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The platform combines machine, mold, and auxiliary technologies into a fully integrated system, enabling processors to run up to 100% rPET while maintaining production efficiency and part consistency.

Higher crude increases oil-derived feedstock costs, pushing up polymer prices for PP, PE, and PET. Packaging contracts are revised with a time lag, forcing manufacturers to absorb cost increases initially.

Professionals from leading players including Vihaa Prints, Mudrika Labels, Akar, PGPL, and Neo Concept came together for an evening of networking, knowledge sharing, and meaningful discussions.

The coatings industry is highly exposed to petrochemical feedstocks, which have seen dramatic price swings due to Middle East supply disruptions.

The Paperboard Packaging Council offers member companies support in advocacy, industry contacts, and education, with a focus on cooperation and development in the folding carton sector.

The Plastic Out programme highlights the impact of collaboration across teams, regions, and supply-chain partners in driving meaningful progress on sustainability.

For packaging professionals, the co-location with Propak Africa, Africa’s largest packaging, plastics, printing and labelling show with over 40 years of success, creates a comprehensive industry ecosystem.

India’s per capita packaging consumption remains dramatically underpenetrated compared to developed markets: the US sits at 115 kg per person, Europe at 70 kg, while India has climbed from 10.5 kg to 16 kg over the past five years.

With accumulated losses now at 98.4 percent of capital, shareholders will vote on the company’s continuity plan to ensure operations can continue while the turnaround takes effect.

Recent survey data shows South Africans increasingly favour paper packaging, with 64 percent wanting online orders delivered in paper packaging and 80 percent preferring fit-for-size parcels that avoid excess materials.