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PLASTINDIA2015–InaugurationCeremonyThe9theditionofPlastindia‐anexhibitionofplasticsproducers,processorsandusersofplastics,washeldfrom5thFeb.to10thFeb.2015atHelipadGround,Gandhinagar,Gujarat.Byanyaccount,thiswasthemostsuccessfulexhibitioneverheldbyPlastindiaFoundation(PIF).PIFalongwithGovernmentofGujarat(GOG)createdasuitablevenueofnearly100,000sq.m.ofspace.InauguratedbyGujaratStateCMShrimatiAnandibenPatelinanopeningfunctionheldatthevenueon5th

Februarymorning,thefunctionwasalsoaddressedbyShri.SaurabhPatel,FinanceMinisteroftheState,Mr. Nikhil Meswani, Executive Director of RIL, Mr. Subhash Kadakia, President PIF and otherdistinguishedspeakers.TheyallstressedtheimportanceofplasticsinourlifeandinNation’sgrowth.

ShrimatiAnandibenPatelunveiltheexclusiveresearchreportontheplasticsindustryandthePlastindia2015ExhibitorDirectory.

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PLASTINDIA2015hadsomeuniqueachievementsandhighlightsnotexperienceearlierviz.:

1.FirsttimeatthenewvenuetotallyunknowntoPIFandPlasticIndustry.

2.First time at the new town Ahmedabad / Gandhinagar which has not witnessed such a MEGA

IndustrialEventbefore.

3.Highest visitor attendance (foot fall over 2 lakh) never experienced in any of our previousExhibitions.

4.HighestbusinesstransactionsatPIF2015thananyofourpreviousExhibitions.

5.HighlysuccessfullyorganizedB2BMeetingswithlargeandeffectiveparticipation.

6.FirsttimeWintechTechnologyTransferopportunitywithgoodsuccess.

7.ExemplarysupportfromGovernmentOfGujaratbynotifyingspecialIncentiveSchemeforsaleof

machinerybyexhibitorsparticipatedinPI2015.

8. First time successfuleffort of organizingInnovation Pavilion with unique participation andsponsorshipbyM/s.Ampacet.

9. Well attended 24th APF Meeting and Conclave on Recycling of Solid Waste Management and

sustainability.

10.PI2015mostextensivelypromotedbothinIndiaandabroad,throughhundredroadshowsandprogrammes,creatingadeepimpactallover.

11.Otherconcurrenteventslike5thEditionofProplastand7thEditionofPlasticonAwardswerealsohighlysuccessful.

12.NECputinalleffortstoprovidepleasantandrewardingexperiencetoStakeholders.

9thInternationalConference:“GatewaytoInnovation”

Thethemeforthe9thInternationalConferencewas"GATEWAYTOINNOVATIONS.

The9thInternationalConferencewasagreatplatformtomeettechnicalexpertsfromtheindustry.Ithasalsoprovidedauniqueopportunityforanexcellentnet‐workingforumandaplatformfortechnologicalknowledgeexchangeamongindustryprofessionals.

Sponsorship Details  

Theeventwassponsoredby16sponsorsandwasattendedbyaround300delegatesonboththedays.(6thand7thFebruary2015)ShriSubhashKadakiaPresidentPlastindiaFoundationwelcomedallthedelegatesandSponsors.

Thethemeoftheconferencewas“GatewayofInnovation”whichwasdividedin2daysprogramon6thand7thFebruary2015.

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ConferenceProgramatGlance

Day1:6thFebruary2015BusinessSession

Speakers SessionMThomasDeman

ExxonMobilChemicalCompany

Thechemicalindustryimpactonglobalenergytrends

MrDiegoDonoso

TheDowChemicalCompany

PlasticPackaging:ASuccessstoryofgrowthandSustainability

MrAjayShah

RelianceIndustries

IndianPolymerIndustry‐Outlookandchallenges

TheywerefurtherpresentationbytherenownedspeakersfrombigentitieslikeExxon,DowReliance,Songwon,HMEL,WindmollerandHolscher,Autodesk,MobileLubricants,OpalandSABIC

Day2:7thFebruary2015TechnicalSession

Speakers Session

MrMarkEramo

HISChemical

ShiftingFundamentalinGlobalPetrochemicalsandtheimpactoncommodityplasticsMarkets

MrPhilipppeSchaepfer

SongwonIndustrialColtd

GlobalPolymerStabilizerScenario

MrMuhamadFadhil

ICIS,Consulting

Asianpolymermarketsintransition–outlookfor2015‐16

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InnovationPavilion:

