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Drug industry rejects packaging norms draft as unrealistic, seeks open debate with NPPA, NIPER

Our BureauThursday, May 30, 2002, 08:00 Hrs  [IST]


Hyderabad Expanded Polystyrene to promote EPS packaging in pharma industry Currently, the company is in the process of promoting expanded polystyrene (EPS) based packaging and insulation materials IIP opens AP branch at Hyderabad, plans to begin training center by 2003 IIP has opened its fifth center in Andhra Pradesh to cater to the needs of the state pharmaceutical industry High cost of vegetable capsule slows down changeover trend from animal gelatin The slow process of the shift is also attributed to the failure of concerned authorities to give fillip to vegetable capsules Sales tax revision in Karnataka put packaging units in further financial crisis The total number of players in the sector for pharma packaging is 150 in Karnataka

 
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