What's in this issue

August issue of PrintWeek, WhatPackaging? out

Industry emerges as the winner, as growth returns to the fore. This is PrintWeek’s verdict on the industry outlook for the last six months, which the cover story of the August issue of PrintWeek explores.

PrintWeek mapped 234 firms across the country in order to understand the current capacity utilisation rate in the industry. The findings were – 90% capacity utilisation in packaging, 85% in book printing, 50% in labels, and 120% capacity utilisation in tags.

With 1 August being celebrated as Paper Day, the August issue features an in-depth piece on the turmoil in the paper turf. PR Ray explains how the paper industry has faced drastic changes since the beginning of 2020 and how it is essential that we understand and appreciate these dynamics of change for our benefit, so we can tune our activities accordingly to deliver optimum results.

Meanwhile, Noel D’Souza speaks with newspaper publishers to learn how their publications have evolved from 1947, the challenges they face, and how they can remain relevant in a digital world.

Also read the report on Paper Day celebrations on 1 August where the industry highlighted how paper is wood-positive; besides being sustainable and biodegradable.

In the eCommerce section, Noel D’cunha takes a close look at Flipkart’s sustainability drive.

The August issue of WhatPackaging? supplement that comes with PrintWeek highlights the issues of sustainability and the fallout of the single-use plastic ban.

Tetra Pak has come up with a fibre-based barrier to replace the aluminium layer in the standard Tetra Pak carton. Ashutosh Manohar, managing director, Tetra Pak, South Asia Markets, tells Mansi Gupta.

These and more, plus the regular features in the August issue of PrintWeek and WhatPackaging?