PlastIndia09 Post Show Report
BPF Reports Huge Successes at Plastindia 2009
PlastIndia (now claimed by the organizers to be the second largest plastics show in the world) took place at the Pragati Maidan fair ground in Delhi between 4th and 9th of February 2009. The trade show proved a huge success with all 18 halls filled to capacity, with over 77,000 square meters hosting 1,514 exhibitors (nearly a third being international) and drawing more than 130,000 visitors.
The British Group at PlastIndia
The British Pavilion at Plastindia was the largest British Pavilion at a plastics fair ever outside of the K show. The pavilion was made up of 18 exhibitors…
- Aerogen Co.Ltd
- Baylis Recycling
- British Plastics Federation
- Cinpres Gas Injection Ltd
- EPI (Europe) Ltd
- Gas Injection Worldwide Ltd
- Impact Laboratories Limited
- Jenco
- London Metropolitan University
- Mattec Ltd
- Meech International
- MSA Engineering Systems Ltd
- NDC Infrared Engineering Ltd
- Polymer Training Ltd
- Rapra Ltd
- Tinius Olsen Ltd
- Victory Infrared
- Zotefoams Plc
The pavilion was located in a prime site in Hall 12, which was the International Hall and hosted large pavilions from Germany, Austria, France, Canada and America. The show saw a steady flow of visitors throughout, the first day being ‘slow’ with 12,000 registered visitors, the number increasing to over 30,000 for the middle days.
Philip Law, Public and Industrial Affairs Director at the BPF commented "A huge number of Indian businessmen visited the BPF stand during the show and there was a massive amount of interest in our members’ activities. The market here is very healthy, despite the slight slow down they are seeing at the moment consumption levels are growing and there is a major need for high-tech equipment and materials that our members can provide”
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British Pavilion Images - PlastIndia 2009
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During the fair the BPF signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Plastindia Foundation who are a major body in India, with over 60,000 plastics companies in membership as well as organizing the trade show itself. The aim of the MOU is to develop better relations between the UK and India, allowing the leading Associations (the BPF and the Plastindia Foundation) to share certain information and to work in connection our members together.
Plastindia President, Mr Arvind Mehta (second from right) said ''Britain is first in the line to do business with the Indian plastics industry. We need your innovation and technology''. British Group reception 4th February 2009
With funding of Rapra Ltd, the BPF ran a very successful trade mission to the show, allowing 15 plastics specialists to visit the market and meet potential customers. One of the highlights of the mission was the evening reception organised in the Intercontinental Hotel which attracted nearly 100 guests. The reception provided excellent networking opportunities for the exhibitors and mission participants with speeches given by Jane Owen (British High Commission), Deepak Lawale (Oraganisation of Plastics Processors of India), Richard Walton (Rapra Limited), Lal Singh (Plastindia Fondation) and Peter Davis (British Plastics Federation).
The UK T&I support
Half of the group received a grant of £1,400 from UK T&I towards the cost of their stand. In addition to that, UK Trade and Investment supported the British Pavilion enhancement, which received a very positive feedback from the visitors and the show organisers for the overall look of the pavilion. As part of the BPF group management arrangements, the BPF produced a 4 page British Group Guide to PlastIndia with entries of all exhibitors, logos and contact details. The brochures initially printed in 1000 copies were all distributed within the first three days of the show and additional 1000 were printed to match the needs of the high numbers of visitors.
“A Showcase of UK Innovation in Plastics” Seminar
The UK presence also featured a Polymer Innovation Network seminar entitled 'A Showcase of UK Innovation in Plastics' at which Napier University, Gas Injection, London Metropolitan University, Safeglass Europe, Rapstrap and the BPF presented.
The Indian Plastics Industry
There are some 55,000 plastics processors in India and most of them are small to medium sized. The Indian Plastics Industry grew at 9% during 2007 however due to the global slowdown seen towards the end of 2008, the industry grew just 6% in 2007. The current consumption of plastics is around 6kg (compared against the world average of 27 kg) however it is predicted that this will double over the next 3 years. The key growth sectors being: packaging, agriculture, electronics, healthcare, telecommunications, resource conservation, automobile, construction, pharmaceutical, etc.
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Sector
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Potential by
2010
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Packaging
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6,200
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Infrastructure
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2,500
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Agriculture
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1,500
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Consumer Goods
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500
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Other Moulding
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940
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Health Care
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160
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Conservation of Resources
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300
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Total
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12,100
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A large number of automobile manufacturers are setting up base in India and they are sourcing high quality components which indicates the important role to be played by the Indian Plastics Industry in the Automotive Sector.
Plastics play a very important role in packaging and especially in food packaging, where a food wastage is high (approx. 30-40%) due to poor packaging and the heat. That creates great opportunities for packaging companies .
It is estimated that to meet processing demands 58,945 machines with be required by 2015. In moulds and dies the current capacity is 2000 tools, however the industry estimates that over 15,000 tools will be needed in order to maintain the momentum of the plastics industry. Foreign suppliers will therefore be essential to help maintain India's plastics industry growth.
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MACHINES REQUIRED BY 2015
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2004
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2015
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Additions
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CARG %
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Injection Moulding
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34,100
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68,615
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34,515
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6
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Blow Moulding
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5,300
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16,028
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10,728
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10
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Monolayer Film
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5,150
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12,728
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7,578
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8
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Multilayer Film
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565
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3,698
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3,133
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18
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Woven Sacks m/c
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1,100
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1,994
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894
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5
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PP/PE Pipes Plant
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540
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1,334
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794
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8
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TQ PP Film Plant
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1,460
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2,646
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1,186
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5
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Fibre & Filaments
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68
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185
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117
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9
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Total
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58,945
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Benefiting from very high personal savings ratios the Indian banking system appears to be sound and large numbers of multinational OEMs are there. It is clear that the industry is in a very healthy shape and is growing rapidly in sophistication, the opportunities for UK companies is vast.
