What is happening at PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION 2022

PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION will present innovative solutions for multichannel and dialogue marketing from 22 to 23 June 2022. The conference and workshop programme of the congress and trade fair will convey practice-oriented knowledge in the form of inspiring specialist presentations.

Lars Schlimbach, Head of Partner Management & -Development Dialogue Marketing at Deutsche Post, Olaf Wolff, 1st Chairman of the Content Marketing Forum (CMF) and Ulrich Gursky, Head of Communication, SSI Schäfer Shop GmbH are among the 50 top speakers travelling to Düsseldorf, Germany for the PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION in June. Visitors can expect a highly relevant and practical transfer of knowledge on the key topics of Value Added Printing, Marketing Automation and Programmatic Printing as well as Sustainable Media Production.

The conference programme deals with all the essential topics that are currently affecting the industry. For example, the presentations will address the strategic future viability of print or show solutions on how to transfer digital marketing mechanisms into print strategies. What additional benefits does value-added printing offer for e-commerce and the customer experience? How can print finishing and sustainability be joined in the process? Participants will learn all this and much more in the daily nineteen half-hour presentations divided in three parallel “slots” and the Forum Stadthalle with key panel discussions. The open format invites the professional audience to actively contribute with questions.

VALUE ADDED PRINTING
The first congress session, organised by the Creatura industry initiative, is dedicated to the focal topic of Value Added Printing in its entire spectrum. The speakers will show how visual, haptic, olfactory and interactive finishing options create value-added potential and increase the perception of brands, products and communication. For example, best practices will be used to explain how efficient and relevant print works in the field of e-commerce. In addition, convincing print-based solutions will be presented which have proven to reduce enormous return rates in online commerce.

MARKETING AUTOMATION & PROGRAMMATIC PRINTING
Programmatic print means moving away from broad distribution and towards more targeted, individual information. The speakers at the session “Marketing Automation & Programmatic Printing”, presented and conducted by the Programmatic Print Alliance (PPA), will show how this can be achieved. In presentations and workshops, the PPA will show the development potential of Programmatic Printing. Participants will learn how advertisers can best use digitised print mailings, which online marketing solutions are promising for print products and how print can be optimally integrated into marketing automation processes.

SUSTAINABLE MEDIA PRODUCTION
The future of print is sustainable. Against the backdrop of disruptive supply chains, rising energy and raw material prices and resource bottlenecks, the topic of sustainable media production is more relevant than ever. In this thematic component – organised by the Umdex Initiative – experts will show how a commitment to sustainability also offers significant added value in the production of media. Because sustainability strategies not only bring production and cost advantages, but are also an indispensable and decisive argument for communication with brand owners and customers.

FORUM STADTHALLE
For the upcoming event, participants will also be offered panel presentations at the “Forum Stadthalle” for the first time. This newly created forum offers inspiring content, interaction and exciting discussion rounds in an open format in the exhibition area and visitors can participate free of charge. This platform will feature new ideas and successful concepts on future technologies and will address trend topics such as IT security, customised workflow automation and augmented reality in addition to specialist presentations.

Further information and tickets

Further information on the conference programme and an overview of the speakers:

https://www.printdigitalconvention.de/en/programm-2022.

Online tickets for the PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION are available at https://shop.messe-duesseldorf.de/pdc_e.

Further information on the PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION: https://www.printdigitalconvention.de/en or www.drupa.com/en/drupa_global

TaipeiPLAS launches pre-show monthly campaigns featuring Smart Manufacturing, Innovation, and Sustainability

The physical edition of TaipeiPLAS is scheduled to return from September 27 to October 1 this year at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1 (TaiNEX 1) in conjunction with ShoeTech Taipei. A month-long online exhibition will continue till October 27. This year’s TaipeiPLAS focuses on three major themes – “Smart Machinery,” “Next-gen Materials” and “Circular Economy – Net Zero Carbon Emissions.” Starting from June, the organizer, TAITRA, launches monthly theme-based campaigns to unveil the highlights of the coming TaipeiPLAS with social media news, exhibitor & production introductions, e-newsletters and videos. E-newsletter subscription and visitor registration are both now available on the official website.

