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EU regulations mandate that 10% of packaging business opportunity. Through this latest invest-
materials must come from recycled sources by ment in cutting-edge recycling technology, we
2030. However, Europe faces significant short- aim to leverage it effectively.”
ages of high-quality secondary raw materials (Source - https://www.scottish-enterprise-mediacentre.
suitable for reuse in production. Meeting this ob- com/)
ligation will be a challenge, but we see it as a
Technology adoption in plastic and
polymer sectors assessed
plastics industry has the potential to become a
global leader, provided we bridge the existing
technology gaps through structured assess-
ments and targeted interventions. This workshop
is a step in the right direction,” he said, urging
the stakeholders to adopt cleaner and smarter
production technologies in line with the State’s
broader agenda of sustainable and innovation-
led industrial development.
elangana government’s Department of Additional Director of Industries Rajkumar Ohat-
Industries in collaboration with the Cen- ker underscored the importance of equipping
Ttral Institute of Petrochemical Engineering MSMEs with cutting-edge technology and skill-
and Technology (CIPET) organised a workshop sets to meet global standards. “This benchmark-
on benchmarking studies to assess technol- ing study is a timely initiative to enable our in-
ogy gaps in plastic and polymer sectors in Hy- dustrial clusters to embrace innovation and drive
derabad. export competitiveness,” he said.
Conducted under the Raising and Accelerating Joint Director of Industries Madhukar Babu high-
MSME Performance (RAMP) scheme of the Un- lighted the significance of data-driven policy for-
ion Ministry of MSME, the programme sought to mulation. “The findings from the benchmarking
evaluate technology adoption in the sectors and studies will be instrumental in tailoring support
identify key areas for intervention to enhance mechanisms for MSMEs,” he said.
competitiveness, innovation and sustainable Principal Director of CIPET B. Ravi made a pres-
growth of micro, small and medium scale enter- entation on CIPET’s contributions to the petro-
prises (MSMEs), the department said in a release chemical and polymer sectors. Telangana and
on Friday. Andhra Plastics Manufacturers Association Joint
Addressing the gathering, Director of Industries Secretary Arun Lahoti spoke on TAAPMA initia-
G. Malsur emphasised the importance of applied tives.
research and collaborative ecosystems in revi- (Source - https://www.thehindu.com/)
talizing the MSME sector. “India’s polymer and
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