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- Huhtamaki India Limited manufactures and supplies flexible packaging and labelling solutions for consumer goods sectors including food and beverages, personal care, pharmaceuticals, home care and industrial products. The company offers flexible laminates and barrier films; specialized pouches including shaped, 5- and 6-panel and thermoformed variants; labelling technologies such as shrink sleeves, heat transfer, pressure-sensitive, metalized paper and wrap-around labels; tube laminates; specialized cartons; promotional, holographic and security solutions; rotogravure cylinders; packaging machinery; and high-barrier specialized films. Huhtamaki India operates 18 manufacturing facilities across India including sites in Thane, Khopoli, Taloja, Ambernath, Mahape, Silvassa, Hyderabad, Rudrapur, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Baddi, Daman, Gangtok and Sricity, with sales offices in major cities; it exports to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Oceania, North and South America and serves multinational clients such as Britannia, Coca-Cola, Ferrero, GlaxoSmithKline, Marico, Mondelez, Nestle, PepsiCo, P&G and Unilever. Founded in 1935 as The Paper Products Ltd and listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange in 1950, the company joined the Huhtamaki Group in 1999, renamed to Huhtamaki PPL Limited in 2014 and to Huhtamaki India Limited in November 2020; it is headquartered in Mumbai with corporate offices in Thane, India, and functions as a subsidiary of Huhtavefa BV. Recent developments include pursuing mergers and acquisitions with a war chest of $400-500 million to expand product base and revenues amid industry consolidation as of mid-2025, alongside leadership changes such as the appointment of Axel Glade as additional non-executive director in October 2025 and the resignation of MD Dhananjay Salunkhe effective January 2026.