According to Milind Wagle of IFCA, the competition provides a platform for encouraging the needed creativity and continuous improvement.
“This is a prestigious award for the flexible packaging and carton packaging industry. This year we are increasing the number of categories for awards to include the associate manufacturers like inks, adhesives, films, and packaging machinery etc. We have also introduced new categories like Best Branding through Packaging and Packaging R&D to encourage wider participation,” added Wagle.
The 2017 edition of IFCA Star Awards saw ITC bag 19 awards and Huhtamaki PPL win eight awards. Among the other winners Uflex bagged five awards, Umax won four awards, while Orient Press and TCPL won two awards each.