CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, will host a two-day zonal seminar on the topic ‘Replacing single-use plastic by paper with emphasis on food packaging’, organised by the Indian Pulp and Paper Technical Association (IPPTA) here on Thursday and Friday.
Nearly 350 delegates, including paper technologists, engineers, scientists, and administrators, will attend the seminar. Technologists and engineers from India and abroad, machinery suppliers, and representatives from research institutions will present papers and deliberate on topics concerning progress made in replacing single-use plastic by paper, among others.