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EYE OPENER

POLYMERS Communiqué speaks to Hariram Tanwar Dilliwala, an advocate of plastics recycling, who has turned the business into a source of livelihood for Dharavi’s poor.

We Are the Solution to Plastics Waste

General Secretary, All India Plastic Recycle Association (APRA)

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Prof. Edward Kosior, Managing Director

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NUMBERS CRUNCHED

Rajesh Nath, Managing Director

Plastics Recycling Machinery: Indian Market Snapshot German Engineering Federation (VDMA) India Office, Kolkata

Hariram Tanwar Dilliwala

Tech Power

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Sustainable Solutions in Polymers & Recycling: Planning for the Future, Beyond the Horizon Nextek Limited, UK

NEW OUTLOOK

Creative Thinking With Upcycling

Vijay Merchant, Special Advisor -

Environment Plastindia Foundation Chairman, Polycraft Group, Mumbai

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REFRESHING APPROACH

Ajay Singhal, Director

JB Ecotex LLP, Surat

Waste: The New Business

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COMPLETE CIRCLE

Norbert Völl, Press Officer DSD – Duales System Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

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Off the Shelf, Back Onto the Shelf

HARD TALK

Why Ban? Let’s Just Plan

Vinod Podaar, Chairman

Prateek Podaar, Director

The Shakti Plastic Industries, Mumbai

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RIGHTLY DEFINED

S. B. Dangayach, Director

Sintex Group of Companies, Ahmedabad

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Waste is a Resource at the Wrong Place Co-founder, Innovative Thought Forum, Ahmedabad

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NEW ECONOMY

Source: Trucost Plc and American Chemistry Council: Plastics Division

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END-TO-END

Klaus Feichtinger, CEO Manfred Hackl, CEO

No Real Alternate to Plastics

Recycling is a Solution; Circular Economy is ‘the’ Solution

EREMA Group GmbH, Austria

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TAKE OFF

Smita Bhatia, President Spectra Consulting Inc., Canada

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MATERIAL OF CHOICE

Rajiv Sanghavi, Co-Chairman Publicity Committee, PLASTINDIA 2018

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BIG DIFFERENCE

POLYMERS Communiqué Bureau

Embracing Extended Producer Responsibility as a Corporate Growth Strategy

Sustainability Through Plastics Recycling

People, Intent and Approach: The Big Differentiators at Milacron India

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SIVaRAM SPEAKS

Dr. S. Sivaram, Former Director, CSIR-NCL

Future of Electric Mobility and Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells: Fascinating World of Invisible Polymers

Printed and Published by Manish Chawla manish@polymerscommunique.com

Honorary Professor and INSA Senior Scientist Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune

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OPPORTUNE BUSINESS

ILLIG Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG

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HBR PAGES

Presented by POLYMERS Communiqué in syndication with Harvard Business Review

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NEW MILESTONE

Rajeev Chitalia, Chairman - NEC, PLASTINDIA 2018

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Hygienic and Cost-effective Production of PP Packaging

Editorial Advisory Board

Globalisation, Robots and the Future of Work

It’s Time for PLASTINDIA 2018

BRAKE AWAY

Shailesh Sheth, Corporate Strategy Adviser

Coopetition Transforming Win-Lose to Win-Win Relationship

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BIG STRETCH

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AT YOUR RISK

Dr. Naveen Malhotra, Group Head HR & CC

Brückner Maschinenbau at PLASTINDIA 2018 - Wider, Faster, Special: Latest Film Stretching Trends Organisation Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast Sintex Industries Ltd., Kalol

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BEYOND BOUNDARIES

Geet Chadha, Director

Soltex Petroproducts Ltd., Mumbai

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Uncapping Opportunities for Additives and Masterbatches

KALE’S KUIZ TALENT POOL

Rajeev Kumar Dwivedi, Director Technical Training & Research Centre (TTRC) (A Division of Lohia Corp Ltd.), Kanpur

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360°APPROACH

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MEETING POINT

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INDUSTRY DELIGHT

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IN PERSPECTIVE

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Mind Speak Rakesh Shah

formerly Managing Director at Windmöller and Hölscher India Pvt. Ltd.

Prof. (Dr.) N

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Director

Indian Insti

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Arvind Mehta

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g Director Chairman and Managin ns Pvt. Ltd. Welset Plast Extrusio

ristic that have the unique characte itely recycled and infin ost alm be can they span can be greatly their cradle-to grave time recycling them. On or sing oces repr increased by lications can be app g yclin upc d, the other han to marketable es hom from found everywhere articles of interest, artefacts and handcrafted can generate huge usage and decoration. That t economic value. employment and create grea e, but help achieve usiv excl ually mut are y The tion. the same goal of value crea ainability and cost sust on act imp the n give And es, of different ness busi t grea are both n, reductio ndingly as a espo corr ty, abili scal and models g asset. turin ufac man or maj a movement or

Plastics

‘3Rs’ refer to reduce, recycle and reuse or upcycle. It calls for an increase in the ratio of recyclable materials, further reusing of raw materials and manufacturing wastes, and overall reduction in resources and energy used. These ideas are applied to the entire lifecycle of products and services - from design and extraction of raw materials to transport, manufacture, use, dismantling / reuse and disposal.

The ‘3R’ concept saves energy and natural resources, helps to reduce pollution and reduces the need for landfill.

Plastics, as it can be recycled, makes it a wonder material. Unfortunately, recyc ling has not been exploited in an organised way in India. In numbers, it gives employmen t to over one million people, with 10,000 factories across the country, today producing 4.6 million recycled material.

India is converting nearly 60% plastics waste; thereby, indirectly it is helping the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ campaign and needs government support. Recycling will help solve the challenges of plastics and environmen t in a logical way.

N. K. Balgi

Plastics are indestr uctible, like born, even aft er death (i.e. aft the soul. Once er use / discar appears in an d), it other form (re cycled to prod another prod uce uct). Soul passing thro different form ugh s and thus pu rif ‘Nirvana’ - be ying itself ga comes a nobl ins e soul. This is to the recy similar cling of po stconsumer re (PCR). Use of cycle polymers pr oduced thro upcycling ge ugh ts you carbon credits. The transforms fro soul m one form to another on own, whereas its plastics need move throug human help h the transfo to rmation chain needs to be pi - it cked up from discarded ga and put into rbage the recycle ch ain .

Human race has to treat th is ‘valuable’ m with respect, aterial certainly shou ld not be tre like trash. It is ated wealth in its fir st life, it rem wealth in its ains rebirth.

formerly Presid ent & Directo r at Ferromatik Mi lacron India Pv t. Ltd.

Pushp Raj Singhvi

formerly Vice Chairman and Managing Director at Borouge (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Rajesh Nath

or Managing Direct g German Engineerin ) Federation (VDMA India Office

mental ly an environ ng is not on ial and cli nt cy te re po le s hi W sines s a great bu arded ha sc it , di ity of ss e nece portunity. Us op r and t ea en w m ts or oy empl ture of sp for manufac tential. IKEA po PET bottles us do en have trem ocessed other uses use of repr the idea of rniture and fu of has mooted re manufactu about not upbeat plastics for old items. I am tics as I believe, other househ as pl pose upcycling of the idea of oach could of this appr p -u ale sc the enges. business chall successful study the a, should di In tries and un in co e, W ed ghly advanc hi of s el y. mod cerit ith utmost sin implement w

while man-made plastics have greatly expanded technological and consumer goods, it is undeniable that society throws away too much plastic. We all know how important it is to recycle our plastics. As we aspire to zero waste living, upcycling old plastic can be an enjoyable, thrifty and a rewarding eco-conscious activity.

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A stunning drone shot of this colossal t-shirt, reducing the people there to mere dots.

Digest BOBST to showcase its range of web-fed solutions for the plastic packaging sector that enables achievement of excellence in both, process performance and filmic substrate functionality at PLASTINDIA 2018

Plastindia Foundation Makes World’s ‘Largest T-Shirt’ Out of 100% Recycled Plastics Waste from 2,00,000 PET bottles to Enter the Guinness World Records

T

he

An initiative to promote recycling plastics waste

giant

‘T-Shirt’

of

size

97.5 metres height x 70.08 metres

width made out of recycled plastics Celanese to acquire thermoplastics custom compounder Omni Plastics - a company that specialises in custom compounding of various engineered thermoplastic materials

waste of 2,00,000 bottles catapulted Plastindia

Foundation

into

the

Guinness World Records. The apex

body of plastics industry in India, Plastindia Foundation took up this

initiative to create awareness among the masses on the need to manage

The guinness certificate being awarded.

plastics waste so that it is recycled more efficiently. The official adjudicator of Guinness World Records confirmed that this t-shirt is bigger than the current

record holder t-shirt which is 93.2 metres height x 62.73 metres width. The fabric

from this t-shirt will be later used to create 10,000 t-shirts and distributed free to Covestro expands global capacity for polyurethane dispersions - New facilities in Dormagen and Barcelona

B-C

the children from economically weaker sections.

RIL Commissions the World’s Largest Refinery Off-gas Cracker at Jamnagar

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eliance Industries Limited (RIL) has successfully

commissioned

achieved design throughput of the world’s first ever and largest Refinery OffGas Cracker (ROGC) complex

of 1.5 MMTPA capacity along

with downstream plants and

utilities. The ROGC complex is a core component of RIL’s most innovative and

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and

world-scale J3 project at its integrated refinery-petrochemicals

complex

at

Jamnagar. This is one of the largest capital expenditure programme globally in the sector in recent times.

The ROGC complex has a unique configuration

from

as

it

RIL’s

uses two

off-gases

refineries

at Jamnagar as feedstock.

This innovative approach of integration

with

refineries

advantage,

making

provides a sustainable cost ROGC

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competitive with respect to the crackers in

Digest Davis-Standard is pleased to announce that DavisStandard and Maillerfer have agreed to combine their world-class organisations to become the global leader of extrusion solutions

Middle-East

and

North

America

which have feedstock cost advantage.

ROGC is the latest addition to RIL’s existing

cracker portfolio, consisting of cracker

facilities at Nagothane in Maharashtra and Hazira, Dahej and Vadodara in Gujarat.

There are nearly 270 ethylene plants

globally with a combined capacity of over 170 MMTPA. RIL’s combined ethylene capacity is now close to 4 MMTPA at five of its manufacturing sites. With ROGC and

imported ethane, RIL has one of the most

competitive and flexible cracker portfolio.

DS Smith Plastics’ Injection Moulded Products introduces Stackabox™ Hybrid to their line of bulkdispensing containers so as to dispense, store and transport preformed component

HRSflow presents HPgate, a new valve gate quality-enhancing and cost-saving solution that enlarges process window and improves quality of the moulded part

With the commissioning of LLDPE and

LDPE plants at Jamnagar along with its existing PE plants at other manufacturing

sites, RIL has capability to produce entire range of PE grades covering all end-uses in the Indian market.

pharmaceutical and food industries, will be at the upcoming PLASTINDIA 2018, being held between 7th and 12th February,

2018 in the city of Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Visitors to Hall 08, Booth No. D61 will be

able to join Maag in celebrating the oneyear anniversary of its subsidiary location in Vadodara, India. This workshop was created to provide rotor-grinding and technical and process support, to the

cost compared to the similar projects,

gear pumps, screen changers, pelletisers

sustainable cost advantage, competitive

RE Scheer and Gala.

incident-free flawless start-up makes

wide array of products at PLASTINDIA

with approximately 40% lower capital

Indian market for the complete lines of

globally. The unique configuration with

and pulverisers that are offered by Maag,

project schedule, lower capital cost and

Additionally, Maag will be displaying a

ROGC complex as one of the best

2018, including the PEARLO® underwater

executed project globally from concept to commissioning.

While commenting on this path breaking

accomplishment, Mukesh D. Ambani, and

Managing

Director,

first ROGC and downstream plants marks

a paradigm shift in the profitability and sustainability of RIL’s petrochemicals

business. The ROGC complex is built on our core philosophy of deep feedstock

integration to establish industry leading cost and efficiency benchmarks. This is a fitting tribute to RIL’s visionary Founder Chairman, Dhirubhai H. Ambani.”

Maag Prepares for Upcoming Appearance at PLASTINDIA 2018

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aag,

a

Dover

company

and

worldwide leading manufacturer

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applications in the plastics, chemical,

equipment-repair services, along with

Reliance Industries Ltd. said, “The world’s

D-M

systems, and pulverisers for demanding

The ROGC complex is built in a record time

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Digest Perstorp launches world’s first portfolio of renewable polyols, in a response to the fastgrowing global need for more sustainable coatings, resins, synthetic lubricants and more

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STEERLife Launches INTEGRAAL, the All-in-one True Continuous Processor

TEERLife, provider of technology

for

platforms and process solutions the

industry,

announced the commercial availability of INTEGRAAL - the all-in-one true continuous of

processor

simultaneous

granulation,

drying

and

one equipment.

and

capable

continuous sizing

in

With the adoption of INTEGRAAL, pharmaceutical companies will see reduction human

Plastic Omnium invests €20 million in its research and development centre in Lyon

pharmaceutical

in

manufacturing

intervention,

footprint and yield losses.

time,

equipment

step that is followed by drying and

sizing. It enables the pharmaceutical industry

to

transform

from

the

traditional manufacturing to advanced manufacturing

through

improved

process dynamics and stability.

Babu Padmanabhan, Managing Director

and Chief Knowledge Officer, STEERLife says, “INTEGRAAL evolved from our laboratories following extensive R&D

work on formulation development of sensitive and difficult to process ingredients. While offering steady state

of control, INTEGRAAL eliminates several

Using INTEGRAAL, granules can be

steps in the conventional process with

than 15 seconds, a giant leap over

scalability and manufacturing flexibility.”

achieved with residence time of less

the conventional process, which takes

several hours to finish the granulation

benefits of consistent quality, easy Using the INTEGRAAL, sized dry porous

spheroidal granules can be produced

for laboratory scale (as small as 5 grams in seconds) as well as clinical

SABIC material enables CERAFILTEC to simplify module design, extend useful life and deliver high performance under demanding water conditions – all while slashing costs

supplies (several 100 kilograms in a few days) using the same equipment.

INTEGRAALs are available in laboratory and commercial models that can easily scale from 1 kg/h to 100 kgs/h and

more. It is a fully contained vessel that avoids dust generation and is especially suited for potent compounds, cytotoxic substances, steroids and hormones.

Solvay expands its thermal management solutions for automotive with new highperformance Ryton® PPS and Amodel® PPA speciality polymers

P-S

The Xaloy Pulsar® mixing screw, with

carbide. This inlay is more wear-resistant

excellent distributive and dispersive

nickel-cobalt alloys, providing exceptional

its wave style root geometry for mixing, provides continually varying pressure areas that yield complete melt

homogenisation

with

low

maximise

part

shear. The gentle handling minimises fibre

breakage

characteristics, and strength.

to

such

as,

durability

The Xaloy X-8000™ fused tungsten

carbide coating for screws provides optimal wear performance for best-inclass component life.

The barrels feature the Xaloy X-800® inlay, a nickel-based alloy with tungsten

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than iron-based, iron-chromium and

abrasion and corrosion resistance against corrosive polymers.

Injection moulders processing high-glass filled resins with a filler content of 10 -

60% are able to increase productivity and are guaranteed the highest quality glass filled end products.

Clariant Healthcare Packaging Site in Cuddalore, India Now Operational

C

lariant announced that its new Clariant

Healthcare

Packaging

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Celebrating 125 Years of VDMA

M

echanical engineering creates the

Digest

future – Frank-Walter Steinmeier

knows this. The VDMA celebrated its SONGWON launches SONGSORB® CS 400 and SONGSORB® CS 384-2; new, high-end UV absorbers for demanding coatings applications

125th anniversary together with the

President (Federal President) and a big gala-gathering in Berlin. production facility in Cuddalore, Tamil

Nadu, India is now operational. The new site is capable of producing Clariant’s

line of Sorb-it®, Tri-Sorb®, 2-in-1 Can®, and Getter Can® sorbent canisters for SUEZ and Lyondellbasell to boost production of high-quality recycled plastics in Europe

the growing Indian and Asia-Pacific pharmaceutical packaging markets.

What does the VDMA has in common

with the ‘Rolling Stones’? Both have reached a remarkable age and are still extremely vital. Plus, both can fill big halls

with people. “So speaking, we are the rockers of the German Industry – timeless

good and dynamic,” with these words

VDMA-President, Carl Martin Welcker set

“The new site has been validated

the atmosphere for the evening at the

to serving customers with Clariant

at same time also nostalgic event.

as scheduled, and we look forward

Messe Berlin, which was an enjoyable and

desiccants directly from Cuddalore,”

says Matthias Brommer, Head – Clariant Teknor Apex offers medical TPEs for face masks and cushions that provide performance and cost advantages over PVC and silicones

Healthcare Packaging business line.

“By

manufacturing

regionally,

we

will be able to provide improved supply and service to our significant

customer base in India, while further addressing important and emerging

markets in Greater China, the rest of Asia and Australia.”

The Cuddalore site is already certified Venator Materials PLC, formerly a division of Huntsman Corporation, is now an independent specialist in titanium dioxide (TiO2) and performance additives for the global plastics industry

S-V

ISO 9001, with ISO 14001, 18001 and 15378 certifications intended to be obtained by the end of the year, the latter

of which will add Cuddalore to Clariant

The federation celebrated its 125th

GMP-certified

this event in large numbers. Past, present

Healthcare

Packaging’s

network

production

of

facilities.

