging requirements

The 16th edition of Indpack, a national packaging exhibition, was inaugurated by Anita Agnihotri, IAS (Indian Administrative Services), special secretary and financial advisor, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India on 16 January 2014.

18 Jan 2014 | By Rahul Kumar

The three days packaging exhibition - from 16 to 18 January has been organised by IIP (Indian Institute of Packaging) an autonomous body under the Ministry of Commerce at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. It is the first when the exhibition is taking place in New Delhi.

NC Saha, director, Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), said, “We are living in a packaging essential era. Packaging helps in distribution of food and other essentials to the user. Hence demand for better and innovative packaging is increasing. The main objective behind the exhibition is to promote the export business since India is the sixth largest country worldwide when it comes to packaging.”

“There are 89 exhibitors in this three-day exhibition and we are expecting around 4000 visitors during the entire time period,” Saha added.

Printers like Pragati, Ajanta, Kumar, Eco Bliss have presence at the show. In addition, there are metal print firms like Hindustan Tinworks  and Zenith.  

The theme of this edition of the exhibition is ‘Consumer Packaging Challenges and Opportunities’. Along the exhibition, two days conference is also happening at Hotel Shangri-La’s Eros on 17 and 18 January 2014. This conference attended by more than 200 delegates from the flexible packaging segment was inaugurated by the chief guest, Dr E M S  Natchiappan, the Hon'ble Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Government of India.

Anita Agnihotri, chief guest at the inaugural session, said, “The 12th five year plan will be positive for IIP and we have a soft corner for the institute also.”

Ashok Chaturvedi, CMD, Uflex and guest of honour, said, “Nothing can come out from a manufacturing unit without packaging even a person does not come out nude from bathroom.  He puts clothes on his body and it is human packaging, forms may be different by packaging is essential.”

In his concluding remarks, Chaturvedi, said, “We can save multiple amount of food and other daily  essential things for our society with good packaging. Around 30% of our total food goes waste because of poor packaging.  Awareness and quality of packaging must be increased. Different form of packaging will increased. Recycle of plastic must be there and government has to put plants in the country.”