Tag Archives: Indian packaging industry

Rengo acquires stakes in manufacturer of corrugated packaging in India

Rengo Co., Ltd. announces that it has acquired 30% of the shares in Velvin Containers Private Limited, a corrugated packaging manufacturer in India. Due to Rengo’s equity participation, the company will change its name to Velvin Rengo Containers Private Limited. The company is part of Velvin Group, which manufactures and sells corrugated packaging, paper bags, […]

Oxygen reactor feed MC pump improves O2 delignification

An Indian pulp and paper customer noticed that their MC pump was not up to par and sought help in reaching the targets on their production line. They suffered from low kappa reduction and high chemical consumption in the oxygen delignification stage. This was mainly due to the O2 stage feed pump limiting the pulp […]

Valmet to Supply Key Pulp and Paper Technologies to Naini Papers in India

Valmet will deliver key technologies, automation and services to Naini Papers’ cooking and fiber line rebuild and new specialty paper machine PM 3 at their mill in Kashipur, India. The delivery will increase the mill’s capacity and support meeting the market demand of specialty coated paper. The delivery is scheduled for the first quarter 2025. […]

Share of paper packaging rise in US$73.5 billion MEA packaging market

The share of paper packaging in the estimated US$74 billion overall packaging market in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) continues to see an exponential growth with e-commerce boom and consumer preference veers to sustainable and environment-friendly solutions. Industry experts participating at the upcoming leading B2B exhibition, Propaper 2023, said that in line with this […]

Opening of BTG Center of Excellence in Hyderabad, India

BTG announces the opening of its new Indian Center of Excellence located in Hyderabad, India. The facility is a state-of-the-art technical support centre and digital hub that will greatly enhance BTG capability to serve the Indian and regional markets. BTG certified technical specialists operating out of this Center of Excellence will support BTG devices sold […]

Shree Ajit Pulp and Paper invests in new headbox and refiners

Valmet has been selected to supply an OptiFlo Layering Fourdrinier headbox with Aqua layering technology, Valmet Conical Refiners Pro and Conflo to Shree Ajit Pulp and Paper Limited for their Unit 2 Mill at Vapi, Gujarat in India. The start-up is planned for the first quarter 2024. The order is included in Valmet’s orders received […]

Upcoming trade show: Paperex

World’s largest paper show, Paperex, will take place 6-9 December, 2023, at India Expo Centre, Dehli, India. Paperex is the largest event in the world attended by paper industry and allied business groups. Organised biennially in NCR-Delhi, India, it is “A Unified Business Platform for Paper Industry” for new business opportunities, joint ventures, collaborations, investments and technology […]

J&J Green Paper secures global agreements to revolutionize the paper industry

J&J Green Paper Inc., the visionary creator of JANUS®, an innovative compound and process for producing water-resistant paper and packaging free from toxic oil-based materials, has closed several transformative global agreements to enable large-scale production of this environmentally friendly solution amid an ongoing global plastics crisis. This development has immense potential to revolutionize the industry, […]

Valmet to rebuild cooking, fiberline and evaporation plant for Andhra Paper Limited in India

Valmet has been selected to rebuild the cooking, fiberline and evaporation plant of Andhra Paper’s Rajahmundry unit in India. The delivery is scheduled to take place in December 2023, and the start-up is planned for the first quarter 2024. The order is included in Valmet’s order received of the fourth quarter 2022. The value of […]

Value of paper and paper products exported from India in financial year 2022, by type

In financial year 2022, India’s exports of paper and paper board products were valued at approximately 3.25 billion U.S. dollars. On the other hand, pulp and waste paper had the lowest export value that year, at only 1.06 million U.S. dollars.