PLASTINDIA 2028 Space Booking Now Open, Exhibition Moves To A Two-Year Cycle

PLASTINDIA 2028 Space Booking Now Open, Exhibition Moves to a Two-Year Cycle

21-Oct-26

Scheduled from 10th to 14th February, 2028 in New Delhi, the PLASTINDIA 2028
exhibition is expected to attract over 6 lakh visitors and more than 2,000 exhibitors
from across the world; bookings begin with a bang!
Mumbai, 17 October 2026: PLASTINDIA 2028, one of the largest international exhibitions of
Plastics, was officially launched today at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, with space
booking now open. Themed ‘Powering Viksit Bharat’, the exhibition will take place from 10th to 14th
February, 2028 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. PLASTINDIA 2028 will be organised by Plastindia
Exhibitions And Trade Promotion Council, an initiative of Plastindia Foundation.
The launch also marked a change in PLASTINDIA’s frequency, with the exhibition set to move from
its earlier three-year cycle to a two-year cycle. The change will provide the industry with more
frequent opportunities to showcase technological advancements, explore business opportunities and
strengthen domestic and international partnerships.
The launch ceremony featured the following dignitaries on the dais: Chief Guest Shri. Tejveer Singh,
IAS, Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC); Guest of Honour
Dr. G. Venkatesh, ICoAS, Joint Secretary (DCPC); Shri. Nikhil Meswani, Chairman, National
Advisory Board (NAB), PLASTINDIA 2028; Dr. Raju Desai, President, Plastindia Foundation;
Kailash B. Murarka, NEC Chairman, PLASTINDIA 2028; Dharmendra Gandhi, Vice President,
Plastindia Foundation; Dr. Sameer Joshi, Hon. Treasurer, Plastindia Foundation and Ravish
Kamath, Immediate Past President, Plastindia Foundation.
Delivering his address, Shri. Tejveer Singh echoed his sentiments and highlighted, “PLASTINDIA
over the years has evolved from being an exhibition into a showcase of India’s capabilities,
ambitions, talent and technological progress.”
He emphasised that plastics play an important part in the economy as plastics is deeply integrated
into every major sector of the economy. He also touched upon a very important fact that India’s
plastics consumption is at the cusp of a fast upward rise.
He further urged, “Let us collectively pledge to make PLASTINDIA 2028 not just as a showcase of
where the Indian plastics industry stands today, but to demonstrate before the world where India
intends to be tomorrow.”
Sharing his vision with the industry, Shri Nikhil Meswani conveyed, “The opportunity before us is
enormous; however, our ambitions should exceed beyond serving the domestic markets. We need to
adopt advanced processing machinery, automation, digitisation and modern quality control systems.
AI can help improve overall efficiency, enable predictive maintenance, reduce material wastage and
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enhance product consistency. While we celebrate new opportunities offered by the plastics industry,
we must recognise our responsibility, especially to the environment. PLASTINDIA provides an
excellent opportunity to explore technologies, establish partnerships and discover new business
collaboration possibilities.”
Shri Nikhil Meswani called upon the industry to recognise the opportunity of PLASTINDIA 2028 and
the responsibility that accompanies it. “Let us invest in technology, strengthen our manufacturing
capabilities, promote circularity and equip our people with skills required for tomorrow.”
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Raju Desai highlighted Plastindia Foundation’s commitment to
supporting the industry beyond the exhibition itself. He said, “Plastics is vital to the growth of India
and so is PLASTINDIA exhibition to the growth of the Indian plastics industry.” Broadening the
horizon of operations, he explained, “Beyond PLASTINDIA exhibition, the vision of Plastindia
Foundation is to strengthen the global presence of Indian plastics industry, while advancing
sustainability and recycling through public awareness programmes, industry partnerships and
practical initiatives. The Foundation will be equally committed to nurturing future-ready talent vide
education and skill development. Through these multidimensional efforts, Plastindia Foundation
aims to build a more competitive, innovative and sustainable plastics industry, contributing to the
vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.”
The industry excitement was palpable when the big announcement of the day was made of keeping
the participation rates of PLASTINDIA 2028, same as the launch rates of PLASTINDIA 2026! The
special rates are valid until 31st December, 2027. The moment the stall bookings were declared open,
the industry immediately lapped up the offer and started booking booths at its favourite exhibition –
PLASTINDIA!
Kailash B. Murarka took centre-stage to highlight the approach that would redefine PLASTINDIA
2028! Highlighting the importance of visitors’ and exhibitors’ experiences at the exhibition ground, he
said, “We are committed to making PLASTINDIA 2028 a fulfilling experience for exhibitors and
visitors, offering comfort, convenience and meaningful business opportunities. We are, therefore,
intensifying our efforts to promote the event at scales never witnessed earlier; special emphasis
would be laid on attracting large domestic buyers, brand owners and plastic processors to participate
in a very big way. Global buyers and delegations would provide unprecedented business
opportunities for all participants.”
With PLASTINDIA 2028 set for a big embrace of digitisation, through an interactive Q&A session with
Nidhi Verma, Member - Core Committee NEC PLASTINDIA 2028, Kailash B. Murarka brought to the
fore a number of firsts that would be featured vide its app, website, Visitor Registration and more!
PLASTINDIA 2028 is expected to span a gross exhibition area of 5,40,000 sq. mts., bringing together
more than 2,000 exhibitors and over 6 lakh visitors, with participation anticipated from more than 90
countries.
The launch function witnessed a big industry gathering and the mood at the event set the momentum
for PLASTINDIA 2028, all set to raise the bar significantly higher!
The event concluded with the vote of thanks delivered by Dharmendra Gandhi - Vice President,
Plastindia Foundation
For any PR Enquiries Contact
Ms. Shital Patel
Sr. Manager – PR & Communication
pr.shital@plastindia.org
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