To create awareness on the sustainability issues of plastics processing, applications and disposal, Jadavpur University in association with other industry bodies and government departments, will host 'plastics and sustainability forum 2008' from February 6. | |
| According to Sadhan Ghosh, chairman of PSF 2008, "With companies like Haldia Petrochemicals and Mitsubishi expanding in eastern India, the plastics industry in eastern India is expected to grow by 15 per cent. This growth is still very low compared to the industry growth in other parts of the country." |
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| According to Ghosh, the key growth drivers of Indian polymer industry would be packaging, agriculture, consumer goods, automobile, building and construction, pharmaceuticals, electronics and telecommunications, healthcare, power, environment, fashion and cosmetics, among others. |
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| According to K K Seksaria, president of Indian Plastics Federation, the per capital per annum consumption of plastics in West Bengal is around 4 kg. |
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| The sector employs close to 5 lakh employees in the state and about 37 lakh in the country. |
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| "In the next five years, with the kind of investment by petrochemical giants in the country, the plastics sector in India is likely to add another 36 lakh employees. West Bengal at the same time will add 6 lakh employees in the next five years," Seksaria said. |
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