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The principles have come as a new study uncovers that European adults admit to throwing 41% of their recyclable material into general waste. In fact, 74% said they were not clear which types of packaging can and can’t be recycled. A total of 51% of Europeans cited unclear information on packaging as the reason why they were unsure whether to recycle a piece of packaging or not.

On 16th of April 2020, Messe Muenchen India –organiser of leading trade fairs like analytica Anacon India, India Lab Expo and Pharma Pro & Pack Expo in association with Indian Pharma Machinery Manufacturers Association (IPMMA) conducted an extensive webinar focused on the pharmaceutical industry. The webinar was well attended by over 400+ participants from not only India but also countries like Germany, Italy, UAE and Nepal.
The webinar was also supported by IAIA (Indian Analytical Instruments Association).

The subject of the webinar was “Time to Collaborate, Co-operate and Innovate to face challenges in Pharma Industry” and it was spearheaded by an esteemed set of panellist.  The panel included names such as Dr. Viranchi Shah (Senior Vice President pan India & Chairman for Gujarat State board of Indian Drug Manufacturers Association | Director – Saga Labs), Mr. Paresh Chawla (Chairman for MP State Board of Indian Drug Manufacturers Association | MD of Alpa Laboratories Ltd.) and Mr.Shirish Belapure (Senior Technical Advisor at IPA) and was moderated by Mr. Kaushik Desai (Advisor at IPMMA).

The webinar shed light on the current challenges faced by the pharmaceutical industry in light on the pandemic and gave expert insights on what to expect in the future and viable ways for the industry to brave these challenges. Messe Muenchen India has been organising a series of webinars that focuses on various industries and give a platform for industry experts to discuss and analyse current market situation and future possibilities for their respective sectors.

Recorded version of webinar: https://youtu.be/HqGeeuLJU_U

Reifenhäuser Reicofil converts its own meltblown test lines to production and thus supplies material for up to one million face masks daily.

The German machinery and plant manufacturer Reifenhäuser Reicofil has temporarily converted two of its test plants due to the corona pandemic: The lines installed in the nonwovens technology center, which are otherwise exclusively used for research and development as well as customer trials, have been producing meltblown material for the production of urgently needed face masks for one week. This is the company's response to the current emergency in the supply of medical protective material.

Dr. Bernd Kunze, CEO of Reifenhäuser Reicofil, explains the decision as follows: "We have considered what contribution we can make in this crisis. This is of course mainly the fast delivery of meltblown lines to build up additional capacities. We have drastically reduced our delivery times here. But we also wanted to provide support at shorter notice. Until the  currently lacking capacities are built up, we are therefore stepping in with the test plants in our pilot plant station. Not using this capacity now would be irresponsible in our view.”

Error-free medication management in hospitals can save lives. Medicines equipped with RFID-Labels can be tracked from the hospital pharmacy to bedside dispensing and their availability ensured. This presupposes that the RFID-Label and tracking system are perfectly matched. The new partnership between pharma label specialist Schreiner MediPharm and the U.S. company Kit Check, a provider of RFID tracking software and hardware, will ensure this in the future.

With the RFID-Labels developed by Schreiner MediPharm combined with Kit Check’s tracking solution hospital pharmacies can track and manage their entire inventory and usage of medications by means of intelligent software. For instance, a large number of syringes and vials equipped with RFID-Labels can automatically be scanned by a Kit Check scanning station to identify their batch numbers and expiration dates. Subsequently, an inventory report is generated that shows which medication is missing or expiring. This not only saves hospital staff a lot of time but, above all, reduces the risk of medication errors and contributes to patient safety.

Compatible and high-performing RFID-Labels are a prerequisite for Kit Check’s viable RFID solutions. To ensure compatibility and performance, the company reviews the label manufacturer’s technical capabilities and compliance with Kit Check's standards around certified inlays, EPC (Electronic Product Code) standards, serialization activities, and quality processes. If found to match Kit Check’s requirements, the supplier is awarded the “Works with Kit Check” trust mark as a certified manufacturer.

Stefan Wiedemann, Senior Director Strategic Marketing and Business Development at Schreiner MediPharm, explains the reasons for the cooperative partnership: “Kit Check’s innovative tracking software and hardware based on RFID is an ideal fit for our portfolio of smart label-integrated RFID solutions. The special design of our customized, highly robust labels ensures reliable readability via the Kit Check systems, thus enabling a safe and efficient supply chain in hospitals.”

Tim Kress-Spatz, co-founder of Kit Check, also welcomes the cooperation: “We know that Schreiner MediPharm has a track record of bringing unique innovations to market in the pharmaceutical space, including functional labels with integrated hangers, tamper-evident features and tactile security elements. We are excited to see the joint innovations that we are going to launch through this partnership.”

We at PackPlus South and PrintFair want to express our concern for everyone impacted by coronavirus. Like all of you, we have carefully monitored the global health crisis related to COVID-19 coronavirus.  Our top priority is the health and safety of everyone involved in PackPlus South 2020 and PrintFair 2020; employees, customers and exhibitors.

Due to the uncertainty in the region and around the world, and after consultation with all our stakeholders, the venue management, supporting associations, and in alignment with the advice from the Indian public health authorities regarding travel to and from impacted countries, we have taken the decision to postpone our event which was due to take place on 20-22 March in Hyderabad. 

