Archroma strengthens global presence with three new centers

Archroma Packaging Technologies announces the establishment of three new Global Centers of Innovation (COI) dedicated to driving advancements across key packaging and specialty markets. The COIs underscore Archroma Packaging Technologies’ commitment to delivering new technologies, closer collaboration with customers and sustainable innovation worldwide.
 
The three Global Centers of Innovation in Mumbai, India; Prat, Spain; and Charlotte, North Carolina, US, are positioned within fast-growing regions of each market, allowing for greater visibility into real-time market trends and customer needs.
 
The first global COI to open was in Mumbai, India, on September 5, 2025. The center has been built with equipment to cater to the numerous product verticals serviced by Archroma Packaging Technologies within the flexible packaging and wood market segments. 
 
Dinakar Gnanamgari, vice president of innovation and portfolio expansion at Archroma Packaging Technologies, said: 'The COI in Mumbai will focus on providing sustainable and value-added solutions to serve important end market segments in the Asia Pacific region and will work in close collaboration with our regional application centers.'
 
The second Center of Innovation in Prat, Spain, opened on September 17, 2025, further enhancing Archroma Packaging Technologies' global footprint within Europe. This center’s focus will be on tape and label and is equipped with laboratories and equipment to better support customers in advancing performance, circularity and sustainability of packaging, and to develop the next generation of tape and label technology.
 
The third COI will open later this year in Charlotte, North Carolina, US, with a focus on fiber and board packaging and biomaterials.
 
Gnanamgari added: 'The three Centers of Innovation in India, Spain and the USA will be instrumental in scaling up our global footprint with a view to creating innovation and next-generation solutions. We are proud to continually invest in strategic capabilities and grow with our customers across the globe.'