Consumer profile
Polymers constitute
over 70% of petrochemicals produced. The largest end-user of
plastics#includes packaging industry, PVC pipes and fittings
industry and molded luggage industry. In the last five years, these
industries have grown at the rate of 16-18% pa.
The domestic plastic
processing industry is highly fragmented and scattered. There are
more than 15000 manufacturing units. Most of them are small scale
industries. The medium scale operators produce almost 60% of the
total production. The unorganized sector, with the 40% of the
balance production, is an important player.
The total capacity
of the industry to process polymers is estimated at 4.8mn tpa.
There are three major types of processes - extrusion molding,
injection molding and blow and roto molding.
Extrusion molding
process, which accounts for 70% of the plastics produced, use raw
materials PVC, LDPE/LLDPE, HDPE and PP. The items manufactured are
films and sheets, fibres and filaments, pipes, conduits and
profiles.
Application of
extruded products
| |
%
|
|
Fibers and
filaments
|
25
|
|
Pipes, conduits and
profiles
|
19
|
|
Films and
sheets
|
40
|
|
Others
|
16
|
| |
|
Injection molding
process, which accounts for 25% of the plastic demand, manufactures
items for household purposes like bath tubs, plastic crates,
buckets, chairs etc. For the industrial processes various
automobile components are manufactured.
Blow molding is used
in the manufacturing of bottles, containers, toys, and housewares.
Thus, providing a substitute for metal (steel and tin) and glass.
The sector is growing at 12-13%.
