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A Publication on World Pulp, Paper & Allied Industry |
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January - March' 2002 - Vol. 6 Issue 1 |
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A Publication on World Pulp, Paper & Allied Industry |
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January - March' 2002 - Vol. 6 Issue 1 |
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PAPEREX'2001 |
The 5th international trade fair and conference, Paperex 2001 organised by Inpaper International and Tafcon attracted a large number of business and general visitors from different parts of the world. The business generated during the fair was also higher than the value that was achieved in the last Paperex. According to Mr Parmod Jain, Vice Chairman of the Steering Committee of Paperex, there has been an overwhelming response from the industry and technocrats, which can be seen from the fact that there were a large number of participants both in the exhibition and conference. A number of world renowned technical experts presented their views and shared their experiences with the pulp and paper industry personnel in the South Asian countries. Paperex 2001 was Sponsored by Indian Paper Industry Associations & Co-Sponsored by Ministry of Industry, Govt. of India, TAPPI, United Nations Environment Programme, Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute, India, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
The
exhibition was inaugurated by Mr Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister for Power,
Govt of India and presided over by Dr Raman Singh, Union Minister of State
for Commerce and Industry, Government of India. Mr Prabhu had to go
immediately after delivering his speech to another important government
meeting. In his inaugural
address, Mr Prabhu emphasised the need for energy conservation in the pulp
and paper industry in India and exhorted the industry to be competitive in
the international markets. He said that, Indian industry has to go a long
way to achieve the international norms in energy conservation in the field
of pulp and paper industry. He said that the world is becoming one with
no trade barriers and boundaries and therefore, the units would be able to
compete internationally only if quality products are made available at
competitive rates. The consumer will have a wider choice in the new
emerging markets and the Indian industry must ensure that quality products
are produced at competitive rates not only for domestic markets but also
internationally. Mr Prabhu, further stressed that India is embarking upon
a major investment plan in the power sector to meet the growing power
requirements of the country and informed that the rules and acts are being
amended to allow entry of private sectors into this segment. In
his presidential address, Dr
Raman Singh mentioned that the Indian industry faces major problems of
shortage of raw materials, higher cost of inputs, technological obsolences,
higher cost of manufacture and uneconomic sizes. These
deficiencies have contributed for low per capita consumption of paper in
India which is only 5Kg as against the world average 50Kg.
Mr
S. Jagadeesan, Chairman of the Steering Committee of Paperex
& Jt Secretary in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Govt
of India, in his address, outlined the objectives of Paperex and mentioned
that Paperex, over a period of time has emerged as Asia’s major
international fair and there has been increasing participation from
various pulp and paper industry and other allied industries from all over
the world. He said that Paperex is a platform which can be used by the
sellers of technologies as well as buyers of technologies to meet together
and discuss the possibilities of technology transfers and upgradation of
the technology adopted by the paper mills in India. The business
In his
key note address, Mr Hari Shankar Singhania, the doyen of the Indian Paper
Industry and a former President of International Chambers of Commerce
& Industry touched upon the major problems faced by the Indian
industry, particularly, the forest fibre shortages, which account for
major disadvantages to Indian industry vis-a-vis others outside.
Mr Hari Shankar Singhania mentioned
that the Indian paper industry has been asking for availability of fibre
at international rates and the demand of the industry for the last 20
years for allotment of degraded forest land has not been met by the Govt.
The economy is moving fast on all fronts and it is a matter of
great concern for the Indian industry as to how they can compete
with others when it lacks the state-of-art-technology, raw materials and
above all infrastructure which are absolutely necessary for smooth sailing
of the industry. He, however, cautioned the Indian industry that the it
must adopt itself to the emerging technologies and must adapt energy and
water conservation at all levels which will not only reduce the cost of
production but also help in conserving natural resources. Wastages at all
levels must be avoided, he added. He asked the industry to compare itself
with international players and see how they have been able to reduce their
cost of production and improve quality and see how Indian industry can
emluate their experiences. Mr N. Gopalaratnam, Chairman of the Technical Conference Committee of Paperex, in his address mentioned about the various problems, the paper industry is facing and also the disadvantages Indian industry is facing in competing with international players. Mr Gopalaratnam mentioned about the handicaps and particularly non-availability of raw materials and lack of infrastructure facilities which hinder the growth of domestic paper industry. He also mentioned about the problems of sizes and raw materials mix of Indian paper industry and suggested that there is a need for enhancing the capacities and capabilities of Indian paper industry to meet the emerging challenges posed by WTO.
Earlier
in his welcome address Mr Parmod Jain, President of Indian Agro &
Recycled Paper Mills Association and Vice Chairman of the Steering
Committee mentioned about the objectives of Paperex and briefly touched
upon the structure of Indian paper industry. “Sustainability and
Competitiveness of the paper industry in the new Millennium” he said,
has been selected as the theme of the conference as many Asian countries
lag behind in technology and the developments as compared to other
developed nations. Paperex, has been organised to achieve the objective of
improving the technology of papermaking in Asian countries. |
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