Suresh Gupta, Chairman, Huhtamaki PPL Ltd (HPPL), or SG as he is popularly known by his colleagues and industry peers, absolutely loves packaging. Explaining why he has been associated with this industry for many decades, he says: "Or else, I wouldn't have worked in packaging for so long."

In fact, he has been with HPPL (which was known as The Paper Products Ltd. in those days) since the late eighties. And when you ask him about the journey so far, the spontaneity of the answer says it all: "I am absolutely very happy with the journey."

Contributing to society
SG has a simple principle when it comes to work - Whatever you do, you should be proud of it. "You should believe in what you do. You should like what you do. I have liked packaging from day one and I am very proud of it," he adds.

SG strongly believes that he and his colleagues at HPPL (and the entire packaging industry for that matter) are productive members of the society who contribute positively to its growth.

"That's because without packaging industry everything will come to a standstill. Our lifespan would shorten dramatically. Well, all basic requirements have to come packaged to us, otherwise they will become bad. So packaging is vital. Without packaging, most products would become useless. Packaging is one industry that serves a variety of industries. In fact, after the core sectors - electricity, water, cement & steel - the widest sector that adds value across industries is the packaging industry," he explains.

SG also highlights the significance of packaging for the food industry. "By enabling food to be transported across regions through various packaging solutions, we are also helping farmers, small business owners, entrepreneurs and numerous other people in the value chain and are thus contributing positively to the economy." In fact, SG goes on to link the level of development of an economy to the level of development of its packaging industry. "If packaging is not good then the product is not good. If the product is not good then it means that the society is inefficient," he almost proclaims. 

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