Over the last decade, paper and paperboard manufacturers in India have expanded and tackled challenges thrown at them by a receding global economy. As the markets recover, the industry is primed to take a bigger bite of the market. Words: Dibyakumar Sarma and Mihir Joshi
PrintWeek India spoke to Saumitra Prasad, chief marketing officer, Kokuyo Camlin, to understand what is transpiring in the commercial packaging sector in India.
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Amul advertisements are iconic images of modern India. They more often than not are able to get the pulse of the nation with humourous puns on current events from all walks of life. “In principle my writer Manish Jhaveri and I who colloborate every morning, decide what is the key element of the FIFA we'd like to focus on every day. Say, yesterday's topical on the goalies. Or the previous day on Robben's fake dive. Manish then goes off and writes various optional lines looking at the
PrintWeek India collates all the top stories that have made headlines a day after the new Modi government presented their first budget. Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley reduced customs duty on several products, but also hiked excise duties on other products. While those who were expecting and calling for a tough, non-populist Budget, were left disappointed.
With Indian Premier League’s seventh season about to start in five days time, the teams have started bombarding the cricket crazy country of ours with wave after wave of media blitz in order to attract as many eyeballs as possible. Delhi Daredevils, in an attempt to redefine its under-performing brand image, has opted for a complete overhaul.
ASCI’s upholds complaints against 10 print advertisers
The Indian packaging industry is estimated to be worth Rs 1,17,000 crore and India is the sixth biggest packaging market in the world. The top 22 packaging firms in India recorded a total combined revenue of Rs 30,536.60 crore. Here is a look at the biggest packaging firms in India and how they fared in the last financial year.
Canon India (Hall 7/Stall D-14) is showcasing its range of light production print solutions for the range of its commercial and wide-format printing segments, along with samples printed on their DreamLabo series at PrintPack.
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13 year old Shubham Banerjee is probably one of the youngest entrepreneur in the world. He recently started Braigo Labs, a company to develop low-cost machines to print Braille, the tactile writing system for the visually impaired.
Mihir Joshi, besides being a PrintWeek India scribe, is a central defender and supporter of AC Milan. In his weekly column he immortalises the power of print with the same passion with which he gets excited about the world's greatest game.
Ralph Nappi, president, NPES followed-up Viren Chhabria’s keynote with a rousing and interesting introduction to the seminar whose theme is “Mission Possible: How to Profit from New Technology”.
Mihir Joshi looks at key Indian companies and analyses the financial data from the top-line packaging converters. He says, "Indian packaging is at the threshold of explosive growth "
India is the third largest Asian market for printing equipment and consumables with some 200,000 printing presses installed nationwide. It employs 700,000 people directly and an estimated 450,000 people indirectly. Moreover, Indian printing industry’s growth has superseded India’s GDP growth by growing by almost 12.2% per annum for the last half-a-decade.
The morning session of the second day at NPES business conference mainly focused on the newspaper industry in India. With stalwarts of the newspaper publishing and printing industry in India like K Balaji, director, The Hindu , V Siva Raja, AVP, Hindustan Times and Shashank Chavan, Times of India up on the panel, it promised to be an interesting discussion.
There is a new generation of literate Indians in the interiors of the country who are propelling newspaper sales, Mihir Joshi looks at the trends from a market that is defying global trends
Mihir Joshi looks at MeadWestvaco, smart cards in UP, barcodes and Google's anti-print policy
Faheem Agboatwala is as passionate about reading books as he is about print. He lists five management books which according to him will benefit the printing fraternity. As told to Mihir Joshi
Mihir Joshi, besides being a PrintWeek India scribe, is a central defender and supporter of AC Milan. In his weekly column he immortalises the power of print with the same passion with which he gets excited about the world's greatest game.
Mihir Joshi looks at Q3 results of top print companies
The seventh edition of Indian Magazine Congress (IMC), organised by the Association of Indian Magazines (AIM) will be held at ITC Grand Central, Mumbai on 14-15 February 2013.
Tarun Rai: ‘At 4 per cent of ad spend, share of magazines can only go up’ Tarun Rai of WWM noted that technology is providing newer opportunities for magazines, even as traditional magazines are growing
PWI speaks to Ravi Agarwala of Apsom Infotech, an exhibitor at Labelexpo India 2012.
At this year’s PrintWeek India Conclave, Tarun Rai, chief executive officer, Worldwide Media, and president, The Association of Indian Magazines, spoke about the myths perpetuated by mainstream media about the impending decline of print. He then brought up an engagement survey AIM had undertaken.
With labellers opting for in-line options and sprucing up quality, exhibitors at Labelexpo India loo k to shore up their stands with products and live demos. Mihir Joshi compiles exhibitor responses.
The third edition of Labelexpo India 2012 has over 200 exhibitors who hope to showcase label technologies from 29 October to 1 November, at Pragati Maidan in Delhi. Mihir Joshi reports
With LabelExpo India 2012 from 29 October to 1 November, Mihir Joshi caught up with Roger Pellow, managing director of Labelexpo and asked him what visitors could expect from this year’s show.
PrintWeek India looks at four books from varied genres which are informative, based on true events and inspirational, with print and its power as a medium central to all of them.
PrintWeek India looks at four books from varied genres which are informative, based on true events and inspirational, with print and its power as a medium central to all of them.
PrintWeek India looks at four books from varied genres which are informative, based on true events and inspirational, with print and its power as a medium central to all of them. In this first part, we review Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds by Ping Fu, with co-author MeiMei Fox.
The Indian packaging industry is estimated to be worth Rs 1,17,000 crore and India is the sixth biggest packaging market in the world. The top 22 packaging firms in India recorded a total combined revenue of Rs 30,536.60 crore. PrintWeek India looks at titans of the Indian packaging industry in this two part series.
At the recently concluded Indpack conference N C 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 and will continue to grow.”
GroupM, the leading media investment planning conglomerate in India, released their annual estimated advertising expenditure report called the This Year, Next Year (TYNY) 2014. Print advertising is projected to grow at 8.5% thanks to the growth of regional print publications across India.
Mihir Joshi, besides being a PrintWeek India scribe, is a central defender and supporter of AC Milan. In his weekly column he immortalises the power of print with the same passion with which he gets excited about the world's greatest game.
The South Korean electronics major Samsung has dethroned Nokia as the most trusted brand in India. Nokia had been the most trusted brand in India for the past three years. The study by Trust Research Advisory (TRA), which is a comparison of brands based on the level of 'trust' people have in them, ranks Samsung as 'India's most trusted brand' this time with Sony and Tata completing the ‘top three’.
The Indian packaging industry is estimated to be worth Rs 1,17,000-crore and India is the sixth biggest packaging market in the world. The top 22 packaging firms in India recorded a total combined revenue of Rs 30,536.60-crore. PrintWeek India looks at titans of the Indian packaging industry in this two part series.
PrintWeek India spoke to Sanjana Roy Choudhury, publisher, Hay House India, about their book development process and their plans for the future. Hay House India is the Indian arm of Hay House, an international leader in self-help and transformational publishing.
The world's decision makers will converge in London for Ipex from 24 to 29 March to drive their businesses forward. Trevor Crawford, event director, gives the lowdown to Mihir Joshi
The biggest democracy goes to poll this April-May. Find out why print wins no matter who comes to power
April Fools’ Day is an old custom celebrated every year on the first day of April. It is celebrated as a day when people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other, both the jokes and their victims being known as "April fools".
Jo Francis, contributing editor of PrintWeek, UK will be the chief guest at the PrintWeek India Awards event on 30 August, 2012 at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.
