March 2020 Print Bulletin
FROM THE PRESIDENTS’ DESK
Dear industry colleagues,
this issue of Print Bulletin is quite extraordinary; you will read detailed reports about MMs Lifetime Achievement Award and Printers’ Day celebrations. on February 22, 2020, MMs LtA 2020 was conferred upon Pranav Parikh, chairperson of technova imaging. the Award was given to Pranav bhai at the hands of Honourable Governor of Maharashtra, Bhagat singh Koshyari. Keynote speaker at the Award was sadhvi Bhagawati saraswati, Director of the international Yoga Festival at Parmarth niketan, Uttarakhand. thank you for your encouraging support and participation.
After all the jubilant celebrations, from PAMeX, Ps20 and MMs-LtA2020, we are in for a rude shock of coViD-19 pandemic. the virus is affecting humankind across the globe, and since the beginning of March, it has affected us in india as well. it is essential that we strictly follow the guidelines issued by the Government and local authorities to protect ourselves and our teams from this virus. BMPA has been sending email updates from time to time; we urge all of you to follow all the guidelines and spread awareness about them amongst your teams. the latest guideline posters issued by the Ministry of Health and welfare, Government of india as of printing this issue of PB is given on page 38. Don’t miss it!
in the light of coVD-19 pandemic, interpack as well as drupa has been postponed by Messe Düsseldorf. the new dates for interpack are from February 25 to March 3, 2021 and for drupa from April 20 to 30, 2021. Flip to page 5 to read more. we would like to advise you to be cautious of all the calls from tour operators, including the ones partnered by us, offering you packages to attend drupa 2020. Do not fall prey to any such offers. Also, note that as communicated by Messe Düsseldorf, the visitor tickets already purchased remain valid for the new show dates. if the customer still wishes to cancel his visitor ticket, they need to write to ticket@messe-duesseldorf.de
coViD-19 combined with india’s slowing down economic engine is telling us to embrace for a much difficult time ahead. However, coViD-19 is an immediate problem that we all have to survive; let us focus on that with the help of government and healthcare authorities. For our industry-related challenges, you know that your two organisations are working tirelessly to support you.
the two key tools that support and empower us all are AiFMP-cRisiL twin indices. the agreement with cRisiL has been extended to ensure the Pridex and cardex are maintained and updated for the benefit of our industry and each one of us. we thought this renewal, which comes at a hefty cost, will remind you once more to empower yourself with better insights into the input costs for the two verticals of the industry – commercial print and corrugated packaging.