POLYMERS Communiqué June - July 2016 by Polymers Communique

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Dreaming Big with Plastics riding the retail success

Ghisulal Rathod

Chairman Cello International Pvt. Ltd.

5D Model of Packaging

Impact on Business Growth

Digital World of Printing Vision of Brand Owners

Writing Instruments An Important Frontier

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CONTENTS

June - July 2016 l Issue 2.5

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COVER S TORY

Daring to dream and working with passion to realise dreams, Ghisulal Rathod in a nostalgic discussion with POLYMERS Communiqué, shares his journey from a humble beginning, to today processing 45,000 tonnes of plastic raw material annually, to be the largest manufacturer of branded finished plastic goods in India; the role of men, machines and products in achieving this success.

Dreaming Big with Plastics: Riding on the Retail Success

Ghisulal Rathod, Chairman

Cello International Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

BUS I NES S ENABLER

Prof. (Dr.) N. C. Saha, Director

5D Model of Packaging: Its Impact on Business Growth for Consumer Goods

Indian Institute of Packaging, Mumbai

NEW DEFI NI TI ON

Federico d’Annunzio

Digital World of Printing: Vision of Brand Owners Strategic Products Marketing Director Business Unit Web-fed, Bobst SA, Switzerland

A D V ER TO R IA L

Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics

Precision Packaging Resins: Addressing Packaging Performance Gaps

TO U C H IN G LIV ES

D. L. Pandya, CEO

Medical Plastics Industry in India: Market Scenario and Future Trends Medical Plastics Data Service, Ahmedabad

SIVA R A M SPEA K S

Dr. S. Sivaram, Former Director, CSIR-NCL

Antimony-free Polyesters: Is It Possible?

Polymers and Advanced Materials Laboratory National Chemical Laboratory, Pune

TH O U GH T PR O C ESS

Alicia Cloeren, Director of Business Development Cloeren Incorporated, USA

Capex or Opex? ROI - The True Way Forward

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Writing Instruments: An Important Frontier for Injection Moulding

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Roger Kant, Marketing Director

Editorial Advisory Board Arvind Mehta Chairman and Managing Director Welset Plast Extrusions Pvt. Ltd.

Polymer Modifiers for PVC: Enhancing Performance and Lowering Costs Ethylene Co-Polymers Division DuPont Performance Materials, Asia Pacific

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Thermal Analytics: For the Right Choice

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Mind Speak Pushp Raj Singhvi

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N. K. Balgi

the current market scenario, packaging provides the most important first point of contact by which a company presents its products to consumers. Innovation in packaging designs and colours is taking place as brands jostle for shelf appeal and space. Key role of packaging is to provide eye catching consumer contact, keep the product intact and maximise shelf-life with design innovation.

Retailers have taken notice of how the economics of high-volume and fast-moving consumer goods have changed in recent years. Led by big-box stores, these retailers have seen the wisdom of trimming one of their biggest costs of operation - store floor personnel hours spent restocking or ‘facing up’ products on shelves. A shift is taking place from buying of loose vegetables to hygienically packed vegetables. Rigid packaging is giving way to flexible packaging in the form of stand-up pouches, retort pouches and spouted pouches which offer similar performance and shelf appeal at lower cost.

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Packaging is considered to be an important tool for retail marketing as consumers do get attracted by appealing package designs at retail stores, compelling them to take a decision to buy the packaged good at the point-of-purchase.

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One cannot think of retail mar keting without modern pac kaging. FMCG accounts for 40% of packaging alone. Growth in retail sales of agri products, food and cosmetics is due to packaging. Convenience, affordab ility and smaller packs required for reta il come from innovative packaging app eal. New flexible packaging consumes less energy, resulting in preservation of natu ral resources. Also, reducing cost of tran sportation and storage, these packs enhance shelf-life of retail packages. It con tributes to shelf appeal, branding and easy storage. Emerging concepts in packaging like barrier films, compos ite films and secondary packaging are giving a further push to retail.

