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AIPMA AT WORK

AnanthKumar praises AIPMA on Plastivision India 2019. Extols
on the need for a 20-year vision by plastics industry

Calls for a collective effort to enhance the image of Plastics in India

hri AnanthKumar, Union Minister for Chemicals &
SFertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs today launched
Plastivision 2019, India’s largest trade show on Plastics.
Shri Anuj Kumar Bishnoi, Secretary (Chemicals &
Petrochemicals), Ms. Aparna Sharma, Joint Secretary,
Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of
Chemicals & Fertilizers, Prof. (Dr.) S. K. Nayak, Director
General, Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and
Technology (CIPET) and all key office bearers of CIPET and
The All India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association (AIPMA).

Plastivision India 2019 would be hosted in Delhi at Pragati
Maidan between February 28 and March 04, 2019. Over
2000 exhibitors from 30 countries will showcase the
latest technologies and innovations across the world.
Concurrently, the tradeshow will also have seminars,
workshops on innovation, environment impact and
advancements in technologies.
While speaking on the occasion as a keynote address, Shri
AnanthKumar praised AIPMA for the scale and content
planned for Plastivision India 2019. While expressing his
pleasure on AIPMA hosting it in Delhi, he suggested that the
Industry initiate a collective effort to enhance the image Plastivision India 2019 and assuring the gathering of over
of Plastics in India. Elaborating further, he pointed out that 500 industry participants that the Central Government is
a small fraction of plastics products cause a bad name to with AIPMA and would provide all support in the growth of
the industry despite Industry’s positive contributions to its members through appropriate policies and supporting
the economy and environment. AnanthKumar also lauded initiatives by launched by AIPMA.
the effort of plastics manufacturers in government’s
programs such as Make in India, Skill India, Digital India, In his address that analysed issues impacting the industry,
Clean India, etc. He encouraged the Industry captains to Shri Anuj Kumar Bishnoi covered a vast spectrum of
spell out a 20-year vision on the way they would like to opportunities and challenges before the Plastics Industry
take the Industry ahead while keeping pace with time. in India. He mentioned, “the central government is about
AnanthKumar ended the address by wishing the success to to launch a scheme to across India, in collaboration

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