Chairman

Mr. S. K. Ray
Sr. Ex. Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Reliance Industries Limited
Reliance Corporate Park, 8-A wing
Thane Belapur Road, Ghansoli - 400 701
sapan.ray@ril.com

Co-Chairmen:
Technical & Publication Committee
Prof. Anup K. Ghosh
Centre for Polymer Science & Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology,Delhi
HauzKhas, New Delhi - 110 016
anupkghosh@gmail.com
Event & Site Management Committee
Mr. Mihir Banerji
Polymer-Technologist & Adviser
178, 1st floor, KailashHills,
New Delhi - 110 065
mihirkbanerji@gmail.com
Promotion Committee
Mr. Achal Thakkar
Managing Director
Tipco Industries Limited,
Mumbai-400097
achal@tipco.in
Planning & Co-ordination Committee
Dr. E. Sundaresan
Reliance Industries Limited
Swastik Mills Compound,
V.N.Purav Marg, Mumbai 400071
e.sundaresan@ril.com
Programme Committee
Mr. Prashant Trivedi
Sintex Industries Limited
Plastic Division
Kalol (N. Gujarat) 382 721
trivedi.prashant@sintex.co.in

Administrative helpdesk
Ms. Vishakha Thosar
vishakha@plastindia.org
For updates visit
www.plastindia.org
www.plastindia.org/InternationalConference

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Steering Committee

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Members
Dr. S.K. Nayak- CIPET, Chennai
Mr. S.B. Dangayach- sindex Industries Ltd., Kalol (N. Gujarat)
Mr. Avinash Verma- IOCL-Petrochemical Div., Delhi
Mr. Kamal Tandon- GAIL(India)Ltd., Noida
Mr. H.K. Rajora- HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd., Noida
Mr. Makarand Dixit- OPaL, Vadodara
Mr. Rakesh Shah- W & H India Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
Mr. N.K. Balgi- Ferromatik Milacron India Pvt. ltd., Ahmedabad
Mr. V. B. Lall-SCJ Plastics, Delhi
Mr. Francis Pinto- consultant, Mumbai
Mr. Atual Kanuga- Sudeep Industries, Ahmedabad
Mr. Dilip Shah- Monachem Additives Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara
Technical Committee
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Members :
Dr. Bhuvanesh Gupta- Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Dr. S.K.Jain- CIPET, Ahmedabad
Dr. Dinesh Desai- LD engineering college, Ahmedabad
Dr. Pravin Kodgire - PDPU, Ghandinagar
Prof. Pratyush Dayal- Indian Institute of Technology, Ghandinagar
Ms. Ish Walia- IHS Chemical, Delhi
Dr. R.Rangaprasad- SIES School of Packaging & Packaging Technology
Center, Mumbai
Dr. Shashank T. Mhaske- Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
Dr. U.K. Niyogi- Shriram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi
Dr. Rajiv K. Srivastava- Indian Institute of Technology , Delhi
Event & Site Management Committee
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Members :
Mr. Chirag Pandya- Medvin Industries, Ahmedabad
Mr. Mrunal Sanghvi- Nordson India Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad
Mr. D P Solanki- Sheeld Technoplast Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara
Prof. Nitin Padhiyar- Indian Institute of Technology, Ghandinagar
Mr. Subodh Gupta- Triveni Polymers Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
Mr. Amit Puri- Alok Masterbatches Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
Mr. Samit Jain- Pluss Polymers Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
Mr. Sumit Basu- IOCL-Petrochemicals Div., Delhi
Mr. N.Siva Shankaran- Uex Ltd., Noida.
Mr. Kailash Pandey- Pluss Polymers Pvt. Ltd., Delhi

Promotion Committee
Members
Mr. Tushar Parikh- Neoplast Engineering, Ahmedabad
Mr. Abhay Upadhye- MIFA systems, Ahmedabad
Mr. Vineet Gupta- HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd., Noida
Mr. Sudhir Kohli- DCM Shriram Ltd., Delhi
Mrs. Kavita L. Shah- Plastemart.com, Mumbai
Planning & Co-ordination Committee
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Members:
Mr. Shekhar Balakrishnan- Reliance Industries Ltd., Mumbai
Mr. Ravi Vaidya- Trigon Antioxidents Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
Dr. Jitendra Kapadia- BASF India Ltd, Mumbai
Mr. Rakesh Shah- Reliance Industries Ltd., Ahmedabad
Ms. Bharati Basantani- LD engineering college, Ahmedabad
Mr. Gopal Desai- Tradex Polymers Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad
Programme Committee
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Members
Mr. Chetan Shah- Drishti Polytech, Ahmedabad
Mr. Soham Mehta- Consultant, Vadodara
Mr. Gaurang Shah- Madhu Machines &Systems Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara
Dr. Harindu Vyas- consultant, Vadodara
Mr. Rajeev Trivedi- Prasad Group, Ahmedabad

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6 and 7 February, 2015 at Convention Center, The Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar.