The pre-show monthly campaigns for the show kick off with the first theme “Smart Manufacturing” in June. The plastics and rubber manufacturing has become greatly different from what it was, says TAITRA. In the past, the manufacturing processes of plastics and rubber such as the parameters setting, the material selection, and the processing of complex components relied on the operation and judgment of experienced labor. The smart manufacturing technologies today have turned the production line to be fully automated, more efficient, meanwhile, led the industry to create new business models.

Key industry players from home and abroad such as ANN TONG, ARBURG, BASF, DIING KUEN, ENGEL, FKI, FSC, MULTIPLAS, WITTMANN BATTENFELD, YEI all gear up to make a splash at TaipeiPLAS 2022 by presenting their smart machines and smart manufacturing solutions. FCS and FKI for example, the two leading plastic injection molding machine manufacturers in Taiwan have integrated Manufacturing Execution System (MES) into every section of their machine production and assembly lines. Multiple benefits are achieved, including more accurate production control, improved quality management and production cost reduction. Taiwan plastic and rubber machinery manufacturers are transforming to become smarter, and at the same time, providing a full line of services in building smart production lines overseas.

Besides onsite and online exhibition, TaipeiPLAS 2022 will come with a lineup of seminars, forums and featured events, On-site Guide for Online Visitors, PLASpotlight Live, themed guided tours, and procurement meetings, all together to explore the innovative trends in plastic and rubber industry and also to create a refreshing exhibition experience.

The online visitor registration for TaipeiPLAS and ShoeTech Taipei 2022 is available on the official websites: www.taipeiplas.com.tw / www.shoetech.com.tw. For more updates and full events information, please visit the official websites, or follow the shows on social media.

New Sacmi plant in the in-house technical center

With the goal of driving product-specific material developments, designing the service package for customers to be even more attractive, and optimizing the compounding process, a new Sacmi plant – the Sacmi PMA24L – with tools for Twist Off® and Press-On Twist Off® seals has been installed in the Actega plant technical center in Bremen. This optimizes work in development and technical service.

The technical center and application laboratory already features a Sacmi system for crown corks, the tie-bar-less Engel Victory 120 tech for injection molding, a semi-automatic filling system, an industrial capping system, an autoclave for sterilization, and a system for tunnel pasteurization. With the new Sacmi and the existing machines, the compounds can be introduced directly into the closures and then tested in the application laboratory. This means that modifications or optimizations can be implemented quickly and customers can be offered tailored products. This saves time and plant capacity at Actega and at the customers.

The market for PVC-free seals has developed rapidly in recent years and demand continues to increase –particularly in the area of baby food. This is also reflected in the investments by seal manufacturers in new machine technology. In contrast to past PVC technology in which liquid PVC plastisols had to be injected into the caps and cured at high temperatures, TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) technology entails melting the granulate by extrusion and applying it to the cap. Now the granulate only needs to be formed but no longer hardened. On the one hand, this makes it possible to do away with gas-fired drying ovens, which saves energy and production costs and reduces the CO 2 footprint. On the other hand, new equipment is needed to process the PROVALIN® and ACTGreen® PROVALIN® compounds. These machines are currently offered by the companies Alfons Haar and Sacmi and are available to all customers who have opted for PVC-free closures. Extensive capacities have meanwhile been developed and major investments are still being made by the closure manufacturers.

The majority of these machines has been supplied by Sacmi, which is why Actega has opted to invest in one. One of the features of the Sacmi PMA24L is that it is available in two different configurations. One has a maximum output of 1000 cpm (caps per minute) and the other supplies 500 cpm. A special kit makes it possible for manufacturers to upgrade from 500 cpm to 1000 cpm. The machine can process closures of 38 to 82 mm. By processing PVC-free compounds, the highest sealing performance and full protection of the organoleptic properties of the filling material can be achieved.

