Speaking on the sidelines of the PrintExpo 2018 show in Chennai, Giridharan S, CEO of Kapoor Imaging said, "We are on the verge of launching a range of two-layer non-ablative TPU thermal plates with a flat response time of 800-850 nm with the packaging industry in mind."

The company is also planning to offer varnish and adhesives for the first time.

"Our focus this year is on products and consumables for the packaging industry as we see it as a key growth area in the coming years. All consumables for the industry except for inks will be offered by us in our brand Topaz," said Giridharan.

The company is also planning to launch a low-chem Photo Polymer Bio Green (PPBG) plates for the newspaper segment by August 2018.

"These plates would require no pre-wash and can be drained without treatment too. It is targeting newspapers which do 100,000 to 150,000 copies per run," said Giridharan.

Talking about the company’s performance the previous year, Giridharan mentioned the effects of their partnership with Fuji newspaper plate, ending, "It had a considerable impact on our business since all our other line of businesses put together was finding it tough to make up for the lost business."

"In spite of several diversifications, print will remain our core business and our sights are set on launching our plate manufacturing unit in 2019 without any further delay," he concluded.