Food & beverages, FMCG, pharma will drive demand for advanced packaging solutions: Dhananjay Salunkhe, Huhtamaki IndiaThe demand for innovative packaging solutions is further amplified by the growing food processing sector, with an emphasis on safety and qu...
16 Oct, 2024, 04.10 PM IST
From creation to disposal, plastics industry is poised for transformation via AI: Jeevaraj Gopal Pillai, UFlexAI can optimise manufacturing processes by analysing vast amounts of data, thereby improving efficiency, reducing waste and enhancing produ...
14 Oct, 2024, 12.44 PM IST
Recycling crisis: India’s plastic waste keeps piling up to alarming levelsPlastic is unavoidable now and so is the pollution caused by it. The answer lies in managing plastic waste in a better way and embracing re...
28 Apr, 2024, 10.01 AM IST
ITC moves beyond plastic neutrality; sustainably managed over 54,000 tonnes of plastic waste in FY22The company said its flagship solid waste management programme Well-Being Out of Waste' (WOW) has so far covered 1.8 crore citizens across ...
06 Apr, 2022, 12.03 PM IST
Corrugated box makers face severe raw material shortage, user industries voice concern over surging prices“We are exporting around 2 million tonnes of kraft pulp to China now vs nothing in 2018 because China has banned imports of waste paper as ...
14 Mar, 2021, 10.00 PM IST
Hindustan Unilever to be plastic waste-neutral this yearThis year onwards, HUL will enable processing of over 1 lakh tonnes of post-consumer plastic waste through collection from all states and U...
26 Feb, 2021, 10.54 AM IST
Relief for FMCG after Centre relaxes packaging norms, lets companies use existing inventoryManufacturers will have to stamp or paste stickers declaring details of the correct month and year of manufacturing and packing, according ...
02 Nov, 2020, 04.03 PM IST
Manjushree Technopack announces recycling packaging plant; to collaborate with FMCG industryThe company said it will replicate the recycling manufacturing line across the country.The exercise, it called “Born Again”, will deliver r...
15 Jun, 2020, 02.51 PM IST
Unilever announces commitments to reduce plastic waste; to halve use of 'virgin' plastic by 2025Virgin Plastic, is produced directly from the petrochemical feed-stock, like natural gas or crude oil, which has never been used or process...
07 Oct, 2019, 01.54 PM IST
How plastic ban will affect businesses and consumersIndia’s plastic-processing industry has over 30,000 units and an annual turnover of Rs 2.25 lakh crore.
22 Sep, 2019, 09.27 PM IST
Top firms pledge to cut plastics use in businesses on World Environment Day05 Jun, 2018, 05.09 PM IST
ITC scaling up its solid waste management programmesITC has also focused on optimising its packaging to ensure that the environmental impact of post-consumer waste is minimised without affect...
04 Jun, 2018, 07.11 PM IST
Paper demand to grow at 6.7% to 20 mn tonnes in FY20: StudyIt noted that the domestic demand in the country grew from 9.3 million tonnes in FY08 to 17 million tonnes in FY17 at a CAGR of 6.9 per cen...
22 May, 2018, 06.39 PM IST
India wants to double consumption of cheap material in 5 yrs, what about its plastic waste?As per a 2013 estimate by the Central Pollution Control Board, Indians throw out 15,342 tonnes of plastic waste every day, of which about 6...
25 Jun, 2017, 12.00 AM IST
'Ban on plastic packaging to hit Rs 53,000 crore industry, jobs'With the NGT mulling ban on plastic packaging of products, including PET bottles, a study has estimated that the ban is likely to hit 13 la...
07 May, 2015, 06.02 PM IST
FMCG companies like HUL, Dabur woo ragpickers to clean up sachets & lighter plastic packagingPartnership between profitable FMCG cos and penniless ragpickers is now offering a hint of a fix to 12,000 tonnes a day plastic junk pile-u...
22 Jan, 2013, 10.40 AM IST
Budget 2011: Provide fiscal incentives to promote eco-friendly packaging, says Sanjay Bhatia, Hindustan Tin Works LtdBudget is expected to deliver a clear path for the roll out of GST in terms of necessary legislative amendments and removal of CST.
22 Feb, 2011, 06.23 PM IST