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AIPMA'S AMTEC AT WORK

plastics processing machines including Tools, Moulds, Jigs and Fixtures. It would also create 5 lakh additional jobs in the
country.
This conference is supported by Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India, Department
of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Government of India, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry,
Government of India. Main objective of these conferences are to help the industry in import substitution thereby help-
ing them to manufacture “Make in India – Make for the World’ plastic products.
President of the All India Plastics Manufacturers Association (AIPMA), Mayur D. Shah emphasized that the plastic indus-
try will play a vital role in India’s ambition to become a 5 trillion dollar economy. The Chairman of AIPMA’s Governing
Council Arvind Mehta acknowledged the government’s initiatives such as “Digital India,” “Make in India,” and “Skill
India” as catalysts for boosting India’s plastic industry. He highlighted the conference’s focus on technology and busi-
ness opportunities for local plastic goods manufacturers resulting from import substitution. The conference showcased
exhibits and samples of imported plastic products, offering a technical and business roadmap to the plastic processing
industry for manufacturing these products in India. The event was attended by industry professionals, researchers, en-
trepreneurs, and policymakers.
During the conference, sessions were divided into various interesting topics. In 1st Session, Innovations in Raw material
& Supply Chain requirement for Import Substitution were discussed by the session chairperson Mr. Makarand Dixit,
Head-Marketing Petrochemicals, Nayara Energy Ltd. 2nd session was conducted on Requirement of Innovative Plastic
processing Technologies for Import Substitution by Session Chairperson Mr. Raju Desai, Director, Jyoti Plastic Works.
A session was addressed by Mr. Akshay Kalyanpur, Director, Sridevi Tool Engineers Pvt Ltd on Requirement of Tooling,
Dies & Jigs Fixtures for Import Substitution.
Mr. Sunil Shah, AIPMA’s Vice President, West concluded the conference with vote of thanks to all dignitaries, speakers
and attendees.
The upcoming conferences on Import Substitution will take place in Ahmedabad (28th July 2023), Bangalore
(10th August 2023), Chennai (18th August 2023) and Kolkata (31st August 2023) respectively till the month of August.

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July 2023