An Internal Magazine of Positive Packaging Industries Ltd.

2012, Quarter 1, Issue 1

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Positive Packaging acquires

ICM Packaging

International

Women's Day Celebrations

Positive

Training

@ PPIL

Sports

Message from the MD & CEO

It gives us, the Positive Packaging Family, great

pride in presenting this magazine to each one of its

members as a token of togetherness. A number of

activities are happening on our shop floors &

corporate offices. This magazine aims to gel these

activities, our divisions & employees together and

promote the feeling of being part of a single family.

With the start of new financial year, we look forward

to greater challenges and success for PPIL.

On the business front, the acquisition of ICM

Packaging has been exciting and demanding. This

takeover furthers our commitment to being a

leading player in the flexible packaging space.

At the same time, a lot of team building and fun

events have taken place across our divisions

including sports day celebrations, annual get

together, celebration of women’s day, etc. We

appreciate the enthusiastic participation of our

employees in these events. This contributes to make

PPIL a vibrant and happy workplace.

Hope you enjoy this read. Happy buzzing!

W ith the start of new

financial year, we

look forward to

greater challenges and success

for PPIL. On the business

front, the acquisition of ICM

Packaging has been exciting

and demanding.

Mr. L. RamkrishnanMD & CEO

Positive Packaging Industries Ltd.

Message

UPDATENews

PPIL STRENGTHENS ITS STRONG FLEXIBLE FILM & BARRIER PACKAGING CAPACITY

Acquires ICM Packaging Pvt. Ltd. to further expand its flexible business & add pharma packaging vertical.

Positive Packaging Industries Ltd. has recently announced the

acquisition of Indian flexible packaging manufacturer – ICM

Packaging Pvt. Ltd. This acquisition will help bolster the strong

flexible film & barrier packaging capacity of Positive Packaging

and add a new vertical - Pharmaceutical Packaging to its portfolio.

ICM packaging has a combined manufacturing capacity of

9500 tons per annum. PPIL is a one-stop source for quality,

printed and laminated, barrier-grade flexible packaging

materials. Mr. L. Ramkrishnan – MD & CEO of Positive

Packaging, says “We are experiencing a marked increase in

demand for flexible & barrier films in the market. With our

manufacturing units at Khopoli and Ambernath running at

maximum capacity, there was a clear need for additional

demand requirement to be met. This gap has been filled by

acquiring ICM Packaging. The location of ICM Packaging, a

close neighbour to Vista Film Packaging, makes it all the more

feasible, operationally and logistically.”

Acuprint installs the

Twain EngraverK500 G3

The most successful engraver installed

for the 1st time in the Indian

subcontinent.

Acuprint Systems has recently installed a two-channel K500 G3

Twain engraver equipped with HelioSprinrt BC broadband

engraving system. Acuprint Systems will be the Indian

subcontinent's first user of double-head engraving with the K500

G3 Twain. The K500 G3 Twain engraver operates with two

engraving heads on one machine. The machine automatically

decides and splits the area to be engraved into two parts and does

independently synchronised engraving. On an average, the Twain

multi-head engraver raises the productivity by 60% as compared to

the existing single head engravers.

@ IFCA Star Awards 2011

The Indian Flexible Packaging and Carton Manufacturers

Association (IFCA) is an exclusive national body that addresses the

needs of the flexible packaging and folding board/carton industry.

PPIL won the coveted IFCA Star 2011 awards held on 23rd March,

2012, for the following 5 entries:

• New Snip & Pour Standee Refill Pouch • Shield Roll on Refill ‐

Musk / Original / Active • Kinder Joy – Ultra High Barrier Lid • High

Speed Hot Tack Laminate for High Speed Flow Wrap • Humidity

Absorbent Bag‐ Dual Compartments.

Positive Packaging wins 5 awards

SOLAREXPO - One of the world’s top 3 solar events, serves as an

international platform for other renewable energy and distributed

generation technologies. SOLAREXPO is the place to be, for not only

national players involved in the renewable energy sector, but also

for all major international solar companies.

