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The two three-day events bring the corrugated packaging industry together to explore technology, costs and value-based selling.

The 65th FPTA AGM and All India Conference in Hyderabad focused on GST rationalisation, sustainability, technology, and collaboration to create new demand for paper and paper-based products

Duplo has revealed its upgraded UK showroom in Addlestone this week, also offering visitors the first chance to see its newly launched PFi Blade Pro cutting machine

Three-day open house, which closes tomorrow (14 October), features the Zen perfect binder, the XE-Cut digital flatbed cutters, three mixes, and Bindwel’s higher-volume binding and trimming machines. Visitors are asked to bring their own jobs

The past week was marked by a flurry of activity across the printing, packaging, publishing, and machinery sectors, reflecting an industry balancing technological advancement, market expansion, and creative excellence

Konica Minolta Business Solutions is set to showcase its digital label printing solutions at Loupe India 2026.

Every city deserves its own slice of literature on the move. Bookstalls offer those rare, quiet moments when residents pause amid the city's relentless rush. Cairo is no exception. During my visit to the city for a UFlex event, I discovered these little havens — resting spots for both the self and the soul — scattered across its streets. Each stall mirrors the unhurried world of books, inviting passersby to lose themselves in stories while the city speeds on around them

With its new launch, Kodak will provide printers and converters flexibility to expand into higher-margin applications

When the Swedish Academy announced Canadian poet, essayist, and translator Anne Carson as the recipient of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, the literary world celebrated an oeuvre that has long redefined the boundaries between verse, classical translation, and narrative prose.

Strategically located on Kalpaka Road in Kodungallur town of Thrissur district in Kerala, Color Link Digital Press is a one-stop print shop for graphic prints of all kinds

Monotech Systems has been chosen by Kongsberg PCS as its India distribution partner.

Fujifilm India has signed actress Rashmika Mandanna as brand ambassador for its Imaging Solutions business, covering its Electronic Imaging, Instax and Photo Imaging verticals across the country.

A total of 44 companies were honoured in 31 categories, as the industry came together to celebrate print, and Manipal Technologies bagged its seventh coveted title for the Printweek Company of the Year

Industry leaders, innovators, and key stakeholders gathered for the PrintWeek Awards 2026 to celebrate the remarkable resilience, export growth, and eco-friendly strides of India’s print and packaging sector.

Manipal Technologies was PrintWeek Company of the Year in 2025 as well. This is the seventh time that Manipal Technologies has bagged a Prism

Brilliant Printers wins Book Printer of the Year — Specialty and Trade for its Bible printing, combining precision printing, specialist binding, and luxury finishing across four distinct editions

Replika Press wins Export Company of the Year for the third consecutive year after expanding its global book business, with export revenue reaching INR 317-crore in 2025-26

CDC Printers won the title after demonstrating consistent production quality across educational books, Bibles, and a large-format atlas

Viessta Papers has scaled from a single manual punching operation to an automated 6,000-sqft facility, delivering a 316% increase in turnover over four years

Lipi International won the title for expanding solar power, water recycling, and sustainable manufacturing practices since 2020

Printmann Group retains its Packaging Company of the Year – Boutique title after 23.2% revenue growth, an acquisition, and investments in new packaging capacity

EPL takes the Green Factory of the Year title for its measurable progress in emissions reduction, renewable energy, circular packaging, and sustainable supply chain practices

Lovely Offset takes the Green factory of the year title after combining renewable energy, water conservation, waste management, and wider environmental initiatives across its manufacturing operations

Afflatus Gravures retains its Pre-press and Design Service Provider of the Year title after expanding robotic laser engraving capacity and improving cylinder production speed, precision, and resource efficiency

Parakh Flexipacks retains its Packaging Company of the Year – Flexible title after continued capacity expansion, technical development, and growth in export markets

Thomson Press wins the title for the third consecutive year, extending its record in the category while demonstrating its capability across digitally printed books and specialist post-press treatments

Silverpoint Press demonstrates the capabilities of digital short-run book production with four premium projects combining HP Indigo printing, specialist substrates, and sophisticated post-press treatments

