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Dear Industry friends,

As you are aware, the impact of COVID-19 outbreak has been widespread – the economic
impact, impact on business opera ons and our day to day lives. It has emerged as the
biggest concern, crippling the economy and increasing the risk of recession. These are
clearly uncertain mes, one which requires expedi ous redressal measures from the
Government of India- especially on policy, fiscal and monetary front. AIPMA has always
been taking efforts in promo ng the industry businesses. These are really difficult mes
which nobody ever predicted. However, in order for the plas cs industry to stay afloat and
survive the on-going crisis, AIPMA never stepped back and only worked harder to make
urgent requests to the Government of India to take necessary measures & recommend
suitable sugges ons.

The corona virus outbreak has sparked economic vola lity in recent weeks. The disrup on
across businesses is already begun to be felt globally. AIPMA thus began by concentra ng JAGAT KILLAWALA
on the issues at hand like Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the plas c industry and also by
providing suitable sugges ons, AIPMA suggested that the government should
immediately remove all the barriers such as bans/ restric ons on the produc on &
supply of essen al goods and such plas c items should be declared essen al to facilitate
its large scale produc on to meet the unprecedented demand, and many more significant
representa ons have been communicated ahead.

We have been con nuously conduc ng zoom calls, sending our recommenda ons &
sugges ons to the government officials to put forward our demands for the profit of the
MSME's. Understanding the serious concern of disposal of plas c waste during Covid-19
and in order to boost public awareness and educate public about right methods of
disposing Biomedical waste especially generated from Household amid Covid-19 crisis,
AIPMA ran an awareness campaign through Social media, Whatsapp, Mass mails on
disposal of Biomedical waste generated from Households.

Because of the forced closure, the pandemic is rese ng the clock of evolu on and re-
defining the rules of running any business. In this type of situa on e-learning has emerged
as the most effec ve op on. Webinars help us to not be confined only in a room but be able
to connect with more than 200 people globally. It also helps in involving panellist and
experts from various fields from all across the globe. AIPMA has been conduc ng daily
webinars on various topics for the benefit the MSME's. It has given the MSME's a chance to
seek insights from experts with global experience into how one can systema cally &
scien fically rewire their en re business to a ain a new normal and a guaranteed brighter
tomorrow.

I hope we come out of this crisis stronger. Wishing good health to one & all!

Jagat Killawala
President
president@aipma.net

MAY 2020 3 Plastics News