RenewSys - A division of the flagship company - Positive Packaging

Industries Ltd., is a manufacturer of EVA Encapsulant used in PV

Solar modules.

Taking part in one of the world’s most important gathering places for

the renewables sector, RenewSys took advantage of this platform to

further strengthen its business.

Top left: Mr A K Singh - GM - QA & Tech Services - PPIL, Khopoli, receiving the award.

Exhibitions &

EVENTS

Positive Packaging celebrated International Women’s Day

(8th of March) with a small celebration at its corporate office

at CBD Belapur and at Acuprint Taloja. The event was an

informal get together of all women dressed in traditional Indian

clothes. A member of the Human Resource team gave a small

speech thanking the women for their contribution to PPIL.

Diversity at work is one of the important pillars of the Human

Resource policy of Positive Packaging.

International Women's Day Celebrations

Women dressed traditionally @ CBD Belapur

Annual Day Celebrations @ Acuprint Taloja on 17th March, 2012

PPIL undertakes workplace

health programs on a regular

basis throughout the year.

The Company promotes

active living that helps the

employees to be healthy and

more successful at work.

Helping staff to understand

and believe in the idea of

workplace physical activity

and having management

support at all stages of the

program are critical to

success.

Winners

1. Gents (above 35 age)

1st Prize: Mr. Mahesh More

(Plating)

2. Gents (below 35 age)

1st Prize: Mr. Kankeshwar

Patil (Polishing)

3. Ladies - 1st Prize:

Ms. Jayshri Korade (QA)

All employees of Acuprint Taloja

g a t h e re d a t t h e s c e n i c

Panoramic Resort, Karnala to

celebrate yet another successful

year of the organization.

The day was inaugurated by

Mr. L Ramkrishnan (MD & CEO

of PPIL), Mr. Raman Khole

(Gr. Head - Corporate HR,

PPIL), Mr. Umakant Sawant

(Sr. GM Operations - Acuprint

Systems, Taloja), along with

other senior management of

Acuprint Systems.

The event started with the

employees giving cultural

performances, showcasing their

talent. This was followed by

felicitation of employees for their

long term association with the

company and recognition of the

outstanding performers for the

year 2011-12.

Running @ Acuprint Taloja on 26th Jan, 2012

Encouraging everyone to be active.

Annual Sports Events @ PPIL Khopoli 09th & 10th April 2012

As every year, the Annual Sports events were held on 09th & 10th

April 2012, at PPIL's Khopoli unit. The winners of the various events

were as follows:

Relay: 1st Prize - Co-Extrusion, Extrusion Lamination team &

2nd Prize - RMS, QA & R&D team.

Kho-Kho: 1st Prize - Co-Extrusion, Extrusion Lamination team &

2nd Prize - Printing, Ink, Cylinder & Doctoring team.

Volley Ball: 1st Prize - Despatch team & 2nd Prize - Co-Extrusion,

Extrusion Lamination team.

Cricket: 1st Prize - Slitting team & 2nd Prize - Despatch team.

Tug of War: 1st Prize - Slitting team & 2nd Prize - Printing, Ink,

Cylinder & Doctoring team.

The entire POSITIVE TEAM displayed their admirable sporting spirit

by participating in this event.

Mr. Raman Khole lighting the diya

Supervisory, Decision Making Skills

& Team Building Training

TRAINING

Posi

tive

Supervisory, Decision Making Skills

& Team Building Training

Positive Packaging places a lot of emphasis on the

importance of learning and development in the organisation.

The in-house HR learning & development team, managed by

Sarmistha Roychowdhury and her colleagues conducted

training sessions on supervisory, decision making and team

building skills at Acuprint Bangalore, in March. The day long

training was attended by selected employees of different

departments. A number of such programs will be conducted

to develop these skills for improving contribution to work.

STEPPING UP

Running Competition @ Vista

Satyanarayan Mahapuja @ Acuprint Taloja

A running competition was organized from 26th to 28th March, 2012 at Vista.

Winners of the event were (

Department (B) Rahul Kamble (2nd Prize), IT Department. In ladies,

Ms. Meghna Kharat was the winner.

