With the 10th International Plastics Exhibition, Conference and Convention — Plastindia 2018 — scheduled to be organised in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, from February 7 to 12, 2018, Plastindia Foundation has stated that a large participation of entrepreneurs from Mangaluru will promote substantial growth of the sector in the Karnataka coast.
Addressing a preliminary meeting here recently, Hari Ram Thakkar, co-chairman, National Promotion Committee-South, PlastIndia 2018, said the plastic industry in the region is manufacturing a wide range of products, from engineering to injection moulds.
With a plastic park and Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology in the pipeline for Mangaluru, there is wide scope for the further growth of the industry in the region, he said.
Stating that the conference would be the biggest ever in India, Mr. Thakkar said over 2 lakh industry visitors, 2,000 exhibitors including global leaders – namely Exxon Mobil, Dow Chemicals, Reifenhauser GMBH etc. – from over 40 countries are expected to participate in the event.
The event will be an opportunity that no entrepreneur can afford to miss, the foundation stated. Knowledge will be shared through conferences, conventions, interactive platforms, and many more programmes.
Plastindia Foundation is the apex body of major associations, organisations and institutions connected with plastics. It includes government and semi-government organisations.
Vijaykumar, president, Karnataka State Plastics Association; B.A. Nazeer, president, Canara Plastic Manufacturers and Traders’ Association; Gaurav Hegde, president, Kanara Small Industries Association; Gokuldas Nayak, Joint Director of Industries and Commerce Department, were among many others present on the occasion.