Cuddalore is equipped with an ISO Class 8 clean room and products produced at

the site meet the relevant US FDA, USP and EU standards for use in pharmaceutical applications.

anniversary with members attending and future – this triad permeated both,

the programme and the slogan, which the VDMA has written on its flag for this

jubilee’s year (and far beyond): Humans

- Machines - Progress. A Slogan, which

“Clariant canisters are among the most

also appealed to President, Frank-Walter

by generic manufacturers in India,”

evening. With ‘You Make the Future’, he

Packaging India. “Thanks to the latest

work of mechanical engineers and added,

design, customers can expect the highest

federation can be perceived loud, clear

widely used pharmaceutical desiccants

Steinmeier, the Chief Guest of the

says Ketan Premani, Head – Healthcare

gave his acknowledgement to the daily

manufacturing equipment and product

“The voice of the engineers and the

level of quality, and now with improved

and self-confident – I can assure you: This

customer service.”

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Rajesh Nath, VDMA India attending the event.

isn’t only valid in Berlin.”

POLYMERS Communiqué l December 2017 - January 2018

EYE OPENER

We Are the Solution

to Plastics Waste POLYMERS Communiqué speaks to Hariram Tanwar Dilliwala,

General Secretary, All India Plastic Recycle Association (APRA), an advocate of plastics recycling, who has turned the business into a source of livelihood for Dharavi’s poor.

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A

school teacher from a village in on a whim, and does odd

of sorts and soon, Hariram

which are based out of Dharavi itself.

Dilliwala

More specifically, Hariram Dilliwala tells us that Dharavi is home to around

Dilliwala is precisely that...

and more... Not only does he

Dharavi, was a recycling hub

members across India, about 550 of

largest slum. That doesn’t

of recycling. But, Hariram

meet. Those days, Kherwadi, like

providing livelihood to 700-odd

living out of Dharavi, Asia’s

a champion for the business

came his way to make both ends

Association (APRA)

is a cooperative enterprise

jobs before starting to make a

sound like someone who is

a while, doing just about anything that

All Plastic Recyclers

Haryana comes to Mumbai

750 recycling units, with each unit

describe recycling as a ‘business for

employing about 10 people on an average.

the poor, illiterate and unemployed’,

but is today the General Secretary of All

Plastic Recyclers Association (APRA), a cooperative

found

himself

spending time with local

recyclers, trying to learn the

ropes of the trade from them.

He also managed to jot down

the names and coordinates of

a few businessmen who would

visit the area from time to time. One

fine day, carrying Rs. 5,000 invested by

a helpful kin, Hariram Dilliwala drove a tempo all

enterprise providing livelihood to 700-odd members

the way from Mumbai to Solapur where one of the

Dharavi itself. More specifically, he tells us that Dharavi

convincing, but he returned to Mumbai with a tempo

across India, about 550 of which are based out of is home to around 750 recycling units, with each unit employing about 10 people on an average.

Between themselves, the pan-India APRA members

recycle nearly 45,000 tonnes of plastic waste

businessmen he had met was based. It took some full of raw material worth Rs. 5,000, and the will to double, treble, quadruple it, eventually. One thing

led to the other and Hariram Dilliwala finally landed in Dharavi.

every month, out of which around 40,000 tonnes

On seeing his guidance to students, Prof. P. A.

alone. Statistics that the society, government and

(ICT), Matunga invited him to a seminar held at ICT. At

is

collectively

recycled

by

Dharavi

members

environment cannot afford to ignore. As Hariram Dilliwala puts it, “Imagine what will happen if we

don’t recycle for a couple of months. There will be tall heaps of plastic waste hiding all those skyscrapers

in Mumbai. Else, the waste will be let out into the Arabian Sea, where it will only destroy marine life.”

“Banning plastics is not the solution”, asserts Hariram

Dilliwala. “We - the recyclers, are the solution. How can you ban something as ubiquitous as plastic? If

Mahanwar from the Institute of Chemical Technology the venue, he was surprised that the Professor asked

him to step onto the podium which was packed with dignitaries. When his turn came to address the important people in that room, Hariram Dilliwala spoke about what all they were doing at Dharavi, despite the many difficulties and how they could do much more if given the kind of help they needed. Ever since, ICT has supported their cause and continues to do so, says Hariram Dilliwala.

you do, there will be other waste which will prove

Later, after being advised to form a federation

people will be rendered jobless and the government

demands,

even more hazardous. More importantly, so many will have a bigger problem on hand,” he elaborates.

to throw some weight behind the recyclers’ APRA

was

formed

in

2012.

Hariram Dilliwala points out that if Dharavi is

Humble Beginnings Hariram Dilliwala chugged into Mumbai in 1973 after

which he stayed with some relatives in Kherwadi for

For someone who has been in the recycling business for close to 44 years now, what keeps him going we ask, “It’s the sheer joy of knowing that it serves as a source of livelihood for the poor, uneducated and unemployed,” Hariram Dilliwala replies.

Hariram Tanwar Dilliwala General Secretary All India Plastic Recycle Association (APRA)

POLYMERS Communiqué l December 2017 - January 2018

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TECH POWER

Sustainable Solutions in Polymers & Recycling

Planning for the Future, Beyond the Horizon

This article mentions some of the ways that technology can overcome the challenges of increasing the sustainable recovery of plastics, especially

packaging. Highlighted are also some important non-technical steps that will greatly improve the higher recycling rates needed for a circular economy.

P

lastics, as we know it, has only really existed for the last 60 - 70 years, but in that amount of time it has transformed everything in our society from clothing, cooking and catering

to product design, engineering and retailing, becoming one of the fastest-growing global

industries. Today, the global plastics industry generates a revenue of about USD 600 billion, annually1.

Plastics are found throughout many sectors and industries, including transportation, construction, healthcare, food products, telecommunications and consumer goods.

The per capita plastics consumption reached 100 kgs in Western Europe and North America. Asia currently uses just 20 kgs per person, but this figure is expected to grow rapidly2.

In terms of plastics production, Asia produced 45.6 per cent of global plastics in 2013 (PlasticsEurope)3.

India has recently seen strong growth in plastics production due to an increasing population and the growth of manufacturing sectors in the country.

Prof. Edward Kosior Managing Director Nextek Limited UK

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It has been estimated that between 1950 and 2015,

1

8,300 million metric tonnes (MT) of virgin plastics

have been produced. As of 2015, approximately

Create an Effective After-use Plastics Economy

around 9% of which had been recycled, 12%

Recycling Radically Improved Economics & Quality

landfills or the natural environment. If current

REUSE

6,300 MT of plastics waste had been generated, was incinerated and 79% was accumulated in production

and

waste

management

trends

Other

Material Streams

continue, roughly 12,000 MT of plastics waste will

be in landfills or in the natural environment by 2050.

(Geyer et al., 2017)4.

Renewably Sourced Virgin Feedstock

According to UNEP, between 22 and 43 per cent of plastics worldwide is disposed of in landfills,

where its resources are wasted, it takes up

3

valuable space and it damages communities.

Actions

such

as

recovering

plastics

from

the waste stream for recycling or for energy production

has

these problems.

the

potential

to

waste than product.

NN

greater than 99%.

NN

the major commodity plastics being used for packaging. The higher value resins can be economically recycled at lower rates.

In order to have a sustainable plastics recycling NN

that ensure that these businesses can continue to operate profitably and constantly be used in the

The best value is obtained for high quality resins that can replace virgin resins. This implies that there are cleaning and separation steps to

The recycling plant can operate at a significant

scale of output of the order of 2 tonne/hr for

Principles of Circular Economy Plastics Recycling

NN

The separation of plastics into mono polymer types can be achieved with a final purity of

of the way we design, use and recycle these

circular economy as shown in Figure 16.

The recycling plant equipment is simple to

(NIR) technology has a single

pass accuracy of

approximately

95 - 97% which

means that with two passes, a

purity of greater

The recycling process enables every possible

be achieved

simple to control.

NN

The near infra-red

run with stable continuous processes that are

contaminant to be removed in an efficient and safe way, including ink.

ensure the highest purity of the recycled plastic.

NN

Drastically Reduce the Leakage of Plastics Into Natural Systems & Other Negative Externalities

yield can be less than 50% generating more

that there is a need for significant re-thinking

industry, it is important to list the key principles

2

materials. With low quality input materials, the

Africa, 40 per cent in Asia and 32 per cent in Latin

beneficial and durable materials.

Leakage

Energy Recovery2

Source: The New Plastics Economy - Rethinking the Future of Plastics

UNEP estimated that 57 per cent of plastics in

or burned in the open5. These statistics demonstrate

Decouple Plastics From Fossil Feedstocks

AD1 and/or Composting

USE USE

Figure 1: The new plastics economy and its three ambitions.

minimise

America, is not even collected, being instead littered

Design Design & & Production production

than 99% can

at speeds of

3 metres per

second and

The plant has high yields / low losses based on

throughputs of

This depends on securing high quality input

per hour.

inputs. Good yields would be greater than 75%.

5 tonnes

Figure 2: Recycled plastics in laundry bottles, with and without 50% recycled content.

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NEW OUTLOOK

T

he key difference between upcycling and reusing waste is that with upcycling the

original intention of the object changes.

However, it can be called a new complex method of preventing waste to landfills.

Upcycling describes the use of technologies

to reduce waste and resource consumption by creating a product with a higher value from waste

or by-product streams. There are many unique and

innovative ways that entrepreneurs have thought outside the box and created very valuable items of use from what most considered that the only option

Creative Thinking

With Upcycling

was waste for landfills.

With economists and environmentalists advocating

‘conserve resources and reuse materials’ to push

for circular economy, as earth’s sources of materials are finite, the attitude of people of the world is

changing. Consumers demand from brand owners

and retailers an extended producer responsibility, they do not want to see plastic packaging littered or

into garbage dumps any more. This has also given impetus to creative upcycling of plastics waste and responsible stakeholders are supporting upcyclers.

Redefining Creativity TerraCycle is one of the pioneers in this. It works

with many of the world’s best companies to bring upcycling solutions to many forms of packaging waste. They put juice pouches together into backpacks, chip bags into casual shoes and even

granola wrappers into shower curtains. Many of these products are available to buy in major retailers around the world as well as online. Several countries have opened doors to TerraCycle today.

Vijay Merchant Special Advisor - Environment Plastindia Foundation Chairman Polycraft Group Mumbai

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The wonderful possibilities of upcycling plastics

waste; the imagination and creativity of designers, working with plastic processors as the guiding

force or mentors to entrepreneurs, is the only limit.

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REFRESHING APPROACH

Waste

The New Business Ajay Singhal, Director, JB Ecotex LLP, Surat,

speaks at length to POLYMERS Communiqué about how they have pioneered a business model for reusing discarded PET bottles as recycled polyester staple fibre.

A

t a time when there is mounting concern

over the environment, it comes as a relief to know that not all PET bottles that we

use-and-throw end up in landfills, following

which they can only cause greater harm to the atmosphere. In India, up to 85 per cent of

these PET bottles are collected and processed to manufacture recycled polyester staple fibre

(RPSF) which is then sold to spinners, among

other consumers. JB Ecotex LLP is one such company that is ‘converting waste into wealth’, turning upside down the idea that waste can only be a byproduct and not the main plank of any business.

Ajay Singhal, Director, JB Ecotex LLP, recalls that it all started with the promoters of Jay Bharat Group (which is into polyester textile dyeing and

printing), including Chairperson Jitendra Arya, deciding to branch out into something that would help return to the society and environment.

And thus, JB Ecotex was established with a mandate to recycle waste PET bottles for use

as RPSF. The first plant - at Dhamdod village,

Mangrol taluka, about 50 kms from Surat and on the way to Ahmedabad, Gujarat - became operational in October, 2015 with an initial capacity of 80 tonnes per day which translates roughly into 2,500 tonnes RPSF per month.

Two years into production in October 2017, the capacity was doubled to around 5,000 tonnes RPSF per month.

Presently, approximately 50,000 tonnes RPSF worth about INR 450 crore is produced by

different manufacturers across the country,

informs Ajay Singhal. Considering that it takes

around 75 PET bottles to manufacture 1 kg. RPSF, nearly 12 to 15 crore PET bottles are required to manufacture 50,000 tonnes RPSF, he adds.

A Flying Start “The journey to being counted among the

leading producers of RPSF in India wasn’t easy,” says Ajay Singhal. When JB Ecotex started out in 2014, PET bottles were largely

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part of the unorganised sector; due to which,

of the quality gap between RPSF and virgin PSF.

the company had to face. Typically, PET bottles

the latest in recycling all over the world, informs

collection of raw material was the very first hurdle were collected from the roadside, from

JB Ecotex chose the German technology, which is

Ajay Singhal. “Hence, the RPSF produced by us is almost equivalent to virgin PSF,”

railway stations and other such places

he emphasises. While JB Ecotex

and sent to local kabadiwalas who sent

picked the German technology, it

them to big kabadiwalas for the plastic

opted for a Chinese government-

to be segregated and dispatched to

owned

Surat. With a view to keeping tabs on

importantly, ensure that they were

the manner in which it recycled

across Gujarat, Maharashtra and

the next big task. Before 2012, the

industry did not have access to good technology; due to which, there was a huge quality difference between RPSF and virgin polyester

staple fibre (PSF). So much so that spinners

would

almost

always

prefer virgin PSF over RPSF. The scenario changed after 2012 with

the advent of superior technology, use of which resulted in reduction

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their

to introduce several innovations in

100 collection centres of its own

Selecting the right technology was

as

That wasn’t all. The company went on

in constant supply, JB Ecotex started

South India.

company

plant supplier.

collection of PET bottles and more

PET

bottle

waste.

Firstly,

it

incorporated ‘homogenisation’,

Ajay Singhal Director JB Ecotex LLP, Surat

a mechanical process whereby

“If there is waste, there

of quality. “JB Ecotex was only the

is no question of it ending up in landfills as the industry will make

raw material collected from all

over was homogenised in terms second company in India to adopt

this process; however, four more

companies followed suit ever since,” says Ajay Singhal. Secondly,

sure to recycle and put it to use.”

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NUMBERS CRUNCHED

Plastics Recycling Machinery

Rajesh Nath Managing Director German Engineering Federation (VDMA) India Office, Kolkata

Indian Market Snapshot The report highlights both,

qualitative and quantitative aspects of this market, while touching

upon the optimism on account of the upcoming investment in the

plastics industry with establishment of plastic parks, across India.

Objectives of the Study The objectives of this study were to estimate the current

market size for plastic recycling machinery in India and projecting the same for next three years.

Growth projections, opportunities and challenges for the plastics recycling industry, buying behaviour and more, have also been touched upon.

The types of stakeholders covered for the study are as

mentioned in Table 1. The locations focussed are as highlighted in Figure 1.

Indian Plastics Recycling Machinery Industry The Indian plastics recycling machinery industry comprises of two types of suppliers - domestic manufacturers and importers.

Gujarat, in Western India, came out as a major cluster of plastic recycling machinery manufacturers / suppliers in India (Refer Figure 2).

Domestic manufacturers have been classified as below:

Small enterprises (having turnover up to Euro 0.07

Medium enterprises (having turnover ranging from

Large enterprises (having turnover greater than

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million)

Euro 0.07 million to Euro 0.20 million) Euro 0.20 million)

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Table 1: Stakeholders Covered for the Study Type of Stakeholders

Sample Covered

Recycling units

50

Plastics processing units

15

Scrap dealers

Delhi-NCR

7

Plastics recycling machinery suppliers

Gujarat

13

Government bodies (Municipal authorities,

Maharashtra

6

Pollution Control Board)

Karnataka

Industry associations

93

Figure 1: Locations focussed.

Market Size of Plastics Recycling Machinery in India

efficient, accurate and consistent in the

market has witnessed a growth rate

technical team, takes decision on the

domestic plastic recycling machinery

the specifications requirement.

performance. It was also noted that large

The Indian plastics recycling machinery

recycling units, through their internal

of 10 - 12% in last 3 years. The

import brand based on the capacity and

manufacturing industry is dominated

It was observed that China is dominating

by small and medium enterprises, while plastic

recycling

machinery

is

imported from countries like China,

Taiwan, Austria, Germany etc. (Refer Figure 3, 4 and 5).

Import of Plastic Recycling Machinery in India (Perception about Imported Brands) PET

recyclers

prefer

Tamil Nadu

2

Total

the

Andhra Pradesh

to

Plastic Recycling Machinery Suppliers Scenario – A Snap Shot Key Expectations

The expectations from the Central

the import in Indian market followed by European brands (Refer Figure 6).

Domestic Sales (A)

Total Market Size (A+B)

Import (B)

+

8.4 - 9

5.1 – 5.6

=

Domestic v/s.

Import Break Up

13.5 –14.6 Million Euros

62%

purchase

38%

imported recycling line as they perceive it to be of superior technology in the

Import Domestic Sales

market. The products offered by German

and European brand manufacturers are considered to be highly power

Figure 3: Plastics recycling machinery market in India for FY 2016.

4%

15% Delhi-NCR

Mumbai

46%

Vadodara

Figure 2: Machinery suppliers’ cluster in India.

28%

25%

Hyderabad Chennai

52

42%

12%

Ahmedabad Rajkot

22%

6%

Extrusion Grinding Washing

Agglomerator Others (crushers, mixers)

Figure 4: Type wish break up of total plastics recycling machinery market.

West North

South East

Figure 5: Region wise break up of total plastics recycling machinery market.

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At present, too many plastic packages

consist of different polymer types, which cannot be separated from each other,

an essential precondition for producing high-quality recyclates. This is vital

for plastic packages to return as new

packages onto the supermarket shelves.

An Initiative undertaken in Germany explains this approach.

2

P

lastic has become an integral part of our everyday life.

Products in both, households and the industrial sector are

nowadays inconceivable without plastics. From packaging

and children’s toys all the way through to high-tech machinery - for

almost every category of application, high-quality products can be

found. Plastic is made from crude oil. This is a scarce and expensive

raw material. Moreover, plastics waste should be utilised sensibly,

so that it does not pollute the natural environment. Recycling and

recyclates are, therefore, gaining steadily in perceived importance.

Germany began more than 25 years ago to collect plastic packages

separately and recover them. The German Packaging Act, which will

come into force in 2019, will provide fresh impetus for the market.