The engineers from the Technical Service can test, adjust and optimize processing of the compounds. In addition, optimized processing instructions – with regard to temperature or induction performance, for example – can be determined and passed on to the customers, so that smooth processing is also guaranteed there. If necessary, the compounds can be modified – to optimize opening values, adhesion to the adhesive varnish, or the sealing process. No customer capacities need to be used for this.

Thanks to the machinery available, all steps from compound and closure production to filling, capping and post-treatment sterilization, pasteurization) can be mapped, controlled and optimally adapted. This is why Actega knows exactly how the closures perform at the closure manufacturer and the filler.

New products can be developed and examined directly in the seal. The new machine offers increased flexibility and speed. For example, several samples can be tested in parallel and the best variant selected. This means that the time from development – in line with customer requirements – to commercialization can be shortened by several months.

For customers, this results in fewer tests and modifications of their own, as they have already been tested and checked at Acetga. As a result, the use of plant capacities can be reduced. And the product qualification period is significantly shorter.

Advancing circular solutions with chemistry

• Innovative development for chemical recycling processes
• New product applications designed for recycling
• Circular product concept launches with Desmodur®CQ

Plastics manufacturer Covestro is presenting recycling methods for the Circular Economy at the IFAT trade fair. At the joint booth of the German Society for Waste Management (DGAW) (Hall/Booth: A6 125/224), Covestro will provide an overview of innovative technology approaches with which plastics from the product portfolio can be mechanically and chemically recycled. Covestro is also a co-exhibitor at the joint stand of the VCI (German Chemical Industry Association, Hall/Booth: A6 231), which is entirely dedicated to the topic of chemical recycling.

Covestro intends to focus entirely on the Circular Economy. The company is driving the development of innovative and resource-saving processes to make its products recyclable to meet this goal. That is why Covestro intends to offer more material solutions based on sustainability and circularity in the markets in which it is active. Covestro’s own technological development is focused on four recycling approaches. In addition to mechanical recycling, which is already used for the high-performance plastic polycarbonate and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), Covestro is developing chemical recycling processes: These include chemolysis, smart pyrolysis and enzymatic recycling. The aim of these processes is to produce recycled plastics in virgin material quality while significantly reducing the environmental footprint compared to the conventional fossil-based production of polymers and polymer raw materials. Covestro applies its core competence in chemistry to process development.

“We see ourselves as the driving force behind the Circular Economy industry that is currently being developed, where the chemical and waste management industries will have to grow closer together in perspective and synergies will have to be created,” explains Markus Steilemann, Chairman of the Board of Covestro. “We are moving forward here with vigor for the entire industry: with various recycling approaches, we can systematically recover the different raw materials we need for the production of our plastics. Our goal is to fully circularize materials from end-of-life products to save fossil raw materials and greenhouse gas emissions, while offering recycled high-performance materials in virgin quality.” The company plans to invest around one billion Euro in Circular Economy projects by 2030. In Leverkusen, Covestro already operates a pilot plant for the chemical recycling of flexible polyurethane foams.

In addition, Covestro will showcase how circular solutions in the product portfolio can be made even more visible to customers at IFAT in Munich. With the “CQ” concept, in the future Covestro will highlight the alternative raw material base in products if it is at least 25 percent. “CQ” here stands for Circular Intelligence. Among the first “CQ” products is Desmodur®CQ. Polyurethanes based on Desmodur®CQ are deployed, for example, in upholstered furniture, mattresses and thermal insulation. They are used, for example, as coatings for cars or household appliances.

“In order to take meaningful climate protection measures, we need a change, a paradigm shift, for us, our customers and everyone else in the entire value chain. At the same time, the benefits must be clear in the application of such solutions. The chemical industry must fundamentally change as a central part of the value chain – toward alternative raw materials and renewable energies,” says Sucheta Govil, Chief Commercial Officer at Covestro. “We have set ambitious targets to make our production fully circular and ultimately independent of fossil resources. In doing so, we are supporting a wide range of industries to reduce the carbon footprint of their own products,” Govil said.