 InnovationPavilionatPlastindia2015wasasuccessfulevent.ThiswasthefirsttimethatPlastindiagerminatedsuchanidea.Manywereinterestedinexhibitingtheirinnovations,productsorprocesses.ThecommitteeconsistedofsuchilluminatingnamesasProf.M.A.Shenoy,Prof.AnupGhosh,Prof.D.D.Kale,Mr.JayantKamatandMr.JayeshRambhiaasCo‐chairman&Dr.PrakashTrivediasChairman.ThedesignofthepavilionwasnovelandwasbasedontheideaofusingDigitalDisplayStations.Thisdesignhadeleganceaswellasflexibilitytoinclude15to30stations.InnovationPavilionwasinHallno.3.Ampacetwasleadsponsor,thePavilionthereforewastitledAmpacetInnovationPavilion.Mr.AjayBijwe,AmpacetAsia'sGeneralManager,stationedinBangkok,speciallyflewintoinauguratethePavilionon5thFebruary,inthepresenceofPIPresident,VicePresident,NECChairmanandotherdignitaries,includingMr,MangeshUtane,Ampacet'sGMinIndia,whowasprincipalcoordinatorfromtheirside.

Wegotverygoodresponsefromfollowingcompanieswiththeirinnovations:TIPCO(Phenolic/JuteCompositesbasedfurniture’s),GhardaChemicals(PEK,PEKK&PBI),Chembond(NovelPolyamides,Acrylics),ExcelIndustry(AdditivesforPolymers),ULLabs(NovelPolymerDatabaseSoftware),VajraRubber(SilicabasedCompositesforSpacevehicles)andIntrib(SoftwareforcontrollingInjectionMoldingMachines).Additionally,wewereluckytogetfullheartedsupportfromNationalChemicalLaboratory(NCL)Pune,whichbroughtintheirfuelcellcomponentsandahostofmembranesandotherinventions.InstituteofChemicalTechnology(ICT)MumbaiandIndianInstituteofTechnology,NewDelhialsoparticipatedwiththeirR&Dprojectsaswellastheirstudent’sposters.AspecialthankstoAmpacet,NCLandTIPCOfortheirsponsorshipsaswellastheirmanyothersupportsandtoothercompaniesandinstitutionsfortheirparticipation.

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AseanPlasticsFederation:

The24thAPFmeetwasorganizedatPlastindia2015on6thFebruaryconferenceandexhibition.Nineteendelegates of the Asian Plastics Forum attended the APF Meet. The Meet was very encouraging &deliberated with the participation of delegates, the President, Vice President, NEC Chairman, andInternationalCommitteeChairmanattheexecutiveofficesofthePresident.TheAPF PlasticsWasteMeetwas also organized on 7th February at the Plastindia 2015 Exhibition inGandhiNagar. Themeetingwas attended by all delegates and a large number of attendees. ElaboratepresentationsweremadebyPresidentPlastindiaMr.SubhashKadakiaandMr.CallumChenSec.GeneralAPF.

 

Mr. Tushar Bandhopadhaya presented a paper on recycling in India. Mr. Lim Kok Boon PresidentMalaysiaPlasticsManufacturingAssociationmadepresentationsonthemarine litterproblem.Mr.RKSabupresenteda interestingstudyofhowthestudentsweresegregatingtheplasticwaste inthesmalltowninKerala.Delegatesfromvariouscountriesinteractedwiththeirrespectivedevelopmentsinplasticwastemanagement.TheMeetendedwithinvitationtoallAPFdelegatestothe25thAPFMeetinDhaka,BangladeshinJanuary,2016.

HighteawasorganizedfortheAPFdelegatesattheTajHotelAhmedabadwherethedelegatesmetthedoyensoftheindustryincludingMr.KamalNanavaty,Mr.AjayShah,Mr.VipulShah,andMr.AshokGoelamongstothers.

Plastwin:

ThePlastwinB2BpavilionwasthebusiestinHall2AduringPlastindia2015heldfrom5thto10thFebruary.Itdrewalotofcrowdand150onetoonemeettookplaceatthevenue.Approximately15presentationstookplace,asperareportbythePlastwinCommittee.WiintechmemberfromPortugal,MrRuiTocha,tookalotofinterestandspentconsiderabletimeatthePlastwinpavilion‐sometechnologytieupswithPortuguesecompaniescouldbeonthecards.