Day three at Cannes Lions brought joy to India as McCann Worldgroup India won India's first Gold for its three-entry campaign for Western Union in the Outdoor Lions category.
The Indian outdoor advertising industry gathered on 9 June to honour and acknowledge people and agencies who have contributed in energising and leveraging the possibilities for growth in the industry.
BST Sayona, which specialises in providing system solutions and automation technology for the web processing industry, will showcase its web guiding and web inspections at PackPlus 2012 at Hall 3, Stand 42.
Technotrans India, systems suppliers for liquid technologies are inviting entries for green printing.
Sanjay Pareek of Percept speaks to Mihir Joshi of PrintWeek India about why brand and media managers need data to defend their argument on use of OOH media.
PackPlus South 2012 organised by Print-Packaging.com will have more than 300 exhibitors on the 10,500 square metres sprawling area of the Hitex Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad from 6-9 July 2012.
The eighth edition of the Outdoor Advertising Convention (OAC) kicked off today at Hotel Renaissance, Powai, Mumbai. The two-day convention saw 350 delegates take part on day one of the event.
Fespa has announced the press conference schedule for their flagship event Fespa 2013 at ExceL London Exhibition Centre, London to be held on 25-29 June 2013.
Agfa Graphics is set for a hectic Fespa 2013 with a range of new launches and development to their existing range of products. Apart from new additions to its Anapurna and Jeti families of UV-curable wide-format printers, Agfa will also launch its Asanti PDF workflow for sign and display applications at the show at ExCeL London Exhibition Centre, London to be held on 25-29 June 2013.
Labelexpo Europe 2013 is poised to be the biggest in the show's 33 year as it returns to the Belgian capital.
Manjushree Technopack, the largest converters of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and preforms in India registered a consolidated revenue growth rate of 17% in the financial year ending 31 March 2013. Net sales stood at Rs 361.22 crore, up from 309.78 crore from the financial year 2012.
DB Corp's fourth quarter consolidated net profit was up at Rs 55.3 crore against Rs 45.4 crore, a year ago. It also consolidated total income to Rs 398 crore versus Rs 353.2 crore in 2012. One of the foremost media conglomerate in India saw a 12% hike in total revenue generated in Q4 compared to the Q4 results of the last fiscal year, while advertising income and circulation figures also jumped by 13% and 18% respectively during the same period.
Drupa committee of industry representatives along with Messe Dusseldorf have organised the print mega event since 1951 has expanded to include representatives of major manufacturing companies Baumann Maschinenbau, Bielomatik, EFI, Hewlett Packard International, Leonhard Kurz Stiftung, Manroland and Technotrans.
The first China International exhibition on packaging, printing and plastics industries will be held in Hall A of Yiwu International Expo Centre on 19-22 November 2013. The show is organized by the People's Government of Zhejiang Province and hosted by Adsale exhibition service.
Asian Publishing Convention, the premier annual convention for CEOs and managers in the magazine and online publishing industry will be held in Manila, Philippines on 11-12 July 2013.
India Design Forum 2013, the second edition of the show will be held on 15-16 March at the NCPA; and is expected to have 1,000 delegates in the audience. Along with other trends, the Forum will present experts who will examine how "print informs and affects our everyday lives".
Kozhikode-based photo giant, National Laser Color Lab inaugurated their new photo printing facility, Leader Color Graphics. They had recently installed a Kodak NexPress SX 3300 at their new printing facility.
Nielsen India and the Readership Studies Council of India (RSCI), have announced that fieldwork for the new Indian Readership Survey (IRS), will begin in May, and that findings from the first study are expected to be released by December.
The regional Malayalam daily Malayala Manorama, which was set up in 1888, celebrated its 125 years anniversary recently with the president of the nation Pranab Mukherjee attending the festivities at their Kodimatha printing plant.
Xaar's technology, particularly in the digital decoration of ceramic tiles spear-headed the company’s sales figures as the group went on register record sales numbers in 2012. Xaar group has more than doubled revenue over the last three years with growth in excess of 25% for each year.
The inaugural Fespa Eurasia 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey from October 3-5, 2013 has attracted overwhelming number of exhibitors, which has seen more than 80% of the initial 14,000 sq/m exhibitors space booked seven months prior to the show.
April seems to be a hectic month for the publishing industry, recently concluded London Book Fair is quickly followed by the 23rd Abu Dhabi International Book Fair which opens today. Over 1000 exhibitors from 50 countries are participating at this year’s fair. Fair authorities say that exhibitor numbers are up by 13% this year.
PackPlus South will return to Hyderabad’s HITEX International exhibition centre for their 2013 edition between 5-8 July 2013.
The Share-to-Benefit (StB) session for the month of April focussed on the aspects that one needs to consider in order to select the right kind of corrugated boxes (CB) for the right purpose and chillers and filters for offset machines.
The search is on for the best and brightest in print and packaging companies in India to compete for their place in the industry’s most prestigious, PrintWeek India Awards ceremony.
In-Store Asia’s eighth edition will be held at Mumbai’s Bombay Exhibition Centre from 21-23 February 2013.
A K Chowdhary, head of operation - stationery division, ITC set the ball rolling at the Line O Matic (LOM) stall. Choudhary started the LOM’s Nova RB 104 an upgraded fully automatic exercise book machine after cutting the customary red ribbon.
An optimistic Bimal Chaku, general manager, Malhotra Graphics announced the sale of a Morgana Auto Creaser to Repro Scan and a Morgana’s Card Xtra Plus to Sahaya Printers, Mumbai at the PrintPack India 2013.
Industry veteran Viren Chhabra set the ball rolling for this year’s NPES conference after the customary traditional lighting of the lamp. Chhabra rolled back the years as he enthralled the crowd with recollections of how the Indian printing industry has evolved since he first started out.
Share-to-Benefit (StB) forum for June 2013 was held at Vasai-based Spectrum Scan’s Bazaar, an 'experience lounge' - a 2,500 sq/ft ‘Bazaar’ of point-of-purchase (POP) and point-of-sale (POS) items.
The first Kyoorius Awards which are being organised in association with International Advertising Association (IAA), India chapter and Design and Art Direction (D&AD), are scheduled to be held on 29 August 2013.
IRS 2012 Q4 data reveals that cumulative readership (average issue readership) of top 10 Hindi dailies has declined by 6.12 per cent and top 10 English dailies by 4.75 per cent. The magazines have seen downward spiral accelerate as the top 10 magazines declined in cumulative readership by 30.15 per cent.
The Goafest 2013 Advertising Conclave with the underlining theme of ‘Time to Listen’ started with Nitin Paranjpe, MD and CEO, HUL, delivering the inaugural address. Paranjpe said, “The changes witnessed in marketing and advertising demanded change all around.”
As a part of Printer's Day celebrations, Mumbai Mudrak Sangh has organised an open house panel discussion on the pressing issue of taxation, 'Taxation and the Printer' on 12 April at The Courtyard by Marriot in Mumbai the panel discussion will be followed by 217th Governing Council Meeting of the All India Federation of Master Printers on the 13th and the 14th Arpil.
Varanasi-based Jauhari Printers has installed a Kodak CTP Trendsetter 400 to meet the growing demands in the packaging and publishing sectors.
Based on the lines of Sino Corrugated in China, IndiaCorr 2013 will put the spotlight on the Indian corrugated manufacturing industry and will be held from 17-19 October 2013 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
Taiyo Kikai, Japan, who is represented in India by Standard Printers, will display their latest technology in flexo press with STF 340 Flexo Highspeed Label Press, among other machines at China Print 2013 which will be held in New China International Exhibition Centre, Beijing from 14 to18 May 2013.