In addition to mechanical recycling, Covestro also develops chemical recycling processes. These include chemolysis, smart pyrolysis and enzymatic recycling. © Covestro

Cooperations provide contribution to full Circular Economy
New recycling processes and cooperation with partners from industry and research are making an important contribution to achieving full circularity. For example, Covestro is coordinating the EU project “CIRCULAR FOAM” with 22 partners from nine countries. The aim of the project is to develop innovative chemical recycling processes for rigid polyurethane foams. As an insulating material, rigid polyurethane foams contribute to the energy efficiency of refrigerators and buildings – but coordinated waste management and suitable recycling processes are still lacking for a sustainable life cycle. Chemical recycling could save up to one million tons of waste and 2.9 million tons of CO2 annually from 2040.

Markus Steilemann and Sucheta Govil at IFAT
To kick off IFAT on Monday, May 30, 2022, Sucheta Govil will be a guest on the show’s opening session. The topic will be the role of environmental technologies for a more sustainable future. Participants will include founder Mikela Druckman, an expert on AI in recycling and a member of the WEF Global Future Council; Prof. Dr. Erich Zahn, co-author of the Club of Rome report “The Limits to Growth”; Dr. Johannes Kirchhoff, Board of Management of the Circular Economy Initiative from the Federation of German Industries; and Ren Xiaoyuan, (UNEP) Young Champions of the Earth 2020 and founder of the water information network MyH2O.

CEO Markus Steilemann will discuss the topic “Global Value Creation in the Crisis? The Circular Economy as Europe’s Response” on a BDI panel on Tuesday, May 31, at 2:15 p.m. with Delara Burkhardt, environmental policy spokeswoman for the Socialists and Democrats delegation in the European Parliament, Dr. Christoph Epping, head of the Circular Economy subdivision at the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, and Wolfgang Niedermark, member of the BDI’s Board of Management. On Wednesday, June 1, Markus Steilemann will give an introduction at 12:15 p.m. to the panel discussion “Chemistry for circular mobility: Chemical recycling as a building block of circular value creation for automotive?” with experts from Audi, Covestro and TU Dortmund University.

Covestro at IFAT 2022 in Munich, Germany

• DGAW booth (Hall/Booth: A6 125/224) and VCI booth (Hall/Booth: A6 231)
• Monday, 30 May, 11:50 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Opening panel “How to create change?” – From activism and politics to environmental solutions and impacts” with Sucheta Govil (Forum Water Hall C3. 139/238)
• Tuesday, May 31, 2:15 p.m., (Hall C6, Room C62a, BDI Initiative Circular Economy), and Wednesday, June 1, 2022 (12:15 p.m., Hall A5 | 317/416 | Waste / Secondary Materials Forum): Markus Steilemann visits IFAT

From customized requirements to marketable products

During our morning ablutions of dental hygiene or shaving, on our way to work, at the workplace and perhaps when exercising later – we are constantly surrounded by products that are made entirely or partly of plastic materials: toothbrushes and razors, high-quality pots of cream or make-up, reusable cups, numerous office materials, ergonomic bicycle handles, mats, even our pets’ favorite toys.

Actega provides the SOFT EST.® TPE portfolio with a wide range of functions for a variety of consumer goods applications. The ProvaMed® TPE portfolio provides suitable material solutions for applications in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors. Actega thus specializes in customized developments with a wide range of functional possibilities. In order to meet these requirements, Actega has invested heavily in its in-house technical center and application laboratory, which includes the tie-bar-less Engel Victory 120 tech for injection molding. In addition, Actega as a whole invests around nine percent of its turnover in research and development every year. This gives rise to a large development team with experienced plastics technicians, excellently equipped laboratories, and extensive R & D capacities for the development of new, future-oriented products from the initial requirements profile to the marketable product. The details of project work are described below.

