Brief & structural design
Brand brief translated into mock-ups, structural CAD and weight/wall optimisation.
Step
01
CAT_06
Packaging
Glass, PET, aluminium, mono-material flexibles, secondary cartons.
CAT_06 · Sector dossierCOVERAGE MAP
Packaging
Glass, PET, aluminium, mono-material flexibles, secondary cartons.
Packaging decisions lock 40 – 60% of unit cost and 100% of brand perception. Our converters span rigid, flexible and secondary — with recycled-content streams, mono-material flexibles and on-pack QR/AR enablement.
Converters in-network
63
Avg lead time
21 days
MOQ band
10k – 100k pcs
Active briefs · 90d
47
In-scope sub-categories
01Glass bottles & jars (flint, amber, green)
02PET bottles & preforms
03HDPE / PP bottles & closures
04Aluminium cans, bottles & monobloc
05Mono-material flexibles (PE / PP)
06Laminate tubes (ABL / PBL)
07Folding cartons & rigid boxes
08Labels (PS, IML, shrink-sleeve, sustainable)
Network capability profile
Capabilities in-network
- · ISBM and EBM bottle blowing on-site or co-located
- · PCR-resin handling (25% / 50% / 100% recycled-content streams)
- · Mono-material flexible structures for recyclability
- · Hot-stamp, cold-foil, screen and digital print decoration
- · On-pack QR / NFC / AR integration for serialised SKUs
- · Cartoning with sustainable boards (FSC, recycled-content)
- · Closure assembly and CRC (child-resistant) tooling
Certifications screened
- · BIS IS 14534 (plastic recycling)
- · FSC / PEFC (paper & board)
- · ISO 9001 / ISO 14001
- · EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) registration
- · BRCGS Packaging (export-grade)
- · FDA / EU food-contact compliance
Pack formats supported
- · PET preform 12g – 60g
- · Glass bottle 30ml – 1L
- · Aluminium can 250 / 330ml
- · Tube 30 – 200ml (ABL / PBL)
- · Pouch (3-side, stand-up, spout, retort)
- · Carton (folding, rigid, e-commerce)
How a brief moves through
Material & decoration spec
Substrate, decoration method and recyclability rating locked against EPR targets.
Step
02
Tooling & sample
Tooling cut, first article inspection, drop-test, transit-test and compatibility with fill line.
Step
03
Volume run
First production run with QC sampling plan and forward-strip on resin / paper.
Step
04
Related intelligence
INTEL_BRIEF
Glass vs PET vs HDPE — landed-cost matrix by region
We benchmarked landed packaging cost for 250ml and 500ml across glass, PET and HDPE in five Indian regions. Glass is closer to PET than founders assume — and the right answer depends on MRP tier.
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Glass cullet — recycled-content lane read
Indian glass producers are scaling recycled-cullet share from 15% to 35% under EPR pressure. Cullet pricing, colour separation and contamination set the new procurement game.
Read brief →INTEL_BRIEF
EPR plastic packaging — 2026 compliance targets digest
EPR Plastic Packaging Rules amended 2024 — 2026 targets are 70% recycling for rigid packaging and 50% for flexible. PRO market is consolidating; certificate prices have firmed.
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