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COMPANY NEWS

Dow introduces recyclable Haitian to open new plant in

polyethylene packaging solution India
in India hinese injection press manufacturer Haitian

CInternational Holdings Ltd. is building a new
ow Packaging factory in India, and already has plans to open
Dand Specialty another. Speaking at Plastindia 2018 for company’s
Plastics (P&SP) Indian subsidiary Avadhesh Manjanwal, general
has introduced a manager (sales), for the company's Haitian Huayuan
fully recyclable Machinery (India) Pvt. Ltd, said, "We have invested
about INR 175 crore ($27.28 million) in building the
polyethylene new facility, where we will move in the first week of
packaging March" Currently, Haitian operates from rented space
solution in India. in Gujarat while construction on the new factory to be
The company has developed an advanced formulation of built on 12.8-acre parcel in Gujarat's Mehsana district
polyethylene (PE) resins to produce sustainable all PE had started in November 2016. Manjanwal added that
laminate solution with flexible packaging applications. the company will now increase production from about
Currently used flexible packaging solutions include 40 servo-hydraulic molding machines a month to 150.
multiple layers of different polymers and additives, which The company further plans to have installed capacity
are incompatible during the recycling process. The firm’s of about 200 hydraulic presses a month by the end
new mono-material all PE laminate packaging solution can of the year. He said the new plant will focus on the
be fully recycled at the end of its lifecycle. domestic market initially, and exports to Africa and

Dow said the Indian brand owners and consumers the Middle East in the future.Haitian is also expanding
are depending on flexible plastic packaging due to its warehouse space in the market, buying a facility
convenience, lightweight and advanced barrier properties. in North India, near Delhi, and it plans to open a
The new rules on plastic waste management have been second warehouse in Pune after the new plant starts
operation, he said. Both are major auto making hubs.
issued by the ministry of state for environment, forest
and climate change of India to implement better plastic
disposal practices and eliminate non-recyclable and multi-
polymer packaging. Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics
Asia Pacific commercial vice president Bambang Candra
said: "Dow encourages the responsible production, disposal
and recycling of plastic, and our all new all PE laminate
solution looks at addressing the - flexible plastic waste
management in India by allowing for full recyclability.
“We are excited by the new product and will be working
closely with local brand owners to implement our new Manjanwal also said the company has general plans to
solution to help them meet regulations around the open a second manufacturing plant in the country, in
reduction of usage of multi-polymer plastics to save Chennai, likely by 2023."The blueprint for the second
the environment." Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics plant is ready and we are now scouting for suitable
provides technologies and solutions for different sectors location. It would likely have similar capacity as the
such as packaging, health and hygiene, transportation, Gujarat plant, he said.The company imports about 10
consumer and infrastructure. n December 2017, the all-electric presses from its Chinese operation to India
company announced its support for the first quantitative each year, he said. Currently, Haitian offers presses
study to reduce plastic waste in Japan. Dow will provide ranging from 86 to 1,000 tons of clamping force. By the
financial assistance to study the impact of plastic waste end of the year, it will expand the range in the Indian
and debris on the Edogawa River and the Ohori River of market by introducing two-platen machines ranging
the Kanto prefecture in Japan. from 450 to 900 tons."

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