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Cascades Sonoco introduces industry’s first water-based barrier coating allowing the creation of recyclable, repulpable and compostable take out containers

Mamata Launches World’s Fastest Non-woven Bag Making Machine

amata Machinery Pvt. Ltd., an ISO 9001 certified company, with

an installed base of more than 3700 machines working in over 75 countries worldwide.

Mamata

excellence

from

Machinery

a winner of many awards for export of India.

the

Government

PP non-woven bag manufacturing in India has faced multiple challenges due

to non-availability of reliable and high output bag making machines.

The ENGEL headquarters in Schwertberg, Austria.

ENGEL is the only western injection moulding

machine

manufacturer

producing machines at multiple sites

in Asia which guarantees short delivery times and ensures that the injection moulding machines, robots and system

solutions can be flexibly adapted to the

specific

local markets.

requirements

the

Since 2007, large-size machines are being produced in Shanghai. By April of

Clariant Masterbatches builds prototype tooling for stretchblown PET beverage bottles

2017, both the production facility and the office of the Shanghai facility will be Mamata is pleased to announce the launch of its bag making machine for

converting PP non-woven fabric into bags. Mamata, with its experience

DuPont Performance Materials starts operations at Shenzhen, China; launches Mega compounding plant

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and the latest servo technology has designed the world’s fastest bag

making machine capable of running upto 210 cycles per minute.

ENGEL’s Worldwide Course of Growth Continues

n the 2015 - 2016 financial year, ENGEL

1,600 square metres for additional

CNC processing machines. 450 square

metres of floor space is being added for offices and the apprentice workshop.

In 2001, the production plant for injection

moulding machines with low and

medium clamping forces was opened in Pyungtaek City, South Korea, and with the founding of WINTEC as a secondary brand in 2014, a third plant in Asia was established in Changzhou, China.

was again able to achieve an increase

The ENGEL Group achieves 85 per cent

moulding machine manufacturer with

production. The same strict quality

in turnover. Worldwide, the injection headquarters in Schwertberg, Austria,

generated Euro 1.25 billion in turnover.

Asia contributed a large part of this success; it is the most important growth market for the ENGEL Group.

significantly expanded. It will provide

of its turnover in Asia with its local

standards are applied in all factories worldwide. A machine produced in Asia cannot be distinguished from one of the same type produced in Austria.

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Digest

ollepaal India was founded in 2003, to complement its capacity in The

Netherlands and to function as a full service

Innovia refocuses its strategy on strengthening its specialty BOPP films business

point for pipe manufacturers in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. On account of the

growth of Rollepaal activities worldwide, expansion of the India factory is now an absolute must.

to the local and regional market needs”, says Tushar Parida.

DOMO Engineering Plastics, sales office at Mumbai will serve its customers with

an extensive variety of products and solutions including Domamid® Nylon 6

KraussMaffei Berstorff to present its costeffective and efficient concepts in extrusion technology at K 2016

and 6.6 functionalised compounds and Thermec™ polymers with enhanced performance to

serve

the

high

temperatures

automotive,

electrical

and consumer goods industries. With

Milliken to highlight the power of ‘Making Polypropylene Clearer, Better, Faster Together’ at K 2016

company’s

the new facility will not only increase our

feedstock, the assortment is completed

Director, Rollepaal India explains, “Opening production capacity by 60 per cent, it will also house a large department for quality

control and testing of cooling tanks.

Besides this, the electrical department has been expanded and the facility will have a larger storage area for spare parts. With

Polyone spotlights with KARIBU™ a new, portable, folding baby bathtub at CBME

parts in stock, we will be able to respond quicker to the needs of our customers.”

DOMO Engineering Plastics Establishes Sales Office in Mumbai

OMO Chemicals has established a

new sales office in Mumbai, India.

This setup is part of DOMO Chemicals’ strategy of enhancing its position as a

I-P

globally present solution provider in the engineered polymers market.

