IIT Kanpur & SGPGIMS Develop Safer Alternative To N-95 Mask

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) and Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, have jointly developed a workin...

Daman Industry Prepares For Gradual Opening

In expectation of gradual lifting of the lockdown, a meeting was called by Collector and Dy Collector to discuss about renting rooms from 21st April upto 3rd May 2020 to Daman Industry...

Novel Enzyme To Break Down And Recycle PET Bottles

Scientists at Carbios, France have developed a novel enzyme, which can biologically depolymerize all polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic waste, followed by an extremely efficient ...

Orbis BiOAID N95 Reusable Mask – Covid 19

  Orbis Develops Reusable N95 Mask Orbis, CA, USA has developed a reusabale N95 mask to help meet the critical deman...

US cities ban reusable bags

After being the first US city to ban plastic bags , San Fransisco has prohibited their replacements: reusable grocery bags. San Francisco County has told its residents to sto...

Plastics medical products save lives Coronavirus pandemic

Plastics are plating a key role in protecting healthcare workers and members of society during the coronavirus pandemic. Many government bodies, including in the U.S. st...

Plastic Bags to make up for Shortage of Packing Material for Food Grains

The Central government of India has to procure rabi paddy, the target for which was 41 million tons from kharif and about 7 million tons from rabi season. The GOI is learnt t...

AIPMA Requests Inputs For Meeting With Minister of MSME, GOI

President AIPMA has spoken to Shri Nitin Gadkari ji, Minister of MSME. A Video Conference meeting has been planned with the Honourable Minister in couple of days. Industry As...

Plastics Industry Representation to Governemnt of India

Major plastics industry associations have been jointly working on a proposal which has been submitted to the Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Government of Indi...

Reliance announces changes in Daman warehouse timings

In its circular Reliance Industries has informed that the dispatches from its Daman warehouse will be restricted from 8 am to 1 pm until further notice. RIL will also cross check with ...

New Office Bearers take charge at Indian Plastics Institute

The following members were elected to President’s Board and Governing Council  for 2020-2021 President’s Board 2020-2021 President...

Oil Prices Spike 25% overnight

Oil prices spiked 25 percent on Thursday after President Trump tweeted that Saudi Arabia and Russia would cut production by 10 to 15 million barrels per day (mb/d) A 10-15 mb...

Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers encourages industry to contribute to nations effort against COVID-19

In its circular, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals highlights the opportunity to utilize the unspent CSR funds for Financial Year 2019-20 by contributing to  the PM CARES...

Oil could plunge to $ 10 per Barrel

With oil having crashed to 18 year lows, experts predict that oil could plunge to below $ 10 / barrel The world is in a lock down, fewer cars are plying, planes are not flyin...

COVID-19: Industry in Maharashtra to pay Less Electricity Tariff For 5 Years

Supply of Polymers to Manufacturers of Essential Goods

Manufacturers of  medical, plastic packaging for food and pharma, and other essential can procure polymer from their suppliers select warehouses. However they should check with th...

Cello Group donates INR 5 crores for fight against COVID-19

The Rathod family, owners of the renowned Cello group of companies are leading the industry’s fight against COVID-19. Brothers Pradeep & Pankaj Rathod have pledged to contrib...

Plastics Materials and Products are on the Frontline of Combating COVID -19

Starbucks Corp. temporarily banned customers from bringing in reusable coffee mugs within a week of reporting of first US case of COVID - 19. These are nervous times for activis...

Ministry of MSME seeks manufacturers of vital items in fight against COVID-19

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India, would like to reach out to manufacturers or suppliers of items related to use in COVID-19 (Coronavirus). &nbs...

Manufacturers of Packaging Material for Food and Pharma exempt from Lockdown

In its order dated 25th March 2020, The Ministry of Home Affairs of India has issued clarification on operation of customs and units exempt from lockdown to ensure continuance of essen...