Change of Office Bearers at Plastindia Foundation

Plastindia Foundation, India's apex plastics association, has a newly elected team headed by Mr. Arvind Mehta as President, Mr. Amar Seth as Vice President and Mr. Hasmukh Patel as Treasurer. The team will function for the next three years uptil Plastindia 2009. Profile Of Mr. Arvind M. Mehta Mr. Arvind M. Mehta is a highly successful entrepreneur who is the Managing Director of Welset Plast Extrusions Pvt. Ltd. His company has a manufacturing unit at Silvasa and is one of the front-rank leading manufacturers and exporters of PVC based Medical Compound Ethylene Master Batches. He has been associated in the development of the Indian Plastics Industry and Trade for about 4 decades. He is widely traveled and has conducted and attended various seminars, conferences and exhibitions at national and international level. He has published authentic report on his visit to various countries like Germany, China and other countries, which became an eye opener to the Indian Plastic Industry to understand the developments taking place in various countries. Career Bibliography Ø Vice President : Plastindia Foundation - 2003-06 Ø Hon. Treasurer : Plastindia Foundation - 2000-03 Ø National Council Member For The Indian Plastics Industry : Confederation of Indian Industry - 2001-02 Ø President : All India Plastics Manufacturers Association - 1998-01 Ø President : Indian Section, Society of Plastics Engineers Inc. (USA) - 1997 Ø President : The Bombay Fountain Pen Manufacturers and Traders Association (An All-India Organization) - 1991-1994 Ø Founder Member : Indo Myanmar Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ø Managing Director : Welset Plast Extrusions Pvt. Ltd. Ø Hon. Treasurer : World Buddhist Cultural Forum - 1998 Ø President : Shree Upanagar Modh Vanik Samaj - 2001 onwards Articles Published 1. Observations of visit to South East Asian Countries - 1 Apr. 02 2. Comparative observations between China and India during Chinplas-2002 - 1 Jul. 02 3. Russia - Now a booming Market to be Encashed by India - 1 Oct. 02 4. Japan can be India's future joint venture partner - 1 Dec. 02 5. Indian Plastic Industry : Moulding the future - 25 Feb. 03 6. Asian Plastics Forum Conference at Bangkok on FTA - 30 Mar. 04 7. Visit to Taipei Plas - 2004 - 1 Apr. 04 8. India can be sourcing base for Africa - 5 Jul. 04 9. Visit to Plast Pack Africa - 2004 (June 23-26), Kenya - 5 Jul. 04 10. K-2004 - Gateway to World Markets - 11 Nov. 04 11. Visit of AIPMA Delegation to K-2001, Dusseldorf. Germany - 11 Nov. 04 12. Visit to Saudi Arabia - A Huge Market Favoring India Today - 15 Apr. 05 13. Visit to Chinaplas-2005 & Observations on Success of Chinese Plastic Industry - 30 Jul. 05 14. Iranplast -2005 - A New Opportunity For Indian Plastic Industry - 31 Dec. 05 15. Visit to USA - NPE 2006 - Observations and Opportunities - 16 Aug. 06 Mr. Arvind M. Mehta's Vision For The Future Of Indian Plastics Industry Key Goals : · Facilitating the export let growth of the Indian Plastic Industry · To help generate doubling of the plastics processing capacity and consumption by 2009. How It Can Be Achieved : · To organize and participate in at least 6 to8 international exhibitions held abroad in the coming years with the aim of showcasing Indian Plastic Industry to the world in order to promote and boost its exports business volumes and revenues. · To help subsidise Indian Exhibitors participating in international exhibitions abroad. · Conducting Sectorial Surveys of the Indian Plastics Industry to identify the number of manufacturers in each sector and the products manufactured by them, and to motivate them to export their produce and o help in facilitating them to do so. · To help in facilitating the setting-up of Product Design Centers at various Plastic Institutes so as to help the Indian Plastic Industry in its operations. · To support Technical Institutes like CIPET, I.I.T.s and I.T.I.s to significantly facilitate a quantum increase in the technically qualifies manpower available to the Indian Plastics Industry, so as to meet the demands of the rapid growth of the industry. · To support and facilitate the vision fulfillment of the Founder Members of the Plastindia Foundation, so as to enhance their activities and optimize their growth.