Norbert Völl Press Officer DSD – Duales System Holding GmbH & Co. KG Germany

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Raw materials not only like metals and rare earths, but also oil and gas,

are becoming progressively scarcer and concomitantly more expensive 1: The sorted material is comminuted and cleaned.

2: Standard quality regranulates are of grey colour.

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worldwide. In countries not rich in raw

This means manufacturers of new end-

which, with the aid of a powerful blower,

accordingly

for them to bear the Blue Angel - an

belt, then sucks light-weight films out

materials, like Germany, waste recycling plays

an

increasingly

significant role. Moreover, waste that is

recycled does not need to be disposed of, and has no environmental impact. But

in the case of plastics, particularly, this is not easy to accomplish.

In 1990, ‘Der Grüne Punkt’ (‘The Green

products made of Systalen can apply environmental symbol that is highly

regarded and very popular in Germany.

Thus, yoghurt tubs, shampoo bottles and plastic bags can be transformed

into not only quite new, but also eco-friendly products.

creates an underpressure above the of the flow. The light-weight recyclables,

for example, which often consist of the polyethylene, are well suited for making bin-liners.

A magnetic separator selectively extracts

ferrous metals like cans or crowns from

of the retailing and industrial sectors, to

The Closed Cycle Begins At Home

the mass flow. Around 90 per cent of

other waste, and arrange for them to be

The key to Systalen lies in the quality -

magnetic field to induce a current in

Germany have a yellow bin or a yellow

in the consumer’s home. To be more

2.5 million tonnes of packaging waste,

waste. With the yellow sack or the

Dot’) was set up in Germany, on behalf

collect used packages separately from

metals can thus be reprocessed. An

recycled. Since then, most households in

not just in the machine hall, but already

sack which is used to collect about

precise, during collection of the recyclable yellow bin, Der Grüne Punkt has defined

standards that are vital in enabling it

to be used as a raw material. Year after year, the dual system collects in this way 2.5

million

packages

tonnes

made

of

of

light-weight

plastics,

metals

and composites. Since the mixture

exhibits an almost constant composition nearly

everywhere

in

Germany,

it

can be processed for high quality

and treated largely automatically in industrial facilities.

eddy-current separator uses a rotating packages containing aluminium and renders this metal sortable, even though

it is not inherently magnetic. This means that coffee capsules, tubes and trays made of aluminium can also be recycled.

Infrared Misses Nothing Near-infrared separators detect beverage

cartons and different types of plastic.

For this purpose, they irradiate the

articles concerned with halogen light a computer uses the reflected light of a

particular near-infrared wavelength to

analyse whether the material involved

is, for example, polypropylene (PP), polyethylene

In Germany, there are state-of-theart sorting plants in which the various

plastics, metals and other materials can

terephthalate

(PET)

or

another type of plastic. The detected

material is separated from the rest using compressed-air jets.

largely be separated from each other

Following a quality control routine, which

of this is plastics.

screen drums separate the waste first of

sorted packages are placed for interim

Under the Systalen brandname, Der

otherwise conceal the smaller ones

Waste collection by yellow bins.

nationwide annually. Approximately half

Grüne Punkt offers plastics made from post-consumer

recyclates,

meaning

into

homogenous

fractions.

Large

all by size - the bigger packages would on the conveyor belt. An air classifier,

even today is performed by humans, the storage in what are called bunkers, and finally compressed into bales. In the end,

a sorting residue remains comprising

from plastic packages and products that

private individuals discard as waste. The two facilities of Systec Plastics, owned

by Der Grüne Punkt, produce Systalen

in different qualities and from different polymers, and have been awarded EUCert certification, which confirms the origin and composition of the granulates,

regrinds and agglomerates, and renders the entire delivery chain involved in

manufacturing finished products from recyclates, transparent and traceable.

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The collected lightweight packaging waste is sorted largely automatically in industrial facilities.

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High quality Systalen HDPE is suitable for making washing and cleaning agent bottles in a blow-moulding process.

about 30 per cent of the total waste volume. This includes

primarily impurities like old shoes or diapers, which do not belong in the yellow bin and have to be disposed of in refuse incineration plants.

While homogenous plastics are always mechanically recycled,

mixed plastics can, in most cases, be used for recovering energy or as feedstock. For energy recovery, specialised facilities process mixed plastics and sorting residues to create

substitute fuels, which are used instead of fossil energy sources

like oil and coal in cement, lime and power plants. Feedstock

recycling utilises the chemical constituents of the plastics in order to replace heavy oil in blast furnaces, for example, where

the oxygen is removed from the pig iron with the aid of this reducing agent.

Rapid Advances in Recycling Technology Around 40 per cent of the plastics collected in the yellow sack

or in the yellow bin, however, is made into a new plastic, such

as Systalen granulates. Systec Plastics operates two of the most sophisticated plants in the field of plastics recycling, where the

bales delivered are first checked for their quality by inspection

teams. Contractually agreed specifications lay down precisely what composition a bale of sorted plastic is permitted to have.

The inspection teams of Der Grüne Punkt are deployed not only here, but nationwide as well, in order to guarantee the quality of the sorted material.

The bales that have been approved by quality control are first coarsely shredded, and then cleaned in various stages to remove impurities. Here, too, a magnet is used in order to extract ferrous metals. In a first heavy-material trap, a water bath, PP, HDPE or LDPE, which are processed

by Systec Plastics, will float to the top, while impurities and content residues are washed off and fall to the bottom.

What are called friction washers rub the labels off the plastic shreds with the aid of friction. Following another bath in a

sink-or-swim basin, the shreds are dried, and finally melted

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Why Ban?

Let’s Just Plan

Vinod Podaar and

Prateek Podaar from The Shakti Plastic Industries, Mumbai speak to

POLYMERS Communiqué about how they have set

up their business to stand

out from the rest.

B

ack in the sixties, Vishwanath Podaar, father of Vinod Podaar during his visits to various factories, observed that almost all the factory owners had no clue

what to do with their plastics waste and were, in fact, paying people to collect

it. Sniffing an opportunity, especially because there were hardly 7 to 8 players in this

field at the time, he founded The Shakti Plastic Industries, in 1969, in Malad, with just one recycling machine and very few people. The choice of location had a lot to do with the fact that Malad was known as West Asia’s first plastics retail market in those days.

Nearly half-a-century later, The Shakti Plastic Industries is counted among the leading recyclers of plastics waste in India, manufacturing 2 tonnes of recycled plastic granules

per hour, employing 200 to 250 workers - both skilled and unskilled, and armed with 12 extruders, 10 agglomerators, 5 grinders and 2 washing lines - a far cry from the

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Vinod Podaar opines that recycling issue is not pertaining to a single city, state or country; but is global in nature.

He continues to add that better awareness, better collection, efficient coordination with NGOs and help from Vinod Podaar Chairman The Shakti Plastic Industries Mumbai

the government are attributes that can help this business to grow sustainably and profitably. bare minimum they started out with. Today, the

company’s business stands at Rs. 35 - 40 crore per annum.

While that’s one heck of a story, Prateek Podaar,

son of Vinod Podaar, says that both, their business and recycling, at large, can achieve a lot more if the perception about recycled plastic improves and the

government gives the industry that much-needed

Nearly half-acentury later,

The Shakti Plastic Industries is

manufacturing 2 tonnes of

recycled plastic

granules per hour, employing 200 to 250 workers.

shot in the arm.

First-mover Advantage At the time the company was established, not only were there very few players, plastics waste cost

was only Rs. 7 to Rs. 8 per kg as compared to the

present Rs. 45 to Rs. 60 per kg. Consumer waste,

mainly collected from places such as Dharavi and Kurla, wasn’t easily available. The main motive then

behind getting into recycling was making money and environmental issues had not taken as much

dream of in the new regimen, where import of waste has been banned.

Here and Now Their installed capacity being 1,500 to 2,000

tonnes plastics waste per month, they currently recycle only 800 to 1,000 tonnes of plastics

waste per month. Put simply, recycling is taking a product or material at the end of its useful life and turning it into usable raw material to make

another product. After factory waste is purchased from

resin

producers,

moulders,

extruders,

fabricators and recycling companies, it goes

through stages including grinding, washing, drying and granulation to yield recycled plastic

granules, both coloured and transparent. The recycling process deployed by The Shakti Plastic

Industries is unique in that only one or two other companies follow a similar procedure. The

recycled plastic granules are manufactured using the latest technology, although Prateek Podaar says that when they started, they were the only ones to have the latest imported technology

whereas now, it is a challenge just to keep up with the fast-changing technology. The recycled plastic

granules manufactured are of various grades and accordingly priced anywhere between Rs. 10 and Rs. 50 per kg. These find use in garbage bags,

moulded sheets, chairs, crates and small items.

The company is currently manufacturing PP, PS, HIP, LDPE and more.

We have people who have been with us for the

precedence as they do today. In fact, they were

among the few companies that managed to get a license to import waste, something one can’t even

The Shakti Plastic Industries manufacturing site.

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RIGHTLY DEFINED

Waste is a Resource

at the Wrong Place ‘Waste business’ domain covers all the products, processes or solutions that

help in tackling, managing, transforming, recreating, recovering etc. waste or resources there from. The business is very big if this concept is applied to a plethora of activities,” elucidates S. B. Dangayach in dialogue with POLYMERS Communiqué.

Q. Do you see that the positioning of ‘waste’ in the minds of people and industry alike needs to radically change for us to solve the problem?

Q. ‘Waste Management’, what sort of a business opportunity is this for the industry?

Waste

managing, transforming, recreating, recovering

is

unwanted

or

unusable

material.

Waste is synonymous with material or entity

that has no value. However, we find waste of one is resource for another after suitable

treatment or transformation. Thus, it is the right time to look at waste as a resource at the wrong place.

Successful societies have tried to convert wastes into resources. Some examples include:

processes or solutions that help in tackling, etc. waste or resources there from. The business is

very big if this concept is applied to a plethora of activities. Soaps and detergents is a simple example

as much as toothpaste. All these products help us

in cleaning wastes that our body produces. Water treatment or air purification are other areas that

squarely fall in waste business segment as they help

us in cleaning up the wastes that water or air absorb due to our activities.

Hair of sheep or animals into wool, fur etc.

Skins / hides of animals into leather and

Cow dung into fuel or plastering material.

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The list is indeed very long, but the prominent ones are:

Municipal solid waste

Sewage and wastewater

Air pollution

Industrial wastes

Hazardous wastes

Medical wastes

e-Wastes

Construction and demolition (C&D) wastes

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or country. They can think in terms of evolving

The scope is enormous if 5 R (Reduce, Recycle,

practices that can help us to create appropriate

every stage, techno-economic evaluation throws up

suitable processes, technologies, equipment or business models. Once suitable pilots are done and

demonstrations

put

up,

these

efforts

can be scaled up for widespread adoption and use.

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‘Waste business’ domain covers all the products,

Reuse, Recover and Recreate) principle is applied. At

big opportunities. The concept of ‘circular economy’

is now gaining momentum, which revolves around conversion of each waste into resource through use of appropriate process or technology.

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Q. Would you like to share any promising business areas as far as upcycling is concerned?

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Biomethanation of animal waste, food waste

Gasification of biomass for generation

Manufacture of various products like

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and kitchen waste. of power.

pavers, tiles, building blocks etc. from C&D waste.

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Mixing of plastic waste in bitumen or manufacture of geosynthetics for road construction.

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Recovery of valuable resources from e-waste.

Q. An incident that changed your approach towards waste management and recycling.

Fly ash used to be a

problem around 25 years

back. After formation of

Fly Ash Mission by the

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No Real Alternate to Plastics

The environmental cost of plastics in consumer goods is

3.8 times less than the alternatives materials that would be needed to replace plastic.

Objectives

should be replaced with alternative

Global production of plastics has grown 20-fold from 15 million metric tonnes (Mt) in 1964 to 311 Mt in 2014, with

plastics becoming ubiquitous across almost all facets of the economy. With

its ever-expanding applications, plastics have delivered many benefits for society.

Plastic packaged food lasts longer, reducing wastage. Use of plastics in pipes

However,

and Denkstatt, which modelled the substitution of plastics with alternative

materials (such as paper, steel, aluminum and glass), suggest that a move away

from plastics may come at an even higher net environmental cost.

devices such as surgical equipment and

valuation

in vehicles has reduced carbon dioxide emissions from transport.

However, as the use of plastics in modern

society has increased, so too have the

research using Trucost’s natural capital framework

to

value

the

environmental costs of plastics and its alternatives, and consider how more

sustainable practices could help reduce the environmental costs of plastics use in the consumer products sector.

environmental impacts associated with

Key Findings

research for UNEP in 2014 highlighted

glass, tin, aluminium and paper are viable

its production and disposal. Trucost the environmental costs of plastics use in

consumer products, including emissions

of greenhouse gasses, air, land and water pollutants, depletion of water and the production of marine debris in the global

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challenges.

recent studies by Franklin Associates

This study seeks to build upon this

drips. Due to its light weight, plastics use

(Source: Trucost Plc and

environmental

facilitates clean drinking water supplies,

while plastics enables life-saving medical

American Chemistry Council: Plastics Division)

materials, which may present fewer

oceans. These environmental costs have prompted some to argue that plastics

Although alternative materials such as

alternatives to plastics in many consumer goods applications, they have higher environmental costs in the quantities

needed to replace plastics. Trucost estimates that substituting plastics in consumer

products

and

packaging

with alternatives that perform the same

POLYMERS Communiqué l December 2017 - January 2018

The change in

function would increase environmental costs from USD 139 billion to a total

materials at the end of their service life.

environmental costs is

of USD 533 billion. In most cases, the

An important principle of the circular

greatest for packaging

environmental cost per kilogram of alternative material is less than that of

economy is increasing the capture and

applications, increasing by

plastics. However, on average over four

a factor of 4.2 across all

times more alternative material is needed (by weight) to perform the same function.

sectors when plastics are

For example, a typical plastic soft drink

replaced, compared to 3.4

bottle contains 30 grams of plastic. But,

for plastics used

if replaced by a weighted average mix

of alternative materials currently used in would require 141 grams of alternative NN

USD 7.3 billion in environmental cost savings could be made if more

alternative material would be needed

developed in the food and soft drinks

in consumer products and packaging

packaging functions but require 30%

consumer goods sector, over 342 Mt of

efficient packaging designs could be

to replace the 84 Mt of plastics used

and ice sector that deliver the same

in 2015.

less plastic.

Production of Plastic Materials and Their Transport are the Largest Sources of Environmental Costs

USD 10.6 billion in environmental

cost savings could be achieved through a 20% improvement in the

fuel efficiency of the vehicle fleet

used to transport plastics, through

of

technological change or modal shift

consumer goods sector was over USD

modes such as rail. While not directly

of these materials to market added a

industry, changes to procurement

costs (totaling over USD 113 billion

efficient transport could aid in

The

total

environmental

cost

producing plastic materials for the

towards lower emission transport

60 billion in 2015, and the transport

within the control of the plastics

further USD 53 billion in environmental

policies with a preference for more

per annum). This suggests that the

facilitating such improvements.

plastics has

manufacturing

significant

industry

opportunity

to

reduce the environmental costs of

plastics through its operations and supply chains. For example, Trucost estimates over USD 33 billion in environmental

cost

savings

could

be achieved under the following

such as wind, solar and hydro power,

or USD 15.2 billion with a switch to 100% low-carbon electricity.

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minimising landfilling (to a maximum of

10%)

could

deliver

of plastics could be reduced by over

USD 7.9 billion in net terms, accounting for the increased environmental impacts associated with waste collection and

management, and in addition to the direct economic gains associated with the recovered value of recycled plastics and recovered energy. Recycling delivers

a social and environmental return on investment, on top of the economic value of recovered materials, with the

environmental benefits of increasing

recycling in this scenario outweighing the costs of pollution emissions and external waste management costs by atleast 3.9 times.

Capturing Plastic Waste Before It Reaches the Ocean Could Cut Ocean Costs by Over USD 2.1 Billion

increase

these

and

significant

environmental benefits. If these targets

key to reducing the

management

recovery

environmental

could cost

savings to USD 41 billion, or 30% of the overall environmental cost of consumer

and

management

quantity

of

is

plastics

entering the ocean

goods sector plastic use (Refer Figure 1).

to

plastics industry doubled its use of

of post-consumer plastics (to 55%) and

Improving waste collection

electricity from low-carbon sources

USD 7.6 billion in environmental

new products. Increasing the recycling

this study targetting improved waste

costs could be saved if the global

manufacturing sector: NN

Additional interventions modelled in

Moving to a More Circular Economy Can Reduce the Environmental Costs of Plastics

intervention scenarios for the plastics

that they can be recycled and reused in

North America, the environmental cost

in the USA. Extrapolating to the entire

NN

recovery of materials in waste streams so

were implemented across Europe and

in products.

the market, an equivalent capacity bottle

materials such as glass, tin or aluminium

resources in use, and then recovering

The circular economy is an alternative the

dispose

traditional

economic

linear

make-use-

model,

which

prioritises the extension of product life cycles, extracting maximum value from

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Environmental Cost (USD Billion)

$600

$533 Billion

$500

Trucost estimates that substitution of

and growing consumer goods market

materials in passenger vehicles sold in

environmental costs. Asia, with its large

and comparably low municipal waste

$400

collection rates, is estimated to contribute

$300 $200

each year, along with the resulting

over 70% of the total quantity of plastics reaching the ocean from the consumer

$139 Billion

goods sector each year. Trucost estimates

$100 $0

- $100

that by increasing the municipal waste Business as Usual

Ocean Damage End-of-life Management

Alternatives to Plastics Production

Material and Energy Recovery

collection rate in Asia to a GDP weighted average of 80%, the annual global plastics input to the oceans could

be cut by over 45% (1.1 Mt) and save USD 2.1 billion in environmental costs.

