Plastindia Global CEO Conclave 2026: How India's Plastics Growth Fuels Economic Ambitions
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Plastindia Conclave 2026: Charting India's Plastics Growth Towards an $8 Trillion Economy
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CNBC TV18•11-03-2026, 17:44
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.