Organisers of Fespa Fabric 2013 are calling for entries to its t-shirt design competition.The competition, which returns for the second year in a row, will see the entries published online so the Fespa community can vote for its favourite. The five most popular designs will be showcased at Fespa Fabric 2013, London where show visitors will vote for the best design.
Mumbai-based Liberty Graphics has recently installed Agfa’s Jeti 1224 HDC.
AutoPrint, the Coimbatore-based manufacturer has launched a new print inspection machine Checkmate 65 - which is being touted "a path breaker" because of its competitive price.
The city of Lucerne will play host to the 10th Hunkeler Innovationdays on 11-15 February 2013 at its Messe Lucerne exhibition facility.
KMI, distributors of Konica Minolta digital production presses in India showcased the KMI Colour Magic, KMI Photo Matching and KMI Exact Match at its stand at PrintPack India 2013.
Flexi Web 2 Print the Mumbai-based web-to-print software provider and first time exhibitors are showcasing their Flexi Web to Print shop software, a full-fledged web-to-print e-commerce platform at PrintPack India 2013. The company has also launched an iPad version of their platform at the show.
Zenith Worldwide, manufacturer of printing and industrial rubber rollers, which is present at the PrintPack India 2013 with displays their newest range of rollers, is unfazed with the challenges the digital print technology is throwing at the offset and sees a chink in the digital armour.
Top ten Indian book print firms will come together at the ‘Indian Printers Collective Stand’ at the Frankfurt Book Fair in order to endorse India as a favourable book printing destination.
Screen Print India 2012 has opened its doors for visitors today in Mumbai. The show will go on till 7 September.
Mihir Joshi, besides being a PrintWeek India scribe, is a central defender and supporter of AC Milan. In his weekly column he immortalises the power of print with the same passion with which he gets excited about the world's greatest game.
Tresu Group, the company which offers flexible and customised solutions of flexo printing machines and ancillary products for flexo and offset printing are all set to show developments in its chamber doctor blade systems for narrow- and mid-web at LabelExpo India.
Validating Ravi Kiran’s words, the print firms from tier 2 and tier 3 cities participated in numbers and won many awards at the recently concluded PrintWeek India awards. This includes: Manipal Technologies bagging the PrintWeek India Company of the Year.
This year at the Frankfurt Book Fair between 10 to 14 October, top ten Indian book print firms will come together at the ‘Indian Printers Collective Stand’ to signal the positive changes in the Indian book print industry.
Edale, UK-based manufacturing giants of specialist web printing and converting machinery with expertise covering four main market sectors; flexographic printing, digital printing, commercial security and speciality converting are getting ready for their second foray at LabelExpo India alongside their Indian agent, Printers Supply Company (PSC).
Messe Dusseldorf, the organisers of print industry's mega-exhibition, Drupa, will organise International PackTech India 2012. Approximately 33% more exhibitors than the last show two years ago, will present their full range of products for the packaging, packaging printing at Mumbai’s Bombay Exhibition Centre on 7-8 November.
Print Promotion management conference will be a series of one day post-Drupa conference which will be held in the first week of December in Mumbai (1 December, Taj Lands End), Kolkata (3 December, Taj Bengal), Hyderabad (5 December, Vivanta by Taj Begumpet) and Cochin (7 December, Vivanta by Taj Malabar Cochin).
While the newspapers readership in the western world has taken a beating, thanks to the advances in the electronic media technologies (tabs, smartphones etc), English language newspaper readership in India has shown a substantial surge.
Labelexpo India 2012 which by is being organised by UK-based Tarsus group and Label Manufacturers Association of India (LMAI) opened it gates for the exhibitors today at New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan. With over 200 exhibitors and more than 20 live demonstrations, it’s one of the biggest shows for the label industry in India.
Reifenhauser, the Indian representative of Nuova Gidue, AVT, Durst etc, has come to Labelexpo India 2012 to showcase some of the latest presses from its international partners.
Netherland-based GSE Dispensing has come to the Labelexpo India for the second time in order to expand and create business opportunities in India. GSE provides gravimetric dispensing solutions for ink, paste and paint logistics.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the retail sector is here! The government with help of some regional parties have defeated the opposition motion seeking immediate withdrawal of the decision was rejected convincingly in both house against a united opposition which consisted of both right and left-wing political parties.
A group of Russian printing packagers visited Bobst India’s Pune facility to better understand the Indian manufacturing facility and visit top Indian packaging firms.
Globalocal, the annual platform for local and international players within the publishing and ancillary industry will return for its fourth edition in Jaipur on the 28 and 29 January 2013.
Bobst India recently welcomed some potential Russian clients to its Pune plant and then took them on a tour of some of India’s top packaging units. The Russian delegation visited Parksons Packaging (Chakan), TCPL (Daman) and International Print-o-Pac (Noida) in a week’s time.
West Bengal Master Printers’ Association (WBMPA) welcomed K S Khurana, president, Indian Printing, Packaging and Allied Machinery Manufacturers' Association (IPAMA) on his recent visit to West Bengal.
At Labelexpo, Gallus will demonstrate its clear focus on local customer proximity. Furthermore, the company will unveil numerous innovations at its stand E21/D21.
Mihir Joshi, besides being a PrintWeek India scribe, is a central defender and supporter of AC Milan. In his weekly column he immortalises the power of print with the same passion with which he gets excited about the world's greatest game.
Labelexpo India which will be held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi between 29 October and 1 November will also include the LMAI Avery Dennison Awards 2012.
The second edition of the Publishing Next conference was held in Goa at the Krishnadas Shama State Central Library, Panaji on 14 and 15 September.
Mihir Joshi, besides being a PrintWeek India scribe, is a central defender and supporter of AC Milan. In his weekly column he immortalises the power of print with the same passion with which he gets excited about the world's greatest game.
At the recently concluded Labelexpo Americas in Chicago, CGS unveiled XG Inks, ORIS media transfer film and RealPro packaging suite.
PackPlus 2012 will be held between 7-10 December 2012 at the India Expo Centre in New Delhi (NCR). The show is tragetted at the packaging sector which is valued at about 8,000 crore with an annual growth of roughly 22-25 %.
Book piracy has been rampant over the last 20 years that the inter-American Publishers Group estimates that globally about 50 billion book pages are illegally reprinted every year. Asian and Latin American countries have been the main culprit and book piracy in these developing countries have reached alarming dimensions.
Frankfurt Book Fair which is being held in Germany from 10 to 14 October is generating lot of buzz.
The premier Demystifying Colour seminar will provide an insight into the printing and design industry. The two city seminar in Mumbai and Delhi will be hosted by Colourmechanics and Collegare on 6 and 9 November 2012 respectively.
Niranjan Delavictoire has been appointed as general manager of Esko India. He holds a bachelor’s degree of technology in mechanical engineering and has worked with Hewlett-Packard India and Ramco Systems. Delavictoire has been involved in starting new operations domestically and internationally with specialisation in “the Information technology sector”.
Niranjan Delavictoire has been appointed as general manager of Esko India. He holds a bachelor’s degree of technology in mechanical engineering and has worked with Hewlett-Packard India and Ramco Systems. Delavictoire has been involved in starting new operations domestically and internationally with specialisation in “the Information technology sector”.
As Labelexpo India 2012 (hosted at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi from 29 October to 1 November) approaches, the organisers are bullish about a good show; what with "a slew of live demonstrations and product launches".
Tresu Group, global supplier of flexo presses and ancillaries for the flexo and offset printing market, displayed its latest developments in its chamber doctor blade systems for narrow- and mid-web at Labelexpo India. The company exhibited at the stand of its recently appointed agency, Capital Graphic Supplies (New Delhi).