A look into the laboratory area shows the practical implementation. This department comprises Research and Development, Analytics, Quality Control, and Technical Service. The first step usually involves the customer drafting an extensive requirement catalog. A team of experts is on hand to provide advice right from the start. On this basis, the raw materials that may come into question are examined very closely and it can be checked whether or which products in the range meet the customer’s requirement criteria. If it turns out that no relevant material can be identified, the next step would be a new development. Initial material ideas with different raw material components – tailored to the requirement profile – are conceived and these are then produced on a laboratory extruder. Subsequently, extensive tests are carried out on the granulates and test rods produced from the material approaches (including ageing, sterilizability, solvent adhesion). Thanks to a comprehensive machine park in our own in-house technical center and the corresponding application technology, additional test rods and specimens can be manufactured once satisfactory material compositions have been found, thereby testing the processing properties of the compounds. This enables new development products to be tested and parametrized in advance and the development steps accelerated and optimized, as it is possible to establish immediately on site whether the materials developed display satisfactory processing and correspond with customer requirements.

Material properties can also be precisely adjusted to the needs of the respective application in the form of additives during the manufacturing process. Stabilizing agents, for example, extend the service life of the plastic and protect it from harmful influences. Special antioxidants prevent the polymer chains from disintegrating and embrittling through reactions with atmospheric oxygen, or discoloration of the material. Adding colorants – dyes, pigments or effect pigments – enables the otherwise transparent polymers to be dyed.

After further testing in the laboratory and associated departments, samples can be produced for customers to test on their equipment. Once everything is running to everyone’s satisfaction, commercial production can take place in the quantity required by the customer.

Before this, however, the Quality Control department carries out basic checks during the development process and especially during production (cut, homogeneity, flow behavior, etc.). Analytics involves a more detailed approach to the material, testing both raw materials and finished products. This also involves substances which may not be included in accordance with the customer’s test catalog or from a legal standpoint, or substances which could possibly have an influence on flavor, to name just two examples. 

And finally, the Technical Service department is available to customers right on site, offering advice, technical know-how and support when setting up the plants, and ensuring that the compounds are processed.

This is how, for example, the toothbrushes referred to above –
polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in the hard component, ProvaMed® TPE as a soft-touch element for a secure grip – or interdental brushes are produced. These ProvaMed® TPE are offered in the Shore hardness ranges A-20 to A-80, natural- colored and translucent. They are characterized by their particular softness, individual colorability, pleasant feel, as well as their cleanliness and food-safe properties.

Nanotubes: a promising solution for advanced rubber cables with 60% less conductive filler

• Graphene nanotubes are proven as an innovative solution for the cable industry: from a semi-conductive layer to anti-static jacketing and accessories.
• Being applied in EPDM rubber, graphene nanotubes allow producers to reduce the total amount of conductive filler by 60%.
• Improved compounding and extrusion rate, and high tear strength are the competitive advantages granted by nanotube-modified rubbers for cable parts.

Outstanding resistance to heat, ozone, and weather, combined with high flexibility, make EPDM a prime rubber for the cable industry. But beyond this, a semi-conductive layer and anti-static cable elements require electrical conductivity that is usually achieved by adding a conductive filler into otherwise insulative rubber. Until now, the industry has not had a solution to do this without drawbacks. Depending on the target level of electrical resistance, the loading of carbon black can reach 40 wt.%, which results in a high-dust production process and an increase in compound viscosity, which in turn hinders standard methods of manufacturing of cable products by extrusion or injection molding, as well as causing an increase in hardening and a loss in the elasticity of molded parts.

Rising demand for high-performance materials, together with a growing number of industries affected by new standards, compel the cable industry to take an innovative approach. Graphene nanotubes from their largest manufacturer OCSiAl have proven themselves as a comprehensive solution for rubber cable parts. Long, flexible, highly conductive, and strong, nanotubes create conductive reinforcing networks inside rubber that provide electrical conductivity and improve mechanical properties at ultra-low dosages, starting from 0.15 wt.%.