Looking ahead, similar investments in

Transport Figure 1: The environmental costs of plastics v/s alternatives in consumer goods sector.

waste management infrastructure will be critical in Africa where incomes are rising

and waste management systems remain poor. As incomes rise, waste generation

rates (including plastics waste) are expected to increase with significant implications for the world’s oceans.

However, it is important to note that

without commensurate improvements in material and energy recovery, the

ocean cost benefits of better waste collection could be offset by increased

environmental, disamenity and public costs of waste management.

Plastics Can Enable Significant Environmental Benefits in the Use Phase Some

key

examples

include

plastic components with alternative

the North America in 2015 would lead to an increase in lifetime fuel demand for those vehicles of over 336 million litres (89 million gallons) of gasoline

and diesel, and at an environmental cost of USD 2.3 billion. This equates

to an environmental cost increase of USD

169

per

gasoline

or

diesel

passenger car sold in North America in

2015.

Similarly,

type

plastic

half

compared

improved

packaging

for

skin-

sirloin

steak can cut food waste by almost to

conventional

plastic packaging (34% waste to 18%

waste) with environmental savings of USD 606 per metric tonne of beef sirloin

sold.

This

equates

to

environmental savings of over USD 2.2 million for every additional 1% of sirloin

steak sold in improved packaging in

the USA. This case study illustrates the

significant environmental net benefits that plastic food packaging can deliver where it helps to avoid the waste of resource intensive food products.

The Environmental Advantages of Plastics Are Not Equal Across Consumer Product Sectors

the

lightweighting of automobiles and in the

use

designs

Examples of

How Plastics Are Helping Reduce

the Environmental

Footprint of Consumer

Using plastics instead

of

to

specialised

minimise

packaging

food

323 million litres

waste.

Which means a saving

This represents net

of alternative materials

(89 million US gallons) of

to the North American

environmental savings

so they use less fuel

saved over the lifetime

billion in environmental

North America3

makes vehicles lighter

gasoline and diesel are

Goods

of vehicles in North America1

economy of USD 2.4

costs over the lifetime of

of USD 162 per car in

cars sold in 20152

Notes/Assumptions

1. Fuel savings over 13 year operating life of gasoline and diesel passenger vehicles sold in North America in 2015.

2. Environmental cost savings include avoided life cycle water consumption, greenhouse gas and air, land and water pollutant emissions associated with fuel production, distribution and combustion.

3. Assumes 13.8 million vehicles sold in North America in 2015.

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Recycling is a Solution Circular Economy is ‘the’ Solution

The industry is now witnessing cooperation across the entire

value chain – from preparation to production. First it was PET, now it is polyolefins: recycling material is given consideration for more products and by more companies. The image of

plastics will improve considerably once the circular economy works smoothly, share Klaus Feichtinger (KF) and Manfred Hackl (MH), the CEOs of Erema.

Q. Is the plastics recycling branch facing an upheaval?

Q. Has ‘Design to Recycle’ already reached people’s minds?

KF: In my opinion, your question stops

MH: Demand in plastics recycling has

companies that meet all requirements

the recycling branch, but the entire

homework to do within the branch. It

amount, it is of course still minimal.

too short. Strictly speaking, it isn’t just

plastics industry that is facing an

upheaval. It’s in the air everywhere, that the goal is an integrated cycle.

And for that, it isn’t enough for the

recycling branch to reinvent itself.

Instead, that has to begin with the product design and development stage

and continue through the production phase. Inklings of this can already be felt.

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of bottles with high recycling content.

For polyolefins, too, there are many brand

grown in general, but there is lots of

with regranulates. Compared to the total

does no good if there is recycling, and

KF: As with all development projects,

then the demand for regranulates is

small. Regranulate has to be thought of as a secondary raw material.

Q. Are test balloons and prototypes still dominant, or are processors and brand owners finding economically attractive solutions?

MH: For PET, there is a large contingent

this one requires time and lighthouse

projects. But more and more companies

are repositioning themselves not only by taking over recycling companies, but specifically by demanding materials and components made from recycling material. There has been cooperation

across the entire value chain – from preparation to production – to learn

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Sponsored by

the necessary adjustments. For the last

there is an alternative. Of course, if the

in motion that everyone in the plastics

layer films, there are enough proven

two years, an enormous trend has come industry will profit from.

Q: In terms of costs or image?

What are you referring to?

KF: Both. For materials like metals or

paper, the circular economy is, no doubt, an absolute necessity. People don’t ask

how much old metal is in their cars, or how much recycled gold is in their

smartphones. The image of plastics will improve considerably once the circular economy works smoothly here, too.

Q. What are some examples of successful cycling of polyolefins?

MH: There are films for agriculture and

building construction, or for garbage

bags, even if not much has been said about it. Film recycling began with

agricultural film, since it is very easy to recycle, despite impurities from use. As

packaging’s functionality requires multitechnological ways of compounding and

compatabilising that produce materials

whose quality is sufficient for certain components. However, they aren’t used

on a large technological scale – for any number of reasons, e.g., because the next

processing step is not ready, receives too-

small amounts, or the process runs less

problematically or more economically with new material. We have already had

projects with compound material where everything from the technology to cost

fitted, except that the required quantities could not be made available constantly.

In that case, the injection mould was to

excellent mechanical properties at 100%

be available in constant quality over two

mixed household waste fraction that has

time; for example, that the material will

recycling material.

years at a specified price. As long as this

Q. What was the key to such improvements?

chain, large brand owners will not base a

assurance does not exist in the supply

product design on regranulate. I consider it a task for the industry as a whole to drive development in this direction.

business, but also involves sorting or

Q. How can the industry network better to guarantee this supply chain?

be tuned to each other.

too, e.g., waste disposers developing

important

approach

is to avoid multi-layer film wherever

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Industry 4.0 for the first time as a software supplier. As an afterthought,

we presented two online analysis products and a laser filter for PET – a variety that hasn’t been perceived in its entirety by the market.

Q: In summary, you take recycling to be a kind of lever for implementing the concept of circular economy in the plastics field, following the example of the glass or paper industry. That means positive growth prospects for Erema.

by collectors, sorters and recyclers at this

most

we are entering the market towards

logistic feasibility.

20 µm film could be manufactured from a

The

Manufacturing Execution System (MES),

industrialisation and professionalisation.

the required assurance, cannot be assured

KF:

Careformance package. With the re360

are often closer to technical than to

no one would have imagined that a

Q. Due to their increasing contingent, multi-layer films are presenting a growing challenge to recycling.

What kind of technological solutions do you see there?

any longer, but bundled them as our

heads. More and more, this will involve

manufacturers and gives the processors

washing. All these technologies have to

couldn’t present them individually

material could not be guaranteed. We

were quick to follow. Five years ago,

just an extrusion process like our core

new products at last year’s K that we

strategic next steps in the back of our

that is a matter of course for new material

chain, on the other. Recycling is not

we were able to introduce so many

period of time, however, the supply of

production, technological developments

one hand, and along the entire plastics

emphasise that, for the first time,

KF: Even so, we naturally have our

demand for this regranulate grew in film

everyone along the recycling chain, on

MH: To start with, I would like to

be in use for two years. Over such a long

MH: That’s the classic case! Something

KF: The key is communication among

Q. What kind of technological developments are you planning?

MH: We are seeing signs and steps there, towards recycling, that is, assuming all the tasks from disposal to sorting and all the way to recycling, or participate in company consortia that cover these

links in the supply chain. Such projects are often driven via brand owners, since

they require a reliable supply of 10,000; 50,000 or 1,00,000 tonnes per year.

MH: Of course; not only for mechanical

engineers like us, but also for recyclers and producers, these developments

represent new opportunities. But we can’t sit back and wait for new orders and fail to adapt our technology to

current challenges. The increased and, above all, stable quality of recyclate will

be decisive for exploiting the potential of recycling as well as possible in the sense of circular economy. And exactly

that is our incentive: on one hand, to

present our already available recycling technologies and their use potential for the entire plastics industry; while on

the other hand, to push digitalisation in

plastics

increase

recycling

and

thus

in

to

order

to

strengthen

the use of recyclate as a secondary raw material.

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n March 2016, the Ministry of Environment, Forest

At its core, EPR is driven by the polluter-pays

Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules, 20161

the damages to the environment. PWM defines

and Climate Change (MoEFCC) published the

with the objective of plastic waste minimisation in India. Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) is the central tenet of PWM.

Understanding the EPR Approach EPR is a globally established and accepted principle

of environmental policy. The term was first used

in Sweden by Thomas Lindquist, also sometimes known as the Father of EPR. EPR is an approach

principle: the entity that causes pollution pays for

this ‘entity’ as the producer (or the brand owner) of the plastic product. The producer holds the responsibility to collect, recycle and reuse the products it sells in the market. In other words, under

PWM, the producer is mandated to manage the entire value chain of a plastic product and may be penalised for failure to do so.

A key characteristic of EPR is that the producer is

towards environmental policy within the overall framework of sustainability.

Formally, EPR is defined as an environmental policy

approach in which a producer’s responsibility for a

product is extended to the post-consumer stage of a product’s lifecycle2. The MoEFCC defines EPR as the

responsibility of a producer for the environmentally

sound management of its product until the end of the product’s life1.

Embracing Extended Producer Responsibility

as a Corporate Growth Strategy

Being an early mover in

waste management can

establish a company as a leader

in the industry. With proper planning

and leadership, the plastics industry now

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has the opportunity to reposition itself as

the steward of new India’s environmental

and sustainability aspirations. Corporate growth is bound to follow.

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Sustainability Through Plastics Recycling

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n order for a product or material to be truly described as sustainable,

it must be environmentally, economically and socially sustainable...

Plastics make an immense contribution to the environmental

sustainability through their energy saving potential and intrinsic recyclability and energy recovery options.

A sustainable polymer is a plastic material that addresses the needs of consumers without damaging our environment, health

and economy. To do this, researchers are working to develop polymers

that,

counterparts,

for production.

when

use

compared

renewable

with

their

feedstocks,

non-sustainable

such

as

plants,

Recycling or reuse of resources, materials and in the end, of waste

is an important part of sustainability because it reduces the negative human impact on the environment and helps reduce the pressure on natural resources.

Plastics, a Green Material If paper, steel, electronics, food and clothing can be recycled,

why not plastics? Recycling saves landfill space, energy, water and the environment. In order to live a sustainable life and

uphold the values of sustainability, recycling of plastics must be a step performed in daily life.

Substituting the majority of plastics used in the consumer goods sector

with a mix of alternative materials that provide the same function, is not a good solution. Typically, four metric tonnes of alternative materials are required on an average to achieve the same function as one metric

tonne of plastic. Thus, plastics are more damaging per metric tonne,

A visit to the ‘Recycling Pavilion’ at

PLASTINDIA 2018 will give a glimpse of the initiatives undertaken; which will not only educate, but will also

help implement these steps, leading to sustainability.

but due to their physical and chemical properties, can be used far more efficiently

than

alternative

materials

to

achieve

the

same

function. While environmental costs from the production of

some materials (such as aluminium and steel) are comparable or

greater than that of plastics, the cost of alternatives is lower

per metric tonne, but greater in aggregate due to the larger quantities of material needed to fulfill the same purpose.

Disruptive recycling will lead to innovations. It is forecasted that biodegradable grades of plastics will, over time, dominate the existing market by filling a role in a new market that the older technology is unable to fill. Newer grades of plastics will be

manufactured from a renewable resource, plus the ability to biodegrade and be composted.

At PLASTINDIA 2018 Plastics are emblematic materials, transforming our everyday life for over 60 years, delivering unprecedented functionality.

Rajiv Sanghavi Co-Chairman Publicity Committee PLASTINDIA 2018

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PLASTINDIA 2018 has taken the initiative to provide visitors an insight of ‘Sustainability Through Plastics Recycling’. A visit to the ‘Recycling Pavilion’ at PLASTINDIA 2018 will give a glimpse of the

initiatives undertaken; which will not only educate, but will also help implement these steps, leading to sustainability.

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ARVIND MEHTA Chairman and Managing Director, Welset Plast Extrusions Pvt. Ltd.

The look of the ‘80s; determination written all over his face, and what not he was in the first 10 years of his business...he completed 50 years in business in 2018! A toast to Arvindbhai!

Change being the only constant, we thought it

would be wonderful to capture this and freeze

‘time’. We associate with the ‘current look’ of

our industry colleagues and would it not be

exciting to know of their persona, decades ago. That’s what we did, had them dig

deep into their archives and share this just for your ‘read’... or should we say ‘see’!

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A visual delight!

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Rakesh Shah formerly Managing Director at Windmöller and Hölscher India Pvt. Ltd.

Rakesh Shah, his teachers delight, during his 4th Year Engineering at Aligarh Muslim University in 1968.

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Pushp Raj Singhvi formerly Vice Chairman and Managing Director at Borouge (India) Pvt. Ltd.

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Encouraging people to build the plastics industry, Pushp Raj Singhvi, way back in 1978 during his IPCL times.

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N. K. Balgi formerly President & Director at Ferromatik Milacron India Pvt. Ltd.

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N. K. Balgi was in 1970, close to 50 years ago, yet connected with plastics processing machines at Windsor!

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Rajesh Nath Managing Director, German Engineering Federation (VDMA), India Office

Rajesh Nath, in 1997, when he was working with Otto India Ltd., an Indo-German venture in Kolkata in steel and mineral processing sector; seems like for Rajesh, his connect with the German flavour is from the very beginning.

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BIG DIFFERENCE

People, Intent and Approach

The Big Differentiators at Milacron India 88

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Milacron India is embarking on a slew of activities and working towards a ‘zero gap’ with customers. Every association or connect that Milacron has with its customers is based on mutual benefits and

progressive growth. Milacron is working beyond just manufacturing and delivering products.

The company is winning relationships, for a lifetime.

T

he day at Milacron, as expected, does not begin straight with manufacturing machines. It does by understanding business better – each day. Surprised, but

this is true, each morning at Milacron sees a series of short customer-centric

meetings to get concerned people on the same page as to where they are as regards

meeting and enhancing customer delight. While the high quality of Milacron machines is given, they believe that business comprehension, intention to deliver and a positive attitude will play a crucial role in chartering the exponential growth path that the company has chalked out for itself.

Explaining this further, Shirish V. Divgi, Managing Director, Milacron India Pvt. Ltd.

highlights, “Initially, customer alignment and satisfaction was top down. But as

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Manufacturing satisfaction.

business expanded, we realised that it had to be parallel.” He adds, “We had

to expose our managers and general managers to customers and that was

the best thing to happen. Even Mukesh Mahajan, Assistant Vice President (Operations), Milacron India Pvt. Ltd. meets customers frequently and he

knows customer expectations very well. The Head of Quality as well visits

customers very often. These people can translate expectations down the line within the organisation as well as outside the organisation.”

A Family Called ‘Customers’ Voicing his opinion, Jagdish Bhandari, Vice President – International Sales,

Milacron India Pvt. Ltd. says, “Sales is getting more incidental as investments made by the company and its various departments are more relationship based. Our business is to not just sell machines or products, but to read customers and constantly integrate with them.” Although price is an important factor to consider in the decision-making process, there are

other parameters, tangible and intangible, that finally go about contributing to a successful sale. “We want to be more than just machine suppliers for the world,” says Jagdish Bhandari.

“Customer surely is the true stakeholder for Milacron,” says Jigish Shah, VP -

Technology and New Product Development, Milacron India Pvt. Ltd. If there

is a problem faced by the customer with the

“Customer surely is the true stakeholder for Milacron. It remains our responsibility to update our customers on how to maximise his output with our machines. Only if we consider his success is our success, will his

product, then the focus remains on how to

resolve it in the least possible time. The company

works

in

harmony

and

with

complete transparency with the customer.

This positivity runs across the chain of people dealing with the customer. Jigish Shah adds,

“We are totally customer driven; with training and beyond, it remains our responsibility to

business be ours.”

Jigish Shah

VP - Technology and New Product Development

update our customers on how to maximise his output with our machines. Only if we

Milacron India Pvt. Ltd.

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Precise machining for needs. consider his success is our success, will his business be ours.”

Extending

relationship

to

beyond

business, a classic example of faith and

trust was shared by Jagdish Bhandari about a client who recently paid him a visit. He says, “He came from Kenya

and was on a religious trip here; and as a family member asked for travel

advice, met as a friend and discussed politics, government and sports, and

just while he was calling the day off, and now as a customer, he ordered two

machines. Such trust and confidence from

customers

our morale.”

on

us,

boosts

When a customer shares a problem, that is the day when the team believes that customer is truly won.

And to top it all, a literally see-through approach, is the key driving force to

meet customer demands. No false

promises, no false commitments, just transparency!

Delivery

timelines

are

always contentious. “As a norm, we tell customers upfront about availability of parts and the actual time it will take to

and there is an issue in delivering it on

walks down the memory lane and

beforehand

in Africa is always a challenge. And the

time, then customers are informed and

conceivable

possible

do

to

decentralised

empowerment

his

helps

make things agile,” says Arun Kumar Chari, Asst. Vice President & Regional

Director - Procurement India, Milacron India Pvt. Ltd.

Shirish V. Divgi believes that transparency helps build trust and confidence. The

department heads have never shied away from telling the customer that it

was a problem from their end and that they will rectify it.

says, “Travelling to certain countries

challenge gets multi-fold when the

situation is disturbed. But, a clarion call

from

a

customer

supersedes

these circumstantial difficulties. One such incidence is that of Guinea, when my team had to go as our customer there wanted machines to be installed on time. So grave became the

situation

that

the

team

got

confined to an apartment with limited access to food and water.” He proudly

adds, “It was a hostile time, but my

team was there with the customer at a time when he really needed us. An act

KYC in business does not need an

that the customer remembers even

KYCC

customer in that country. Kudos to the

elaboration; but to Milacron, it is

today! He is today, our single largest

Customer!

Business

Milacron attitude.”

customer.

