Parksons Packaging's fifth factory takes off in Sri City

“This investment is in line with our goal of being a pan India packaging company. This will help us in achieving several of our 2017 plans out of several others, which is to convert 100,000 MT installed capacity in a space of 7,00,000 sq/ft,” said Ramesh Kejriwal, chairman of Parksons Packaging.

 

 

The day long inauguration event and celebration titled ‘Sangam: Aspiration and Inspiration’ was marked by the company laying out their future ambitions for an invited VIP audience of five hundred which included print buyers, top brands, manufacturers and vendors who are an integral part of the Parksons Packaging eco system.

“One of our main goals is to become the most credible and transparent folding carton provider in India. And in the next 10 years, achieve a turnover of Rs 5,000 crores,” added Kejriwal.

Jean-Pascal Bobst, CEO of Bobst Group, who inaugurated the plant, shared the journey of the two companies thus far with 50 Bobst units installed. He said, “Our 20-year-long association has only grown stronger, thanks to the values that drive us. Trust, respect, passion and performance is clearly shared and visible in the way Parksons team work every day.”

 

The packaging factory in Sri City boasts of the country’s first CX-102 seven-colour press with coater from Heidelberg, which was revealed in Drupa last year. The second CX-102 line is expected to be installed, soon.

 

 

“We are very happy to be part of the Parksons family with more than 100 units from us already installed. This press (CX-102) investment shows that they do not just buy new machines but are pioneers in bringing the latest technology for packaging in India,” said Stephan Plenz, the head of the equipment segment and member of the management board of Heidelberg, who was the guest of honour.

The 70,000 sq/ft plant also houses a finishing line from Bobst which includes two die-cutters and folder-gluers, plus a laminator and UV varnish machine from Wen Chyuan, laminator from Meiguang and a two ply corrugator line from Champion. Apart from this, there is the Heidelberg Suprasetter, a sample maker from Zund and an ink kitchen from Siegwerk and Toyo.

 

“The strong foundation of customer support has helped us in setting up our fifth plant with infrastructure which can match up to the best in the world,” said Siddharth Kejriwal, managing director of Parksons Packaging.

 

“Our attention now turns towards our Guwahati plant which is expected to open mid-2017. This shall make us truly pan-India,” he concluded.