Indian Institute of Packaging:
The Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) opened its Bengaluru Centre recently.
- It is an autonomous body in the field of packaging and working under the administrative control of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
- It was established on 14th May, 1966, with its headquarters and principal laboratories in Mumbai.
- The Institute set up its first branch office at Chennai in 1971, followed by branches at Kolkata, Delhi, and Hyderabad in 1976, 1986, and 2006, respectively.
- The main objective of the Institute is to promote the export market by way of innovative package design and development as well as to upgrade the overall standards of packaging in the country.
- The Institute is involved in various activities like testing and evaluation of packaging materials and packages, consultancy services, and research & development related to packaging.
- Besides this, the Institute is involved in training and education in the field of packaging.
- It imparts training in innovative and aesthetic packaging to the artisans, weavers, exporters, stakeholders, etc.
- It is closely working with various commodity boards and export promotion councils such as APEDA, Spices Board, MPEDA, Tea Board, MoFPI, and others.
- The Institute has linkages with international organisations and is a founding member of the Asian Packaging Federation (APF); a member of the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IOPP), USA; the Institute Packaging (IOP), UK; Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI), USA.
- The Institute organizes a biannual event i.e. International Packaging Exhibition, i.e., INDIAPACK, and a national contest for excellence in packaging, i.e., INDIASTARA.