The Indian sales office will be managed

by Tushar Parida, Country Manager. “By operating from our Mumbai office,

DOMO Engineering Plastics will assure

its dedicated presence in the Indian market. This enables us to guarantee our

customers

India

and

the

countries in this region a customised communication and to respond swiftly

Econamid® and Econamid® Oro, the

Dutchman Mark Hilhorst, Managing

engineering

polymers

range based on high quality secondary with a range of sustainable nylon (PA6

and PA66) compounds, offering durable ecological solutions with the highest quality standards.

New from Meusburger: Automatic Safety Hose Coupler for Cooling Circuit Connections

n innovative solution in the area of

temperature regulation components

assures more safety at work.

Risk of scalding starts at a water temperature

temperature

regulation

unintentional

55° C,

therefore

decoupling

the

components

can have fatal consequences. The new automatic safety hose coupler can prevent

such accidents. Compared to the other commonly used systems in which the

locking mechanism is manual and thus user-dependent, the locking mechanism

here takes place automatically during the

coupling.

The

optical

marking

indicates the locking state to the user and

therefore, provides a safe way of working.

The decoupling is very easy and is

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there were awards for special categories like President’s Award, Sustainability,

Marketing and WorldStar Student Award.

Digest

This year, the Student Award inaugurated

a new category entitled, ‘Save Food

Student Packaging Award’ that registered RAMPF acquires US company Innovative Polymers, Inc.

12 entries. WPO created this new category

due to its support to the ‘Save Food’

Automatic safety hose coupler for cooling circuit connections.

initiative, from Messe Düsseldorf and FAO

performed through a simple and intuitive SABIC’S modernisation of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Polymer Laboratory - around 200 students to benefit

one-hand operation.

Due to the unique sealing, the safety hose

coupler is also suitable for applications at high temperatures for continuous

operation upto a maximum of 200° C under oil and upto a maximum of 160° C under water. The new safety hose coupler

is available from Meusburger Georg GmbH SO.F.TER. presents the new PA6 LITEPOL® grades

Solegear and r-pac International to deliver plant-based packaging for latest leading smartphone case

& Co KG with hose nozzle as well as with thread in straight 45°and 90°versions.

WPO Announces Winners of 2016 WorldStar Packaging Award

orldStar Packaging Awards, the global

organised

packaging

World

competition Packaging

Organization (WPO), were awarded in a gala ceremony in Budapest, Hungary.

The 2016 edition of WorldStar Packaging Solvay and Apollo Medical see demand for KetaSpire® PEEK growing in microtube applications targeting short-term medical implant applications

R-S

Awards received a total of 293 entries from 34 countries. Japan was the leader with 31 entries and 13 winners in the competition.

China and Turkey participated, each,

with 23 packaging projects; had and

China

winners

Turkey

13,

followed by India with 22 entries and 10 WorldStars. The UK took the most

awards, with 15 winning entries out of 18 entries.

Besides the normal categories – Beverages, Electronics, Food, Health and Beauty, Household, Luxury, Pharmaceutical and

Medical, Other, Point of Sale and Transit –

(Food and Agriculture Organization). “The idea is to encourage students to develop new solutions on packaging preventing

food waste. The project presented can be new. That means it does not need

to have previously run for a national award,” explains Thomas Schneider, President, WPO.

Matthias Seyfang, President, Victorinox Fragrances and winner in two categories -

Health & Beauty and Luxury - and Gold winner in the Marketing Award with the

packaging of the perfume Victorinox

Ella says, “I was really impressed by the World Packaging gala ceremony!

With this award, WPO clearly inspires innovative

packaging

technology,

as well as motivation, education and creativity of students”.

The entries to WorldStar Packaging

Awards 2017 are now open and end by

14th October, 2016. The online registration

can be done at www.worldstar.org

KRAIBURG TPE’s Material and CINOGY’s Therapy Heal Wounds

PlasmaDerm®

therapy

from

KRAIBURG TPE customer, CINOGY

GmbH enables nursing staff to treat chronic wounds and skin diseases with a

procedure that promotes wound healing and fights multi-resistant pathogens.

