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THE PRESIDENT SAYS

More importantly, GCPRS will serve as a catalyst - driving meaningful dialogue, enabling strategic part-
nerships, and equipping businesses with the insights and tools needed to navigate the evolving global
landscape. For Indian manufacturers, especially MSMEs, this is an opportunity to not only understand
emerging global benchmarks but to actively align with them.

At a time when sustainability is becoming central to trade competitiveness, platforms like GCPRS are
critical in bridging the gap between ambition and execution. They do not just showcase progress -
they accelerate it.

We strongly encourage all industry stakeholders to actively participate, engage, and leverage this
platform to prepare for the next phase of growth.

The path forward is clear: to become a global plastics hub, India must build an ecosystem where in-
novation drives exports, and exports fuel further innovation.

This is not just an opportunity - it is a strategic inflection point.

If we act with clarity and coordination, India can move from being a participant in global trade to be-
coming a leader in it.

Because the future of India’s plastics industry will not be defined by what we produce - but by
how intelligently, sustainably, and globally we produce it.

Mr. Sunil Shah
president@aipma.net

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