The Tamil Nadu Plastics Manufacturer’s Association (TAPMA) is organising an international plastics exhibition, IPLAS 2022, at Chennai Trade Center, between 10th June to 13th June 2022, for the promotion of the industry and the safety mechanisms for recycling of used plastic materials.
TAPMA also launched a booklet on the use and disposal of plastic materials. The booklet will be distributed free of cost and will burst myths and misconceptions surrounding plastics.
IPLAS 2022 is expected to generate business worth Rs 500 crore for the exhibitors.
In order to create awareness of the benefits of plastics among the general public, IPLAS will have a theme pavilion titled, ‘A World of Plastics – a Right View’
Another highlight of IPLAS is that it will have a special recycling pavilion to demonstrate how plastic waste is converted into granules and then again into finished products in line with the ideals of a circular economy. On display will be new inventions such as recyclable multi-layered laminates and plastics wrappers used for packaging, hitherto considered non-recyclable.
Talking about IPLAS 2022, S. Rakkappan, President, TAPMA, said that IPLAS is expected to give a fillip to Tamil Nadu’s Rs 15,000 crore plastic industry comprising 8000 plus factories. They provide direct and indirect employment to 3,00,000 and 5,00,000 people respectively. It contributes Rs 2,700 crore to the GST annually. The sector is dominated by small scale units that account for nearly 85% of the registered units, while micro and medium units account for 5% each. Only 5% of the processors are large companies.