The sterile sensor pad, through which the spacer comes into contact with

the human skin, is manufactured using

TPE of the THERMOLAST® M series from

KRAIBURG TPE. “Our process is used

for treating open wounds, which is why it is of essential importance to us

that the contact material of the sensor

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A new generation takes shape. s V i s i t u 16 0 a t K 2 l d o r f, e s s i n D Ăź m a ny Ger

5 Hall 1 5 8 C Stand

Take the proven and tested, make it even better and explore something new â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that is what makes ENGEL and their customers so successful. Following our claim be the first, we will present a new generation of injection moulding machines setting new standards at K 2016. For now, we will entice you with this: We do not compromise on energy efficiency, ergonomics or precision. Do you want to know more? Meet us at stand C58 in hall 15, starting October 19. www.engelglobal.com

With a growth of 22% over the last year,

and operations working persistently at optimum capacity, the company clocked

Digest Teknor Apex presents new colour concentrates with exceedingly small traces of an anticounterfeit marker or taggant

an all-around growth! pad comply with all relevant medical

certifications and can be used in direct contact with the human bloodstream.

We are, therefore, pleased to have

found KRAIBURG TPE as a development partner who shares our high quality

standards and on whom we can rely in every respect,” explains Dr. Dirk Wandke, Managing Director, CINOGY.

WACKER to unveil new electrically conductive silicone rubber dispersion for the cable industry at K 2016

CINOGY developed the first portable

device to generate non-thermal, or

This has infact been the story for the last few years; strong growth continuously

- an indication of trust and confidence that customers have reposed in the

‘new Windsor’. The expansion of the

extrusion division that is spread over

1200 sq. mts. at Vatva will enable Windsor to meet the challenging deadlines

of customers; delayed deliveries due to space constraints would now be

a thing of the past. Taking learning

‘cold’ plasma directly on the skin at

atmospheric pressure. In the patented PlasmaDerm® process, the spacer is

placed on the skin. By activating highvoltage

impulses,

electrical

fields

transform the air between the spacer Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H), a specialist in machinery for manufacturing flexible packaging, drew a very positive conclusion from drupa 2016

and skin into non-thermal plasma. The patient may feel a slight tingling of the

skin, but no pain whatsoever. As opposed to existing spot treatments, the electrode

in the CINOGY process is mechanically

flexible and has a large area to ensure an even distance from the skin. The THERMOLAST M material surrounds the

sensor pad of the PlasmaDerm® device WITTMANN launches a new temperature controller TEMPRO plus D120/1-L for plastics processors; a part of the most advanced temperature controller series

T-W

as a sterile, exchangeable spacer for onetime use.

For all materials from the THERMOLAST M

portfolio, KRAIBURG TPE guarantees product reliability and safety within the scope of its medical service package:

and its processes are conceptualised,

keeping in mind the acclaimed German manufacturing standards.

the compounds from the medical grade

At this facility, investment in the new

production system. Only such materials

components will ensure still higher

the medical market and eliminate the

the new structure is built with its high-

products or components, such as raw

attribute which will help in building tall

portfolio are manufactured in a separate

machining centre to manufacture critical

are used that meet the requirements of

levels of quality and reliability. Also,

possibility of contamination with other

point being a staggering 24 metres, an

materials of animal origin.

and high output blown film co-extrusion

Market Drives the Windsor Expansion

Customer confidence, global markets

he year that went buy saw Windsor Machines achieve new milestones.

from their global partners, this facility

machines with ease.

and the desire to pioneer the launch of high output lines from India drives the expansion of the Vatva facility!

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COVER STORY

Ghisulal Rathod Chairman Cello International Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

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Dreaming Big with Plastics

Riding on the Retail Success Daring to dream and working with passion to realise dreams, Ghisulal Rathod

in a nostalgic discussion with POLYMERS Communiqué, shares his journey from a humble beginning, to today processing 45,000 tonnes of plastic raw material

annually, to be the largest manufacturer of branded finished plastic goods in India; the role of men, machines and products in achieving this success.

