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Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals jointly with FICCI organised 13th Edition of “India Chem 2024” in Mumbai

Posted 21 Oct 2024

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‘India Chem’ is one of the largest composite events of the industry in the Asia-Pacific region and comprises an International Conference and Exhibition.

About India’s chemical and petrochemical industry

  • Chemical and petrochemical industry in India forms an integral part of the growing Indian manufacturing industry 
  • Market segment
    • Bulk chemical: They are chemicals produced in large quantities but with lower value. 
      • They could be alkali, organic and inorganic. They significantly cater to the downstream industries
    • Petrochemicals: Also known as petroleum distillates, these chemicals are derived from petroleum and natural gas by refining.
      •  It includes polymers, and synthetic fibres, performance plastics and others. 
      • The production-consumption gap in these has remained negative over the years
    • Specialty Chemicals: Chemicals with high value but low production volume are considered specialty chemical. 
      • For examples, surfactants, textile chemicals, paints and coating, dyes, agrochemicals and others. 
  • Economic significance: Contributes over 9% to manufacturing gross value added and 7% to total exports. 
  • Growth potential: Currently it is valued at about worth$178 billion and is projected to surpass $300 billion by 2028 and is on track to reach $1 trillion by 2040. 

Initiatives taken to promote the chemical and petrochemical industry

  • 100% FDI in manufacturing through the automatic route:  Over the past decade, the sector has attracted US $12.48 billion in investments. 
  • Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIRs): They are  hubs of high-class infrastructure which creates a competitive environment conducive to setting up new firms. 
  • Plastic Parks: Aims to boost the investment, production, and exports in the  in the plastics sector.
  • Tags :
  • Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
  • India Chem 2024
  • Petrochemical industry
  • Plastic Parks
  • Indian manufacturing industry
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