Packaging

Packaging

Inventory optimization & authentication in the pharma supply chain

The first PACK.Nxt conference in Mumbai on 18 January 2024 had several panel discussions on Authentication and Security. The panel that discussed packaging hurdles, design and anti-counterfeiting, blockchain and transparency, particularly with reference to pharmaceutical products, was moderated by Packaging South Asia editor Naresh Khanna. Priyanka Tanwar reports.

Packaging

Building a circular economy in the packaging industry: progress and challenges in 2023

Once again this year, the subject of how to establish a circular economy has gained significant pace. This has been driven most notably by the European Commission’s plans set out at the end of 2022 for an EU packaging regulation, which will affect the entire economy and has been hotly debated as a result. But the associations and businesses in the packaging industry are also forging ahead with building a circular economy by pursuing their own innovative developments and ideas. Naturally, the circular economy was also the main theme of this year’s interpack. A large number of exhibitors at the show focused on solutions for effective recycling and the use of recycled materials in packaging production.

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