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Seminar on Plastics Industry -Challenges & Opportunities

seminar on Plastics Industry Challenges & Opportunities, management and elements of managing waste involving
A was organised on 13th July, 2018 at Treatotel, techniques like recycling to be introduced more efficiently.
Ahmedabad.Over 80-90 participants attended from Mr. Haren Sanghavi, Immediate Past President, AIPMA,
industry, including the Managing Committee Members, sharing his thoughts on Industry issues related to EPR and
Presidents of various Gujarat Plastics Associations. its responsbilities, what are its tools and charges and than
he ended his presenation with a view on how to overcome
The Seminar kicked off with the Welcome speech by Mr.
Harshad Desai opened seminar with his opening remarks enviroment challenges.
and introducing to audience about seminar objectives and Mr. Amit Gautam, Associate GM, Adani Ports SEZ Ltd an
how this subject has taken shape. only sponsor deliver his presentation on Opportunities
for plastics industry at India’s largest Port based SEZ at
Mr. Hiten Bheda, President, AIPMA welcomed participants
sharing his perspective that why this seminar is Mundra, Gujarat in that he menstioned how mundra is an
conceptualized for plastics industry and what arec the investment destination also he gave a brief about adani
current challenges & opportunities that lie ahead for the ports and special economic zone what are its advantage
industry. and how it will benefit plastic industry .
Next presentation was on post GST effect given by Mr
Experts like Dr. Pradeep Upadhayay, Director, CIPET
(Ahmedabad), Mr. Haren Sanghavi, Immediate Past Uday Raval, Advocate & Tax Consultant and Rtd. Tax
President, AIPMA, Mr Amit Gautam GM – Adani Ports SEZ Commissioner expalining how GST actually benefited the
Ltd and Mr. Uday Raval, Advocate & Tax Consultant and dealers and importers and how by using the GST traders
Rtd Jt. Commissioner (GST) sharing perspective on various can do cost reduction.
subject matters. Each presentation were followed by Q & A session and
Vote of Thanks was given by Mr. Chandrakant Turakhia,
Dr. Pradeep Upadhayay, Director, CIPET (Ahmedabad)
sharing his perspective on topics like plastics waste VP- West, AIPMA.

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