A gathering of printers, print buyers and design agencies was educated and enlightened about colour management and benefits of standardisation during the daylong seminar in Mumbai on 6 November. The first Demystifying Colour seminar, planned as a series by New Delhi-based Colourmechanics, was held in Mumbai on 6 November.
Frankfurt Book Fair, the biggest book and media fair in the world - with around 7500 exhibitors from over 110 countries, will be introducing new show infrastructure from 2015 in order to enhance visitors and exhibitors experience at the show.
Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) will host a knowledge sharing roundtable on 19 May 2014 at KMPA’s Conference Hall, Near Deshabhimani Junction, Kaloor, Kochi. The roundtable will be attended by all major players in the Kerala print industry.
India is home to 1.2-crore visually impaired people of which 56 lakh are literate. Even with such a sizeable visually impaired academic textbooks, audio books and the odd newspaper in Hindi and Marathi are the few resources for visually impaired people.
Offset Printers' Association (OPA) will be organising InterPrint Expo 2014 at Kumra Palace, Ludhiana on 10-13 October 2014. The decision to organise InterPrint Expo at Ludhiana was taken considering constant demands of the printers of the region (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Chandigarh).
The 12th Screen Print India is scheduled to be held at The International Centre, Goa between 18-21 September 2014. Screen Print India, an exhibition focusing on the screen, digital and textile printing industry in India has been endorsed by 12 industry associations from across India and the globe.
The fifth All in Print China or China International Exhibition for All Printing Technology & Equipment will be organised on 14-17 November 2014 by Printing Technology Association of China, China Academy of Printing Technology, and Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) under the approval by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China.
Kyoorius, a division of Transasia Fine Paper, in association with D&AD, will announce the winners of the 2014 Kyoorius Advertising and Digital Awards at an awards ceremony on 12th June at NSCI Indoor Stadium in Mumbai.
Campaign Asia-Pacific in collaboration with Nielsen has published an exclusive 'Asia's Top 1000 Brands' research for the year 2014. Samsung was numero uno in 10 of the 13 markets surveyed (Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines). Sony came top in Taiwan and Vietnam as well as its home market Japan. Sony regained its second position, which it had conceded to Apple in last year’s survey. The annually conducted comprehensive res
26 Indian entries for outdoor and press categories have been shortlisted at Cannes Lions 2014. With 20 entries Outdoor has the highest number of Indian shortlists. McCann led the way with 12 shortlists. Six of the shortlists are for work on Big Babol, while the remaining shortlisted entries are for Premier Tissues.
The first Kyoorius Design and Advertising Awards in Mumbai was a grand affair with close to 1000 advertising and design industry’s dignitaries in attendance as the best in Indian advertising and design were awarded with 37 Blue Elephants and 4 Black Elephants.
The 11th edition of the PrintPack India series, Printpack India 2013, is slated for 23-28 February, 2013 at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, NCR Delhi.
The second edition of the Publishing Next conference will be held in picturesque Goa at the Krishnadas Shama State Central Library, Panaji on 14 and 15 September.
Top print firms and CEOs are registering for PrintWeek India's Conclave on 30 August 2012 at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.
Mihir Joshi, besides being a PrintWeek India scribe, is a central defender and supporter of AC Milan. In his weekly column he immortalises the power of print with the same passion with which he gets excited about the world's greatest game.
Mihir Joshi, besides being a PrintWeek India scribe, is a central defender and supporter of AC Milan. In his weekly column he immortalises the power of print with the same passion with which he gets excited about the world's greatest game.
ITC is bullish about the flexible packaging business in India for the FMCG major, who are also major players in the packaging sector are in the process of expanding operations by commissioning fresh capacity to address the growing business opportunity.
Konica Minolta Business Solution India is expanding their operations in the Indian market by opening a new base in Kolkata.
Domino Printech India (Domino India) had received notification from the Indian tax authorities of unpaid excise duty for its inks (including penalties and interest charges) in 2012.
InterPrint Expo India, which is being organised with the support of 34 regional associations has sold out 70% of the available exhibitor’s space. The show is scheduled to be held in Ludhiana between 10-13 October 2014. The decision to organise InterPrint Expo at Ludhiana was taken considering constant demands of the printers of the region (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Chandigarh).
Packplus’ 2014 edition is set to open its door for the members of the graphic art industry. After a gap of two years, the four-day Packplus 2014 will be held at Pragati Maidan and is slated for 11-14 June, 2014. Packplus 2012 and 2013 were held at India Expo Centre and Mart, Greater Noida.
At the recently concluded Goafest 2014, JWT India took home 40 metals, the most for an agency at this year’s competition.
Over 400 exhibitors and a footfall of 85,148, PrintPack India has exceeded even the most optimistic expectations.
Kyoorius, a division of Transasia Fine Paper, in association with D&AD, has revealed the jury for the 2015 Advertising & Digital Awards.
Gautham Pai, promoter and group managing director of The Manipal Group has become the youngest recipient of Mumbai Mudrak Sangh(MMS)’s Lifetime Achievement Award when he was felicitated by Subhash Desai, minister for industries Maharashtra at MMS Printer’s day celebration on 3 March 2015 at Garware Club House, Mumbai.
Xerox unveiled the Rialto 900 inkjet press at Hunkeler Innovationdays, which was hosted in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Gautham Pai, promoter and group managing director of The Manipal Group has become the youngest recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from Mumbai Mudrak Sangh (MMS) when he will be felicitated by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis at MMS Printer’s Day celebration on 3 March 2015 at Garware Club House, Mumbai. Subhash Desai, Minister for Industries Maharashtra will also grace the occasion.
Blue Lotus Communications public relations agency of Comniscient Group was recognised by the Public Relations Society of India (PRSI)’s Kolkata chapter, for achieving excellence in government and corporate public relations with the coveted National PR Day Award on 21 April 2014.
Delhi Printers’ Association held its annual elections for the posts of eight office bearers and 20 executive committee members on 27 April 2014. They had received 34 nomination papers for the 28 posts which were up for grabs.
SIES Graduate School of Technology in Nerul, on 3 April, will host the fourth round of Seekho Aur Samjho. According to Rushikesh Aravkar of PrintWeek India, the session in Hindi will cover “key aspects of paper terminology, its correct usage and applications.”
The 12th Paperex is scheduled to be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 1-4 November 2015. With more than 500 leading exhibitors from over 40 countries expected to be a part of the four-day event.
PrintWeek India which is the Official Media Partner for PrintPack India 2015 (11-15 February 2015), one of the biggest print shows in India, will produce a 32-page newspaper.
Paints and coatings maker AkzoNobel India have reported an 87.85% jump in net profit, which stood at Rs 50.74-crore for the third quarter of the 2014-15 fiscal year.
The 43rd London Book Fair opened yesterday at the Earls Court in London, the three-day event is attracting lots of visitors to explore their new books and get involved in various cultural programs.
The biggest Indian print tradeshow of the year, PrintPack India 2015, was inaugurated by plethora of Indian and international print luminaries at India Expo Centre and Mart, Greater Noida.
Gujarat printing industry players are looking to provide ‘On demand Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs)’ in partnership with the state government. This is an attempt to create skill sets for workers in the fast-growing, yet largely unorganised printing industry.
PrintWeek India is the official media partner for PrintPack India 2015 (11-15 February 2015), one of the biggest print shows in India. As the exclusive partner, PrintWeek India will publish a Newspaper on all the five days of the exhibition.