Moving

–

means

Know

Your

satisfying

their

to

on,

Customers’

them

now

customers’

Milacron

is

effectively using the KYCA approach – Know Your Customers’ Applications to maintain its grip on the dynamic market pulse.

The organisation in toto has made ‘introspection’ as a part of its DNA.

even if an order has been committed

Milacron

how it can deliver better through

So, how is this ascertained by the group?

The Difference Called ‘Milacron’

The corporate continuously evaluates

Beyond the Normal

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meet

schedule; even at our own costs. A

deliver. Once we commit, we normally do not falter. And if for some reason,

everything

Jagdish

Bhandari

its products, processes, people and support. They come with a firm belief

that doing things differently will help

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A proud team. them continue to stay relevant in

they saw was the only way forward.

witnessed to understand the reasons

in

business. While enough is seen and of its current position of leadership, no element of complacency is seen even in its smallest form.

To add, Shirish V. Divgi believes that

anybody can get empowered when he is confident of the person in front of him.

“I

think

our

past

credentials

or

references, starts from there. Secondly,

in our organisation, our customers can

directly connect even with the seniormost person in the management

directly. We give that freedom to our customers. We also don’t have those long queued up emails to discuss

customer problems. We understand our

customer

requirements

and

we do all what it takes to make him profitable.”

Almost all of Milacron’s customers

believe that it is easy to do business with

“As I see, bagging a client every time is not important.

But pitching the best of Milacron without any misses is the way forward.”

Jagdish Bhandari

Vice President – International Sales

Milacron India Pvt. Ltd.

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Milacron. Jagdish Bhandari says, “We understand their needs and customise

products to meet their requirements.

The fall back thereafter is extremely

good with Milacron. Reliability of our sales and service teams is high.”

In one such introspection they realised

that communication was eating into most of their planning time; revamping

the communication platform, internally and externally, and making it real-time

The blueprint of this change is now progress.

changing times!

Truly

changing

with

What is made, needs to be delivered... actually well delivered; every machine is like a new family member for its owner.

Arun Kumar Chari says, “Our aim is to professionalise our deliveries too. We must evaluate them, like we evaluate our

suppliers and vendors. We want to put in a GPS system to figure out where or how far have the machines reached. The

logistics team too is working hard to take customer delight to newer heights.”

Redefining product delivery, Mukesh

Mahajan says, “We believe that the product should do what it is supposed

to do. So, handover is not about product delivery alone, but till the end user satisfaction.”

Customers do walk into Milacron with challenging demands and requirements.

Those are the times when Milacron works like a wolf pack. But for Arun

Kumar Chari and his procurement team, this is another challenge. Their effort is

to not just deliver on time, but it is also in ensuring that things work seamlessly

across departments. Even if one cog in the wheel falters, the ramifications are cascading; the big stake being the

Milacron credibility. “In such projects, the team cohesion is something to

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Skill, Not the Only Pill at Milacron Even when a new person is appointed, the induction programme covers the

company’s vision and goals. A thorough introduction is provided to the new entrant about the company, its functions and processes. He is introduced to

the entire team, heads and subordinates from all the departments. This helps him gain confidence before stepping out with the Milacron badge in the

market. And this confidence shows when he pitches for a client or works on the machines.

“Culture in Milacron is not built. It is the passion inside the company

that people demonstrate outside of it too, and this ultimately builds the culture here,” says Shirish V. Divgi, Managing Director, Milacron India Pvt. Ltd.

experience. We don’t have long queued

“In all the processes, kaizens are used

head is busy to sort the issues, members

continuously

up emails or unanswered doubts. If one approach another department head and resolve the problem in hand. The idea is

to get rolling without any unwarranted delays,” says Arun Kumar Chari. The team works as if every weekend is a monthend and every month-end is a year-end for them.

Customer connect means a lot to Milacron management, who strongly invests

in

one-to-one

interactions.

Management teams travel extensively

and meet customers at least twice a year. More importantly, it is ensured that this team also has one-to-one interactions with companies who have never made a purchase from Milacron... just to understand, why? A very unusual,

but refreshing trait from a market leader!

Didn’t we say complacency was far away. Look to newer ways as Milacron

embarks on a slew of activities towards having a ‘zero gap’ with customers.

Every

association

or

connect

to

achieve

members

end

to

results.

meeting get

We

our

more

are

team

ideas,

understand issues they are facing and

implement solutions. We have over 500 kaizens that help us on various parameters and it works for all the departments to improve processes,”

says Mukesh Mahajan. From 2015, the

operations

reduced

its

has

successfully

manufacturing

floor

time from double digits to single

digit, helping it meet challenging customer timelines. Truly a remarkable achievement and a zeal to excel!

Smart Times Ahead “Over the last 20 odd years, nearly 14,000 machines have been sold. And while ‘Industry 4.0’ is a newly heard concept for many, we had developed a machine designed to meet this new age

technology almost seven years ago. The application on that machine could help

designs based on customer feedback to reduce floor space as much as possible.

Product optimisation and enhanced levels of safety has been possible as a result of this dialogue.

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machines that are IIoT connected. We are implementing Field Service Lightening

(FSL) software in machines; it is like

an Uber app where customer can get directly in touch with an expert who can

solve a customer problem. With these

good analytics, the customer teams can serve customers faster. We want to serve

customer by getting smarter products and a better-connected organisation.”

While machines are moving to help track

its user’s real-time problems, Milacron

too is planning to work on a cloud-based system that will keep all on the same page, including their suppliers. Arun

Kumar Chari says, “The idea is to have

good supervisors and move the rest to automation.” So, as we are working on

our

machines

to

make

them

Industry 4.0 ready, we too are trying to

Milacron machines are running for over

Mukesh

Mahajan has modified their internal

eloquently says “We are coming out with

for only a year, but the fact that most

customer inputs are considered to space.

with changing times, Shirish V. Divgi

Machines are under guarantee period

growth. If the product performs well, floor

A strong believer to stay in sync

possible for our processes as well.

on mutual benefits and progressive

shop

phone,” says Jigish Shah.

be relevant and future ready as much as

that

Milacron has with its customers is based

reduce

its user see the progress directly on his

The coming weeks will see the global launch of CINCINNATI 2000 (C 2000), which according to Milacron is the world first Industry 4.0 ready machine.

2 decades, and profitably for customers, is proof enough that the company thinks beyond just its concrete units and stateof-the-art manufacturing processes.

Even the shop floor team lead by

Mukesh Mahajan is developing a line

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software that needs heavy investment.

China, through the seven-level matrix.

from all the departments. Once an

is practising the same, manually. The

the matrix, we know what kind of skill

out

But before that is done, the department team wants to be doubly sure of all the

processes and problems that might

occur before the software comes in place. “We are working on a floor line

management, similar to the automobile

industry; a global first that this industry

will witness, with this happening in India only adds to the glamour. So, the person

will work on a moving sub-assembly. The base will move on dollies at a decided time. To be successful in this radical change, our suppliers should be ready to

get parts on time as synchronised flow is extremely important. This will reduce the manpower,” says Mukesh Mahajan.

Not to stay back, the design team too plays a big role in business support. In addition to the conventional evaluation

criteria for design being performance and quality, they add unique attributes

of designing products keeping in mind

how much the company can sell and for how long can it sell, envisaging the

product

life

differentiated thinking!

cycle.

A

truly

A Lot Goes Into Making Your Favourite Milacron Machine Work For You

Every designer is mapped and based on set can be acquired to design a certain

machine,” explains Jigish Shah. Cross-

continent skills are thus meticulously selected

to

produce

your

choicest

machines that you well ordered. While being local, they work global.

Building trust in the customer and

a sense of ownership amongst the employees

comes

conceived

and

by

setting

in

processes in place, was an approach nurtured

by

the

founders and mentors in N. K. Patel,

Mahendra Patel and N. K. Balgi. Firmly believing in this thought process, the

current management has only furthered this

approach.

One

such

process

through the rigours of this ‘stage gate’

process for a staggering 24-month period. All this, to ensure that you get a machine that is literally fail-proof.

to meet and address the vagaries of their

market successfully. “Delivering products as per customer’s requirements in the first shot itself and meeting timelines is Milacron’s USP, beyond other things. We use our manpower skills across all the

four locations of India, USA, Germany and

market more.

Stage 3 is when the designer starts his work considering all the pointers missing in the past products and keeping future

technology in mind. In stage 4, marketing

and validation is brought in and product performance and reliability are reviewed.

Finally, stage 5 is the launch of the product. Every stage is reviewed by the steering committee, before launching

the product,” explained Jigish Shah.

What’s really important to them is not just to get it right; it is, to get it right

the first time! Markets do not provide a second chance and Milacron does not wish to risk this for sure.

are implemented by predecessors of the

the sales team and every single person involved with the product design! Truly

foreseeing the future for their customers goes beyond the boardroom discussions.

Stage 1 is ideation. Ideas are discussed

logistics), Milacron also practices the

by a steering comprising

committee members

from special testing for exports (due to same for all new machines. For instance, Quantum machines were introduced in

2017; but with no urgency to flood the market. The company will launch this

product in 2018. Shirish V. Divgi says,

“In our industry, when the machines are designed on the drawing board, and then manufactured, we then have a

process called validation or beta testing

“Our aim is to professionalise our deliveries too. We must evaluate them, like we evaluate our suppliers and vendors. We want to put in a GPS system to figure out where or how far have the machines reached.

The logistics team too is working hard to take customer delight to newer heights.”

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–

and

Still not yet ready to launch... apart

development process with five stages.

about from day one, when your machine

makes their customers truly empowered

application

“The ‘stage gate’ process is a product

replacements. And all this is thought

mind the technologies of tomorrow. This

specifications

company, a sense of ownership comes in

just the smaller parts and not larger

modules can be hooked on keeping in

cost,

you were delivered yesterday, has been

factors can be addressed by changing

are designed in a way that a lot of

detail

Is it not interesting, when such processes

gate’ process. Infact, the machine that

Things are divided in a way that a lot of

standard supplies, Milacron machines

size,

Milacron follows globally is the ‘stage

At Milacron, modularity plays a key role.

was on the design board. Even for

idea is approved, stage 2 is to chalk

Milacron India Pvt. Ltd.

in-house. Post that, to simulate real

conditions, the Quantum machines were given to our customers here and asked them to use it as best as they can and

after six months, we will take it back.

Now, our employees are checking those

machines that have come back for wear and tear of parts. All issues identified, however small they may be, we now will

launch it in 2018. We believe what we deliver to a customer is pride along with the machine and we can’t let him down on that.”

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“We believe that the product should do what it is

The

delivery alone, but till the end user satisfaction.”

team

at

Milacron,

supposed to do. So, handover is not about product

carefully

fostered over the years, is today a fine

Mukesh Mahajan Assistant Vice President (Operations) Milacron India Pvt. Ltd.

blend of experience, expertise and excellence. The attitude to excel is

considered to be the ‘selection norm’ to make an individual to jump on to

all and delivers care as it should be!

the departments fully aligned to serve

growing business.

are their revenue generators; not from

the

the bandwagon and be part of this Milacron

is

today

a

knowledge

warehouse, even for its employees. “Our sales team are crazy for the products

they are selling. They are extremely passionate about their tasks and get a

high each time that they sell a product.

For Milacron, their service engineers the perspective of selling spares or

maintenance contracts, but from the angle of ensuring repeat business,

which today forms a significant 60 - 65% of its turnover. They are treated in the same manner as their sales persons.

It’s not uncommon for me to see my team member come literally straight

there are slump periods and that is when I talk to them. As I see, bagging a client every time is not important. But pitching the best of Milacron without any misses is

the

way

Jagdish Bhandari.

forward,”

says

Typically, Milacron hires only engineers

in the sales team. It is the confidence

well understands the applications and

requirements of a customer and brings out the best machine from the Milacron basket for his needs. “For us, our sales person is our internal customer. So, our

objective is to truly sell machines first to our own sales person and his belief

in this ownership is what he will exude to the customer when he meets him,” elaborates Jagdish Bhandari.

Backing the Front For Milacron, the sales and service team

employees comes by setting in processes in place, was an approach conceived and nurtured by the founders and mentors in N. K. Patel, Mahendra Patel

and he can do a good job only if he has a good back office support. So no questions, all support is given to him with full convenience, he has to be inspired

The position of dominance to

market leadership for over the last 22 years has increased customer

expectations from the company.

And so, volumes alone cannot

be the leading points for Milacron.

Shirish V. Divgi says, “Success will

meet Monitoring a crucial aspect of response

to a customer needs, Shirish V. Divgi highlights, “Wherever there is a cluster of 50 and above machines, we have

to have a service engineer based out of the city or district. I also feel that a

company can learn a lot from its service engineers as they are directly exposed

to the customers processing needs and can provide valuable feedback to the

company. We fall back on them to get more processing knowledge. They are very valuable to us.”

to be the case mentor and the service

support system they receive from the

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service engineers are highly respectable,

the future and build machines to

There is a huge confidence in Milacron’s

person as the ‘mother’ who know it

them. Shirish V. Divgi emphasises, “Our

come only when we think about

and N. K. Balgi.

are like its army in the field. Such is the unison that a sales person is considered

service

engineers

because

comes

The Big Thing

of ownership amongst the

service engineers exhibit to the clients

that works for Milacron. The sales team

fully

possible time.”

customer and a sense

of the product that the sales team and

engineers

customer, on site, in the shortest

trust in the

international flight. Having said that,

service

obviously. This helps and motivates

to find the right solution for the

Building

to office on disembarking from an

customers as best as they can, backing

of

the

company back in Ahmedabad. With all

enhance

those

our

requirements offerings

manufacturing machines.”

and

beyond

Manufacturing in the future is way different from what we have seen or experienced in the past. The future beholds

new

evolved

technology

‘Industry 4.0’ or as we would like

to call it ‘smart factories’. Milcaron India Pvt. Ltd. is almost there by preparing their mammoth of a team

and machines for automation and data exchange that includes cloud

computing, internet of things and much more. Will this improve efficiency in

processes? It will, indeed. But Milacron

is working beyond just manufacturing and delivering products. The company is winning relationships, for a lifetime.

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T

he use of fuel cells for mobile power needs is an

area which has attracted major R&D investments in the past decade. Fuel cells have been seriously

considered for electric vehicles as a source of electrical

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Figure 1 : Toyota Mirai with a fuel cell powered electric engine.

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The Techno-Commercial Challenge The application of a polymer electrolyte

membrane (PEM) based fuel cell in

automobiles is also very challenging in terms of both, technology and engineering1.

Over

and

above

the

standard performance requirements of a fuel cell such as chemical, mechanical and thermal stability, low permeability

of hydrogen and oxygen across the

polymer and high proton conductivity at around 120° C, automotive application

Figure 2: Honda Clarity with a 40 kW fuel cell.

requires quick start up, adequate low

temperature performance (cold-start) relative humidity in the circulating gases.

used

less than USD 50 per kW. For purpose

automobiles

humidification

and as

require

well

either flooding or drying out, both of

power delivered. The Department of

which lead to loss in performance. All

Energy, USA has set targets for proton

this adds to cost. PEMs that operate at

for

higher temperatures and use acid doped

transport applications as highlighted

polybenzimidazoles

in Table 12.

as

membrane

materials can overcome many of these

Unfortunately, there is no polymer

issues. They can tolerate higher level of

membrane available at present that

impurities in the hydrogen feed, operate

fulfills all the desirable features that

without humidity, produce water in

are mentioned in Table 1. PEM fuel

the vapour phase and the waste heat is

cells that operate below 80° C and use

of a higher quality which can be used

membranes

for combined heat and power or for

Table 1: Target of Performance for Proton Exchange Polymer Membranes for Automotive Applications

Characteristic

Target (2015)

Maximum operating temperature

120° C

Start-up temperature

- 40° C

Conductivity

0.1 S/cm at 120° C and 0.01 S/cm at -20° C

Relative humidity / inlet water vapour partial pressure

Hydrogen / oxygen crossover at 1 atm

as

water management systems to prevent

engine costs about USD 60 per KW of

ionomer

in

constant

of comparison, an internal combustion

perfluorinated

However, their optimum performance

using the conventional radiator design

The entire fuel cell system must cost

membranes

specialised cooling technologies for heat removal which cannot be realised

The cost target is also very daunting.

polymer

on-board reforming of hydrocarbons

(require ultra pure hydrogen), require

and ability to perform at less than 50%

exchange

have low tolerance to fuel impurities

50% / 1.5 kPa 2 mA cm-2

Durability with cycling

5000 hours

Cost

USD 50 per kW

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or methanol (for generating hydrogen).

can be achieved only above 160° C. Another serious drawback of these PEMs

is that the doped phosphoric acid tends to leach out at elevated temperatures leading to loss in performance and loss

of

durability.

electrocatalyst

Additionally,

tend

to

the

undergo

sintering and agglomeration at higher temperatures leading to loss in activity.

The start-up time for such fuel cells

can be as long as 40 minutes, the time required for heating the system, which is unacceptable.

Application of PEM in the Automotive Sector Automobile

demonstrated

manufacturers the

have

performance

of

several fuel cell powered prototype

vehicles and have driven such vehicles

for several thousand kilometres to test their performance. Inspite of the massive effort, penetration of PEM fuel cell powered cars has been modest

(Figure 3). As with any new product which is yet to achieve economies of

scale, costs are high (A Toyota Mirai on the road costs about USD 60,000). A typical PEM fuel cell powered car has a

stack consisting of > 350 individual cells,

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it can also be upgraded to include a

stacking station and a hole punching

The

l

thermoforming

moulds

multiple

cavities

with

are

comparatively inexpensive

to make and can be quickly and

easily exchanged.

station. Its standard heating and material transport enable seamless processing of

PP material film. A modular preheater can also be included for applications that require a preheated material film.