SB Constantia wins Packaging Company of the Year at the PrintWeek Awards 2026 after recording 15.5% revenue growth and expanding its customer base and packaging capabilities

Brilliant Printers has retained its title as Book Education Company of the Year at the PrintWeek Awards 2026, following its win in the category in 2025

Archana Advertising Press wins Brochure and Catalogue Printer of the Year after combining fine art printing expertise with refined reproduction, finishing, and tactile presentation

Prodon Enterprise wins Brochure and Catalogue Printer of the Year after demonstrating precise colour reproduction, specialist finishing, and high-quality production across four publications

Trigon Digipack wins Digital Printer of the Year for combining digital printing, colour management, variable data, multiple substrates, and specialist finishing across packaging applications

Letra Graphix wins Digital Printer of the Year for its control of colour, digital white, metallic effects, and multi-process embellishment across four digital label applications

Sri Sivarama Digital Press (Printonica) won for combining digital imaging, specialist substrates, premium finishing, and bespoke packaging across four photo albums

Archana Advertising Press wins Fine Art Printer of the Year for its museum-quality art books, combining precise reproduction, specialist papers, binding, and refined post-press treatments

Silverpoint Press is being awarded for its expertise in producing fine art books that combine high-quality reproduction with specialist papers, binding, and refined post-press treatments. This is the second consecutive year in which Silverpoint has won in this category

Brijbasi Art Press transformed a children’s book into an interactive paper-engineered experience, combining industrial production with more than 50 individually engineered elements

Sai Paks developed a foldable carton flap that expanded pharmaceutical communication space without increasing the pack’s external footprint

Spectrum Scan transformed a familiar product into an oversized retail experience by combining printing, thermoforming, and fabrication

Gujarat Print Pack Publication combined jute-inspired texture, glitter, and metallised effects to give a flexible pouch a distinctive visual and tactile character for securing a win

Letra Graphix wins at the PrintWeek Awards 2026 after combining precise colour reproduction, digital white, metallic effects, and multiple finishing techniques across premium label applications

Any Graphics secured a win for combining flexographic printing, tactile effects, specialised substrates, and precise artwork across four label applications

Bennett, Coleman (BCCL) wins at the PrintWeek Awards 2026 after demonstrating innovative use of newspaper media, advertising space, and print technology across four editions of The Times of India.

TCPL Packaging secured a win after demonstrating control across cartons, laminates, and pouches, combining print, structure, barrier performance, and functionality

Dot Printers secured a win for demonstrating how to combine structural development, colour reproduction, and tactile finishing across food and beverage packaging

Trigon Digipack secured a win at the PrintWeek Awards 2026 by combining structural design, intelligent pre-press, colour control, and production engineering across four FMCG packaging applications

HBD Packaging secured a win at the PrintWeek Awards 2026 through precise offset printing, sophisticated pre-press, online coating, and premium finishing across four high-volume FMCG cartons

Art O Print secured a win at the PrintWeek Awards 2026 by integrating structural performance, security features, print, and patient-focused functionality across four pharmaceutical cartons

Parksons Packaging secured a win at the PrintWeek Awards 2026 by combining structural development, precise colour reproduction, specialised coatings, and finishing across four pharmaceutical packaging applications

Unbox secured a win at the PrintWeek Awards 2026 by combining structural innovation, print, finishing, and opening mechanisms to make rigid boxes part of the brand experience

Ocean’s Deep Printers secured a win at the PrintWeek Awards 2026 by combining structural engineering, graphic reproduction, materials, opening mechanisms, and finishing across four rigid box applications

Lynx Designers & Creators wins at the PrintWeek Awards 2026 for combining structural design, precision converting, sophisticated embellishment, and material selection across four distinctive paper bag applications

Spectrum Scan wins at the PrintWeek Awards 2026 for integrating high-resolution digital and screen printing with thermoforming, structural fabrication, illumination, and artwork preparation across four retail display applications

