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Industry should make sustainable plastics for infrastructure: Suresh Prabhu

Effective use of plastics in railway can alter the economies of scale resulting in energy efficiency

Suresh Prabhu
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Suresh Prabhu

BS B2B Bureau New Delhi
As part of an effort to grow while preserving the fragile environment, industry should try and make sustainable plastics for developing infrastructure, said Suresh Prabhu, Minister for Railways, at a ‘Conference on plastic processing’, organised by FICCI last week. He underlined the need for developing sustainable infrastructure and creating opportunities for moving to the next level of a sustainable paradigm.

Despite having a good growth potential, the plastic processing industry faces many challenges in terms of environmental myths, lack of advanced technology, limited infrastructure and high volatility in feedstock prices. To overcome these challenges, according to Charu Kapoor, principal - chemicals,