Global Packaging Alliance Adds New Member in India

 The Global Packaging Alliance (GPA) announced that they have added a new partner in India  by signing an agreement with Kumar Printers Pvt. Ltd, located in Gurgaon. Kumar Printers is  one of the premier folding carton manufacturers in India, producing high-end packaging for  the pharmaceutical, healthcare and personal care markets.

GPA members visited several potential partners in India to assess which best complement the GPA’s current network in terms of management philosophy, technical capabilities and markets served, with the goal of extending the alliance’s global reach and service to its customers. India represents a unique opportunity, with a growing economy and changing consumer habits expected to spur the growth of packaging products.

Kumar Printers offers a full range of services and is geared to meet all functional, marketing, and promotional requirements of packaging. Their extensive capabilities include in-house structural design, offset printing with inline UV coating, foil stamping, embossing, die cutting, windowing, gluing, and converting microflute cartons and point-of-sale displays. They also print on non-absorbent substrates such as metallized board and plastic foil, and can apply specialized coatings utilizing metallic, pearlescent and Iriodin® pigments. READ MORE

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Diamond Wins Three Premier Print Awards

Diamond Packaging earned three awards in the 2005 Premier Print Awards Competition, the graphic arts industry's largest and most prestigious worldwide printing competition.

The Premier Print Awards is sponsored by the Printing Industries of America / Graphic Arts Technical Foundation. Now in its 56th year, the annual contest recognizes excellence in print communications and rewards companies and individuals who produce the best in print media.

Diamond competed against more than 5,200 entries from printing and graphic arts firms from around the world, and received two awards for the L’Oreal USA / Matrix 2004 holiday packaging and an award for its own 2005 corporate calendar.

"We're very proud of our winning team," said Harry Voss, Chairman of Diamond Packaging. "It's an honor to be recognized by the industry as a company that produces top quality, award-winning materials." more

 The Allure of Plastic: A Look  at PVC Folding Cartons
 by Dennis Bacchetta

 Plastic has traditionally been  recognized for its functional  capabilities. It is strong,  resilient, and at least semi-impermeable, making it a sensible choice for packaging perishable or environmentally sensitive liquids like milk, detergent and other cleaning agents.

However, over the last five years plastic has steadily gained favor for its aesthetic properties, and is now recognized as a clear winner in the competition for shelf appeal. Plastic packaging is available in a variety of elegant finishes and effects that allow the beauty of your product to show through. more