{"id":10091,"date":"2025-11-03T03:26:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=10091"},"modified":"2025-11-03T03:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:26:07","slug":"indian-institute-of-packaging-opens-new-centre-in-bengaluru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=10091","title":{"rendered":"Indian Institute of Packaging opens new centre in Bengaluru\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The facility will provide hands-on training and live demonstrations on modern packaging methods and quality control practices. Credit: ultramansk \/ Shutterstock.com <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has opened a new centre in Bengaluru for advanced education, research, testing and certification in the field of packaging, as reported by The Hindu<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Spread over four acres, the Bengaluru facility includes laboratories for material testing, chemical analysis and transport testing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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It will function as a hub for testing, training, research and technology transfer, integrating AI-based testing, data analytics and demonstrations in smart packaging.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The new centre will support innovation, skill development and collaboration across industries engaged in next-generation packaging technologies, serving the food processing, pharmaceuticals, logistics, e-commerce and consumer goods sectors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One of the main components of the new centre is its food packaging line, featuring equipment such as form-fill-seal machines, modified atmosphere packaging systems, vacuum packaging units, shrink packaging and barcode printing tools.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The facility will provide hands-on training and live demonstrations on modern packaging methods and quality control practices.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Based in Mumbai, the IIP has regional centres in Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Visakhapatnam.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to institute officials cited in The Hindu, the packaging sector in India employs more than five million people directly and indirectly.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), food processing, nd pharmaceutical industries collectively constitute more than 70% of the sector\u2019s total demand.<\/p>\n

In September 2025, the Department of Posts, known as India Post, collaborated with the IIP<\/a> to bring sustainable packaging solutions to its parcel delivery services.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

The agreement, formalised in Mumbai, saw the IIP offering its expertise to develop packaging that meets the functional requirements of the postal system and aligns with global environmental standards.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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