Q. Tell us something about your journey when you began in 1958 making plastic bangles. We hale from a business community who dares to dream and work with passion to realise our dream.

Cello made a humble beginning in the year 1958 with manufacturing

of bangles from a small gala in an industrial estate in Goregaon, with a small team.

In 1964, we entered into manufacturing of PVC footwear. Sensing that plastics would pervade through day-to-day human life in the coming years, I decided to make plasticware and plastic products as the prime focus of my business.

Having created a brand image for our products and developed the market

reach, we added to our product portfolio - allied products, those could be sold through our dealer network.

In 1982, we launched thermoware range of products. Since then, our growth

has been steady through these three-and-a-half decades with progressive expansion of product portfolio. In ’90s, we added moulded furniture,

writing instruments and oral care products. In 2000, we added the ‘Bubble Guard’ products used in packaging, launched kitchen appliances, added

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host of low quality plasticware products that we entered; we wanted to remain distinct and differentiated. We focused

on producing quality products from

high quality, hygienic plastic materials

using best of the machinery and

equipment. We launched high quality

products

with

better

performance;

example our range of casserole kept food hot for many more hours as compared to range,

paper

products from the unorganised market.

glassware

stationery

products

This created a strong consumer base and

and

preference.

and

melamine products. In 2016,

we launched our air coolers range.

Q. You visualised retail before this retail revolution began. Take us through this journey of ‘Branding for Retail’. How was the brand Cello created?

to be a leading national brand with widest network across India.

our journey.

consumer response, we rapidly grew in terms of distribution network and retail presence,

Brand Cello evolved during the early part of l

Due to our product quality and strong

In an unorganised sector, market with

Cello was one of the key brands that aggressively

promoted

and

grew

the

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Q. From your current business of Rs. 1300 crore, you plan to touch Rs. 3500 - 4000 crore by March 2020. How do you wish to achieve this? This multifold growth is based on organic growth

across our existing established categories. Secondly, our recently launched categories of products like air coolers, melamine products

employees, suppliers, dealers and so on. Caring for

us exponential growth as we are a new entrant

and collective progress prevails all-through Cello.

potential. In addition to the launch of our new

family. The expansion of our product portfolio is

two more product categories this year. With all

members – both, immediate and extended. And,

financial goal within the targeted time.

Our brand image and our market reach are our

and Max Fresh food storage products will give

one another is an India family value. Caring culture

and the market presents us with a huge growth

So, our business remains nourished by this one

product categories, we also have plans to launch

also an outcome of ideas mooted by the family

this put together, we are poised to achieve these

this growth story continues...

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n common man’s language, packaging means the wrapping material around a consumer good

that serves to contain, identify, describe, protect,

display, promote and otherwise make the product marketable and keep it clean. The intended purpose of the packaging is to make a product readily sellable as well as to protect it against damage and prevent

it from deterioration while storing. Furthermore, packaging is often the most relevant element of a trade mark and conduces to advertising or communication. Packaging can communicate the

brand name, both directly through name association and indirectly by associating the brand with a

However, in the modern marketing system, the buyer or customer is considered to be the king.

Infact, the importance of a customer has been highly

ignored during the ages of traditional marketing,

but its significant role is well proved in modern marketing. Consumerism is witnessing a big revolution in consumer marketing due to the

availability of a large number of products or goods in consumer packaging where the entire focus is given

to the consumer’s satisfaction by way of fulfilling their requirements in terms of product or package

design, its qualitative aspects and performances.

distinctive type of packaging. It is also believed that packaging is an important tool for marketing.

Changing Marketing Approach Traditionally, marketing is an ‘exchange’ process between sellers and buyers of a product, wherein

both the sellers and buyers are equally important.

