Last week, Tushar Dhote discussed how activities around Pamex 2023 picked up speed as the team moved towards the show with the first two roadshows in Guwahati and Ahmedabad. In this fifth edition of his Column, Dhote shares update on roadshows in Pune and Indore
Kraft price hike dents brown boxes The packaging industry is facing substantial cost and availability headwinds across multiple raw material categories. The rise in kraft paper prices has been severe Corrugated box manufacturing has been severely affected by the paper price crisis
The warning bells started ringing in October 2020. Packaging and delivery specialists had urged businesses to plan their needs in advance and seek alternatives as cardboard box supply continued to be impacted.
Today, corrugated box manufacturing has been severely affected by the paper price crisis. According to the Indore Paper s Traders Association, the prices of kraft paper have increased by around 40-50 per cent. This has impacted board prices by 20-25 per cent in the past ten months.