Azure Communication wins at the PrintWeek Awards 2026 for translating creative concepts into precise artwork, colour treatments, structural elements, and tactile print finishes across four projects. This is the second consecutive win for Azure in this category

Flexure Print N Pack wins at the PrintWeek Awards 2026 with a flexographic sample that combines demanding image reproduction with productivity, efficiency, sustainability, and commercial viability

Final-year printing engineering student Sakshi Sonawane wins at the PrintWeek Awards 2026 for her focus on sustainable, functional, smart, and inclusive packaging, alongside a strong interest in printing and packaging engineering

ITC Packaging & Printing Business wins at the PrintWeek Awards 2026 for turning customer service into a collaborative model of problem-solving, technology development, and packaging innovation

EPL wins Factory of the Year at the PrintWeek Awards 2026 for combining connected manufacturing, process efficiency, environmental performance, and rigorous quality and sustainability standards

Druck & Bindung Machinery Corp reinforced its US presence at Printing United Expo 2026 in Las Vegas, where director Rananjay Anand presented customers and industry stakeholders to the company’s broad equipment portfolio

When print businesses evaluate a new computer-to-plate (CTP) system, the immediate question is often, how much does it cost? In an increasingly price-sensitive industry, that focus is understandable. However, standard equipment quotations capture only a fraction of an investment expected to drive production for years. Factors such as operating costs, reliability, uptime, consistency, service support, and long-term productivity ultimately determine its real value.

There is a precise, electric rhythm to a page-turner, where the sentence pulls the reader forward, refusing to let go until the chapter breaks. Few writers in modern popular fiction understood that mechanical magic as intimately as Lord Jeffrey Archer, who passed away on 5 October at the age of 86, sitting at his desk between writing sessions.

Strong post-listing gains, a sharp jump in profitability, and sustained market leadership in woven polymer packaging machinery have reinforced investor confidence in Kanpur-based Lohia Corp, positioning the machinery maker among the packaging equipment sector's standout performers in 2026

Avery Dennison will showcase its latest innovations in labelling and packaging at Loupe India 2026, from 29 October to 1 November 2026, at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida at Hall 7, stall C15.

Penguin Random House India has announced the launch of Penguin Pockets, an exciting new series of compact-sized books created to bring timeless literature to a wider and new generation of readers across India.

The 16th edition of the most coveted event for the printing, packaging, and publishing industry — PrintWeek Awards — is set to take place at The Westin Mumbai Powai Lake on 7 October.

Excellence Award winners from the PrintWeek Awards 2026 will put their business choices under the spotlight, from customers and capabilities to growth and margins, at a breakfast meeting on 8 October at 9 am, following the Awards celebration on 7 October.

Over 20 veteran and debutant print and publishing professionals from India, will be participating in the Frankfurt Book Fair 2026

From Jill Lepore and Philippe Sands to the inaugural IPA Freedom of Expression Defenders Award and the launch of the Young Voices Network: Frankfurter Buchmesse brings together international voices to examine who creates knowledge, whose voices are heard and how free expression can endure.

The reception in New Delhi brought together prominent members of the printing industry, with AIFMP president Tushar Dhote outlining the federation's action-oriented agenda

The All India Notebook Manufacturers Association wants a Minimum Import Price on finished notebooks and an anti-dumping probe into Indonesian imports. Behind the petition lies a tax and tariff structure that is reshaping notebook economics.

The recognition highlights Holostik’s commitment to innovation, creativity and value-added packaging solutions

The expanded portfolio encompasses lamination, die-cutting, paper cutting, rigid-box production, folding and glueing, and flute lamination solutions from five international equipment manufacturers

Gurugram (Delhi-NCR)-based Kridwinn Innovations and Chandigarh (Punjab)-based BawaTech Solutions & Consultants have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the market development and adoption of industrial inkjet and digital printing technologies across India.

The Offset Printers’ Association (OPA) has selected Dr Bijender Kaushik for its prestigious Print Shree Award 2026, recognising his outstanding contributions to print education, research and the printing and packaging industry.