Today is World Book and Copyright Day, an annual event on 23 April, organised by UNESCO to promote reading, publishing and copyright. 23 April is often stated as the "probable anniversary" of the deaths of both William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes. Interestingly, 23 April is also the birth anniversary of Shakespeare
Sergusa Solutions, sister concern of SLKCG is displaying box making machine, MIS solutions and inspection systems from Fuchu Shiko (Japan), Solprint (UK) and Beijing Daheng Image Vision (China) respectively.
Gajanan Bhat of the University of Tennessee will be recipient of the 2014 Tappi Nonwovens Engineers and Technologists (NET) division technical award and Mark Hollingsworth prize.
The 8th edition of Indian Magazine Congress is scheduled to be held on 24-25 February at Indian Habitat Centre in New Delhi. The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Winning through Innovation’. Indian Magazine Congress is a platform where the people linked to the magazine publishing industry share their experiences and thoughts to provide their insight on the best practices for the industry.
SinoCorrugated – IndiaCorr Expo is taking place on 14-16 October 2014 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. IndiaCorr Expo is one the largest shows for the corrugated packaging industry in India. India folding carton exhibition, Paper zone and ICCMA Congress are all scheduled to be organised simultaneously with the show.
Kyoorius in association with D&AD, announced the winners of the 2014 Kyoorius Design Awards at the awards night at the Grand Hyatt in Goa. A total of 29 Elephants were awarded of which 27 were Blue Elephants and 2 were Black Elephants, awarded to outstanding work that cut across categories, both in terms of concept and execution, which the judges deemed to be exceptional across all the work entered.
Hindustan Unilever (HUL) as part of a marketing campaign for its oral care brand Pepsodent tied up with around 48 bhelpuri vendors in Mumbai, asking them to wrap their popular roadside snack in leaflets of Pepsodent's campaign about daily dental hygiene.
As 2014 sets in, economic publications based on the company's economic performance over the last calendar year and the potential growth of the industries have hand-picked 22 packaging converters and 13 paper manufacturers, who are expected to propel the growth in their respective industries.
Tushar Gandhi, great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi will be the chief guest at the sixth edition of PrintWeek India Awards Night on Monday, 6 October 2014 at the Grand Hyatt, Santacruz in Mumbai. The evening, as in the past five editions will have a formal sit-down dinner followed by a dignified round of entertainment.
Publishing Next is set to organise a 1-day conference during the forthcoming World Book Fair at New Delhi. The conference will be held on 16 February at Pragati Maidan, the venue for the Fair. With three sessions and workshop, visitors can expect to see a facet of publishing in India that they were oblivious about.
GroupM, the leading media investment planning conglomerate in India, today released their annual estimated advertising expenditure report called the This Year, Next Year (TYNY) 2014. Along with the advertising expenditure numbers, GroupM India also released the mtrends, the list of the biggest media and communication trends in the country. After in-depth research of the Indian media industry GroupM projects advertising expenditure to grow at around 11.6% across all media.
After a show in London last year Fespa returns to Germany with its flagship tradeshow in 2015. Fespa 2015 will be held at the Cologne Exhibition Centre (Koelnmesse), Cologne between 18-22 May, 2015. The show is expected to occupy at least three of the exhibitions centre’s new pillar-less halls.
Times OOH revealed advertising opportunity for Mumbai Metro at a media event at a suburban five star hotel in Mumbai.. The press conference was followed by recce of the Versova station along the first phase of the Mumbai Metro.
Bengaluru-based textile printing specialists Quenby Transfers India claims the PrintWeek India Company of the Year for 2014 at a glittering ceremony that celebrated power of Indian print in Mumbai.
Pattison takes top Maxus role from Vikram Sakhuja
The Indo-German joint venture BST Sayona, one of the leaders in the web inspection systems market, is exhibiting its butt splicer technology with the Splicemaster along with Shark LEX 1000 (Defect inspection system) and Powerscope (Video inspection system).
A blue-leather journal, in which India’s Renaissance Man - Rabindranath Tagore - used to pen poetry, calculations and introspections on art between 1889-1904 went under the hammer for a whopping sum of Rs 1.7 crore at the Christie's auction in Mumbai. "It's likely to be the highest sum paid for a manuscript at an auction in India," said Sonal Singh, head of Christie's Mumbai office.
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge is set to complete its 1000th week in theatres this December and to commemorate this unique landmark, Yashraj Films have roped in Ahmedabad-based Marvel Art Gallery to produce limited edition serigraphs inspired by the Shahrukh Khan and Kajal starrer.
The PrintWeek India Directory 2015, a 500-page pocket-sized directory with 1600 company listings, will be distributed nationwide to the database of PrintWeek India in January 2015.
Media Expo 2015 is scheduled to be held on 16–18 January 2015 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. The organisers of the show are expecting a robust visitor turnout thanks to increased advertising budgets propelled by an rejuvenated economy.
The second edition of Fespa Eurasia 2014, which took place 4-7 December 2014 in Istanbul, received over 8,600 unique individuals attending the event, a 30% increase in attendance numbers compared to last year’s show.
Kochi-based Five Star Offset has entered the packaging space by acquiring Bobst’s Novacut 106E die-cutter and Visionfold 80 folder gluer. The acquisition was officially announced during Print Miracle 2014 in Kochi.
The world's decision makers will converge in London for Ipex from 24 to 29 March to drive their businesses forward. Trevor Crawford, event director, gives the lowdown to Mihir Joshi
PrintWeek India will reward the most eco-friendly printing press in the country with the inaugural Green Printing Company of the Year at this year’s PrintWeek India Awards 2014 later this year.
Vinsak, provider of extensive range of solutions for printing and packaging industry and its partners which include Busch, CMC, ESS Technology and Vacuumatic will showcase their products at the 1st E-commerce arena at Ipex 2014 between 24-29 March 2014.
Two persons, who were indulging in piracy of books belonging to prominent publishers like Penguin, Tata McGraw Hill, Simson & Schuster, were arrested by Central Crime Station (CCS) officials on Saturday.
Ross Process Equipment will be moving into a state-of-the-art 20,000- square foot facility located in the Chakan MIDC industrial area in March 2015. The new site sits on a 2.5-acre land large enough to accommodate further expansions that could double the initial plant space.
All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) is all set to organise their annual event ‘Romancing Print’ with the theme of ‘21st Century Printing’ on 24-25 February, 2015 in Hissar (165 kms from Delhi). This year’s show will be organised in collaboration with the Department of Printing Technology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology (GJUS&T) at Hisar in Haryana. As Kamal Chopra, chairperson of the show said, "The aim of the show is to educate th
Media Research Users Council Board and Readership Survey Council of India’s managing committee met in Mumbai on 31 March 2014 to discuss the preliminary findings of the sub-committee appointed by them to assess the Indian Readership Study 2013.
The three-day long 36th edition of Media Expo opened its doors to visitors with an opening ceremony which in included the traditional lighting of the lamp at Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai today.
Goafest organising committee today released the first list of speakers for Goafest 2014 Knowledge Seminars to be held on 29-31May 2014.
After over 19 years with Adobe Systems, Naresh Gupta, managing director of Adobe India will step down in March to start a venture of his own and pursue his passion for entrepreneurship in financial markets.
Kyoorius, in partnership with D&AD, has announced new categories and pricing for the 2015 Kyoorius Advertising & Digital Awards.
Canon has announced two more installation of its ImagePress C800, the kit which Canon, at the time of its launch in September last year, had claimed is designed to make print firms money.
As the current academic year ends, appropriate state and central government agencies have already started logistical preparation for the next academic year.
