GLS Speciality Chemicals Drives Sustainability in Packaging with Innovative Eco-Friendly Solutions

GLS Speciality Chemicals is Providing Technological Support for Sustainability in the Packaging Industry

On 16 May 2025, GLS Speciality Chemicals company’s CEO, Angshuman Mukherjee has announced plans to leverage the technological support required for developing sustainable packaging solutions for companies in the packaging sector. The company is mainly helping to achieve sustainable solutions, such as barrier technologies, water-based inks, and low-VOC coatings is performing a key role in supporting customers' change toward greener packaging substitutes.

Angshuman Mukherjee stated, “Water-based inks and solvent-less adhesives are gaining popularity as sustainable alternatives in the packaging industry. These solutions are critical in reducing volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, a significant source of environmental pollution. Water-based inks are projected to grow significantly, from USD 10.5 billion in 2024 to nearly USD 14.8 billion by 2031, as companies strive for greener operations.” GLS SPECIALITY CHEMICALS PVT. LTD. It is a major player and inclusive solution benefactor in the Indian printing sector, highlighting “Compliance” and “Innovation”.

The company’s goal is to reduce its carbon footprint significantly by the year 2030. Their plan revolves around contributing sustainable resolutions that fulfil customer requirements and contribute to the wider push for a greener packaging sector. By approving these aims, their strategy is to persist at the front of revolution, safeguarding its products, supporting customers to fulfil sustainability purposes while remaining competitive in a swiftly evolving industry. Looking forward, the company has set determined and planned goals for the upcoming five years, focused on sustainability management and supervisory compliance.

The company's goal is to ensure its growth into sustainable product outlines, with an emphasis on bio-based materials, water-based inks, and solvent-less adhesives. These initiatives are associated with wider industry tendencies, including the rising regulatory drive for recyclable, low-carbon packaging and the worldwide shift in the direction of sustainability. It is dedicated to progressing sustainability in the packaging sector through its line of coatings. The barrier coatings of the company have reduced the necessity for plastic layers in packing and are a major example of this assurance. By utilizing water-based barrier coatings, packing can recollect its integrity without depending upon multi-layer plastic packaging, making it easy to reduce and recycle plastic waste.