Short filling times for individual cavities make shortened cycle times possible

With a connected stacking station,

with optimally defined formed parts.

be

supplied with forming air or vacuum, as

the thermoformed plastic parts can

The upper and lower tables can be

any

required. The entire forming pressure is

hygienically

undesirable

human contact).

packaged

without

contamination

(no

to shortened forming air channels. This

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increases the forming dynamics and the

forming definition of the mould cavities.

The RV 53d stands for high performance

and formed part quality - even for complex part geometries. Short cycle

times and a high degree of automation during the forming, punching and stacking

processes,

sophisticated

combined

quick-release

available in the shortest of time, thanks

with

retooling

Through pneumatic prestretching of

the heated material film, the part is

formed very evenly and consistently along the entire part contour. PP

material film is processed at 3 bar with material

spreading

cooling performance.

and

enhanced

and the required high productivity.

RV Machines for Economic Batch Sizes

range of material films including PS,

simplicity in mould technology design

technology,

enable

high

availability

The RV 53d is able to process a wide

The RV machines from ILLIG stand for

PVC, PET and PP. The basic version of

for forming, punching and stacking

the RV 53d is equipped with heating,

thermoformed parts. The RV 53 machines

utilise vacuum forming technology,

offering you all the possibilities of forming,

punching

and

stacking

thermoformed parts. It’s ideal not only for manufacturing technical parts like

transport pallets or tray inserts, but also for packaging products for both, non-food and food

applications.

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Plastindia

7 – 12 February 2018

l

India

l

Hall 10 Stand E09

Sponsored by

In automatic operation mode, high packaging

Quality German Engineering The German manufacturing company, ILLIG, is a leading global supplier of high-performance thermoforming machines and moulds, as well as

solutions for the packaging industry. The company’s products and services portfolio includes the development, design, manufacture, installation and

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be met.

hygiene

standards

can

Depending on the mould design and forming program selected, the travel

distances of the table and upper clamping frame can be adjusted. The set values for

pre-blowing, vacuum and demoulding can all be digitally set from the central control panel screen. These settings can

then be saved and stored for repeated use. High cycle speeds can be reached

with indirect or direct mould cooling.

After completion of the thermoforming process, the formed parts are separated

Table 1: ILLIG RV Machines: Applications of Automatic Roll-fed Machines With Separate Forming and Punching

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in the punching station and transferred to the stacking station while still suspended in the material web.

RV 53

RV 53d

Hinged pack with euro hole

3

3

Deli cup

-

3

Plant tray

-

3

designed for RV 53 machines is an

Carrier pallet for work pieces

3

3

of this machine type. This enables

Tray for chocolate marshmallows

3

3

Blister

3

3

Insert for chocolate candies

3

3

Hinged pack for bakery products

-

3

Hinged pack for fruit salads

3

3

machine type, lets customers realise

Round tray with flat bottom

3

3

Hinged packs with puched holes for fresh fruit

-

conditions for manufacturing formed

3

Tray for vegetables

3

3

Hinged pack for croissants

-

3

Hinged pack for felt pens

3

3

forming tool sets. ILLIG India provides

Tray for sweets

3

3

customers and toolmakers in India.

Hinged pack for salad

3

3

With the RV 53d, packaging suppliers

Tray for pharmaceutical products

3

3

Tray for electronic components

national and international markets with

3

3

Corner protection

-

3

Hinged pack for cake

3

3

The

standard

parts

system

for

manufacturing moulds, punches and stacking devices that was specifically

essential component in the success

the customer to be able to construct his own simple-design forming and

punching tools according to his own

requirements and at a very low cost.

ILLIG’s

manual

for

mould

making,

that was designed specifically for this the

machine’s

full

potential;

ideal

parts economically and efficiently, even for small series production. The included

mould making manual will also help the

Indian toolmakers to create complete the necessary technical support to both,

can reliably and flexibly serve both,

optimally formed, high-quality products.

Especially for applications where hygiene is

important

(no

human

contact),

the RV 53d from ILLIG will give you a decisive advantage.

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HBR Pages

Companies routinely fail to put in place

a workforce strategy that supports their business strategy. Most have done a

pretty good job of looking out three

years, maybe five; but they don’t then

marry that up with the skills they’re going to need.

Jeffrey Joerres, Formerly Executive Chairman,

ManpowerGroup, USA and Private Investor, USA in an

interview with Amy Bernstein,

Editor, Harvard Business Review.

Globalisation, Robots

and the Future of Work Presented by POLYMERS Communiqué in syndication with Harvard Business Review © 2016 Harvard Business School Publishing Corp.

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W

hen Jeffrey Joerres first joined

putting your company at a competitive

market was relatively stable

need a global strategy for finding a highly

Manpower, in 1993, the labour

and the company was still largely focused

on traditional office, clerical and industrial staffing. But since then, the employment

landscape has been dramatically reshaped by globalisation and rapid advances in technology. Jeffrey Joerres, who led Manpower Group for 15 years before stepping down in 2015, responded to the

shifts in kind, expanding the company’s international operations and moving into

the increasingly competitive market for

information technology, finance and engineering professionals. Jeffrey Joerres,

disadvantage. These days, companies skilled, cost-effective labour force.

the 1990s, if you didn’t have a China strategy,

you

were

missing out

and

skills. They may put their call centre in

need to take a dual approach, establishing

centre in Bratislava. But, after the initial

smaller operations at the same time.

are tapping specific areas for specific

worse. More and more, companies will

Manila and a transaction processing

large locations and more-temporary,

move to take advantage of available skills and labour arbitrage, the location matures quickly and those benefits dry up.

say

you

find

a

previously

undiscovered workforce of multilingual set up a processing centre. Pretty soon your competitors are going to follow

green field you originally had all to

yourself has become a battlefield.

And now, it’s not just the decreasing value of labour arbitrage, it’s also a

shortage of the most competitive

skills. You’re once again fighting for

talent, you’re investing more in training and you’re back to the micromarket mining of these labour skills.

Q. How is micromarket mining different

POLYMERS Communiqué l December 2017 - January 2018

mentality: You’re ready to pick up and

geolocated pools of skills. So, companies

drive up wages. In other words, the

up the market most - is globalisation. In

‘micro

committed to a community for better or

you there, deplete the skills pool and

The obvious one - the one that has shaken

more

on

IT professionals in Bratislava, and you

Q. What trends do you see shaping the workforce?

doing

of micromarket analysis that reveals

Review’s editor, Amy Bernstein about manage it.

are

footprinting’, and that takes a nomadic move when required. Large footprinting,

Let’s

the transformation of work and how to

Companies

Lately, we’ve seen the emergence

now 56 and a private investor based in

Milwaukee, talked with Harvard Business

from traditional skills sourcing?

the

other

hand,

means

you’re

The location of talent pools isn’t constant

either. Now we’re seeing in-demand skills pop up in different areas of a country or

the world. For a few years, the best place to find IT developers was Kraków; then it shifted to Kiev, because Kraków became

saturated. It’s kind of like whack-a-mole: You’re confronting this perpetual, fast-

moving skills dodge, and it’s only going to get worse.

At this point, most of the green fields

have been developed; very few remain.

Clearly Central Africa is the next green

field for skills, but you have to have a lot of courage to get in there right now. As soon as that region has matured enough

from a labour law perspective, and the problems with bribery and the black market have been addressed, it too will get soaked up. We are not going back

to the days of finding a little gold vein of labour of your very own.

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Robots and Jobs

similar to the early 19th century, when the Luddites

Q. Are robots really as much of a threat as some people say?

first worried that machines were going to steal their

jobs. We must deal with the reality that when

full-scale robotics and AI arrive in a broad-based,

Artificial intelligence and robotics are affecting

affordable, easily justifiable way, we’ll see enormous

use. As soon as you can get a robot for USD 5,000

to take on very different jobs. This is going to create

the labour market, but they’re not yet in broad

waves of workers put out of work and ill prepared

instead of USD 1,00,000, as soon as you can get AI

challenges that our institutions are not ready for.

with better voice recognition, and as soon as you can get full contextual AI that can anticipate and

answer questions without human intervention - that’s going to throw the labour markets into a tizzy.

Building and Leading Your Future Workforce

productivity helps labour markets - it creates a

Q. How can organisations ensure that they have the right skills for the future when they don’t even know what they’re going to need?

acquire new skills to tackle new jobs, but they catch

meaning that they have to be able to keep doing

Q. How’s that going to play out?

The

conventional

wisdom

is

that

increased

temporary disconnect while workers scramble to

Most companies have to operate in a legacy world,

up relatively quickly. In today’s context I don’t buy

the nuts-and-bolts work at the core of their business.

that. The disconnect is happening a lot faster than in the past, and as a result there are more displaced

But, they also have to be ready to compete in a

and discouraged workers than ever before.

In many ways, what we have now in the U.S. is

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Weekend Delights Friday night to Monday morning, a time to unwind, rejuvenate and be geared to face another grueling week. Each one of us use this ‘my time’ is different ways. And why not, weekend is a time for expressing ourselves. We all have known the personalities featured here as astute business stalwarts; as life is more than just business, we at POLYMERS Communiqué, have started this section called ‘WEEKEND DELIGHTS’. Live life...

Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kr. Chattopadhyay Additional Director & Head, R&D Indian Institute of Packaging

My weekends are a two-day long relaxation time which fully recharges me for the week to come. Meditation is a daily routine; but on weekends, I try to put in some extra minutes to it and spend more quality time with family and friends.

No vigorous morning walks like in weekdays, a leisurely taken lunch, enjoying a short siesta and an evening drive to any nearby mall or temple just to unwind.

Prashant Trivedi

General Manager - Aftermarket Milacron India Pvt. Ltd.

Cooking, as of day, is my passion and I use this skill to entertain my family and friends as well as relax myself many a times.

Monday to Friday / Saturday, I’m busy with my professional activities. Once the weekend approaches, the cook within me starts getting activated and I start thinking what new to cook.

Even my family waits for Sunday, as in most instances, cooking lunch is my responsibility.

Cooking is a great tool for me to get relaxed, refresh myself to take up new challenges, energise my thoughts and thus get ready for the upcoming week.

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Sekar V.

Jt. Managing Director

Formulated Polymers Limited

It is only Sunday which is weekend as Saturday is a business day as well. Normal Sunday starts with late rising followed by working out in the gym. Of course, as a treat to me, a 60 to 90 minutes nap in the afternoon.

My most favourite work, which I enjoy on Sunday, is repairing all household stuff; be it electrical, plumbing or engineering. Late evening for about one hour of watering plants and working in the garden. Evening outing with friends and a compulsory visit to the temple to thank the Almighty for the wonderful week.

I close the day by watching TV with the family and sometimes going for a walk before bedtime.

Raju Desai

Managing Director

Jyoti Plastic Works Pvt. Ltd.

I love to spend as much time as possible, including weekends, at my mango and chikoo garden near Udvada in Gujarat.

I do cultivation, plowing and fertilising, as per requirement. I am now focusing on turning into organic farming. In my process of setting up a dairy of Gir cows, I will be using cow dunk as fertiliser and urine as pesticide. I am also exploring new plastic products for farming and finding out its effectiveness.

Ashish Baheti

Managing Director

Vectus Industries Ltd.

In this fast-paced world, what’s lacking in most people’s life is ‘Me-time’!

Socialising is an integral part of our lives, yet I make sure that I wind up early on Saturdays so that I can follow my early morning routine of mediation and yoga. I feel further rejuvenated with a ‘Panchkarma’ therapy session. I utilise Sundays by reading and writing, and spending quality time with my family.

‘Relax and recharge’ is my mantra for the weekends!

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NEW MILESTONE

With ideas unlimited and

business as the intent; with

convenience as the approach

and an overall industry success as the agenda, Team-NEC

PLASTINDIA 2018 is all set to

pull out another marvel and

Polymers Communique captures

the spirit called PLASTINDIA through its numerous

interactions with Rajiv Chitalia in the making of the colossal PLASTINDIA 2018.

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IT’S TIME FOR NEXT is HERE 1,25,000 2,000

sq. mtrs. of total exhibition area

of the world’s finest exhibitors

600

overseas exhibitors from 40 countries

2,00,000 visitors from all over the world

No-Q for U For starters, visitors can register online so that they don’t have to wait it out in serpentine queues rather than spend quality time

inside the show. This edition of PLASTINDIA boasts a far more nuanced system of online visitor registration, where online forms have been created, complete with keywords, to help

the plastics industry better understand the profile of visitors and what exactly they expect from an exhibition of such scale Rajeev Chitalia Chairman - NEC PLASTINDIA 2018

and size. According to Rajeev Chitalia, this will serve as a key tool for the industry to take informed business decisions, now and in future.

Upon registration, a QR code is generated which can be

scanned at any of the 300-odd counters to get visitor badges printed. With exhibitors uploading directories, videos and other

promotional material against respective QR codes, and visitors too having their codes scanned, the decks have been cleared for

online information exchange between visitors and exhibitors.

The biggest advantage being visitors don’t have to lug around numerous catalogues and brochures at the premises.

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India, 3rd

largest plastics

consumer in the world by 2020

Rajeev Chitalia advises visitors, particularly those interested in business, to come to

the trade fair prepared in terms of what

they want out of it and who they want to

differently-abled visitors in the form of wheelchairs, easy access to the fairgrounds and dedicated areas for the conduct of business.

meet. Towards this, they can visit the NEC

PLASTINDIA 2018 is targeting business worth a

appointments with exhibitors of their choice.

based on the consumption and processing capacity

forgoing an important meeting so that both, visitors

in diverse sectors such as automobiles, information

at the fair.

the plastics industry is only set to multiply. The

Business Unusual

the show. Over 60 roadshows pan-India and more

website and/or the mobile app and pre-schedule

jaw-dropping Rs. 5,500 crore and this is a number

This will keep anyone from waiting endlessly or

as well as the knowledge that with new investment

and exhibitors get the most out of the time spent

technology, defense and medical; investment in

A large part of the promotional success is due to the organisers’ unwavering focus on ease of doing business. The aim is to help all those visiting the show to conduct business conveniently and successfully.

For this purpose, exhibition halls / sections have

been bifurcated into categories such as machinery,

extrusion, injection, printing, ancillary and raw

material. Within each group, there would be further classification; for instance, separate areas have been

earmarked for moulds and dyes, processed and

finished plastic, and so on. The idea is for visitors to be able to plan their schedule before arrival such that

they can straightaway meet whosoever they wish without wasting time searching. The organisers also

want visitors to get the best of multiple countries at one place which is why there are dedicated

pavilions i.e. Europe, Taiwan, China etc. Taking it a step further, special consideration is being given to

Reverse Buyer Seller Meet

Building a Strong Ground for Business @

PLASTINDIA 2018

This unique initiative aims to bring a huge contingent of 600 specially selected and hosted international buyers to meet and trade with exhibitors thereby building a strong ground for business, networking and tie-up for a better bilateral understanding.

organisers have left no stone unturned in promoting than 20 across the globe are in the offing. Both, the exhibition machinery and Indian embassies

abroad, are doing all they can to up the event’s attractiveness to the right kind of visitors. “The

Indian embassy in Columbia has been extremely cooperative. They have put up brochures and other information on their website,” says Rajeev Chitalia.

The same can also be said of our embassies in other parts of the world such as Spain, Portugal, Turkey,

Nairobi, Kenya and Tanzania, he adds. If at all proof

were needed that global confidence has increased, fuelling exhibitor sales and visitor promotions, look no farther than the fact that NEC’s partners, Messe

Düsseldorf and Adsale (China), have sold nearly

20 per cent more than what they did the last time. Also, within the country itself, most state governments have evinced keen interest in being a part of the exposition.

W

ith business being the prime

factor at PLASTINDIA events, and

with the continued intent of adding

business convenience and opportunities for its exhibitors at PLASTINDIA 2018, Plastindia Foundation with the support of

its

founder

member

Plexconcil

introduces for the first time a unique B2B Connect Programme – Meet-2-Trade:

The Reverse Buyer Seller Meet (RBSM)

for the hosted international buyers to meet the exhibitors of PLASTINDIA 2018.

This unique initiative aims to bring a huge

contingent

selected

and

of

hosted

600

specially

international

buyers to meet and trade with exhibitors thereby building a strong ground

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Plasticon Awards 2018

The Ultimate Recognition It appears that the aim of

Plasticon Awards programme is being achieved as

each edition of Plasticon

Awards has seen steady

growth in the number of entries registering for recognition.

7 February 2018 th

P

lasticon Awards 2018 will be the 8th edition

launched in 1997.

by

of

the

Plastindia

programme

Foundation

It was known to everyone by then

that the nations who took actions to flourish innovation culture and nourish entrepreneurism amongst the populace

have steadily progressed ahead of others.

So, our elders thought of instituting the Plasticon Awards programme to recognise and honour the innovators in our industry and academia so that others are encouraged to emulate.

What is New in Plasticon Awards 2018

contributors to the industry. There are

16 awards for innovations, 5 awards

better

understanding

that

NN

maximum

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this

With the support of the

Ministry of Commerce and with

their

grant

received,

PLASTINDIA 2018 along with

Plexconcil facilitated, promoted and invited genuine buyers.

POLYMERS Communiqué l December 2017 - January 2018

Award for Innovative Use of Polymer in Defence/ Aerospace

business-oriented

initiative.

Award for Innovative Products in Transportation: Surface, Sea and Air

extract

from

Plasticon

Awards

2018

programme has received unprecedented

response from the industry, institutions associations.

As

of

now,

we

entities.

