Jeevaraj Pillai

Jeevaraj Pillai is Joint President – Flexible Packaging Business & New Product Development at UFlex. He has been working with UFlex for the past 25 years. He has over 35 years of experience in Packaging covering the entire gamut of packaging technology from Pre-press and cylinder making, different types and grades of film making, to high-end conversion of flexible packaging material. His skills include a sound understanding of web handling, extrusion and coating technology and bag making for varied applications. On the sustainability front, he has been working for over a decade to address issues of the damage caused to the environment by plastic-litter, by implementing various measures including Recycling of Multi-Layer Plastics. He has been actively involved in the development of a viable Bio-degradable options for the packaging industry including that under Litter conditions. His contribution in implementing the Energy Curing Technology in flexible packaging has resulted in a substantial reduction in carbon footprint. He also has an active participation in introducing value-added products in packaging industry like Cast and Cure systems, Hot Foil Stamping on Flexibles, 3D-Hologram Embossing, Actively Modified Atmosphere Packaging Technology, Easy tear PET, OPP, PE and new generation Flexi-Tubes. He has presented paper on Plastic Packaging and Environment, Application of E- beam Technology, Anti-counterfeiting options and Anti-Microbial Films to name a few. Jeeveraj Pillai is also an integral part of CII Western Uttar Pradesh Core Group on Sustainability.