ITC’s Gujarat factory in the June issue of PrintWeek

ITC set up a 22-acre facility in 2022 as its fourth plant in Nadiad. Located in Gujarat, the facility aims to redefine excellence benchmarks for the industry. Marut Shukla, the general manager and factory head, shares insights into the strategic motivations, operational efficiencies, and plans of ITC Packaging & Printing Business unit’s greenfield plant with Noel D’Cunha.

In other features, in the Case Study section, from a father’s simple machine to a massive 1,20,000-sqft factory, Chennai-based RS Graphics thrives with a mix of hard work and heart. Its leader, VB Sridharan, shaped by loss and duty, drives his company’s packaging business, rooted in family values and a steady push for quality. Noel D’Cunha reports.

In the Market section, Rahul Kumar and Noel D’Cunha go behind the scenes to understand what the new generation of sheetfed presses offer and the tech-trends that matter.

Print has moved out of A-Z Industrial Estate to other parts of the city. Once a major printing hub within the city, does A-Z still continue to stand by its print triumph? Prabhat Prakash visits the premises to find out.

In 2020, PrintWeek had reported the seizure of illegally printed NCERT books during a raid at a godown in Partapur, Uttar Pradesh. At that time, books worth INR 35 crores and six printing presses were seized. The Frankenstein rears its ugly head yet again? Or did it never go away? A PrintWeek report.

The sleepy town of Thuraiyur, known for its paddy fields, is preparing to become the hub of the print and packaging industry in Tamil Nadu. Heralding this vision is a collective called the Thuraiyur Print Forum. Sai Deepthi explores this innovative industry initiative.

The National Book Trust, India offers an online course in book publishing, a comprehensive programme designed to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills to understand the industry. The course is led by experts and industry professionals. This year’s classes were conducted between 11 January 2025 and 4 May 2025. Publishing consultant Priyanka Misra reports.

Prabhat Prakash spends time with a man whom icons like Ramesh Kejriwal and Khushru Patel swear by. The reason: Talib Ebrahim Balasinorwala, 83, is the king of punching.

Founded by Sarbajoy Paul in 2020, this Kolkata-based studio celebrates the timeless art of analogue photography and fine art inkjet printing. With a focus on film processing, scanning, and museum-quality prints, it has carved a niche among photographers, artists, and galleries. A report by Vimal Parmar.

In the June issue of WhatPackaging?, complimentary with PrintWeek, the cover story focuses ACG group’s six decades of capsule manufacturing. Dr Sheikh Akbar Ali speaks to Anhata Rooprai, detailing how ACG is pioneering integrated capsule and packaging solutions to support personalised medicine and global distribution.

In other features, Chemco and Kandoi have launched a JV worth INR 450-crore to turn PET waste into industrial packaging. Commercial operations begin at the end of 2025. Vaibhav Saraogi, managing director of the Chemco Group talks to Prabhat Prakash about the new facilities and how he hopes to make India a global hub for sustainable manufacturing.

Britannia honoured India’s first female athlete to win gold at the Paris Games 2024 and Tokyo Games 2020. In Avani Lekhara’s honour, the group redesigned its packaging. The biscuit is the size of the target. WhatPackaging? spoke to Sudhir Nema, and Siddharth Gupta, to get a picture of how the packaging hit the bull’s eye.

During his keynote address, Dr S Sivaram said there has been no data-driven plastic material flow analysis in India; and without a detailed analysis of real-time data, mismanagement of plastic waste will be inevitable.

The fourth edition of the ResPack International Conference in Mumbai featured insights from 36 industry leaders, who focussed on packaging technologies, regulations, exports, and sustainability across two days.

These and more in the June issue of PrintWeek and WhatPackaging? magazine.