Cabinate approves National Policy on Petrochemicals
13 Apr '07
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(ii) Increase the domestic demand and per capita consumption of plastics and synthetic fibres from the present 4 Kgs and 1.6 Kgs respectively to about 12 Kgs and 4 Kgs respectively by 2011 by increasing the use of petrochemicals in thrust areas.
(iii) Increase the competitiveness and polymer absorption capacity of the domestic downstream plastic processing industry by modernizing and technologically upgrading it and freeing it from structural constraints.
(iv) Achieve environmentally sustainable growth through innovative methods of plastic waste management/recycling and development of bi0/photodegradable polymers and plastics.