What's in this issue

The December issue of PrintWeek and WhatPackaging? magazines is available now

The cover story of PrintWeek celebrates excellence by putting the spotlight on 50 state-of the art factories in the country. Organised alphabetically, and selected by the PrintWeek editorial team, the list showcases what a world-class shopfloor on Indian soil can look like.

As we close a difficult year, PrintWeek believes this special feature will be an inspiration for the printing fraternity for the future ahead.

Talking about the New Year, after much delay, PrintPack India is set to open its doors in March 2022, and in an interview with Noel D’Cunha, the newly-elected president of IPAMA, Rakesh Sodhi shares about lean management, pruning internal costs, reducing short production time, investing in technology and inventories and increasing turnaround time.

The Publishing section profiles Apple Press, a painstakingly created a book with handmade paper and personal attention.

The WhatPackaging? cover story focuses on how Parksons has stepped up the growth potential with its recent acquisition of Manohar Packaging.

In the Profile section, Sushant Gaur, founder and CEO, Adeera Packaging tells Aultrin Vijay about the company’s expansion plans and strategies to cope up with the rapidly evolving paper bag packaging.

These and the regular features and more in this issue.