GPA members visited several potential partners in India to assess which best complement the GPA’s current network in terms of management philosophy, technical capabilities and markets served, with the goal of extending the alliance’s global reach and service to its customers. India represents a unique opportunity, with a growing economy and changing consumer habits expected to spur the growth of packaging products.

Kumar Printers offers a full range of services and is geared to meet all functional, marketing, and promotional requirements of packaging. Their extensive capabilities include in-house structural design, offset printing with inline UV coating, foil stamping, embossing, die cutting, windowing, gluing, and converting microflute cartons and point-of-sale displays. They also print on non-absorbent substrates such as metallized board and plastic foil, and can apply specialized coatings utilizing metallic, pearlescent and Iriodin® pigments.

“Kumar Printers is a natural fit,” said Harry Voss, Chairman of Diamond Packaging. “Their strength in successfully combining the latest technology with innovation to maintain a strategic advantage for our customers embodies all that GPA has to offer.”

The Global Packaging Alliance is an international organization of independent packaging experts proficient at managing all aspects of the supply chain. With state-of-the-art production facilities and logistics centers around the world, the GPA provides responsive, localized service, award-winning creative designs, identical product specifications and consistent brand recognition, resulting in unparalleled global packaging support. Members include:

GPA members practice packaging management geared toward the needs of international companies, including Agfa-Gevaert, Bayer, Beiersdorf, Eastman Kodak, The Gillette Company, GlaxoSmithKline, L’Oreal, Nestlé, Schering Plough and Unilever. This includes designing and producing innovative paperboard and plastic packaging, as well as providing logistical services such as fulfillment and POP management. The GPA’s goal is to support clients in launching new brands or products, while significantly reducing time-to-market.

For more information about the Global Packaging Alliance, contact Dennis Bacchetta at (585) 334-8030 x229 or visit the website at www.global-packaging-alliance.com.