The ninth edition of In-Store Asia Expo will see major retail merchandising solution providers showcasing their latest retail designs and solutions at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (Hall 6), Mumbai on 5-7 February 2015.
Three Indian entries are a part of 197 shortlists announced for the The Menu Innovation Network's Menu Innovation and Development Awards (MIDAS) 2014.
CIAL Trade Fair and Exhibition Centre, Nedumbassery in Kerala will host Print Miracle Expo 2014, a trade exhibition for printing industry between 12 to 14 December 2014.
Mihir Joshi looks at the biggest public limited packaging firms in India and finds the latest trends that emerge from financial figures of the top 21 packaging firms.
FCB Ulka is reaping the benefits of upgrading to Konica Minolta’s Bizhub C8000, which they acquired last year. The digital press has provided increased versatility and improved quality according to Hemant Randive, general manager - production services, FCB Ulka.
Kyoorius, a not-for-profit initiative by Transasia Fine Papers, has announced the first set of jury members for the first edition of Kyoorius Advertising Awards. The awards are being hosted in association with D&AD.
With only five days to go, the global print industry is counting down the days until Ipex (24-29 March, 2014) finally opens the doors to its new home at the ExCel London.
The fifth edition of Publishing Next will be held on the 19 and 20 of September, 2014 in Panjim, Goa.
The third largest consumer electronic imaging fair in the world, Consumer Electronic Imaging Fair 2015 is set to be held at New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan from 8-11 January 2015. About 30% of the stalls at the show are expected to be occupied by photo album specialists and print vendors.
Following their entry into the digital print market at Drupa 2012 with its own product, the Koenig & Bauer Group (KBA) has strengthened its footing in the broad, growing market for packaging with the acquisition of two companies in recent months.
Karnataka Offset Printers Association (KOPA) organised a gala function in honour of Alois Senefelder, the father of offset printing along with Kannada Rajyotsava on 23 November 2013. The function which was held at KOPA’ s premises The Offset Printers Technology Centre was attended by Master Hirannaiah, a renowned theatre personality, Hirannaiah was also the chief guest for the day’s festivities.
It was one of the best kept secrets in the industry. Today at 4 pm Manipal Technologies (MTL), one of India’s largest print solutions company, finally announced the process of merging their packaging businesses with Utility Printpack, India’s leading packaging solutions providers.
The ninth edition of Plastivision began on 12 December, 2013, at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. The five-day exhibition, which is one of the 10 largest plastic exhibitions organised globally, will highlight the industry’s progress and outline India’s potential as an emerging market for plastics and machinery.
Kolte-Patil Developers, one of the foremost real estate company with over 9 million sq/ft of landmark developments in Pune and Bengaluru and Concept OOH, an outdoor division of Concept Communication have partnered to provide a unique outdoor solution.
70 Indian exhibitors are gearing up for the biggest ever Interpack from 8-15 May 2014 in Dusseldorf. The packaging megashow will be bigger than ever before in its 20th edition with 2,700 exhibitors from 60 countries.
Publishing Next, an annual conference which is hosted in Goa will host a day long conference in Delhi. The conference which aims to provide a platform for publishing professionals will organise a one-day conference during the New Delhi World Book Fair on 16 February 2014.
K L Shroff was one of the stalwarts of the Indian print industry, respected and revered throughout the industry. Under Shroff’s tutelage All India Federation of Master Printers blossomed and became a more representative organisation during his presidencies (1988-89 and 1992-93).
After the success of the two recent editions of Indpack held at Hyderabad and Guwahati respectively, the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), a premier institute in the country and an autonomous body working under Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, will be organising its 16th edition of national packaging exhibition and conference from 16-18 January 2014. The three-day mega event will be held at Hall no 7, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
20th edition of Interpack will be held at Dusseldorf, Germany from 8-15 May 2014. The highlight of the show for the Indian packaging industry will be the Indian pavilion which will be at stall 7A 36 B25 and will feature major Indian exhibitors which include Specialty Polyfilms, Nichrome (India), Pakona Engineers and Indian Institute of Packaging.
The 19th edition of Consumer Electronic Imaging Fair, which was previously known as Photofair will be held at Mumbai’s Bombay Exhibition Centre on 9-12 January 2014.
Most media agencies and watchers are predicting good growth rates for 2014. Print is expected to post close to double digit growth while electronic media (television and digital) will continue to grow at close to 20%.
A vast range of manufacturers, consumable suppliers and printers who specialise in photo printing displayed their range of products and solutions at the recently concluded 19th edition of Consumer Electronic Imaging Fair.
EFI, one of the leaders in digital printing innovation, has announced the acquisition of US-based Smartlinc who make software to optimise shipping processes by allowing users to select the best carrier for their shipments. The software also allows for automated integration with other software systems. Print MIS/ERP products can automatically submit print jobs to Smartlinc software, which then tracks shipment status, cost and carrier information, and transfers this information back to the MIS/ERP
Goa-based New Vision Imaging showcased it range of expertise in production of photo books, calendars, gifts, stationery, canvases, prints and posters at the recently concluded four-day long Consumer Electronic Imaging Fair (Photo Fair) 2014 organised by All India Photographic Trade and Industry Association in Mumbai.
Mehul Desai, chairman and founder of Mumbai-based Mail Order Solutions (MOS) along with Ramu Ramanathan, editor, PrintWeek India, chaired the panel discussion on 'How should the Indian print industry measure success? Topline or bottomline' at the BMPA-Ricoh Print Summit 2014.
Bosch today announced the opening of a new research and technology centre in Bengaluru. It plans to invest Rs 1,200 crore in India in 2014.
On the back of joint public statement of 18 major media houses, which stated, "The IRS survey is riddled with shocking anomalies, which defy logic and commonsense. They also grossly contradict audited circulation figures (ABC) of long standing," demanded the withdrawal of the IRS 2013 with immediate effect.
Labelexpo and HP Indigo co-hosted the Brand Innovation Summit an exclusive invitation-only session for some of the top brand owners. The summit looked at the unique demographic and cultural barriers that plague an Indian brand owner and attempted to find innovative solutions to these challenges.
Prasanna Venkatesh, general manager at Zund India, in conversation with Mihir Joshi of PrintWeek India
The seventh edition of Labelexpo India ended today, 1 November, with a host of installations stories filtering in. The four-day show aimed at label, packaging and general printers, brand owners and label and packaging designers, saw the biggest Indian and international manufacturers who exhibited their latest technology at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 29 October - 1 November 2014.
The Inkmaker Dispensing System team are using the Labelexpo India 2014 platform to informing their prospective customer of the salient features of their range of dispensing systems, including HA650, Piccolo and Croma. Inkmaker are making inroads into the Indian market with their range of dispensing systems.
Dow Corning has unveiled its new high-performance Syl-Off release system at Labelexpo India 2014. The new system combines Dow Corning’s industry-leading Syl-Off SL 35 release modifier and new Syl-Off SL 411 Coating to help customers optimize quality control and cost-effective manufacturing. Apart from the release system Dow Corning are also showcasing their extensive Sly-Off product range. The company is also featuring its full line of extreme-performance labeling technologies, including p
At Labelexpo 2014, TechNova Imaging Systems is showcasing Phoenix 4.0, the latest version of Canada-based Tilia Labs’ imposition software for folding cartons, labels, cards, signage and POP. The latest version of the software has been designed with inputs from the TechNova team in order to simplify its operations and provide optimum ease of use.