The

website

has

334 registrations from 240 entities who have registered to participate in the

programme. This speaks for growing

numbers of innovators aspiring for recognition. Good for our industry.

one thing in common - both venture

will create value to the society and wealth for all!

that, ‘Our country has a Great Future’!

hosted buyers and the value

current

put

award categories have been included

NN

to

the

Response to the Plasticon Awards 2018

would help both, the exhibitors

in,

Recognising the priorities of country

namely,

bilateral

efforts

into doing something different which

leadership and industry focus, 3 new

a

that due to the

institutions, one each for excellence building of our industry.

for

to inform you

An innovator and an entrepreneur have

in education and for positive image

tie-up

We are happy

for performance by entrepreneurs and enterprises along with 2 awards for

and

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honour innovators and outstanding

n e t w o r k i n g

maximum visibility.

have received 180 applications from

23 award categories to recognise and

business,

thereby

giving the awards

and

The present award programme has

for

plastics,

Award for Best Performing Female Entrepreneur

To

encourage

greater

participation

programme endorses our conviction

Plasticon Awards 2018 - The Award Ceremony Harmonising with the enthusiasm of applicants to the award programme, industry members and associations have

voluntarily

come

forward

to

sponsor the awards and be a partner in honouring the winners.

of innovators, this year all the leading

The awards will be presented at a

PIF and others) have promoted the

Gandhinagar. This is the first day of

members, reaching out to 11,000 plus

act

associations (Founding members of awards

programme

amongst

their

individuals professionally associated with

ceremony on 7th February, 2018 in

the

Plastindia

as

a

exhibition

curtain

prestigious exhibition.

raiser

and

for

will the

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Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy

GALA NITE

at

Andaz Party Lawns, Opp. S. G. Highway Sarkhej, Ahmedabad

Significantly,

PLASTINDIA

on

8 February, 2018 6:30 pm onwards th

2018

the

have

organisers

orchestrated

of

relax

a

over a cup

tie-up with HDFC Bank to enhance buying power of

visitors. Such is the arrangement made that visitors

of their favourite beverage. The organisers, in a

from HDFC Bank. Truly an empowered visitor!

with visitors at the venue. Needless to say, water

Atithi Devo Bhava

fairgrounds. Multiple food courts will hawk a

first, have made provision for visitors to network

can visit PLASTINDIA 2018 with pre-approved loans

and wi-fi will be available free-of-charge at the

As regards the venue, the organisers have taken care

variety of international cuisines for exhibitors and

concentrate on the business at hand. Cloakrooms

With hundreds of thousands of visitors, both

change before getting into the thick of the show.

upon the venue, special buses have been

to ensure that visitors are comfortable and able to

visitors to choose from.

have been provided where they can shower and

domestic and international, expected to descend

There is a facility to deposit suitcases so that they

organised to ferry them from and to various

can travel light between the aisles. Lounge areas

railway stations, airports and major hotels.

have been provided for them to network or simply

Logging in to the NEC website or mobile app

Global Hub For Plastics Processing & Finished Goods Welcome to PROPLAST !!

It is a ‘one-of-its-kind’ platform that showcases India’s growing plastics processing capabilities to the entire world.

Indian plastics industry’s capacity to deliver international quality finished products, ability to produce large quantities with great consistency and highly competitive pricing is increasingly attracting multinational companies, international retail

giants and manufacturers to either shift their base to India or to source plastics processing and finished goods from India.

This is backed by the Government of India’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.

Indian Plastics Processing Industry will reach a

turnover of USD 20 Billion by 2020

Indian plastics industry is expected to deploy over 1,80,000 plastics

processing machines by year 2020 compared to the current 1,13,000

PROPLAST will showcase

the best from the leading

Over than 5,000 sq.mtrs. of

and finished goods

exclusively to PROPAST

plastics processors

manufacturers of India and

what it can offer to the world

exhibition area dedicated

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will help them find out more: not only about bus

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of their choice inside the exposition. Speaking of footfalls, differently-abled visitors can avail

wheelchairs for easy access in and around the venue.

Together We Did

Six Focus Verticals

Means to Access Markets

Rajeev Chitalia is confident of having quality visitors

Market Study

Access & Networking

dynamic Team NEC 2018 which has been working

Knowledge Papers on Technologies and Processes

Billion Dollar Book

Opportunity Mapping of High-growth Markets

Showcase Innovation

The 10th Plastindia international conference will lead the way by

providing opportunities for all to learn, excel and grow by bringing focus on new technologies and applications that will power growth

and value creation. Plastics is the world’s dominant material and the international conference is a springboard to understand the

complexities with greater insights to learn and adapt to market changes, excel in business and ensure sustained long-term growth!

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Automotive Session

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Healthcare Session

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Sports Session

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Recycling Session

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Composites Session

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3D Printing Session

Poster Session Plastindia International Conference 2018 invites papers in the form of

‘Poster Presentation’. The poster session will highlight the activities in various areas of the plastics industry like composites, 3D printing,

automotives, healthcare, sports and recycling. All those desirous of participating and/or presenting a poster in the conference are

requested to complete the online abstract submission. Authors are

requested to send one-page abstract in the prescribed format to Prof.

A. K. Ghosh, Centre for Polymer Science and Engineering, IIT - Delhi at anupkghosh@gmail.com.

The Billion Dollar Book The ‘Billion Dollar Book’, commissioned by Plastindia Foundation, is a compilation of detailed market studies of plastics in India and across the globe, covering market size (current and forecast), market dynamics, value chain analysis, supply chain analysis, regional overview, plastic machinery manufacturing market, economic scenario and more.

The focus areas of the book include automotive, healthcare, sports, recycling, composites and 3D printing.

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routes, but also the quickest path to exhibitors

thronging the show, all thanks to the young and behind the scenes 24x7 to get things flying on the

ground. Lavishing praise on the team, Rajeev Chitalia

says, “It isn’t the largest, but it’s certainly the youngest team we’ve got. They have been working really

hard and their energy levels are unparalleled. Visitor promotions, in their entirety, have been handled by

these young leaders and torch-bearers of NEC.” Not to be left out from the credits, he speaks highly of

the Publicity Committee which has been making sure that ‘brand’ PLASTINDIA 2018 gets the highest visibility across media and

has been busy looking after

3X growth

of thousands of visitors

consumption of

across the length and breadth of India and the world; and of the Hospitality Team which

in per capita

travel and accommodation

planning to descend upon

plastics in India

the exhibition venue.

by 2020

See You Soon Rajeev

Chitalia

makes

it

all

look like a cakewalk. And why not, for

by

his

own

admission,

the

10th edition of the international plastics exhibition, conference and convention to be held between 7th

and 12th February, 2018 at The Exhibition Centre,

Gandhinagar, Gujarat is sold out 100 per cent!

“In keeping with the PLASTINDIA 2018 vision of

‘Empowering Growth’, we are pulling out all stops to

empower both, our exhibitors and visitors,” stresses Rajeev Chitalia. And that’s not just hot air!

Often at an exhibition of such size and scale, it is

difficult to get a first-hand feel of all aspects which is

why a Show Daily will be published on all six days of the fair to keep visitors and exhibitors up-to-speed with the day’s happenings. Team NEC is all set to

move to Gandhinagar, way ahead of the mega show,

Rajeev Chitalia informs. “Here’s wishing everyone a

Happy New Year and hope to see you at the exhibition,” he smiles.

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BRAKE AWAY

Coopetition

Transforming Win-Lose to Win-Win Relationship Shailesh Sheth opines for the industry to succeed, companies need to break the traditional mould and respect competition by cooperating with them in mutual interest.

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s we move forward on a path to

to explore new paradigms. These new

factors will remain constant -

to co-create business strategies that

development and growth, some

competition, fierce dog-eat-dog fights

move away from ‘lone wolf’ positioning

unhealthy trade practices, brand wars,

maximise value. When this takes shape of

will all become the order of the day.

paradigm emerges viz. coopetition.

and

to leveraging relationships in order to

dubious efforts to get more shelf space,

cooperation among competitors, a new

However, at the same time, businesses /

To more precisely define ‘coopetition’,

for

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perspectives will require companies

market

share,

aggressive

companies will be more connected, information highways shortened and for enhancing resource efficiency to gain

cost advantage, will require companies

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BIG STRETCH

BOPET: Improved Productivity, Simultaneously Reduced Energy Consumption Brückner Maschinenbau’s latest 10.4 m technology stands for an

improved overall profitability: highest output and productivity currently

Brückner Maschinenbau at Plastindia 2018

available, optimal production stability, minimised operating costs per

unit output and a reduced specific energy consumption. All this without

any compromise to the unique BOPET film properties is reachable with Brückner’s technology.

At Plastindia 2018, Brückner will also present proven benchmarks

in the BOPET film industry, such as the use of advanced twin screw extrusion technology for improved melt quality, also eliminating energy-

consuming crystallisation and drying of the resin. Another highlight: MD stretching technology for stretching ratios above 4.5, leading to highly coveted isotropic film properties.

BOPP: Highest Speeds Within the Industry Brückner’s high yield BOPP lines offer the utmost

productivity: upto 10.4 m working width, 600 m/min production speed and an annual output of upto

60,000 tonnes. Plenty of innovations are the basis for

this, e.g. newly developed sliding materials are available for the chain track systems, reducing the lubrication

oil consumption by more than 50%. All developments have their focus on higher efficiency, reduced

energy consumption, reduced maintenance efforts, less consumables – hence, higher profits by selling

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top-quality films.

Innovative Battery Separator Film Technology Lithium-ion batteries are an important part of the growing electromobility sector, whether in e-bikes, electric cars, e-scooters or as

energy storage units in portable electronic devices such as notebooks or smartphones. The markets in China, Japan and Korea are already

booming, for the populous Indian subcontinent, there is a huge potential - and thus a big chance for far-sighted film producers.

The separator is crucial in the batteries for function, capacity, charging time and service life. For the manufacture of battery separator film,

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Patented Evapore line concept including full process know-how and film guarantees - for energy efficiency and low production costs.

At Plastindia 2018, German Brückner Maschinenbau will present up-to-date solutions for film producers on the Indian subcontinent.

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At the joint Brückner Group booth, besides Brückner Maschinenbau,

visitors will also meet Brückner Servtec, with their solutions for

the profitable operation of film stretching lines; Kiefel, showing the latest developments for the packaging, automotive, medical

& appliance industry, and PackSys Global, presenting advanced packaging equipment.

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AT YOUR RISK

Culture building is complex, it is often approached separately from strategy and capabilities and is an ‘HR Thing’.

Organisation Culture

Eats Strategy for Breakfast ‘Culture eats strategy for breakfast’, a phrase

are apathetic to their job

Any company disconnecting the two are putting

then they stand no chance in

originated by Peter Drucker, is an absolute reality. their success at risk.

However, while many studies show that there is a

direct correlation between a healthy, productive

and to their organisation,

implementing a plan. They will

have a hard time in executing normal business strategy.

culture and a company’s bottom line; but very few

The thing I have learned throughout

anything about this while they spend a lot of time

But still, I struggle to answer this

companies spend time thinking, let alone doing on business strategy.

‘Culture Eats Strategy’, What Does It Mean It means that if the people driving the strategy are not passionate about the change, or worse,

my career is that culture is everything. question,

‘Could

company

culture

really be more important than strategy?’

Or is this an esoteric, theoretical luxury

that we cannot afford to indulge? While

corporate strategy changes as it is often

driven by the customer, culture is much

Dr. Naveen Malhotra Group Head HR & CC Sintex Industries Ltd., Kalol

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harder to change as it is driven

by the people in a company and an employee’s loyalty

to culture is much greater

than their loyalty to strategy.

Every

company

has

a

culture, you cannot touch it,

but

you

feel

it.

definitely Culture

differentiator.

Culture

creates

the

foundation for strategy and will either be a company’s greatest asset or

largest liability. While culture has many aspects and manifestations, its core should include a clear sense of purpose

and shared values that guide decision making across the company.

to

However, I am at no point saying that

own

that powerful and empowering culture

a

success. I would like to highlight

of flavours on

describe strategy and the second is to

A

company’s

capabilities and culture need to be

entrepreneurial

together, aligned and enabling each

buttoned-up or

transformation. Corporate culture is a

or process driven,

target that means something different

territorial,

creative

time. Culture building is complex, it

egalitarian or hierarchal.

strategy and capabilities and is an

is

unique

every company,

like

their

and

is a surer route to organisational

mix

there are two challenges - first is to

scales.

integrate it with culture. I feel strategy,

can

aligned. All three need to be designed

conservative,

other to create true organisational

relaxed, freewheeling

hard thing to get right. It’s a moving

fingerprint

represent unique

various culture

be

or

or

to everyone. It grows and evolves over

traditional,

is often approached separately from

collaborative

or

I

strategy is unimportant, but indicating

have

had

the

‘HR Thing’.

opportunity to observe

In

organisations;

environment. Information from sensing

the culture(s) of various how

they operate, viewing first-hand

high-

performing where

cultures

extraordinary

things

were

accomplished on a

daily basis. These were

places

where

people

were aligned and unified

through

unique

social

contracts. I have also seen

companies with a weak or

broken culture where they

have struggled harder and

are negatively affected by deficit, thus indicating that

is

a

my

experience,

strategise

from

organisations

sensing

their

is used by people, at all levels, to formulate a strategy to create a fit between

the

organisation

and

its

environment. Here, the culture of an organisation

plays

organisation

by

Sometimes,

when

the

central

role

as it influences the strategy of the involved

in

influencing

strategy

the

people

formulation.

environment

changes, there is a need to change the culture as the existing strategy fails to

match

with

the

environment.

Impact of strategy is determined by

the success or failure of the organisation which is measured by the profit earning

culture major

performance

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BEYOND BOUNDARIES

T

he global masterbatches and additives markets have been seeing a constant growth

pattern over the last decade. This owes to the growing need of plastics in a variety of application areas. The per capita consumption of plastics for every country is a scale

to understand their individual needs for masterbatches, polymer compounds and additives.

Every nation has a unique demand for plastics which is a function of what stage their economy is at and the industries which propel the economy largely. For example,

economies like the United States and Europe, which are among the world’s significant

consumers of plastics. They have the most diverse consumption trends for plastic raw materials, majorly dominated by defence, aerospace, automobile, construction, consumer

electronics, consumer packaging, medical appliances and life sciences. They have, thus, established themselves as a highly matured marketplace giving it a good balance between

Uncapping Opportunities for Additives and Masterbatches Packaging will continue to dominate the global Geet Chadha Director Soltex Petroproducts Ltd. Mumbai

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additive masterbatch market with an estimated market share of over 45% between 2017-2025.

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Choose Your Best Answer

Injection Moulding Mastermind: Prof. (Dr.) D. D. Kale

A quick check on how updated you are, a few not so difficult questions.

A 3-minute quiz...give it a try!

1.

Clamping force for injection moulding machine is...

4.

a) Device for storing hydraulic fluid

b) Force for clamping of heaters

b) Space to accumulate the plastic

c) 50% of yield stress per unit area

c) Space where the ejected moulded

mould closed as per the standard definition

5.

located between the platens of

6.

1: d; 2: b; 3: d; 4: a; 5: b; 6: c; 7: b; 8: c; 9: d; 10: c

moulding machine and storage

space for finished and unfinished goods including safety area

b) Segregated area where waste

material is subjected to regrinding

Plasticising capacity is...

b) Amount of plasticiser or lubricant actually added to the plastic raw material

c) Amount of material heated and

condition

melted in the cylinder which is

b) Minimum visibility around

ready for injection

machine without external

d) Total weight of moulded article

7.

Presence of moisture in the

plastics raw material can cause... a) Flashing b) Splay marks or wrinkles c) Brittleness d) Sink marks

Land in injection moulding is... a) Area occupied by the injection

c) Distance between the drive unit and the mould on the machine

d) Narrow rims in a mould where

satisfactory moulding

the machine for easy working

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9.

or lubricant that can be added for

a) Type of lights provided around

injection moulding machine

materials

a) Maximum amount of plasticiser

Daylight is...

fixed and moving platens of

used between two different raw

moulded article(s)

moulding cycle

d) Working distance between the

d) Flushing or cleaning material

to the collection point for the

d) Volume of plastic per unit time of

degradation of material

plastic melt

d) Distance from the ejection point

unit time

the machine to prevent UV

mould before injecting the

the machine

displaced (volume or weight) per

light that can be tolerated by

metallic) placed inside the

c) Total height of a moulded piece

b) Maximum amount of plastic

c) Maximum amount of natural

c) A piece of material (generally

Mould height is...

b) Overall thickness of mould as

unit time

lighting system

moulding of main body

the ground

a) Number of pieces produced per

time

the moulded article after the

a) Height of centre of mould from

moulding operation is...

divided by the moulding cycle

b) Label which is fused onto

d) Storage of finished goods

Injection rate for injection

c) Amount of plastic moulded

the plastic raw material

pieces are collected

temperature

Insert is... a) Reinforcement additive added to

melt before injecting it

of plastic melt at the processing

d) Maximum force holding the

8.

under pressure

around the screw

3.

moulding machine is...

a) Maximum force in packing of plastic melt inside the mould

2.

Accumulator in injection

parts of mould ‘mate’ together

10.

Tie bar in injection moulding is... a) Locking system of injecting screw and barrel

b) Limit switch for the movement of mould

c) One of the many stout steel bars connecting the fixed

platen of the machine to the locking system

d) Preventive device which protects the operator by not allowing him

to operate the machine in unsafe conditions

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TALENT POOL

Rajeev Kumar Dwivedi Director Technical Training & Research Centre (TTRC) (A Division of Lohia Corp Ltd.), Kanpur

D

ownstream plastics companies

personnel on shop floor on continual

units across India are largely

changes in machinery or processes. It

or plastic product manufacturing

dependent upon blue-collar workforce

for their productivity and efficiency of operations. The statistical data always

Get Empowered

with Professional Training Plastics consumption has

increased from around

5 million tonnes in 2007 to

around 15 million tonnes in

2017, perhaps one of the most promising growth sector, next to Information Technology

(IT); a professionally trained

manpower is going to be necessary to attain and

sustain the growth potential

envisaged in the years ahead.

suggests that West India has domination

in terms of number of plastic processing companies located in the region; a large number of migrated workers do

not get the opportunity of any formal qualification in their home-towns to

be a machine operator or technician.