Prof. (Dr.) N. C. Saha Director Indian Institute of Packaging Mumbai

Model of Packaging 5D model of packaging is the ‘Secret’ tool which makes an impressive impact on marketing and leads to increase the sales volume and thus, improves the growth of business, emphasises Prof. (Dr.) N. C. Saha.

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Its Impact on Business Growth for Consumer Goods 35

Hence, ‘consumer satisfaction’ is considered to

It was estimated that on an average, a consumer

because customer’s satisfaction or dissatisfaction

decision on the purchase where the ‘First Moment

be the crucial element in successful marketing,

influences the long-term profitability of any manufacturing company. Thus, customer satisfaction

has become the sole goal of any organisation. In the event of satisfaction, the customer will re-buy the same product and will become brand loyal or a brand ambassador or an advocate to the brand.

Acquisition of a new customer is the sole goal in today’s competitive marketing, but retention of the customer is equally important. In the retail store, consumer goods, mainly processed food products like

fruit juice, tomato ketchup, tea, basmati rice, edible oil etc., of different brands are packed in different

types of packages - glass bottle, plastic bottle, single or multilayer co-extruded plastic pouches, tin container or paperboard based multilayer cartons and displayed on the shelves at different locations.

The same category of consumer goods of different brands in packaged condition might also be placed on

different shelves, at different locations and at different eye levels. In this situation, consumers have direct

normally gets only 9 seconds of time to take a of Truth’ comes into play. Under this situation, a

new product has to compete with other established brands where packaging plays a significant role to

attract the customers and thus stimulates purchase. Considering the significance of packaging in modern

marketing system, the important role of ‘packaging’ in the marketing mix is recognised as a separate

component; so called, 5th ‘P’ of marketing mix along

with the traditional 4Ps i.e. Product, Price, Promotion and Placement.

The ‘5D Model of Packaging’ A research study on packaging revealed that there

are five important components involved in the entire life cycle of packaging of any consumer goods i.e.

design, display, delight, distribution and disposal. These components are denoted as 1D, 2D, 3D, 4D To know more, please subscribe to

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access to the products by way of exercising their five senses - sight, touch, hearing, smell and taste to take a buying decision.

Packaging: 5th ‘P’ of the Marketing Mix Packaging plays an important role for the marketing of consumer goods in packaged condition. Moreover,

marketing of consumer goods is made more effective by many other factors like the design of the package

to attract the customer, the pattern and location of display of the package on the shelves in such a manner that many customer do not miss to see that particular consumer goods.

Creating customer delight is the ultimate objective

of a successful marketing communication plan and the functional as well as graphic design of

the package alone have the capability to perform that function, leading the customer to that ‘aha’

effect. Selection of packaging materials plays an important role in this. The materials used

have to be customer-friendly and, at the same time, compliant to environmental regulations.

Packages of consumer goods have to be made always available to avoid the ‘No Stock’ situation

in the store by means of effective supply chain management system.

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NEW DEFINITION

Digital World of Printing

Vision of Brand Owners Federico d’Annunzio Strategic Products Marketing Director Business Unit Web-fed, Bobst SA, Switzerland Q. Can you please enumerate the latest advances in printing technologies for flexible packaging companies? I welcome the opportunity of this question on the state-of-the-art of flexible packaging

printing technologies and the ability to deliver to packaging printers and converters with production tools that enable them to profitably

manufacture the products that their brand

owner clients want. As an introduction I would

like to share our vision of the way forward of the printing industry towards a common goal

shared by analogue and digital printing, namely to print consistently repeatable quality which can be digitally measured and validated by global digital quality standard. A ‘Digital World

of Printing’ vision where brand owners ask to

digitise the printed result and make it sharable on cloud-based digital platforms. This will make the printing workflow more efficient and

consistent whilst maintaining and improving its specific advantages as regards applications

“Brand owners ask to digitise the printed result and

make it sharable on cloudbased digital platforms.

This will make the printing

workflow more efficient and

consistent whilst maintaining and improving its specific advantages as regards

applications and run lengths”, explains Federico d’Annunzio in dialogue with POLYMERS Communiqué.

and run lengths.