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AnotherWiintechmemberPool‐net,FrancealsotookalotofinterestandhadsenttheirrepresentativetodiscussandplantotakeittothenextlevelandhaveinvitedandofferedtofundthetripofPlastindiapersontoFrancetodiscussintheirB2Bmeet.UKTI,aninitiativeoftheUKGovernmenttookalotofinterestandtheirrepresentativeMrBabHawkinspersonallycalledatthePlastwinboothandappreciatedtheefforts,andexpressesthatUKispromotingthesameefforts,andwouldlikemanyJointventurestobeformedwithIndiancompanies.Plastwinregisteredmembersnownumberingover500,attendedandmanymoreregisteredatthevenue.Themeetswereaimedatgettingjointventures,andcollaborationsandweexpectoverthreedozendiscussionstakingplace.EminentcompanieslikeJapanSteelworks,Japan;DSM,Nederlandsamongstothersmadepresentations.

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Trodat,Austria’sGlobalMDDrNorbetAlmohfer&GlobalProcurementHeadOlienkDietervisitedthePlastwinpavilion.Theyheld1‐on‐1discussionswiththreerawmaterialsuppliersandlocalinjectionmouldingmachineandtoolmanufacturers.TrodatMDDrNorbetAlmohferannouncedtheywillputupa2millioneuroplantinvestmentformakingselfinkingplasticstampsinIndiaundertheMakeinIndiaCampaign.RoelofWestbreak,president–DSMEngineeringPastics,&IvoIansburgenBusinessUnitDirector–DSMEngineeringPlsticsAisia‐Pacific,alsoattendedthemeetsandcreditedthePlastindiainitiativeandexpressedinterestinbeinginvolved.PlastwinwasorganisedbymembersofPlastindiacommitteesandmembersoftheIndianPlasticsIndustriesLKSingh,SameerJoshi,ParagHarolikar,MercyBulsari,HemantMinocha,NarendraJoshiandmanyothers,andsupportedbyveryenthusiastic20studentsfromIMT,Pune.

Proplast:

PlastIndia 2015 also hosted the 4thProplast Exhibition as a concurrent event.This 4thedition of theProplast offered an opportunity for the Indian plastics processing and finished products sector toshowcaseitscapabilitytodomesticandexportmarkets.A total 210exhibitorsparticipated, covering an areaof4220sq.mtrs.Thebreadthof participationwaswideandincludedsmallfledglingunitstomajornationalplayerssuchasSupremeIndustries,National,XproPolyset,VisakhaPolyfab,etc.(tonameveryfew).

ProplastwashousedinHallNo.1,whichwastoensuregoodvisibilityandfoot‐fall.SignagesandmarkersdirectingvisitorstowardstheHalls(1,2&3)wereaddedevenastheexhibitionprogressed.Alsoentryand sale of ticketswas added at gateNos. 12& 12A, so that visitor entry near the Proplast hallwasfacilitated.

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Ingeneral,participantsandvisitorswerehappyaboutthehall,andbasedoninteractionwithexhibitorsandtheirfeed‐back,overalldomesticvisitorattendancewasgood,andmainlyfromWesternIndia.Visitorsfromoverseaswerelowerthanusual.ManyofthemachinerysuppliersfromparticipatingCompaniesalsovisitedtheirpotentialcustomersinProplast.Domesticvisitorswerefromallsegmentsofconsumerindustrybesidespotentialdealers/distributors.Infactonsomedaystherewereclearover‐crowding.

7thPlasticonAwards: Themostcovetedeveningfortheplasticindustrywascelebratedon5thFebruary2015atGandhinagar.The7thPlasticonAwardswaspresentedamidstanaugustgatheringandwasheldconcurrentlywithPLASTINDIA2015.Theawardsnightwasaspectaculareventwithprofessionalsandstudentsbeingfelicitatedfortheiraccomplishmentsandexcellenceacross25categories.ThechiefguestfortheeventwasShriAvinashJoshi,IAS,JointSecretary‐DepartmentofChemicals&PetrochemicalsMinistryofChemicals&FertilizersGovernmentofIndia.Thisyeartwostalwartsfromtheindustry,ShriM.P.TapariaandShriHasmukhShah,weregiventhelifetimeachievementawardfortheinvaluablecontributiontowardsthegrowthoftheplasticindustry.Anindependentpanelofjuries,comprisingofuniversityprofessors,technocrats,designers,industryprofessionalsevaluatedandjudgedtheentries.

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Theawardceremonyhighlightedthevariousinnovationsanduniqueconceptsintheworldofagriculture,infrastructure,rawmaterials,processing,machinery,technology,andmoldingandastohowplasticsplayanimportantroleinourdailyliveswitharangeofproductsandenvironmentfriendlysolutions.

StatisticalDataonPlastindia2015Exhibition:

SHOWAREAANDCOVERAGE

No.ofHalls : 13No.ofHangers : 4(comprising1,2,2A,3)TotalGrossArea : 90,000sq.m.

