Plastindia Conclave 2026: Charting India's Plastics Growth Towards an $8 Trillion Economy

• Plastindia Global CEO Conclave 2026, themed Bharat Next, convened at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, focusing on India's plastics industry growth.
• The conclave aligned the plastics sector's expansion with India's ambition to become an $8 trillion economy, emphasizing scale, exports, sustainability, and innovation.
• Union Minister Shri Jitin Prasada highlighted India's rapid progress, while Nikhil R. Meswani noted plastics' critical role in achieving a $4.5 trillion GDP and 3rd largest economy status by 2030.
• Discussions centered on circularity, with IKEA, Hilti, and Bata stressing design-led sustainability, digitisation, and waste reduction; a new Centre for Sustainability was launched.
• Experts explored plastics' role beyond manufacturing in healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture, and exports, advocating for "Creating in India" and "India Brands" for global leadership.