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Q. Please share in brief the Digital Flexo workflow solution from BOBST?

advantages to converters, starting from the lower

cost of carton in reel. Also, by using their existing

BOBST Digital Flexo is a unique technology that

BOBST sheet-fed converting equipment, BOBST

confers exceptional efficiency and flexibility to

customers do not incur additional tooling costs.

printing of any run lengths of flexible packaging,

label or folding carton production. To put it simply,

Q. What is the current industry take on digital printing for shorter runs?

it considers all the possible press operations and makes them fully digitally checked, adjusted and

controlled, resulting up to 95% press uptime, no ink change and no stop for colour matching,

1-minute ‘on-the-fly’ job changeovers. The

technology uses the REVO Extended Color

Gamut (ECG) technology for flexible packaging. Digital automation is not new for BOBST CI flexo presses through technologies like the Smart

GPSTM offline press registration system, but now converters can take advantage of the printing quality of Digital Flexo and ECG which delivers up to 90/lines cm.

The advantages of Digital Flexo are manifold: in addition the higher print quality and the assurance

of worldwide colour consistency of packaging to

brand-owners, Web-fed Digital Flexo printing for

folding carton, for example, gives consistent cost

We foresee digital printing to be the solution

of choice for versioning and mock-ups, whilst

Digital Flexo can provide the flexibility required to provide the same advantages for all run

lengths using multi-process converting for high performance value-added packaging. Broadly

speaking, for very short runs not requiring functional and decorative finishing; the total cost of ownership, taking into account the

cost of flexo plates and digital ink, will be the distinguishing factor between the choice of the two technologies.

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TOUCHING LIVES

Medical Plastics Industry in India Market Scenario and Future Trends

World demand for disposable medical supplies is forecast to expand 6.2 per cent,

annually to USD 198 billion in 2016. The US currently represents the largest market worldwide, while Asia-Pacific is forecast to become the fastest growing market with a CAGR of 15.1% through to 2018, elaborates D. L. Pandya.

Role of Plastics in Medical Devices and Healthcare Industry The potential for polymers in the medical and pharmaceutical industries is

endless as new materials come on stream. Plastics have paved their way into every aspect of human life over the last century and particularly over the past twenty five years due to their unique properties of malleability, easily changeable shapes, forms and low cost of production. Significant developments

in plastics technology have coincided with the advent of innovative medical devices such as pacemakers, stents

D. L. Pandya CEO Medical Plastics Data Service Ahmedabad

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and hip-replacement devices which have enabled medical

solutions for all types of ailments and impairments. Along with cost effectiveness, medical polymers differ on various

counts in quality, processability, resistance to degradation, ability of storage under varied conditions etc.

Polymers as Medical Technology Materials Polymers

comprise

for

high

for sterilised and disposable devices are some of the factors

driving the sales of medical

sophisticated, manufacturers

plastics

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Increasing

demand for material that is

thermoplastics to gain the

cost-effective and light-weight,

performance they need in end

increasing use of prosthetics

uses as:

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Drug delivery systems.

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Medical device

Orthopedic Implants: Plastics are now being used

plastics market.

correct deformities and improve the function of

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around heavily magnetised medical

such as an MRI, are other

as orthopedic devices, where they align, support,

Plastics prosthesis can replace a body part, taking

Plastics pill capsules release exactly the right

The need to ensure drugs are administered

over its main function.

dosage of its active ingredients at the right time.

easily, safely and at the recommended dosage

has fostered a trend toward smart products, such as insulin injection pens, powder inhalers for asthmatics and needleless syringes.

Some of the most commonly used medical disposable products where plastics are used as the major raw materials are urine and blood bags, drip infusion set,

packaging, catheters & masks, cannula & oxygenator

tube, endotracheal tubes & hand gloves, wound suction pump, syringes, check valves & tubing connectors, IV fluid bottles and clamps.

