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UFLEX- Leading The Way In Indian Packaging

Recycling and Biodegradability in flexible Packaging will drive the future of the industry , says Mr
Ajay Tandon, President - Engineering Business & New Product Development, UFLEX

and realized by its CMD & Founder mixed plastic waste for which it earned
Mr Ashok Chaturvedi in providing recognition at the Davos Recycling
high-quality, unique and value-added Forum way back in 1995.To dispel the
packaging solutions to its customers myths around efficient recycling of MLP,
that serves beyond the desired purpose, Engineering Business has developed
delivers convenience and simplifies end RELAM 250, a machine that recycles all
user experience. The company’s focus layers of MLP homogeneously without
on factors has led to accelerating profit separating the layers, into granules that
and revenue for the company Vertical are then converted at UFLEX into
integration and a diversified product molded, injection molded and extrusion
portfolio. UFLEX stays ahead of the molded components, thus helping plastic
curve by covering the entire spectrum find a purpose being its original use.
of flexible packaging offering solutions UFLEX has also developed Asclepius
for packaging of solids, semi-solids, technology that allows upto 100% post-
powders, granular material, gels, pastes, consumer recycled PET resin content in
UFLEX is India’s largest multinational liquid and viscous fluid in myriad sizes packaging film and is the only Kingfisher
flexible packaging materials and solution and formats. certified organization to have such a film
company and a global player in polymer Speedy execution and just in time delivery in its portfolio.
sciences. Founded in 1985, UFLEX of products and solutions by having
has grown from strength-to-strength world class manufacturing facilities Being a vertically integrated flexible
to grow into a $1bn turnover company at the most strategic locations across packaging manufacturer with 360O
with presence across all verticals of the globe to maintain proximity with packaging solutions, UFLEX adopts a
the packaging value chain – Flexible customers.With continued focus on sustainable approach at every step. Some
Packaging, Packaging Films, Aseptic R&D, create sustainable and innovative of many other products and solutions
Liquid Packaging, Holography, Cylinders, solutions across the businesses that help that complement with sustainable
Engineering and Chemicals. The company in improving lives of people and have approach are; recyclable mono-materials,
has earned an irreproachable reputation a greener Earth, UFLEX develops paper based tubes KRAFTIKA that use
defining the contours of the ‘Packaging packaging solutions keeping in mind the reduced plastic at source, Green Inks &
Industry’ in India and overseas by need of the customers and sentiments of adhesives, Water based printing cylinders,
providing end-to-end solutions to clients the consumers which is also one of the etc. The company has also made
in over 140 countries. strong determinants of its unflinching significant progress in its biodegradable

The company and its verticals create growth trajectory. technology that can convert uncollected
flexible packaging waste that comes
almost every packaging material and Sustainability has permeated across into contact with soil, into harmless
element required to make that pack which all layers of society; it is no more a components like Water, Biomass and
takes a brand’s products to consumers’ choice but a mandate, a responsibility Carbon thus nourishing the soil.
homes. Headquartered in Noida, UFLEX and beyond that it holds accountability.
enjoys a global reach with sophisticated UFLEX has made significant progress The company believes that, the mandates
manufacturing facilities in India, UAE, under its global sustainability initiative for recycling of plastic waste, recycling
Mexico, Egypt, USA, Poland & Russia ‘Project Plastic Fix’ that aims to keep incentives, tax benefits and mandatory
with more packaging films plants coming plastic in the economy and out of use of recycled plastics in various
up in Nigeria, Hungary and South of the environment. As it is a known to applications will certainly strengthen
India. The company’s successful track everyone in the industry, UFLEX was the state and utility of plastics in our
record is a result of the vision set the first company in the world to recycle economy.

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