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made in India. Imports from China and other countries is determined to play a signi?cant role in executing
will reduce and India will be a major sourcing hub. government’s vision of raising exports to $900 billion by
2020. If the response to PLASTINDIA 2018 is any indication,
Smart cities, rapid urbanization, increase in sale of then Indian plastics industry is looking at great times
packaged products through retail and eCommerce mode, ahead. The event would be spread over 125,000 square
low per capita consumption, shifting consumer lifestyles, metres of gross area spread across 15 state-of-the-art
large young population, majority of population of middle halls. About 2000 companies including 600 companies
income group, many manufacturing segments adopting from across 40 countries would display their products,
higher percentage of plastics, etc. are contributing technologies and innovations in PLASTINDIA 2018.
towards the growth of Plastics industry.
The effort is to bring the entire Indian Plastics industry
Sharing further details, Mr. Rajeev Chitalia, Chairman of together and make PLASTINDIA 2018 the most broad
NEC, PLASTINDIA 2018 mentioned, “The facts and ?gures spectrum showcase of Indian plastic Industry and
say it all. By 2020, Plastics consumption of India is set to innovations. The Event has the support of 60 plastic
increase from the current 12 million metric tonnes per associations from across India for bringing visitors and
annum to 20 million metric tonnes per annum. India will buyer delegations to create more trade opportunities for
deploy 1, 80,000 machines by the year 2020 as compared exhibitors. About 2,00,000 stakeholders from the Plastic
to the current 1, 13,000.” Industry are expected to visit PLASTINDIA 2018, including
overseas visitors from countries of Africa, Middle East,
According to PlastIndia The export of Plastics ?nished South and Latin America, Europe and Asia.
goods alone is set to nearly double from $ 7.9 billion
currently to $15 billion in next 5 years. The industry

Iplex 2016 concludes

The 7th Edition of the International Plastics Exhibition an initiative of the Southern Regional
Plastic Associations was inaugurated in a spectacular ceremony graced by Ministers of the Kerala
State Government

The IPLEX – 2016, the 7th Edition of the International Shri.R.K.Agarwal, President of AIPMA as well other
Plastics Exhibition an initiative of the Southern dignitaries. Speaking on the occasion Shri.R.K.Agarwal,
Regional Plastic Associations was held at the Cochin President, AIPMA dwelt upon the current scenario of the
International Airport Ltd. (CIAL) Exhibition Centre in Plastics sector in the country and offered all possible
Kerala, India from Aug 26th to Aug 28th 2016.
assistance and support to the regional Associations of
IPLEX 2016 was bigger and better than the successful South India for the achievement of the mutual objectives.
past Editions held at Chennai, Hyderabad & Bengaluru,
and was supported immensely by the industries across
India & other parts of the Globe. It had the patronage of
major polymer producers in India and the Government.
of India through the participation of CIPETalong with
local governments. IPLEX 2016 served to promote the
growth of Plastics Processing Industries in South India
with 162 exhibitors putting up stalls across 5 pavilions.

The three day exhibition was inaugurated in a
spectacular ceremony graced by Ministers of the
Kerala State Government, Heads of all the Regional
Plastic Manufacturers Associations of South India,

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