Dairy Product Packaging A Buoyant Industry

Dairy Product Packaging: A Buoyant Industry Dairy activities have traditionally been integral to India’s rural economy. The country is the world’s largest producer of dairy products and also their largest consumer.

On the demand side, the situation is buoyant. With the sustained growth of the Indian economy and a consequent rise in disposable incomes during the last two decades, more and more people today are able to afford milk and various other dairy products. This trend is expected to continue with the sector experiencing a robust growth in demand in the short and medium run.

Indian dairy industry also offers good opportunities to both domestic and foreign investors for entry and expansion. According to CRISIL, while the organized dairy segment has been growing 22% annually the last 5 years, it will do even better in the next 3 years. Rich nutritional qualities of dairy products, rising purchasing power and growing health consciousness of Indian consumers has shifted their preference to branded dairy products.

Although over 80% of milk consumption in India is that of liquid milk, other value-added subsegments like yoghurt, butter, ghee, paneer, cheese, dairy whitener, condensed milk, infant formula, ice-cream and cream, etc. form a growing market. Experts feel this segment will see 22-24% CAGR in the coming years. In this segment, ice-cream, cheese and yoghurt are expected to register the highest growth.

According to a report on www.euromonitor.com, overall dairy product packaging in India witnessed a growth of 8% in 2015. The increase in availability of packaged milk in all formats of retailing channels along with increasing consumer preference for yoghurt and sour milk drinks, flavoured milk drinks, plain spoonable yoghurt and flavoured milk drinks supported the growth of dairy packaging in 2015.

As the Indian dairy industry bubbles with exciting prospects, Nichrome leads the way with a range of sophisticated, cost-efficient milk packaging machines. The Filpack Servo 12K is blazing trails in dairy product packaging with its super speed of 12000 pouches per hour. Other models include Filpack Servo 10K (10000 per hour) and 6K (6000 per hour), used for ghee packaging, lassi packaging and fresh cream packaging, among others.

The Filpack CMD and Filpack CMS are two more accurate, hi-speed machines for the dairy industry that offer a variety of pouch formats and output speeds. Applications include plain milk, flavoured milk, buttermilk, curd, bread spread, even juice and water besides viscous products like vanaspati and edible oils.

Nichrome’s packaging solutions are hi-speed and automated with simple maintenance and userfriendly construction. The interface is upgraded with touch screen HMI panel and PLC that controls the machine. The machines have a small footprint, occupying less floor space; and extended SS legs for easy cleaning under the machines.

With clients that include Amul and Dwarka, Nichrome looks forward to partnering with India’s dairy industry towards another ‘white revolution’.