Plastindia 2023 Post Show Report

The BPF reports from Plastindia 2023, 1-5 February 2023, New Delhi, India, where it coordinated the British Pavilion of exhibitors.

Plastindia is the largest plastics exhibition in India, taking place every three years. The last edition of the show, Plastindia 2018, recorded 245,619 visitors and 1,800 exhibitors with 550 foreign exhibitors from 44 countries. 

Plastindia Foundation has published the following data from Plastindia 2023:

• 1,800 Exhibitors (national and international) from 45 countries
• 360,000 Visitors
• 125,000 sqms exhibition gross area
• Official country pavilions from UK, Germany, Austria, Denmark, France and Italy

The British Pavilion was located in Hall 4, which was the international hall, featuring pavilions from other countries and foreign exhibitors. DIT India supported the UK presence at the exhibition and hosted a networking dinner after the first day of the show. UK exhibitors could relax after the first day, get to know one another and discuss synergies. DIT representatives were keen to support the exibitors with advice on doing business in India. 

“India-UK trade has been growing in recent years and India is a high priority market for the UK. Bilateral trade between the UK and India in 2021 was £24.3 billion and we hope trade can grow further. We are delighted to support the British exhibitors looking to increase their trade with India and we expect them  to make many valuable business contacts at PlastIndia 2023.” Jitendra Jain, Department for International Trade I British Deputy High Commission, India.
 

British exhibitors reported a high number of valuable enquiries and potential sales leads at the exhibition. 

“Meech International exhibited at Plastindia 2023 and we are very pleased with how the show went. We ended up with over 170 leads, which is great. The show was well attended and the footfall was tremendous. Meech static control and web cleaning equipment were displayed live on IML robots, core pinning applications and on slitting machines at our OEM customer stands, which worked very well”. Iain Cameron, Meech International

"PlastIndia was great. We got some good leads, networking opportunities and were able to promote Tinius Olsen brand. I would like to thank the BPF  team for their support during the show. Looking forward to the next exhibition in India." Yuvraj Jaipal, Tinius Olsen

All BPF members were represented at the fair via a printed booklet handed out from the BPF stand. The British Guide Plastindia 2023 (PDF) featured listings of British Pavilion exhibitors and all BPF members, featuring over 500 UK plastics suppliers from across the entire supply chain. The guide was produced by the BPF with support from the UK's Department for International Trade (DIT). 

The next edition of Plastindia will be held in three year's time, in 2026, where the BPF will be coordinating the British Pavilion and supporting the UK exhinbitors again!

If you are a company operating in the UK and would like more information on export support or exhibiting within the British Pavilion at future tradeshows, please contact the BPF.

BRITISH GUIDE TO PLASTINDIA 2023