The use of nanotubes to obtain conductive compounds with a stable electrical resistance below 50 Ohms, as required for a semi-conductive cable layer, allows producers to remove a large portion of carbon black, decreasing the overall conductive filler loading in rubber by 60%. The low amount of nanotube additive in paste form allows makers to avoid high-dust manufacturing, reduces viscosity, and improves extrusion rates, along with lowering the impact on hardness and elasticity.

For the anti-static EPDM compounds used for cable connectors, bushings, and jacketing, graphene nanotubes also enhance the production process. The addition of graphene nanotubes at a loading of just 0.15–0.2% provides electrical resistivity below 10^6 Ohm/sq (which is stable during a product’s service life), low hardness, and improved tear and tensile strength. Scale-up tests by a European cable component manufacturer have proven the stable performance of nanotube compounds, without carbon to the surface after the extrusion process. Moreover, graphene nanotubes allow rubber cable elements to benefit from a previously impossible combination of stable anti-static properties and an opportunity for coloration.

Providing a combination of previously unachievable properties, graphene nanotubes open up opportunities for enhanced cable parts with more durable and stable performance to meet new industry standards.

Learn more on graphene nanotubes in rubbers at tuball.com.

Anniversary 25 years of Arburg Turkey

• Festive: anniversary event with around 180 guests and high-profile representatives from the parent company
• Since 1996: Arburg’s own subsidiary in Turkey
• Today: increasing demand from electronics and medical technology

In 1996, Arburg established its own subsidiary in Turkey. Due to corona restrictions, only 40 customers in small groups could attend the Open House in December 2021. Then, on 1 June we were at last able to officially celebrate 25 years in business. The exclusive anniversary event was attended by around 180 enthusiastic guests. High-profile representatives from the parent company were Renate Keinath, Managing Partner, and Gerhard Böhm, Managing Director Sales and Service.

The backdrop to this unique evening was an atmospheric boat trip with gala dinner on the Bosporus. “I am delighted to celebrate with you in these very special surroundings the 25th anniversary of our Turkish subsidiary, and I am very impressed with the team’s achievements over the past decades,” Renate Keinath stated in her speech. “A presence on the Bosporus has always been particularly important for us because it builds a bridge between the countries of Europe and the Arab states.” On behalf of the owner families and the entire Arburg organisation, she thanked Engin Malcan, Managing Director of Arburg Turkey, and presented him with the anniversary sculpture.

Arburg’s 55 year presence on the Bosporus
Back in 1967, Arburg sold the first Allrounder injection moulding machine to Turkey via its then trading partner BHK Makine. Its customer was Teksan, the first national manufacturer of water meters. For strategic reasons, a separate organisation was founded in 1996 – Arburg Plastik Enjeksiyon Makinaları San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti with four employees at the time.
Since 2001, Managing Director, Engin Malcan, has been driving the dynamic development in Turkey with his 17-strong team:
“In the meantime, we are the market leader for premium injection mouIding machines in our export-oriented country. Arburg Turkey is a forward-thinking organisation and is constantly endeavouring to improve and to strengthen its market position.”

Growing demand for high-quality machine technology
In Turkey, Arburg is experiencing growing demand for high-quality injection moulding machines, including an increasing number of electrically driven series. Allrounders are particularly sought after for the production of electronic and medical technology products, as well as in the automotive and packaging industries.
Arburg is now a market leader in premium injection moulding machines in this export-rich country. In 2005, the subsidiary moved into its current building in Beylikdüzü near Istanbul. It also has a 210-square-metre showroom with space for three to six Allrounders for training, tests, and mould trials.
Besides sales, consulting and service play a very important role in Turkey. The subsidiary offers its customers a 24-hour hotline and globally networked logistics. Around 90 per cent of all spare parts ordered are at the customer’s site within 24 hours. The team includes long-standing employees with extensive expertise. One of them is Adem Vardar, a service technician who has been with the subsidiary from the very beginning and who now puts his many years of expertise to good use in an executive position as Service Manager. Since 2021, Arburg’s Turkish Service has also been supporting customers in Egypt, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, and Bulgaria with maintenance and commissioning for projects.

