How Canpac Trends built an efficient multi-segment packaging company, and what the opening of its ninth facility in Dadri (NCR) signals about where it is headed
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PACKAGING
Canpac expands with its ninth plant in Dadri (NCR)
INVESTMENTS & EXPANSIONS
PACKAGING
Government plans mandatory registration for pharma packaging suppliers
PACKAGING
CDSCO's proposal follows investigations into counterfeit medicines and could bring India's pharmaceutical print and packaging supply chain under formal regulatory oversight for the first time
Printgraph hosts open house to experience Versaflex
PACKAGING
Following an encouraging response at PlastIndia 2026, Printgraph Converting Machinery has announced a Versaflex open house, offering flexible packaging converters an opportunity to experience India's first and only mid-web flexographic press designed for printing with liquid inks.
Avery Dennison South Asia honoured at InnoPack Pharma Confex
EVENTS & AWARDS
PACKAGING
Avery Dennison showcased its latest pharmaceutical labelling and packaging innovations at the 15th Annual InnoPack Pharma Confex 2026, held on 18–19 June at the Sahara Star Hotel, Mumbai.
Piramal acquires Ansapack and Rich Printers
PACKAGING
The Piramal Group has acquired pharmaceutical packaging firms Ansapack FC and Rich Printers, with industry veterans Nayan Shah and Tushar Shah continuing in advisory roles while Ansapack's Gautam Agarwal steps down with immediate effect
How packaging innovation is driving sustainability and consumer appeal in the beverage industry
SUSTAINABILITY
PACKAGING
In this exclusive piece for PrintWeek, Amardeep Singh, executive director, Medusa Beverages, asks, can we make packaging that looks beautiful, works very well, and is actually sustainable altogether at the same time?
Beyond procurement and into the brand story
PACKAGING
As brands chase premiumisation, sustainability and consumer engagement, packaging is moving from the end of the process to the beginning. At a panel discussion featuring brand custodians and creative agencies, the message was clear. Print and packaging partners must be involved far earlier if they are to help create value rather than merely execute specifications
Loupe India 2026 opens visitor registration
EVENTS & AWARDS
PACKAGING
Registration is now open for Loupe India 2026 (formerly Labelexpo India), taking place at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, Delhi NCR, from 29 October to 1 November 2026.
Provin Technos champions automation-led printing at Leaders & Legends
EVENTS & AWARDS
PACKAGING
PRINTWEEK EVENTS
Provin Technos showcased its commercial blueprint for FY 2026-27 at Leaders & Legends, focusing on automated sheetfed operations, substrate waste reduction protocols, and localised engineering support to counter escalating raw material overheads across the domestic print market.
Unpacking packaging partnerships at Leaders & Legends
CONFERENCE & SUMMITS
EVENTS & AWARDS
PACKAGING
At the PrintWeek Leaders & Legends brand leaders, designers and communication specialists argued that packaging partners must be brought in at the stage of brand strategy rather than as an afterthought
Taurus Packaging completes 30 years
PACKAGING
Taurus Packaging, a leader in the shrink sleeve packaging industry, has announced its 30th anniversary in the flexible packaging industry. The occasion also marked the 70th birthday of its founder, Rajesh Jain.
When an artist meets her printer: A digital artist and a printer reflect on
PACKAGING
In a conversation between Colortone CEO Leena Uthup and Swiss designer Vanessa Meister, the artist-printer relationship takes centre stage
Son N Naykpura steps up as Bobst’s blanking tool provider
PACKAGING
Vadodara-based die-maker purchased Bobst's blanking die manufacturing equipment and positions itself as India's single-source solution for high-end packaging tooling
Wanjie adds WJPS Advanced 560 to its demo centre
PACKAGING
Wanjie India, the joint venture between Ahmedabad-based Bipin Offset and China’s Hebei Wanjie Technology Group, has strengthened its state-of-the-art demo centre in Ahmedabad with the installation of the WJPS Advanced 560, a high-performance shaftless intermittent rotary roll-to-roll offset press engineered specifically for precision label and flexible packaging printing.
A radical reinvent: From books to packaging — The Noel D'Cunha Sunday Column
PACKAGING
As book printing began to plateau, V Ramesh chose continuity over convention, building a packaging vertical defined by discipline and systems. Jiya Somaiya and Noel D’Cunha find out how
Mespack to showcase innovation at Interpack
PACKAGING
MANUFACTURING
Mespack, a leading international manufacturer of innovative machinery for sustainable flexible packaging and end-of-line solutions, will return to Interpack 2026 with an ambitious concept: Mespack Land – Experience Innovation.
Archroma strengths support for Indian packaging
PACKAGING
The company recently inaugurated its Centre of Innovation (COI) in Mumbai
Regards delivers perfect prototyping with Iecho
PACKAGING
Behind the company’s dexterity in crafting out-of-the-box gift packaging boxes is the commitment of a team of professionals, as well as a fleet of high-end printing and finishing machines
Specialisation is not a choice — The Noel D'Cunha Sunday Column
PACKAGING
Why Pulkit Chhaparia believes niche focus is the only defence in a de-globalising packaging world
ASPA to release white paper on food adulteration
PACKAGING
The Authentication Solution Providers' Association (ASPA), in collaboration with Dr Keshav Kumar, IPS (Retd), PhD, Forensic Advisor to the Government of Assam and Honorary Member of ASPA, is set to release a white paper addressing the growing challenge of food adulteration and its implications for consumer safety, public health, and industry trust.