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AIPMA AT WORK

have some type of strategy for the Indian Corporates to
be seen across the world like Chinese products are being
dumped everywhere.

The Consul General of Guangzhou, while at AIPMA stall,
shared some important information with Team AIPMA. He
informed that China and India were 9th and 10th largest
economy in the world in 1985. He further added that
now only Shenzhen has exported 267 Billion Dollars in the
year 2016 which is more or less equal to Indian economy.
According to him this province is the factory of dollars.
He informed that this province alone contributes about
25% of Chinese Foreign Trade. During the year 2016, China 1) Anti-dumping duty;
has exported 4.4 trillion dollar out of which Shenzhen
province has exported around 1.7 trillion dollars. While 2) Environmental issues which initially was not
speaking he informed that we only perform and forget, considered seriously by Chinese Government as
do not keep on monitoring our plans, results etc. quantity and quality of goods produced;
Mr. SailashThangal, while speaking on the occasion, 3) Moral ethics
estimated that by the year 2020 we will have around 1 Therefore, now the Chinese Government is now cutting
Billion working people. Then it will be the responsibility down all the over-capacity production specially the
of the Government to utilize this huge work-force in such polluting industries
a manner that nobody can beat us. But it is human nature
that we cry for what we do not have but do not enjoy Mementos and gifts were accorded to Shri Thangal by
what we have. President in token of our gratitude for his consenting to
inaugurate AIPMA Stall. Chairman PVI-2019 Mr. Ajay Desai
On inquiring by one of the members in Team AIPMA about requested Mr. Thangal to make his presence for important
the reasons for almost doubled prices on the import events regarding PVI-2019 which will be held in India and
of plastics from China i.e. 2,800 US$ / MT. against the AIPMA would be honoured to have Mr. Thangal for such
prices of 1,400 US$ / MT which was earlier prices, inspiring deliberation about growth of Industry. He was
Mr. SailasThangal stated the following reasons for these also requested to send articles expressing his views about
price increase: India and China economies.

Managing Committee members dispersed to visit the
exhibition later in the day. 2nd day was as usual a busy
day in AIPMA Stall witnessing visitors and PVI enquiries.
In the evening on 2nd day, i.e. 17th May, 2017 everybody
attended B2B meeting at Hotel Langham Palace,
Guangzhou.

The B2B meeting was graced by Chairman &Secretary
Generals of China Machinery Engineering Corporation
(CMEC), China Plastics Machinery Industries Association
(CPMIA), India China Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Ms.
Ada Lung of M/s. AdsaleExhibition Services Ltd., President,
Office Bearers & Managing Committee members of AIPMA,
Chairman Governing Council and all 176 delegates of AIPMA
with presence of Chinese Counterparts. The B2B meeting
witnessed over 400+ people and was a grand success.

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