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AIPMA AT WORK

IPLEX 2018 held at Hyderabad

PLEX 2018, 9th in the Series, An International Exhibition, There has been an overwhelming response to the
IA B2B Platform for the Plastic Finished Goods has been Exhibition at Hyderabad. A total of 20,000 visitors from
successfully organized by Telangana And Andhra Plastics all walks of Life including entrepreneurs, Engineers,
Manufacturers Association (TAAPMA) at HITEX, Hyderabad support staff, Project leaders, scholars and students
from 3rd to 6th of August, 2018 in association with Tamil visited IPLEX18 Exhibition. Visitors from all over India
Nadu Plastic Manufacturers Association (TAPMA), Kerala visited IPLEX18 in huge nos. especially from the southern
Plastic Manufacturers Association (KPMA), Karnataka states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana and
State Plastics Association (KSPA) with the support of Andhra Pradesh. A few visitors were from Maharashtra,
CIPET, Chennai. Logo support was extended by The Delhi, Ahmedabad, Rajasthan and Daman.
Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers (Dept. of Chemicals 120 Machines worth of Rs 200 crores were sold outright
& Petrochemicals) Government of India, Plastindia at the Exhibition and Fresh Orders for machinery worth
Foundation, AIPMA, GSPMA, IPF and IPI.
400 crores were received by Machinery manufacturers.
The lead sponsors were Consul Neowatt Power Solutions A total of 600 crores worth of business was generated at
Pvt Ltd, Sudhakar PVC Products Pvt. Ltd and Manugraph this Exhibition with reference to machinery.
India Limited. All Four Halls at HITEX were booked.
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Batches, Processing Machinery , Printing and Packaging
, Ancillary Equipment, Finished Products, Mould & Dies,
Post Processing Equipment for Printing, Lamination
and Decoration of Plastics Quality Control and various
Govt. agencies like, CIPET & Associations like PMMAI,
AIPMA, Plastindia Foundation, GSPMA, IPI and IPF etc.
participated in IPLEX-2018.

Along with National Exhibitors there was International
Pavilion comprising exhibitors from China, Taiwan,
Germany and United Kingdom.
The Exhibition IPLEX18 was inaugurated by The Chief
Guest Shri K. T. Rama Rao Minister of IT, MA&UD, Industries
and Commerce, Govt. of Telangana on the 3rd of August,
2018. He promised all assistance from the Govt. of
Telangana. He also mentioned about the pollution aspect
of plastics and highlighted that 90% of plastic products
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percentage of Plastic made into low quality bags and
single use items are causing unclean surroundings and
pollution. He asked the industry to control the production
of substandard material and produce high quality material
which doesn’t add to the pollution. He also sanctioned
110 acres at Mankal exclusively for the Plastic Park.
The Guests of Honor were Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, Principal
Secretary, Industries and Commerce Dept., Govt. of
Telangana, Mr. Hiten Bheda, President, AIPMA, and Mr. K
K.Seksaria, President, Plastindia Foundation.

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