Plastindia, the international flagship show of the Indian
plastics industry gears up to create new milestones by taking the 9th edition
of the mega trade show Plastindia 2015, now to a new and modern venue.
Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat, will host Plastindia
2015 from Feb 5-10, 2015 at a well-designed Modern Exhibition Venue with a
“State-of-the-Art” at Helipad Ground, Gandhinagar. The massive and futuristic 125,000 square
meter venue will bring under one roof 2000 exhibitors from 40 countries,
including the world’s and India’s
leading innovators in Plastics. Over 150,000 visitors are expected to
congregate at Plastindia 2015.
The Exhibition will cover all the segments of the Plastic
Industry viz. Polymer producers, Compounds and Masterbatch suppliers, Additives
manufacturers, Processed Plastic Products, Primary Processing Machinery,
Down-stream Conversion Equipments, Moulds & Dyes and other Service
Providers.
The International partners for Plastindia 2015 are Messe
Dusseldorf, AdSale of Hongkong, Pilatus of Taiwan. The event is supported by Euromap. The Exhibition will have Country Pavillion
from U.K., France, Australia, Germany, China, Taiwan etc. The Govt. of India, Ministry of Chemicals
& Petrochemicals and State Government of Gujarat are also supporting this
event.
The venue holds immense strategic significance with more
than 60% of India’s plastics industry being located in the State of Gujarat and
the State is a base for some of the biggest players from this sector. The six-day mega event, Plastindia 2015 will reveal the
cutting edge technological developments, equipments and products, will takes
further the innovations from the earlier version. It will also host concurrent
events to draw the attention of the entire plastics and polymer business
fraternity and they are as follows:
9th International Conference
There will be a two-day International Conference on the
theme “GATEWAY TO INNOVATIONS. This is particularly relevant in current context
as Indian plastics industry is driving towards specialty products and
positioning plastics in innovative applications. While the presentations and
business sessions would revolve around this theme, this Conference will be an
ideal platform to explore the ideas, uncover the solutions and develop the
opportunities thus making it the largest and most highly respected event of the
industry.
7th Plasticon Awards
‘Plasticon Awards’ to felicitate excellence and innovation
in the field of Plastics, Plasticon Awards are the most prestigious awards for
the plastics industry, practicing professionals and students.
The 7th Edition of Plasticon Awards will cover the entire
spectrum of the Indian Plastics Industry. This year Plasticon Awards will be
given across 25 different Award Categories, including three new categories for
Indian Participants and have opened up four for International Participants.
The 26th Asia Plastics Forum
The 26th Meeting of Asian Plastics Federation, comprising of
twelve Asian countries, will deliberate upon the issues of sustainability of
plastics with special reference to plastics waste and its management; latest
recycling technology; marine litter management and regeneration of energy from
non-recycled plastics waste.
Wiintech Technology Transfer
Plastindia and Wiintech-European Technology Transfer Group
will be collaborating together to establish linkages, business partnerships and
trade opportunities between technology linked members.
PlasTwin
A program initiated along with Wiintech of Europe to facilitate
and promote trade relationships, partnerships, alliances between Indian
companies and the foreign companies across the world. For all those
entrepreneurs, medium and small companies who always aspired to do
international business but did not know how to venture, now can be part of
PLASTWIN and take their next steps knowingly and confidently in exploring
international business and tie-ups.
ProPlast
Proplast will showcase India’s burgeoning plastics
processing capability and it demonstrates high standards that are consistently
being delivered by Indian processors across the globe.
Last three editions of Proplast have helped Indian
Processors to get noticed internationally and it has given Indian Plastics
Processors a high visibility platform to interact with international business.
Major international retail chains make it a point to be present at Proplast and
see what India has to offer.
PlastIndia 2015 concurrent event Proplast, this 4th edition
event is the final word in processed plastics, the heart of India's plastics
industry. This will have its own dedicated pavilion of more than 5,000 square
meters and this pavilion will display one of the finest processing capabilities
from across India.
Gala Evening
Plastindia will also organize a GALA Evening, which will
give opportunity for entertainment and net-working.
Innovation Pavilion
Apart from the aforementioned concurrent events Plastindia
will be having an Innovation pavilion for the first time and is going to be an
exciting place to visit for all interested in modern development using
plastics. It would be of utmost importance to all those interested in Research
& Development, Science, Inventions and Innovations and specially to
Scientist, Technologist and Engineers and Faculty members & students. The
organisers plan to make it as interactive as possible and entertaining besides
being educational to even lay public visiting Plastindia 2015.
Through the full scope for this Innovation pavilion is being
worked out, broadly it will consist of three sections:
- Industry / Institution Sections: will consist of presentation of Innovations as practiced by Plastics Industries and Academic Institutions.
- Graduate Students Posters: where graduate students research work will be presented as posters.
- Plasticon Awards: A pride of place will be given to Plasticon Awardees in this pavilion, a fitting place for all those who have won the much sought after Plasticon Awards in as many as twenty five categories.
At a time when the industry stands on the cusp of a grand
growth story, Plastindia 2015 is all geared up to provide that much required
push. During the period 2013 to 2020, plastics consumption in India is set to
increase from 12 MMTA to 20 MMTA. Exports will rise from US$ 6 billion to US$ 8
billion. Direct and indirect employment will grow from 1.2 million to 2
million.
So, do not miss this opportunity and mark your calendar to
attend the 9th International Exposition Plastindia 2015 and have pleasant and
rewarding experience and expand your horizon.
Plastindia Foundation is the apex body of major
Associations, Organisations, and Institutions connected with plastics including
Government and Semi-Government Organisations. The main objective of the
Foundation is to promote the development of Indian plastics industry and to
assist the growth of plastics and related materials and their products. It is
dedicated to the national progress through plastics and is striving hard to
make India a preferred sourcing base for plastics products for the world.
Working as a catalyst, the Foundation works to build awareness of the
significant contribution made by plastics to society and the environment.
It also creates a positive policy framework with all
statutory entities and increases per capita consumption of plastics, encourage
exports thereby significantly contributing to national growth. In order to
enhance the image and the growth of Indian Plastics Industry, the Foundation
holds world-class exhibitions in India at regular intervals, where it provides
opportunities to demonstrate the industry’s capabilities.
