CIPET signs MoU signed for polymer research lab in Bengaluru

A multi-functional centre with specialisation in product development in the polymer sector will soon come up in Bengaluru. The Centre will come up under the aegis of the Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET), under the Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, at a cost of Rs 87 crore with 50 per cent cost sharing by the State government. The centre is proposed to develop and conduct research in the areas of bio-polymers, bio-nano composites for packaging, bio-sensors for healthcare applications, natural fibre reinforced composites for automobile applications among others. A?Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up the research facility - Advanced Polymer Design and Development Research Laboratory cum High Learning Centre was signed between Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET) and the State government in the presence of Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananth Kumar and