India

That includes ‘breaking ground on India's largest CPVC resin plant in Vilayat, Gujarat, doubling capacity at its site in Dahej, Gujarat, opening a grease lab in Navi Mumbai and enabling significant in-country job growth and innovation,' the Wickliffe-based specialty chemicals company said.

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. kicked off an expansion plan in India with fanfare, hosting local leaders and corporate officials at its Chennai campus.

At Plastindia 2023, exhibitors said they expected extended producer responsibility policies to benefit the plastics recycling sector.

At the Plastindia 2023 trade show, there was talk of India as a global supply chain alternative to China. But one executive says the country needs to tamp down on plastics bans to be more appealing.

Interviews at the Plastindia show, and a report from the fair organizer, offer projections for strong demand for plastics machinery in the country.

At the Plastindia 2023 show, the first since the start of the pandemic, Asian injection machine makers said they were expanding in the country to meet demand for large tonnage machines.

Indian blow molding equipment supplier Jagmohan plans to expand capacity at a factory in suburban Mumbai.

Authorities in India have recovered a third body after a Jan. 1 explosion and fire at a large Jindal BOPET and BOPP film plant.

The ban first proposed in 2021 on a range of single use plastic items has gone into force across India.