No.ofExhibitors : 1600(Domestic1129+Overseas471)NoofCountriesparticipated : 32(IncludingIndia)

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Figure 1: Industry Profile

Participation was spread across various industry profiles including the machinery/equipmentmanufacturers’, raw material suppliers and allied industries like testing and measuring equipmentmanufacturers’withthenumbersspreadprettyevenlyacrosstheirprofilesaswell.SeveralparticipantsfromtheInjectionMouldingindustrywerepresentintheseminar.

Exhibitors from18statesof Indiavisited theexhibitionheldatGandhinagarbyPlastIndia.74%of theexhibitorsmajorlywereoriginatingfromtheWestregion,specificallyGujaratandMaharashtra.Severalexhibitorswere coming from the capital city of India. The key note here is Pan India participation isobservedintheexhibitionwhichallandallhasmadeitverysuccessfulevent.

association & institution/ Publishers/ Specialised 

Services/ Others6%

Raw Materials23%

Finished Product19%

Auxilliaries & Post Production 

Machinery9%

Extrusion Machinery

13%

Moulding & Thermoforming 

Machinery7%

Other Machinery & 

Spares7%

Priting Machinery 

8%

Dies & Moulds7% Testing 

Equipment1%

Energy saving Equipments

0%

Domestic Exhibitors

association & institution/ Publishers/ Specialised 

Services/ Others6%

Raw Materials

13%

Finished Product5%

Auxilliaries & Post 

Production Machinery

8%

Extrusion Machinery

22%

Moulding & Thermoforming 

Machinery12%

Other Machinery & Spares21%

Priting Machinery 

5%

Dies & Moulds5%

Testing Equipment

3%Energy saving Equipments

0%

International Exhibitors

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Figure 2: Companies Participation from Indian Cities 

Theglobalparticipationmadethiseventallandallmoresignificant.MajorityofthecompanieswereofIndian origin. Other few companies came from Taiwan, China, Germany, Italy and Turkey. CompaniesfromDeutschland,Austria,USA,Japan,CyprusandFrancewerealsopresentingreatnumber.

Themajority,over80%oftherespondentswillinglysaidthattheywouldliketoparticipateandbeapartofitthenexttimeasanexhibitor.

 

Figure 3: Willingness to participate the next time  

The majority, per say 80% of the visitors were satisfied from the overall attempt. So on a widerperspective, the organizers can be applauded for their successful event management as well as theexhibitionsobjectivebeingfulfilledfromthevisitors’pointofview.

2%

74%

17%

7%

No of Exhibitors

East

West

North

South

Yes79%

No4%

Not Decided17%

Willingness to participate the next time as an exhibitor

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Figure 4: Overall satisfaction for the Exhibition 

 

Thevisitorswereaskedoftheirindustrybackgroundwhichhelpedustounderstandwhatkindofcrowdexactlywasvisitingtheexhibition.It isnoteworthythatthevisitorsbelongedtovarious industriesandsub sectors of theplastic industry. Themajority dealingwith finished goodsmanufacturingmachines,packagingofgoodsandelectronicengineering.Severalstudentsandacademiciansalsowerepresentintheexhibition.Distributors,traders,MaterialHandlersandServiceProvidersalsowereseenpresentinagoodnumber.

 

Figure 5: Distribution of Industries Participating 

   

45%

35%

16%

3% 1%

Overall Satisfaction for the exhibition

Highly Satisfied

Satisfied

Neutral

Dissatisfied

Highly Dissatisfied

31%

17%12%

7%

6%

4%

4%

4%3%

3%3% 2% 2%

1% 1%

1%

Major IndustriesFinished Goods

Machine Manufacturer

Packaging Industry

Electrical/ElectronicEngineeringAny Other

Distributors/Traders

Material Handling

Service Providers

Universities/Technical Colleges

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ExhibitorsGalaNight:ExhibitorsGet‐together(GalaNight)–8thFebruary,2015atTheAndazPartyLawn,Ahmedabad:Traditionally,duringeveryPlastindiaExhibition,anexhibitor’snight(GalaNight)isorganised.Thisisdonetoenabletheexhibitorstointeractwitheachotherandhaveaneveningtoremember.DuringPlastindia2015,theexhibitor’snightwasheldon8thFebruary2015atTheAndazPartyLawninAhmedabad.Theexhibitorsweregivenfreepassesfortheevent.EntertainmentwasprovidedonBollywoodTheme.Professionalsingingsanddancinggroupsentertainedtheguests.

 

 

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