While print is instrumental in giving movies the more than deserved weightiness; what with the larger-than-life posters and banners, it has also been the pivot of many of these. Mihir Joshi lists movies with a 'print factor'
Royal Coat, Prati’s Indian representatives have announced the forthcoming installations of two Prati inspection systems on the last day of Labelexpo India 2014. Avery Dennison’s Knowledge Centre (Bengaluru) has acquired Sun Classic TE330 full servo slitter-rewinder. The second inspection system, Prati’s Saturn BiDi will be installed at Sel Jegat who are based out of Sivakasi, this will be the first Saturn BiDi in India.
The 23rd New Delhi World Book Fair 2015 is scheduled from 14-22 February 2015 in New Delhi. The show which will be held in Hall 1, 6, 7(A-E), 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12A and 14 at Pragati Maidan is being organised by National Book Trust(NBT), India and co-organised by India Trade Promotion Organisation(ITPO).
The third edition of Paper+, the India paper show, will be held at the Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai during 7-9 November 2014. Paper+ 2014 is the regional extension of ‘Paperex’, the world’s largest exhibition on paper, pulp and allied industries.
In its series of Print Yatras, We The Production People (WTPP), a club of print production professionals in association with PrintWeek India, will visit the photo album specialist, Mazda Imaging in Mahalaxmi, on 19 November 2014.
IPAMA’s PrintPack 2015 which is planning on attracting at least one lakh visitors have released a revised list of confirmed exhibitors. The new list of exhibitors has a total of 290 confirmed exhibitors. The organisers are expecting to rope in 500 exhibitors till the show officially kicks off in February.
After commemorating Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 139th birth anniversary as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, the government is now planning a large scale reprinting of three biographies of Patel in order to propogate authentic information about the first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India.
Mihir Joshi, besides being a PrintWeek India scribe, is a central defender and supporter of AC Milan. In this article, he states ten print mantras.
Packaging major Paper Products has reported net sales of Rs 269.44 crore up by 20.8% from the same quarter last year and a net profit of Rs 9.24 crore which saw 5.36% rise for the quarter ended September 2013.
It was a good show for Indian companies at the 32nd Finat label awards in Athens. Indian companies contributed 62 out of the 325 entries and successfully bagged 12 awards.
Intec Printing Solutions, the manufacturer and distributor of extreme heavy stock colour digital printing systems has announced IT giants HCL (Hindustan Computers Limited), as their partners for India.
Line Art Press, the Indore-based commercial and packaging printing firm is in the process of installing printing and finishing equipment.
General Electric (GE) has created a campaign which has been conceived by BBDO but delivered by the indigenous people whose lives GE impacts everyday.
The third edition of the annual international inkjet conference will be held on the 29 and 30 November at JW Marriott, Mumbai.
Some of the biggest names in the Indian print industry will assemble on 30 August for the PrintWeek India Awards Night which is scheduled to be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Mumbai.
Print professionals will learn how to capitalise on the new technologies and business models that are impacting the industry.
This year at the Frankfurt Book Fair between 10 to 14 October, top ten Indian book print firms will come together at the ‘Indian Printers Collective Stand’ to signal the positive changes in the Indian book print industry.
Labelexpo India 2012, which will take place at New Delhi's Pragati Maidan in October, will witness the convergence of some of the biggest printing and packaging firms.
The merger of Random House and Penguin represents a change in the scale of publishing companies. It might be perceived as a direct response to the power of the digital marketplace, but shifting ownership in the publishing industry is nothing new.
Bengaluru’s Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) will play host to Wan-Ifra Expo India along with Publish Asia, the annual conference of Wan-Ifra and the Asian Media Awards between 11-13 September.
Wan-Ifra has announced that Thomas Jacob has been promoted to the new position of Chief Operating Officer.
Joint winners of this year's PrintWeek India award in Variable Data Printing category, Hitech Print Systems will install an eight-colour Rotatek press as part of its expansion policy. This will be an addition to their already existing fleet of high end security presses.
Srinivas Fine Arts, brand owners of Nightingale Paper Products, has joined hands with Yash Raj Films for the movie Jab Tak Hai Jaan, with the launch of the exclusive Collector’s Edition range of products.
Printpack India will be held from 23-28 February, 2013 at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida.
digi:media trade fair, the Messe Dusseldorf organised event which was to return for its second edition on 10- 12 April 2013, has been cancelled due to unfavourable participation from the industry.
PrintWeek India has been Indian print industry’s ally through the good and bad in the past four years.
PrintWeek India will publish two daily e-bulletins, one in the morning and one in evening with all latest stories from one of India’s biggest print trade shows on all six days of the show.
Advanced Graphic Systems (AGS) have joined a host of other sponsors for the PrintWeek India Awards 2012, which will be held in Mumbai on 30 August 2012.
This year Frankfurt Book Fair, one of the world's largest trade fair for books will take place from 10 to 14 October.
Ipex Digital 2013 will be held in Sao Paulo’s Transamerica Expo Centre in Brazil.
BBDO India’s campaign for Johnson & Johnson’s brand Johnson’s Baby was shortlisted for a Direct Lion at Cannes.
Fespa has announced the Promotional Products Business Academy (PPBA) for its flagship event, Fespa 2013 London
Line O Matic hosted a live demonstration at their Ahmedabad manufacturing facility, showcasing their upgraded Nova RB104, a fully automatic exercise book machine.
The first Fespa China event will be held from 18-20 November 2013, at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center. The newly Fespa-branded event will be managed in partnership between Fespa and CSGIA (China Screen Printing and Graphic Imaging Association), Fespa’s associate member in China. Fespa China will represent screen printing and digital wide format printing.
Paperex, the 11th international exhibition and conference on pulp and paper industry will held at New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan on 24-27 October 2013.
Hyderabad-based Pragati Offset was the big winner on the night as they took home PrintWeek India Printing Company of the Year along with two Quality category awards. Parksons Graphics also picked three Quality Awards; while Spectrum Scan grabbed two Quality prizes.
EFI has appointed Monotech Systems as its distributor in India for the EFI Jetrion range of digital label presses. The Jetrion industrial inkjet system from EFI is targeted for short-run, versioned and personalised labels, variable data printing, packaging and other printed products.
Bengaluru’s Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) will play host to Wan-Ifra Expo India along with Publish Asia, the annual conference of Wan-Ifra and the Asian Media Awards between 11-13 September 2013. Wan-Ifra Expo India, is the second-largest international exhibition in the world for trends and practices in the newspaper printing and publishing industry.
India Design Forum’s second edition will be held at National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai on 15-16 March 2013.
Fespa is growing strength to strength, around 150 wide-format printers, buyers and creatives attended last week's Fespa Global Summit in London, where a host of speakers highlighted the myriad opportunities in wide-format.
The Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2012 Q3 data were released by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC) on 29 January, 2013, while most of the top dailies recorded sub 1% growth.
Labelexpo Europe 2013 is expected to be the biggest show in Labelexpo’s history. The show which will be held at Brussels Expo, Brussels, Belgium from 24-27 September 2013 will be spread across seven halls with an expected footfall of over 30,000 according to the organiser. This year’s show will also show the growth in digital printing and packaging printing technologies, with most number of live demonstrations.
PrintWeek India is publishing the Book Special – a compilation of 36 publishers’ interviews. This ranges from multinational publishing houses to independent publishers, publishers of fiction to educational publishers, all discussing major changes in the publishing industry and how they are coping with these challenges.
On day two of the LMAI Conference in Goa, Spring Xu of Weigang Machinery highlighted the advantages of offset printing technology and how the web-based intermittent UV wet offset with multiple in-line functions can be advantageous to Indian label converters at the recently concluded LMAI Conference in Goa.
Packaging major Paper Products has reported a standalone sales turnover of Rs 257.55 crore and a net profit of Rs 14.45 crore for the quarter ended June 2013. Other income for the quarter was Rs 1.97 crore.
