The Protective Packaging Division of Supreme Industries Ltd has commenced production at its new Kharagpur (West Bengal) unit. The new unit, spread over 51 acres is the second largest after the Gadegaon Plant, in Supreme Industries stable. It may be remembered here that the Bhumi Pujan for this project was held in June 2014. Including Kharagpur unit, Supreme Industries has 25 manufacturing units in 11 states. The new factory is equipped with the latest amenities and machineries to match the current trends and also to comply with the prevailing regulations. Apart from protective packaging products, Kharagpur Unit will produce PVC, PE Pipes and new category of Plastics Furniture and varieties of Roto Moulded products when it becomes fully operational.
Within Protective Packaging Division, presently in this new unit, new expanded polyethylene foam line (PROTECarmour / PROTEClitelon) and air bubble film line (PROTECbubble) have been commissioned. As per the Division's expansion plans, additional product lines will be added in this location later.The new unit is equipped with state-of-art safety features and facilities. There is also a guest house and canteen within the premises.
Of the four planned production lines, the Protective Packaging Division was the first to commence production when it started trial production on 2nd November, 2015 (auspicious Dhanteras day). The company had organised all East Zone customers meet to announce this opening at Hotel Hindusthan International, Kolkata wherein Shri Vijay Kumar Taparia ji, Shri AK Ghosh, Shri B L Jat, Shri Manish Naik, Shri Shailesh Gupta and Shri Ajay Mohta were also present along with the East Zone marketing team. Shri VKTji announced the opening of Kharagpur plant as well as future plans of Supreme Industries for East. Commercial production at the new Kharagpur unit was started on 29th December, 2015.
Supreme Industries Ltd, an acknowledged leader of India's plastics industry, has bagged 6th National Awards for Technology Innovation in Petrochemical & Downstream Plastics Processing Industry in the category -- innovation in Polymer Waste Management & Recycling Technology and Green Polymeric Materials & Products. The company has also bagged Runner-up award of 6th National Awards for Technology Innovation in Petrochemical & Downstream Plastics Processing Industry in the category -- innovation in Polymer Science and Technology. Awards were presented by the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Ananth Kumar in a recently held function at New Delhi on 20th January, 2016. The Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir was also present at the function.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Ananth Kumar said that there is so much talent in the country in the sector, and there is need to harness, map and support them so that there are more innovations, and Research and Development activities. He said that the country needs more value addition of the refinery output so that the polymer industry grows up fast, and creates new products and does import substitution. The Minister stressed on the need of launching awareness campaign about the benefits and range of polymer products, and also of recycling and reusing them.
The award scheme was introduced by the government as a part of National policy on Petrochemicals, 2007, to incentivize meritorious innovation and inventions in the field of Polymeric materials, products, processes and other areas of national and social importance. The awards are given for outstanding contribution to R&D, leading to less energy consumption, better plastic waste management, increase in product life cycle, development of innovative new products, quality standards, recycling and other emerging areas.
Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), an autonomous organization under Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, implements the scheme of the national awards. For the sixth national awards, 264 nominations were received, 17 of which have been selected as winners and 14 as runners up for 201516. Supreme Industries, Rs 4,500 crore company, is India's leading plastic processing company with nine business divisions. Handling over 3,20,000 tonnes of polymers annually, Supreme Industries is the country's largest plastics processor. Supreme Industries has also pioneered Cross- Laminated Films, HMHD Films, Multilayer Films and SWR Piping Systems in India.
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