Future Packaging to redefine India Pharma industry growth: InnoPack Pharma Confex

CPhI Conferences India, a division of Informa Markets in India is back with the most influential show, the 11th Annual InnoPack Pharma Confex slated for 9th and 10th June 2022 at Sahara Star, Mumbai, presented by West Pharma. The show will offer a unique combination of an exhibition floor, semi-scientific conferences, and a dedicated spotlight for innovations allowing the pharma packaging fraternity to discover the latest trends and revolutionary technologies transforming the packaging industry.

India has multiple challenges and providing the best healthcare to a burgeoning population is most critical. Despite improvements in the healthcare sector, chronic diseases are surging at a rapid pace. As per a WHO report, 20% of the country’s population suffers from at least one non-communicable disease and the treatments are estimated to cost India USD 6.2 trillion by 2030. Research and development at pharmaceutical companies have driven the growth of the pharmaceutical packaging market in India.

The Innopack confex is a perfect platform for exhibitors to demonstrate their latest developments in the fields of pharmaceutical packaging, labelling, drug delivery device design, and engineering. It will also provide fledgling companies to discover whether their products can match market expectations. The confex also offers myriad content-driven sessions on the entire value chain for packaging drugs and devices along with extensive networking opportunities and innovative crossover solutions to support capital investment decisions. It will also include Packaging Workshops, a Packaging Leaders Round Table session, and the most celebrated – India Packaging Awards. The Confex is expected to draw over 50 exhibitors, 40 speakers & trainers, and 100+ nominations for the awards.

Speaking on the announcement of the 11th Annual InnoPack Pharma Confex, Mr. Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, Informa Markets in India said, “We are pleased to announce that the InnoPack Pharma Confex will return to its flagship in-person format with a focus on the pharmaceutical packaging industry which will no doubt facilitate its growth to reach an estimated $3 Billion by 2030, coupled with Government incentives and rebate programs. The Confex will provide the industry stakeholders a unique platform to see a comprehensive range of packaging and processing technologies while also affording them the scope for productive, in-depth discussions with vendors to solve pain points and address challenges.”

The Government of India has introduced the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for encouraging domestic manufacturing and achieving an Atmanirbhar Bharat. The adoption and compliance with regulatory norms in pharmaceutical packaging, along with standards regarding packaging recycling have bolstered the growth of the pharmaceutical packaging market in India. The Indian pharmaceutical packaging market size was valued at $1434.1 million in 2020 and is projected to reach $3027.14 million by 2030 at a CAGR of 7.54% from 2021 to 2030.

The event will witness the presence of various Policy Makers, Industry Captains from Associations, and the Participation of Leaders from top pharma & biopharma companies. It has been well received by both MSMEs and large companies in form of participation and associations. Some of the key delegates include representations from companies such as Aurobindo, Dr. Reddy’s. Zydus, Piramal, Wockhardt, Glenmark, Cipla, GSK, Alembic pharma, Reliance Lifesciences, Macleods pharma, Sanofi, Indoco Remedies, J&J, among others.

The pharma packaging sector in India gained the much-needed impetus to be considered the preferred packaging partner worldwide. The conference agenda intends to accelerate the growth of this industry. The sessions over the two-day conference will be delivered by Vishwanath Swarup, Chief Operating Officer, Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited, Dr. Aravindan Raghavan, Corporate Head – Global Operational Excellence, Syngene International Limited, Sriman Banerjee, Head of Packaging Development & CDE, R&D Pharma Sci, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Rajendra Vidwans, Biopharma Consultant, Ami Polymer Pvt. Ltd., Ravi Kumar, Head-Supply Chain , Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals(Janssen) and amongst other key packaging experts.

Following the Confex, Informa Markets in India is all set to bring in the 7th edition of India Packaging Awards and continue its legacy of honoring the leaders driving the industry, in the midst of a global audience. Slated for 9th June 2022, the stage is all set, and eager to felicitate the best from the Pharma Packaging Industry. The Awards platform will comprise presentations, and exclusive product launches, along with the awards and recognition ceremony.