X-Rite's Indian partner Advanced Graphic Systems is offering the eXact 2 handheld spectrophotometer with second-year calibration, installation and operator training included, as printers chase tighter colour tolerances this festive season.

The PVG College of Engineering and Technology student wins the national finale of the Manoj B Mehta Print Olympiad 2026, along with a cash prize of INR one-lakh

The Balshastri Jambhekar Translation Award named after the founder of Darpan, the first Marathi newspaper, honours Marathi translations of a German memoir-novel and a Japanese bestseller

Registration is now open for Loupe India 2026, South Asia’s largest dedicated exhibition for the label and package printing sector. The four-day event is scheduled for 29 October to 1 November 2026 at the India Expo Centre & Mart in Greater Noida.

Live demonstrations of high-detail Spot UV, Spot Holograms and Spot Foil highlight the PixelGlow Vertex

In a significant crackdown on corruption in public recruitment, the Special Investigation Team of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch has expanded its probe into the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) drug inspector examination paper leak.

The Sustainable Print Manifesto has announced that Canon has joined the initiative as a development partner, strengthening a growing coalition of industry leaders committed to making print more sustainable, alongside development partners Cimpress, Domino, Gallus, HP, Nazdar and Sun Chemical.

The folder-gluer is expected to widen structural capability, speed up make-readies and strengthen quality control at the Jaipur folding-carton converter's facility

Beverage and food manufacturing panels set out a technology roadmap to 2035, while machinery and cooling suppliers court processors on the show floor

As India gears up for the high-decibel festive season, print media is firmly asserting its resilience in an increasingly noisy and fragmented media ecosystem.

Alappuzha, Kerala-based Sreya Signs & Digital Printers has recently invested in a Canon ImagePress V770, a digital colour production press with additional modern features and capabilities from Canon India.

Lay’s has taken its ‘Lay’s Kholo, Ranbir Se Milo’ consumer promotion into print, using a peel and reveal format to make the newspaper ad part of the experience.

Xerox Holdings Corporation used Printing United Expo 2026 in Las Vegas to launch three new press platforms and a raft of upgrades across its production print portfolio, rounding out an inkjet line-up that now spans cut-sheet and continuous-feed alongside a new flagship graphic arts press

Past president Anand Limaye's open letter credits the new AIFMP chief with building the Pamex expo and keeping printers connected to new technology

Tension Envelope & Print has installed its first Rotatek offline sheeter, adding new capabilities to its production workflow and further strengthening Rotatek’s growing presence in the North American market.

Siris-owned EFI to hold 60% of the combined company, with Agfa retaining 40%; closing expected by the end of 2026

Following the successful deployment at Swastik Arts, Mumbai, Colorix strengthens momentum in India’s evolving digital label printing market

From global trade exhibitions and capacity-enhancing investments to paper innovation, pricing recalibrations and leadership changes, the print and packaging sector recorded a week of notable activity across India and international markets

In Nadiad, Gujarat, family-run printing business Jignesh Xerox Centre has added the Konica Minolta AccurioPress C4080 to its setup, marking a new investment in its production printing capabilities.

Meanwhile, the company successfully completed the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of its sixth and seventh Multitec presses

The first Gallus and HEIDELBERG appearance at Loupe India since 2012 signals the strategic importance of India and the company’s long-term commitment to customers across the region

In a celebration of youthful brilliance and technical mastery, the fifth edition of the T Prasad Memorial Gold Medal competition for 2026, exclusively open to Certificate and Diploma-level students of printing from across India, reached a climax at the Northern Regional Institute of Printing Technology (NRIPT).

An Assamese poet who spent his first decades as "Unknown" passed away on 20 September, aged 79

Located in the serene coastal city of Alappuzha in Kerala, Ardra Designs is a one-stop print shop. The company recently invested in a brand-new Canon ImagePress V900 digital colour production press from Canon India.

In today’s increasingly complex regulatory and corporate environment, the role of a company director extends far beyond participation in board meetings. For directors, effective governance requires more than adherence to rules. It calls for sound judgement, ethical conduct, independent thinking, leadership, and an understanding of the dynamics that shape boardroom decision-making.