ET NOW GCPA 2025 | Panel 4 - Enabling India’s Plastics Value Chain – Policy, Skills & Investments

Building a globally competitive plastics industry requires the right mix of policy support, skilled talent, and targeted investments.
This panel focuses on how India can strengthen its plastics value chain through PLI schemes, localisation of supply chains, and strategic ecosystem development.

Experts discuss the need for future-ready skill development, attracting domestic and global investments, and the creation of polymer R&D clusters to drive innovation, sustainability, and manufacturing excellence.

The conversation outlines a roadmap for positioning India as a global hub for advanced plastics manufacturing and innovation.

Speaker Lineup:

Moderator – Aditee Patwardhan, GM– Engineering, TATA AutoComp Systems Ltd

Sanjeev Kulkarni - Design & Manufacturing Consultant
Ravindra Gugale - Senior GM Purchase, Tata Autocomp
Gajanan Bhoite – Commodity Head, Mahindra and Mahindra
Ganesh Garkhedkar - Head-Centre of Competence (COC):Material Science, Varroc Polymers Pvt Limited

🎯 Key Takeaways:

Role of PLI schemes in boosting plastics manufacturing

Localisation and supply chain resilience

Skill development for next-gen plastics workforce

Attracting global investments into India

Building polymer R&D and innovation clusters

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