PrintWeek India is publishing a 116-page document - Book Special - about the Indian publishing industry. The special publication is aimed at print and publishing fraternity. Besides the marquee names and the big five of publishing, the Book Special has interviews with 36 trade and specialist publishers who have "kept their wits about them" in the face of major changes in the publishing landscape.
As a department of the University of Oxford, Oxford University Press (OUP) is committed towards high-quality publishing that upholds the advancement of education, research, and scholarship.
Even though the e-book publishing is growing, Oxford University Press (OUP) worldwide disseminates more than 100 million print units each year.
The Ballarpur Industries stock which has plummeted by more than 20% since its December quarter financial results were announced.
As a part of Printer's Day celebrations, Mumbai Mudrak Sangh organised an riveting open house panel discussion on the pressing issue of taxation, 'Taxation and the Printer' on 12 April at The Courtyard by Marriott in Mumbai.
A new event, Functional Printing China, is being organised for the first time by Messe Dusseldorf along with the Printing and Printing Equipment Industries Association of China (PEIAC) and will focus on current and future trends and applications particularly within the printed electronics market. The inaugural event will take place in Beijing on 16 May alongside printing technology trade show China Print 2013, which runs from 14-18 May.
London Book Fair 2013 kicked off at Earls Court, London yesterday. The 42nd edition of one of the premium event of the publishing and book printing industry is being held on 15-17 April 2013. With over 400 seminars and events, 1,500 international exhibiting companies, the organisers expect about 25,000 publishing professional to attend the three day extravaganza, this year’s market focus country -Turkey has the biggest stand at the fair.
At the Ecobuild exhibition held from 16-18 April, 2013 at Mumbai’s Bombay Exhibition Centre in Goregaon, HP India showcased its Designjet series of large-format printers. HP’s target audience were players in the architectural, construction, engineering (ACE); and mechanical design industries.
Printing and packaging cluster of Ludhiana had recently organised a Trust building seminar followed by an Awareness seminar. These seminars are part of the series called ‘Soft Interventions”, conducted for the overall benefit of the printing and packaging entrepreneurs of Ludhiana. They are sanctioned under MSE-CDP by Development Commissioner, Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India, Department of Industries and Commerce, Offset Printers’ Association is the c
Epson has launched the latest in its series of large format printers, the Epson SureColor T-series at the Ecobuild exhibition, Mumbai.
The awards which are christened as Kyoorius Awards were announced in Mumbai today. Rajesh Kejriwal, founder and CEO, Kyoorius and Kaushik Roy, past president, International Advertising Association (IAA), India chapter, were present at the launch of the awards while Tim Lindsay, CEO, Design and Art Direction (D&AD) joined the gathering through Skype.
Publishing Next 2013 will return to Panaji, Goa on 20 and 21 September 2013 and aims to focus on issues that continue to plague the publishing sector such as book distribution and retail and the continuing neglect of Indian language publishing.
Fespa 2013 at London’s ExceL exhibition centre on 25-29 June 2013 saw the largest number of senior visitor audience at any Fespa event. Fespa's move to London for 2013 delivered the event's most globally diverse visitor audience to date, with almost two-thirds of visitors to the event coming from outside UK.
DB Corp one of the largest print media group in the country reported a rise of 74.31% for the first quarter ended June 30, 2013 with consolidated net profit at Rs 76.09 crore.
PackPlus South 2013, the first UFI approved packaging industry exhibition in the country will return to Hyderabad’s HITEX International exhibition centre for their 2013 edition between 5-8 July 2013.
In a move to support the PrintWeek India Awards, colour vertical markets and supports colour instruments specialist Advanced Graphic Systems (AGS) has again teamed up with PrintWeek India.
Indian advertising agencies have accumulated 11 print honours at Cannes 2013. McCann collected two Gold Lions while Grey and Taproot won one each; Leo Burnett and Taproot took away one silver metal each; and, Ogilvy and Mathers claimed three bronze, while DDB Group and Taproot bagged one bronze each in press category.
The All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) turns 60 this year and to commemorate their diamond jubilee year the Federation has organised an evening of cultural programmes along with an awards ceremony on 5 July 2013 at The Leela, Chennai.
The All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) turns 60 this year and to commemorate their diamond jubilee year the federation has organised an evening of cultural programmes along with an awards ceremony on 5 July 2013 at The Leela, Chennai.
Media Expo New Delhi 2013 will return to Pragati Maidan for its 29th edition on 27-29 July 2013. This will 10th edition of Media Expo in New Delhi.
Print industry across the globe is considered to be an ‘all business, no play' industry. PrintWeek India is trying to breathe some fun in to the status quo with its new Twitter handle FunWithPrint.
Sivakasi Master Printers’ Association (SMPA) is organising a day long management seminar ‘Enrich Your Attitude’ at SMPA Hall in Sivakasi on 18 July 2014. The seminar which is being held on the first day of the Sivakasi Printex 2014 is divided in to four sessions and will include six speakers who will shed light on varied aspects concerning the print industry.
Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production and Curriculum Research are inviting electronic tender from paper mills having minimum production capacity of 30,000 M.T. per annum, manufacturing paper from virgin pulp.
IPAMA’s PrintPack 2015 which is planning on attracting at least one lakh visitors have released a list of confirmed exhibitors. 226 exhibitors have already registered for PrintPack 2015 will be hosted from 11-15 February at the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida.
HSBC Premier opt for L&K Saatchi & Saatchi
Carat India bags media duties of GM, Nokia, Microsoft.
The ninth edition of Kyoorius Designyatra will be held in Goa from 11- 13 September 2014. The theme of this year’s conference is 'What if?'.
Dentsu Aegis Network acquires majority stakes in Milestone Brandcom
From Marquez's magical realism epic to India's master storytellers Paul Zacharia and Sankaran Kutty Pottekkatt, from ancient Chinese military treatise to Khushwant Singh and Rajdeep Sardesai's candid account of public personalities who shaped modern India, the print industry pick their favourite reads of 2014. Click here to see if your favourite reads are in this list of 25 books.
India is the sixth largest book printing market in the world, with close to 90,000 publishing firms. The Indian publishing industry is worth Rs 12,000-14,000-crore. PrintWeek India gives you a peek in to the bestselling fiction and non-fiction books that are trending in the country and the printers who guarantee the reading experience. Words and Photographs: Mihir Joshi
Amul advertisements are iconic images of modern India. They more often than not are able to get the pulse of the nation with humourous puns on current events from all walks of life. “In principle my writer Manish Jhaveri and I who collaborate every morning, decide what is the key element of the FIFA we'd like to focus on every day. Say, yesterday's topical on the goalies. Or the previous day on Robben's fake dive. Manish then goes off and writes various optional lines looking at the issue
Drupa is set to renew its long-term cooperation with the Media Mundo industrial action group. As in 2011 and 2012, Drupa will partner with Media Mundo Congress on 17-18 November 2014 in Düsseldorf. This year, the congress’ motto is ‘Rethink sustainability – economic motivation for sustainable media production’.
The ninth edition of Kyoorius Designyatra will be held in Goa from 11- 13 September 2014. The theme of this year’s conference is 'What if?'. Rajesh Kejriwal of Kyoorius, who organises one of India’s foremost design conference - Designyatra and publishes the Kyoorius Communications magazine speaks to PrintWeek India and emphasises on the importance for a platform for discussion and why the designing community in India is on the verge of tectonic shift.
Photokina 2014 will be held at Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany on 16-21 September 2014.
HUL to develop categories in the top villages