Plastic exporters body Plexconcil has urged the government not to impose mandatory standard certification norms on import of polymers as it will have “serious” ramifications on the outbound shipments of the
sector.
India’s plastics exports have already recorded a contraction of 4.2 per cent to USD 3.27 billion during April-June
2022.
Polymers like PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride), Polypropylene, ABS (Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene), HDPE (High Density Polyethylene), LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene), LLDPE (Linear Low Density Polyethylene), and Polycarbonate are key raw materials for the plastic industry.
According to the Plastic Export Promotion Council (Plexconcil), the Department of Chemicals wants to impose mandatory Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) norms on polymers.
“This is very harmful for the plastic processing industry as polymers are already in shortage in the country due to not enough production in the country and imports are inevitable. Domestic processing industry will become uncompetitive,” the council’s chairman Arvind Goenka told
PTI.