Polymers such as are polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP), polysulfone (PS) and

polycarbonate (PC), low density polyethylene

(LDPE), high density polyethylene (HDPE), Ultra-high-molecular-weight

polyethylene

(UHMWPE) and silicon hydrogel are used manufacturing

medical devices.

World demand for disposable medical supplies is forecast to expand 6.2 per cent, annually to

USD 198 billion in 2016. The upgrading and

enforcement of infection prevention standards,

coupled with an expanding volume of hospital, surgical and outpatient procedures, will promote overall gains. The United States, China, Japan, Germany, Russia, France, India, Italy, the United

Kingdom and Brazil will comprise the 10 largest national markets, combining to absorb nearly 70 per cent of global demand in 2016.

The Asia-Pacific Market Demand for disposable medical supplies in the

United States, Western Europe, Japan and most other developed countries will expand at a below

average pace as their medical delivery systems

are well established, meet the healthcare needs of

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most residents and have already adopted stringent infection prevention standards. By contrast, growth in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries and many other emerging economies will exceed the

world average as healthcare sectors are expanding,

modernising and adapting to formal infection prevention protocols.

The US currently represents the largest market

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SIVARAM SPEAKS

PTA

Oligomer

Catalyst

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PET

Antimony-free Polyesters

Is It Possible?

Over 95% of world’s production of PET use antimony trioxide as the catalyst. Although there is yet no incontrovertible evidence that antimony present in polyesters leach out into the products at concentrations above permissible level, search is on to find out whether there is an alternative to the use of antimony, updates Dr. S. Sivaram.

olyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a widely used commodity plastic

for fibres, films and bottles. PET is produced by a two or three step process consisting of transesterification-polycondensation and

optionally, a solid-state polymerisation process. The workhorse catalyst for the transesterification and polycondensation process is antimony trioxide,

used at a concentration level of 250 - 300 ppm. Over 95% of world’s production of PET use antimony trioxide as the catalyst. Antimony is a heavy

metal and doubts have been raised about its safety; especially, when used in products that are in contact with water, beverages, pharmaceuticals and food products. Although there is yet no incontrovertible evidence that antimony present in polyesters leach out into the products at

concentrations above permissible level (WHO: 20 μg/L, US: 6 μg/L, EU: 5 μg/L), search is on to find out whether there is an alternative to the use of antimony.

Dr. S. Sivaram Former Director, CSIR-NCL Polymers and Advanced Materials Laboratory National Chemical Laboratory Pune

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THOUGHT PROCESS

Q. How do you compare co-extrusion with related processing techniques? Product performance or source reduction...which is the stronger business driver for you? Co-extrusion is the method to combine layers of different materials. It is possible

to combine many polymer layers with specific properties that will bring unique

benefits to fit the application, all in one step. Competing technologies usually involve multiple fabrication steps, for example laminations. Co-extrusion brings the advantage of productivity efficiency, the ability to create relatively intricate structures and the ability to optimise individual layer ratios and polymer selections.

Cloeren has been very strong in co-extrusion technology with the ability to tightly control individual layer thickness, bring flexibility for structure constructions, all at high production rates.

Alicia Cloeren, Director of Business Development Cloeren Incorporated, USA

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Q. Today, we do see new technology for technology’s sake. What are your thoughts on this? It is true that there is a strong push for ‘gadget’ technology. We see companies wanting

to equip their dies with excessive features for the purpose of having these features. The problem is that, it often comes at the cost of reliability and performance. Our approach

has been more focused on understanding the exact needs of customers to develop a reliable and quality-oriented solution for them.

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Capex or Opex?

ROI - The True Way Forward

“This question is a bit difficult as everyone has their own

way to look at these numbers. In my opinion, it should be as simple as taking into account the investment cost for the

machinery in addition to the production costs associated with the machinery”, says Alicia Cloeren in dialogue with POLYMERS Communiqué.

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Rajoo Engineers Ltd.

Sintex Industries Ltd.

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