A) Sandeep Bangar (1st Prize), Metalliser

Learning & Development - HR has chalked out a calendar that will help gain momentum within the employees. One such training program was on Complaint Handling which was held on 17th Feb, 2012. It was conducted by Doors Training company with Mr Carlton De Cotu as the faculty.

@ Acuprint Bangalore

Training program by Learning & Development - HR

Mr. Umakant Sawant –

Sr. GM Operations - Acuprint

Systems Taloja, and his wife

performed the Pooja Rituals as

an offering of gratitude to the

Lord.

FUNPositive

The colorful festival of Holi was celebrated

at Vista in the month of March.

Holi @ Vista

Fire Fighting Training Fire Fighting Training

EDUCATIONPositive

Fostering the youth to pack our future

Fire Safety: Protecting Employees and Assets

This year, on 7th of March, 2012, Fire Fighting Training was

given to everyone at Acuprint, Bangalore.

The training was intended to raise awareness about the dangers

of fire and how to prevent it.

Usha Aromar, who also deal in fire fighting equipment &

training, conducted this session.

PPIL believes in nurturing the youth who are key to our future.

The company engages with the youth on a regular basis with a

view to educate them on the practical aspects of work. One such

learning and education exercise was carried out in March for the

SIES School of Packaging. Students and faculty from the

Packaging Technology Centre (SIES-SOP/PTC), undergoing the

Two Year Full Time Post Graduate Course in Packaging Science &

Technology, were invited to the PPIL factory at Khopoli and given

a first-hand account on the process of flexible packaging.

An awareness program on polymers was arranged by PPIL's

Khopoli unit on 14th March, 2012.

The session was conducted by Dupont, to help educate the

employees on the application of polymers. Team members from

Extrusion Lamination, Co-Extrusion & QA/R&D Team were the

key participants.

Polymer Awareness Session

by Dupont

The On-Campus Recruitment allows employers the opportunity to

hold presentation sessions and conduct interviews at the University

campus for full-time positions.

Positive Workforce Recruitment @ K S Wani Institute, Dhule on 27th & 28th March 2012

Apart from the various learning and development activities,

our Khopoli team has been effectively imparting the

SHUBHARAMBH Basic Orientation Program to all relevant

new joinees.

SHUBHARAMBH

Nem Kumar JainSr. Manager: Corporate Communications Positive Packaging Industries Ltd.

Dear all, I am pleased to be a part of

the Positive Family and feel proud to

present this new look Internal

Magazine: POSITIVE BUZZ to all of

you. Let me take this opportunity to

thank everyone for taking time to

share the contents to make this

magazine possible.

For any input, feedback or

queries, you can talk to me on

+91-22-39211431 / 39211400

or write to me at

njain@positivepackaging.com

@ PPIL Khopoli

@ PPIL Khopoli

Positive Packaging Industries Ltd.3rd Floor, A Wing, Sector 15, The Great Eastern Summit, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai - 400 614, India

Tel.: +91 - 22 - 39211400 • www.positivepackaging.com

Corporate Social Corporate Social Responsibility @ PPILResponsibility @ PPIL

PPIL Sponsors the Spirit of CCI event to raise money for

The Cancer Patients Aid Association.

Mr. Mukund Jaisingh handing over the cheque to CPAA

in presence of Mr. Ashok Lakhani @ PPIL Head Office

A business does not exist in isolation.

It impacts and is impacted by the environment it

operates in. We, at PPIL recognise this fact and

feel responsible for contributing towards the

creation of social capital. Over the past few years

PPIL has undertaken social programmes with a

vision to bring about sustainable local social

development. On the 14th of April 2012, PPIL

sponsored one such event called the Spirit of CCI:

A unique sports + entertainment + charitable

evening. The members of 5 leading Mumbai Clubs

i.e. CCI, Bombay Gym, Radio Club, Malabar Hill

Club and Wellingdon Sports Club raced against

each other in relay over 40 minutes each, in

Swimming, Cycling and Running, in a triathlon

competition. The aim was to promote awareness

and generate funds for Cancer Patients.