PackPlus South & PrintFair is now scheduled for 18-20 December 2020 at HITEX Exhibition Center in Hyderabad

This is not a decision that has been taken lightly.  We fully understand and appreciate the level of planning that is required to participate in an event like ours. Regrettably, the COVID-19 outbreak and related travel and commercial restrictions make those preparations too difficult to hold the show as planned in March. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.  We are grateful to our customers for all their support and constructive input during this challenging period.

Leading up to the December event, we will continue to serve the PackPlus and PrintFair community and we are preparing a number of solutions aiming to provide customized services to participants and further maximize successful outcomes at the December event.

We will continue to closely monitor the situation and remain in close contact with all PackPlus South and PrintFair stakeholders in the coming weeks.  Our thoughts are with all those affected in these difficult times.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support of PackPlus South.

Gurugram, India, February 12, 2020 – Packaging Connections started a short survey with the start of this new year. The survey was named “Packaging Trends for 2020” and it was based on packaging trends for the modern world. We created this survey to understand what the possible packaging trends could be (in your opinion) for gen-2020 customers.

We are glad to mention that we have got many responses on the survey and the answers are really very interesting. We also got to learn many new areas where packaging technologists could work and provide their best foot forward for new-gen customers.

This survey is open for next few days only and the last date to fill is 29^th Feb’2020. We will analyse the answers and create a short summary which we shall share with the participants. Our team is looking forward to your active participation on this interesting research. Survey link is in the attached word document​

• New Delhi edition of drink technology India registers a 30% increase in space
• Record number of business deals negotiated at the fair

9,925 visitors, 201 exhibitors and a total floorspace of 11,400 square meters (gross) – these are the figures achieved by drink technology India (Messe München), co-located with pacprocess and food pex India (Messe Düsseldorf). The growth of drink technology India remains strong. The trade fair that is taking place in a yearly rotation between Mumbai and New Delhi is now well established in the Indian Capital. The supporting program was expanded and addressed all segments and topics of the beverage, dairy and liquid food industry in conferences and seminars. Together with its partners, drink technology India underlines its status as India’s leading knowledge platform.

Dr. Reinhard Pfeiffer, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Messe München, is very pleased with how the trade fair went: “The event’s sizable growth demonstrates the fact that the trade fair has also become the most important industry event for solutions, networking and knowledge sharing at its location in New Delhi.” “This confirms our strategic decision of organizing drink technology India every year at alternating locations - Mumbai and New Delhi - to cover the Indian market,” adds Petra Westphal, Exhibition Group Director at Messe München. Bhupinder Singh, CEO of Messe München India, comments: “The 30 percent increase in exhibition floorspace is proof that companies are responding to the continued high demand in India for machinery for producing, processing and packaging beverages, dairy and liquid food products.”

Drink Technology India alternates every year between Mumbai and New Delhi. The next drink technology India will take place in Mumbai from December 9 to 11, 2020.

November 2019, Mumbai

ProPak India closed the 2019 edition with remarkable results, reflecting the consistent industry growth of processing, packaging industry in India: with 5,519 visitors attending the event and over 150 companies from 15 countries took part in the 2019 edition. With 20+ technical seminars, live demos, show features - Packaging Theatre & Meet the Expert Zone - were few highlights that enabled the event to achieve its goal of providing a comprehensive platform offering processing, and packaging technologies for food & beverages, pharma, cosmetic, personal care, and industrial goods.

The event was inaugurated by Dr. Pallavi Darade, IRS, Commissioner FDA, Maharashtra; Dr. Yogesh Kamat-Director, FFSAI (Western Region); Dr. Prabodh Halde, Immediate Past President-AFSTI; Piruz Khambatta, MD, Rasna International; CK Ranganathan, Founder & CMD, Cavinkare India; Samir Limaye, President, Institute of Packaging Machinery Manufacturers of India (IPMMI); and Yogesh Mudras, MD, Informa Markets in India.

In her opening remarks, Dr. Pallavi Darade, said, “It is a matter of pride for Mumbai and Maharashtra and I believe for India as well, that such an exhibition is happening. Maharashtra has always been at the forefront for such events. The food business is growing exponentially and I believe that exhibitions like this would be of great help especially where people from entire industry are connecting one-to-one, be it food ingredients, health ingredients, processing or packaging all under one roof.”

The show floor witnessed an array of machinery - GW-806N vegetable cutter by Eco Cosmo; Pactech Machinery’s front back wraparound sticker labelling machine PM 150 FBWR 15; VT Corp launched auto-weighing machine & packaging VTC-VGFP-1.1; Bossar’s HFFS machine BMK 2600; Mahisa Packaging’s introduced Speedpack 02 powered by Nordson; Ishida displayed weighing and X-Ray inspection machines; Serac focused on Combox and Neo filling machine; rigid, paper, flexible packaging material solutions, samples were displayed by Huhtamaki PPL, Samkin Industries, Sanjeev Flexi Pack, Arihnat Packaging. Besides, the show also saw display of labeling systems, industrial sieves, separators, filters & automated solutions, coating solutions, palletizing systems, pneumatics, and much more.

Making its debut, Packaging Theatre received an impressive response from the visitors. GlobalData, our partner ensured the display gave a comprehensive view of the packaging industry globally and highlighting the future trends of the different materials (rigid plastics, metal, flexible, paper & board, glass). Multiple samples were displayed from food, beverage, personal care, health care, and consumer goods industries driving the current trends of convenience, sustainability, personalization and many more.

The next edition of ProPak India will be from 8-10 October 2020 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.