Such workers learn or get trained ‘on the job’ and eventually grow through hierarchical system of companies from

‘Helper’ to ‘Operator’ to ‘Supervisor’

basis to match or adapt with technology is increasingly becoming difficult to find new breed of young workers or

operators who are willing to learn and work on machines in shifts.

To sustain the growth trend with global competitiveness

the

number

of

formally

trained workforce may be minimal (not

skilled manpower, training and retention

of trained workforce. Few suggestive points could be as follows:

l

is always encouraging to note that 65%

of the Indian population is young, but aspiration of modern day youth needs

to be assessed. The plastics companies have to do some retrospection to attract and retain talent within the industry.

the

large

pool of ‘certificate’ holders (ITI / /

Engineering

degree)

training,

conducive

Flexibility in working hours with

linked compensation should also be looked into.

l

Periodical

training

of

working

personnel for skill upgradation as

well as motivation will give a better

of around USD 8 billion, truly describe

processing or manufacturing sector. It

motivate

or

such facilitators. l

more than 2,000 exporters with exports

the availability of workforce for plastics

technicians

and related amenities will be few

next to Information Technology (IT).

many other service sectors have affected

and

/

work environment, accommodation

5 million tonnes in 2007 to around

Over the past few years, IT / ITES and

Entice

Professional

consumption has increased from around

the growth story.

operators

across India, seeking employment.

in the past three decades. Plastics

companies with 4 million employees,

of

Diploma

growth of the Indian plastics industry

India’s over 30,000 plastics processing

Formulate policies for recruitment blue-collar staff.

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contributed in sustenance of double digit

of the most promising growth sector,

years,

rework their approach towards attracting

more than 10%), but they have really

15 million tonnes in 2017, perhaps one

coming

national and regional level may have to

to ‘Manager’.

Though

in

plastics companies / associations at the

feeling of self-empowerment.

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Participate / coordinate with NSDC

to utilise RPL (recognition of prior learning) scheme under ‘Skill India’

initiative. RPL is a very good scheme

to train and certify workforce which has not been trained formally.

Finally, with promising indicators for growth in plastics consumption to reach about 22 million tonnes by 2020, the availability of manpower would

Unlike the IT sector, there has been limited drive from the plastics processing companies

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for

skilling

of

working

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Altogether, over Euro 375 million will be

invested into the production facilities alone by 2020. The first projects with a total volume of

close to Euro 120 million have been completed.

E

NGEL, the injection moulding machine manufacturer

and system solution provider based in Schwertberg, Austria, continues to be on course in the current

financial year. Production capacities and the number of employees worldwide are being continuously increased.

“We are very happy with the development of the business,”

states Dr. Stefan Engleder, CEO, ENGEL Group. “In the current financial year, we are expecting revenues of approximately Euro 1.5 billion,” he adds. This is a significant increase as

compared to the previous year’s revenue of Euro 1.36 billion.

The machine manufacturer is optimistic regarding the

ENGEL

Getting Ready for Continued Growth

upcoming months.

ENGEL has been disproportionately benefitting from the robust, uninterrupted growth of the plastics industry for

almost ten years. “We have continued to achieve growth in

all regions and all relevant industries,” says Dr. Stefan Engleder.

At 55 per cent, Europe represents the lion’s share of revenue.

At this time, ENGEL is achieving 24 per cent of its revenue in America and 20 per cent in Asia.

ENGEL in Germany, Strengthening Application Technology and inject 4.0 Competence Germany continues to be one of the highest revenue markets of the ENGEL Group. Over the last five years,

ENGEL was able to increase its sales here by 50 per cent.

As explained by ENGEL’s Managing Directors, there are two factors that play a major role in this. “Germany continues

to be the most technologically advanced market and the greatest driver of innovation,” emphasises Dr. Christoph Steger, CSO, ENGEL Group. “In addition, German companies are

continuing

he conveys.

to

advance

their

global

expansion,”

Application technology plays an especially important role in

the technology centre in Stuttgart, which includes a MuCell competence centre and a large foam injection moulding cell,

is now permanently available in Stuttgart for customer tests, development work and training.

In the current financial year, the main focus of investment

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MEETING POINT

CHINAPLAS 2018

New Venue - New Breakthroughs - New Experience

“CHINAPLAS 2018 will not only

accommodate more exhibitors,

but will also have better

management in the set-up of

theme zones, country / region

pavilions and concurrent events.

We believe that visitors will have a new, high-quality

experience,” says Shanghai’s new Nationalvisiting Exhibition and Convention Center Ada Leung, General Manager,

Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd.

C

HINAPLAS 2018 will be held for

and plastic packaging machinery’ and

Exhibition and Convention Center

smart manufacturing equipment’ etc.

the first time at the National

‘injection moulding technology and

(NECC) in Hongqiao, Shanghai, PR China

Also, different European pavilions, which

between 24th and 27th April, 2018. The

were scattered among different halls in the past, will be gathered in Hall 2H

exhibition area is expected to exceed

at CHINAPLAS 2018.

3,20,000 square metres - 30% more

exhibition space than that of the 2016 edition of the show in Shanghai.

A New Experience - NECC in a Prime Location

exhibitors from around the world, who will

NECC enjoys a unique geographical

CHINAPLAS will bring together 4,000 be allocated over a series of meticulously, well-organised theme zones. The plastics and rubber industries can anticipate an international, professional and distinctly high-tech platform at CHINAPLAS 2018.

A New Leap - To Expand and Reorganise the Show Floor The shape of the NECC is like a blooming

‘four-leaf clover’. With a total construction area of 1.47 million square metres, it is the largest single block building and

exhibition complex in the world. There are 4,00,000 square metres of indoor area, which consists of 13 large and

3 small exhibition halls. There are conference

specifications

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rooms and

with

settings

different

among

the

halls.

The

central

area

is

a

commercial plaza providing abundant

advantage. Located in the west of the core business district of Hongqiao, the linear

catering services.

distance from NECC to the Hongqiao

New Theme Zones - Enhancing Visitor Convenience

linked with the Hongqiao International

To bring visitors a good and convenient experience, the show organiser, Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., is rearranging the

overall

theme

zone

layout.

Extrusion-related technology will be in the eastern part of the NECC, injection

moulding technology will be in the west, and blow moulding technology will occupy the southern part of the complex.

Adsale

is

also

arranging

exhibits of the same category in nearby

locations; for example, ‘film technology

traffic hub is only 1.5 kms. It is closely Airport and Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station. Flights take only two to three

hours to reach major cities in the AsiaPacific region, while it takes one hour by rail to arrive to the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomerations and it takes just 30 minutes by subway to the Shanghai

business districts. In terms of public transport, Metro Line 2 directly links

to the NECC; Metro Line 17, which is connected to the northwest corner of NECC, is expected to be operating by year ending 2017.

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K

abra ExtrusionTechnik, India’s leading manufacturer and supplier of plastics

processing machinery, demonstrated four compounding lines: manufacturing

The Industry Set to Benefit New Compounding Lines From Kabra

filler, colour, additive and white masterbatch on 1st December, 2017

at their state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Dunetha, Daman. Over 100 people attended the demonstration and appreciated the equipment and processing results.

“I firmly believe that our foray into compounding machinery shall certainly benefit

the industry with high-end technology made available at affordable prices. Our strong after-sales service shall be an added advantage to the compounders as

experienced by other segments of the plastics industry over 5 decades,” says Anand Kabra, Managing Director, Kabra ExtrusionTechnik, Mumbai.

The new initiatives are expected to contribute an additional 5 - 7% on the forecasted CAGR

of 10 - 12% for the next few years.

Anand Kabra

Managing Director

Kabra ExtrusionTechnik, Mumbai

“Together with compounding lines, we will also supply complete raw material management automation systems to our customers, which is indeed the needof-the-hour for the compounding industry. We are the only company in India who

offers one stop shop solutions manufactured in India to our customers,” says Rajesh Sonar, Associate Vice President, Business Development, Kabra ExtrusionTechnik, Ahmedabad. The company will offer these solutions from Penta Auto Feeding

System, which is 50:50 joint venture between Kabra ExtrusionTechnik and Penta Srl Italy having manufacturing facility at Rabale, Navi Mumbai.

Company officials also indicated that there will be more demonstrations in coming months to exhibit the capability of Kabra ExtrusionTechnik

working with twin screw co-rotating extrusion machinery after successfully

enjoying highest market share for the counter rotating twin screw technology for over 4 decades now.

Kabra ExtrusionTechnik, 55 years in business, has presence in over 90 countries across the globe, having 14,000 installations. Exports contribute to 35% of the company’s revenues.

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IN PERSPECTIVE

SPE’s Plastic Pipes 2017 Concludes Successfully

“There is light at the end of the plastic pipe,” declared Vijay Boolani, President, Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)

India, as he threw open the Plastic Pipes 2017 international conference at Hotel The Leela, Mumbai on 23rd November,

2017. The 2-day conference was attended by 348 delegates;

with a galaxy of 25 speakers, 40% of who flew in from across the globe.

Extending a warm welcome to delegates and dignitaries, Vijay Boolani set the tone for the gathering saying, “The latest and most pertinent thoughts pertaining to the

plastics industry in India and across the globe will be

discussed over the next two days.” Escalating costs of

traditional materials had brought to the fore the benefits of using plastic pipes, he stressed. “The Indian plastic pipe market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 10.4 per cent between 2016 and 2021, fuelled by factors such

as increased governmental spending on infrastructure, growing

residential

and

commercial

construction,

development of the irrigation sector, replacement of aging pipelines and so on,” Vijay Boolani informed.

In his keynote address, Dr. S. V. Dahasahasra, Former Member Secretary, Maharashtra, Jeevan Pradhikaran highlighted that proper use of plastic pipes at the proper place would help achieve the government’s ‘Smart Cities’ objective by

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sure to thank one and all who were responsible in making the event a grand success; something that the industry would remember for a long time.

An enlightening talk on, ‘Success Without

Held on 23rd and 24th

Stress’ by Swami Swatmananda from

November, 2017, the

international conference organised by SPE India saw the who’s who of

the

star of

Chinmaya

attraction

the

key

Mission

on

was

Day

1.

takeaways

was

a

One that

‘Success - Stress = Skills + Strength’ where the most important thing for

any human being is to have a calm

the plastics fraternity

and strong mind to be able to face

discussing the current

any challenge.

scenario and future

Across the 2 days, eminent speakers

trends in plastic pipes.

from a diverse spectrum of companies such

as

Baerlocher

India

Additives

Pvt. Ltd., National Institute of Ocean Technology SICA

S.P.A,

(NIOT),

APPL

KRAH

Ind.

Group,

Ltd.,

Dalian

Sunlight Technology Co. Ltd., Theysohn Extrusionstechnik (I) Pvt. Ltd., Aerodry Plastics

Automation

Group

of

ITIB

ensuring 24x7 instead of intermittent

expansion and going ahead, India and

Dr. S. V. Dahasahasra had advocated

that while a lot of projects were in the

water

supply.

A

few

years

ago,

the use of plastic pipes in water supply

schemes in Maharashtra. Addressing the issue of non-revenue water (NRW)

China would be its focal points. She said planning stage in India, activity could be expected to pick up post 2020.

Machinery

Private

Ltd.,

International,

Companies,

Prasad

Borouge,

Sikora AG, Friul Filiere S.P.A., Indofil Industries

Ltd.,

Seals,

McElroy

(ICT),

Formosa

Institute

of

Trelleborg

Manufacturing

Chemical Plastics

Pipe Inc.,

Technology

Corporation,

Kabra Extrusiontechnik Ltd., Zhejiang

Chairman

Shuanglin Machinery Co. Ltd., Astral

address said that since ‘Roti, Kapda aur

a lot of technology advances truly

to survive - investment in agriculture,

knowledge platform of ‘SPE Plastic

Markets, ICIS, in her keynote address,

critical to our very existence. With plastic

created in India.

happening in the upstream polymers

by extension, investment in plastic pipes

in Asia with special focus on the two

Plastic pipes are here to stay and it

correction in crude oil prices which took

the environment as they could not be

polymer producers sitting in this part of

only invest in manufacturing plastic

to get used to crude oil prices of about

of the advantages of plastic pipes.

industry was in the midst of capacity

SPE India, signing off this session, made

which is water minus loss before it

Dr.

Shreekant

Diwan,

Conference, SPE India in his keynote

Poly Technik Ltd. and more, shared

Makaan’ is what human beings need

contributing

to

Malini Hariharan, Head of South Asia

textiles and construction, respectively is

Pipes’

has

took the audience through what was

pipes common to all the three sectors;

Haresh Pillay, Co-Chairman Conference,

and resins business, both globally and

is something we cannot do without.

biggies - India and China. While the

was a myth that they were harmful to

place in 2014 improved profitability of

recycled. He urged all present to not

the world; going further, they will have

pipes, but also in convincing the powers

USD 60 to 70, Malini Hariharan said. The

Ramesh Parasuraman, Hon. Secretary,

reaches consumers, he urged that the existing high levels of leakage must be brought down substantially.

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SPE

that

India

integration,

optimisation,

said

this

been

that

process

well-accepted

successfully

consolidation,

automation,

control,

quality

control, productivity, costing and most importantly, giving consumers the best

actually summed up the two-day Plastic

Pipes 2017 international conference.

“We thank all our distinguished speakers,

sponsors, moderators and each one of

you for having made this conference a great success,” Haresh Pillay concluded.

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The IPI National Seminar

A Wellpackaged Event The national seminar was aimed at

understanding the

immense opportunities offered by the

latest innovations in packaging and the technologies

offered by Indian

and multinational companies.

I

ndustry showered praises on Indian

understanding the immense opportunities

national seminar on, ‘Latest Innovations

and the technologies offered by Indian

Plastics Institute (IPI), who organised a

in Packaging’ on 2nd November, 2017 at

Hotel Crowne Plaza, Ahmedabad with significant success. The hard work and

passion were evident when delegates turned out in numbers to understand the latest advances in packaging.

At the outset, Shirish V. Divgi, Chairman, IPI Ahmedabad Chapter welcomed the VIPs,

mentors of the plastics industry, speakers,

delegates, session chairmen and delegates.

V. Sekar, Chairman, Governing Council, IPI briefed on IPI’s role as a torchbearer for

the Indian plastics industry and the various programmes through which it executes the objective. Rajiv Trivedi, Chairman, National Seminar Committee welcomed all the participants and gave them a brief detail about the national seminar.

Pranav Bhalara, MD, Balaji Multiflex Pvt. Ltd. spoke in lieu of Chief Guest, Chandubhai

Virani. He delivered a very engaging talk on the history of Balaji Wafers group.

Thereafter, a very riveting session on, ‘Ethics

in Profession’ by Swami Gyan Vatsaldasji, Guru Pramukh Swami Maharaj of BAPS Swaminarayan

Sanstha,

Vadodara

was

delivered. His address on the need of ethics in modern corporate environment and various

illustrations thereof set the tone for the day’s proceedings. He gave a roadmap for

success in business. His magnetic presence

and excellence in oration were the highlights of the national seminar. This session was concluded by Francis Pinto, President, IPI. The

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national

seminar

was

aimed

at

offered by the latest innovations in packaging

and multinational companies. It focused

on implementation of these technologies and their influence in production of

better quality packaging, faster produce with cost optimisation.

Over 300 delegates, seniors of the industry, attended the national seminar. Presenters,

sharing their knowledge, were from Reliance, Basell Polyolefin, GAIL, Reifenhauser, Windsor, Rajoo,

Pelican

Rotoflex,

Windmoller

&

Holscher, Specstra Consulting Inc. and Custage Marketing.

IPI takes this opportunity to express its

profound thanks to all the sponsors for

their active participation and financial support.

Rajiv

Trivedi

addressed

the

gathering and attributed the success of the national seminar to the joint efforts

of IPI Ahmedabad and Vadodara chapters with IPI-HO Secretariat.

The event that was very ably conducted by

Soham

Mehta,

Vice

Chairman,

by

Mrunal

Sanghvi,

Hon.

Treasurer,

Vadodara Chapter was well concluded IPI Ahmedabad Chapter.

Satisfaction was evident on the face of

Team IPI; they had done a great job;

this event happening just days after Diwali had only added on to their stress! With one task done, Team IPI was ready to review it for improvements in

all earnest, as they now set their eyes

on the next events, to keep up with industry

demands

and

A praiseworthy approach!

expectations.

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Exhibition area 320,000+ sqm 4,000 exhibitors 4,200+ setsarea of machinery on display Exhibition 320,000+ sqm 13 country/region 4,000 exhibitors pavilions 4,200+ sets of machinery on display 13 country/region pavilions

Events InterPlas Thailand 2018

Interplastica

NPE 2018

Indplas’18

23rd - 26th January, 2018 ZAO EXPOCENTR Exhibition Center, Moscow, Russia

7th – 11th May, 2018 Orlando, Florida, USA

20th - 23rd June, 2018 BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand

30th November – 3rd December, 2018 Eco Park Exhibition Ground, Kolkata, India

IPF Bangladesh

PLAST 2018

IPLEX 2018

ARABPLAST 2019

31st January – 3rd February, 2018 Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh

29th May – 1st June, 2018 FIERA MILANO, Italy

3rd – 6th August, 2018 Hitex Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad, India

5th – 8th January, 2019 Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE

TAIPEI PLAS 2018

Indiaplast 2019

PLASTINDIA 2018

Non Woven Tech Asia 2018

7th – 12th February, 2018 Gandhinagar Ahmedabad, India

7th – 9th June, 2018 Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India

15th – 19th August, 2018 Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Taipei City, Taiwan

28th February – 4th March, 2019 India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, NCR Delhi, India

CHINAPLAS 2018

Argenplas

INDOPLAS

K 2019

24th – 27th April, 2018 National Exhibition and Convention Center Hongqiao, Shanghai, PR China

11th - 14th June, 2018 Centra Costa Salguero, Buenos Aires, Argentina

19th – 22nd September, 2018 JI Expo, Jakarta, Indonesia

16th – 23rd October, 2019 Düsseldorf, Germany

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