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PROGRAM DETAILS
The Conference would be two day program on 6th and 7th February 2015

Introduction of 9th International Conference

DAY-1: BUSINESS SESSION- 6th Feb; 2015.

DAY-2: TECHNOLOGY SESSION 7th Feb; 2015.

lastindia 2015 - the 9th International Plastics Exhibition and Conference, to be held from February 5th - 10th at Gandhinagar,
Gujarat. This mega event is one of the largest global expositions of the plastic industry that is expected to attract nearly 2000 top
exhibitors and over 150,000 business visitors from across the globe.

As a concurrent event to Plastindia 2015, the Conference Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the International
Conference at Convention Centre , The Mahatma Mandir , Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Mahatma Mandir is a convention cum exhibition centre and a memorial located at sector 13, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. It is
inspired from life and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi and one of the biggest convention centres of India spread over 34 acres
The theme for the Conference is "GATEWAY TO INNOVATIONS. This is particularly relevant in current context as Indian plastics
industry is driving towards specialty products and positioning plastics in innovative applications. While the presentations and
business sessions would revolve around this theme, this Conference will be an ideal platform to explore the ideas, uncover the
solutions and develop the opportunities thus making it the largest and most highly respected event of the industry.
This International Conference is a great place to meet technical experts from the industry. This also provides a unique opportunity
for an excellent net-working forum and a platform for technological knowledge exchange among industry professionals.
So, do not miss this opportunity and mark your calendar to attend 9th International Conference on 6th and 7th Feb, 2015 at
Mahatma Mandir Gandhinagar.

Registration:- 8.30 am onwards

INAUGURAL SESSION:- 9.45am-13.00pm

Inaugural programmes :- 9.45am -11.00am

Poster Session Inauguration & Tea Break:-11.00am -11.30am

Planery Session:- 11.30am-13.00 pm

Mr. John VerityVice President, Plastics and Resins
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Mr. Diego DonosoBusiness President, Packaging &
Specialty Plastics
The Dow Chemical Company
Mr. Ajay ShahSector Head, Polymer & Craker
Reliance Industries Ltd

Momentum of Gandhinagar

andhinagar is the capital city of Gujarat established as a modernized twin city of Ahmedabad. Located on the banks of the
River Sabarmati, this city was the residence of Mahatma Gandhi, who lived there for about twelve years. It was from this base
Gandhi led the Dandi march also known as the Salt Satyagraha on 12 March 1930

Today, Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad are the Knowledge Hub of western India by establishing several educational institutions of
national and international repute, like Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), the National
Institute of Design (NID), Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), LD engineering college , Indian Institute of technology(IIT), Center
for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) and Space Applications Centre (SAC) of Indian Space Research Organization,
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University ( PDPU) Gujarat Vidhyapeeth, Gujarat Technological University( GTU) and many more
Besides this uniqueness of being developed as a Knowledge Corridor, Gandhinagar (including Ahmedabad, which is actually the
commercial capital of Gujarat) has so many other attractions too. Places to visit in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad are :The Adalaj
step-well built in 1499 A.D, Gujarat Science City, Akshardham- the Lord Swaminarayan temple , Gandhi Ashram (Sabarmati).
The world famous Somnath temple (the oldest and most revered temples of India) and the Gir Forest- National Park and Wildlife
Sanctuary is about 400 km from Ahmedabad
Climate: Apart from the monsoon season during mid-June to mid-September., the climate of Gandhinagar is normally dry. From
November to February, the average maximum temperature is around 29C (85F), the average minimum is 14C (57F), and the
climate is extremely dry

