Five Star Offset’s transition to monocartons

Five Star Offset in Kochi recently expanded its plant by constructing another unit adjacent to its existing plant. “The land was ours. We were only waiting for the right time. Now that we’ve expanded our business to packaging and are supplying large volumes, we needed extra space. Thus, we decided to build a new unit in the premises,” says KP Sabu, managing partner of the company. “Over the years, Kochi has become a very competitive market for monocarton packaging. We have made sure that we provide the best quality to our customers. Still, there is a tendency to lose customers because of margins. Since most of the offset commercial printers are moving to monocarton packaging, this is creating overcapacity in the market,” explains Sabu. Sabu says that his company is now waiting for some changes in government policy that may work out in his favor. He believes that the government is not taking any significant steps to help SMEs. This lack of direction, in conjunction with the current economic recession, is affecting the company’s business.…

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