Day 2

Day 1

Global Energy Outlook 2040

Plastic Packaging: A Success Story of

Growth and Sustainability

Indian Polymer Industry - Out look &

Challenges

Lunch Break:- 13.00pm-14.00pm

BUSINESS SESSION-1:- 14.00 pm-15.30 pm
Mr. Mark EramoGlobal Vice President,
Chemical Market Insights,
IHS Chemical

Shifting Fundamentals in Global

Petrochemicals and the Impact on
Commodity Plastics Markets

TECHNOLOGY SESSION-1:- 10.00am-11.30am

Mr. Livio Bollani-Business Manager Emerging trends In Composites and
REICHHOLD Europe
Role of Unsaturated Polyester Resin

Dr. Holger Warth- Director,

Global Materials Science
SABIC Innovative Plastics

Innovation - The key to success in todays

world of Engineering Thermoplastics.

Dr. Norbert Niessner- Director,

Global R & D
Styrolution

Innovations along the styrene polymer

value chain - from new materials to high
performance applications

Entry

QA& Summing Up -Session Chairman

11.30am-1200noon Tea Break
TECHNOLOGY SESSION-2:- 12.00noon-13.30pm
Mr. Frank Alexy- Area Sales
Manager
KUHNE Anlagenbau

Recent developments in high barrier blown

lm lines as well as cool bubble water
quenched and triple bubble oriented lms
extrusion

Dr. Babu Padmanabhan- MD&

Chief Knowledge Ofcer
STEER Engineering Private Limited

Tools and Technologies that transformed

world of Compounding

Mr. Colin Taylor- Global Sales

Manager-BM
Milacron

Multilayer Blow Moulding for

Industrial/Functional application

TECHNOLOGY SESSION- 3:- 14.30pm-16.00pm

EVP Corporate Development

Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd

Global Polymer Stabilizer Scenario

Mr. Muhamad FadhilMiddle East Chief Correspondent

ICIS

Asian polymer markets in transition outlook for 2015 -16

Mr. Reed Walker- Global Product

Line Manager
Milliken & Company

QA& Summing Up - Session Chairman

INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA INTERACTION:15.30pm -16.30pm
Poster Session:-16.30pm -18.00pm, followed by High Tea
Designed to encourage the budding plastic technologists, about 50
posters by researchers from Academic Institutions, R&D Organizations
and Industry working in different areas of polymer science & technology
will be displayed on both the days.

FOR HOTEL ARRANGEMENT

Mr. Aditya Kumar- Managing Director 3D Printing - The key to Rapid Product
Marco Polo Products Pvt. Ltd.
Development, Manufacturing and
Customisation
Mr. Hanno van Raalte- Product Manager, Innovation - Simulating 3D printed
Moldow Products, Autodesk
inserts with conformal cooling to

reduce cycle time

Energy Efciency benets through
lubrication in the plastic industry

QA& Summing Up -Session Chairman

SUMMING UP THE CONFERENCE

21, City Centre, Swastik Cross, C.G Road, Ahmadabad - 380009

Call : 079-26462166/26440626

Somnath Temple

Sabarmati Ashram

Akshardham Mandir

DELEGATE CONFERENCE FEES

` 8,000

Early Bird (Valid Till 17th Jan 2015)

` 6,000

Student (Limited seats)

` 500

Academia /Faculty (Limited Seats)

` 2,000

# Inclusive of Service Tax Fees entitles your entry to the Inaugural Session, Two day Conference Session, Copy of Conference Proceedings,
Conference Kit and Lunch & Refreshments on both the days.

New Innovation in Polyethylene

Morphology Modication

QA& Summing Up -Session Chairman

16:00pm-16.20pm Tea Break
TECHNOLOGY SESSION- 4:- 16.20pm-17.30pm

Mr. Shankar Karnik- Asia Pacic

Mobil SHC Brand Manager & Energy
Advisor
Exxon Mobil Lubricants Pvt. Ltd.

International
Confrence
Venue

Regular :

QA& Summing Up -Session Chairman

13.30pm-14.30pm Lunch Break
Mr. Christoph Heepe- Technical Sales Cast Film Extrusion Market and
Manager
Application Trends
Windmoeller & Hoelscher KG,
Germany

Mr. Philippe Schlaepfer-

Lunch

Poster
Session

For registration please Visit:

www.plastindia.org/internationalconference

How to reach Mahatma Mandir Gandhinagar, Gujarat,

From Airport

From Railway Station

By NE - 1