“Starting a Plastic Manufacturing Plant”
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Dear @Rupeena Shah, Thank you for replying. At the outset let me understand what do you mean by Plastic boards?
1. Hollow pvc boards and profiles used for bathroom doors,ceilings mostly ?
2. PVC foam boards used as partitions and advertising boards ?
3. UPC profiles used in doors and windows?
4. WPC which are wood plastic composites used as outdoor benches, furniture ,tiles,etc?

I am not much aware which of the above is being used in shuttering ? Some pictures can help ,for sure . All these products are very different , involve different technologies and manufacturing costs.Further investments to fabricate them to products alone is a very costly affair depends on the products you wish to make. Kindly clear my basic doubts so that i can advise you better madame..

@kesarwaniyagyesh@gmail.com, it is very difficult to say as the industry is in the hand of traders who make anywhere between 10-25% based on each transaction. It entirely depends on quantity, credit limits he enjoys with the trader. The product is also most important meaning is it a semifinished product or finished or custom made

@ratan singh, Ratan having  a good intention is not enough, you need to check practicability. Biodegradability is possible but at what cost? 4-5 times people are not willing to accept. If somebody is offering lesser the product is not truly biodegradable.

India is the lowest plastic user and worlds largest recycler. So keep your worry to rest. US is the biggest user but the use of biodegradable product has met with failure as it needs a separate collection chain .

Dont lose hope, cellulose crystals nano-particles have been discovered and they will replace plastics in a big way and they are biodegradable. Maybe we wont be alive to see them replace most applications in India though. Sleep well dear. Companies like ITC which coat paper to plastics are the biggest scoundrels damaging the environment.

@Dhrumit Mehta, Please specify what product you wish to make or level of investment planned for me to suggest a suitable product. Also your educational background, age , experience in business will help me advise you appropriately.

@j.poojith, Any product you wish to manufacture? investment levels? whats ur educational qualifications? experience?

@Vinay Porwal, Dear Vinay, Your background is very important when you want to venture out. However before you invest on plant and machinery nothing stops you from taking orders and supplying customers. There are a lots of entrepreneurs who supply to large companies without owning any machinery of their own. They take orders, get moulds developed buy material and get them processed on job work and supply  to the company and ensure payments are received on time.

Technical people like us think only if own everything we have ful control. It is not necessary .That is why business communities rule the business without knowing anything about plastics.It is also seen that people who assure us orders if we set up machinery rarely keep their promises. I support around 10 companies, who are 1st generation entrepreneurs to help them get orders, help them execute and help them earn their livelihoods and help others ern theirs.

Owning everything is a technical guys big hurdle which has to be first got over to succeed in their venture. What you need for taking orders is to just have an proprietary company registered under MSME with sales tax registration and bank account .All can be done with max. 10000 rupees. Jump into it as you have to lose. Surely come back when you are servicing 4-5 orders and have one full machines orders with you. Best of Luck.

@ajith, Plastics bags manufacture has not been banned .Only manufacture of less than 40 micron bags has been banned. In India when a product gets a banned it is an opportunity . Other units from around supply to that market at higher prices. If you meant two colour it means you got two extruders and single die.You can make 2- layer plain film for water, milk packing . Also you can have a foam attachment  to make foam film which has good market in TN as puja bags.
Which make of machine is yours? what output ?
Do you have printing facility?
Kindly respond for me to have better clarity.

@Nandkumar, How could you be so generic having so much experience. What EXACTLY YOU MEAN BY FLEXIBLE PACKAGING? The basic unit comprises of a laminator, slitter, printing unit. If that is what you want kindly specify size of equipment required. let me know if you need any other ancillaries.

@Harish, Do you mean recycled plastic granules? Kindly specify. 

@Toluwalemiose Nig Ltd, Dear Sir, Kindly explain what products you wish to manufacture what films, what sizes, what end products and what outputs. These are very important to plan out the right machines, attachments, ancillaries, etc. We can arrange for machines supply, manpower installation etc in Nigeria.

@Harsha Reddy, Dear Harsha, PCB in AP is worst organization in this country. They recently did not give clearance for a potato chips factory in Hyderabad .The owner who bought 5 crore worth of imported machinery had to sell it off at huge loss .You want no trouble please put up your unit in a industrial estate .Plastic Injection molding is a non-polluting industry .It will not be allowed to be put in a residential area.

@manoj deshmukh, I would like to know what products you wish to make? Do you already have a clearly defined customer base whom you wish serve? How sure you are about their orders and payments. Little clarity on the above is very important to advise you right. You can send mail to my e-mail if you feel your answers are not useful to all.

@Binod Bhattarai, You will need to buy Baroda make HMHDPE film plant with an average output of 50 kg /hr  for Tshirt bags. you will need a carona treator, sealing and cutting machine and roll press. T-shirt bags are made of HMHDPE but also can make ldpe, hdpe lldpe and foam with changing die- inserts attachments. The complete line will cost INR 25 .00 Lacs rupees.

@venkat, Kindly write to me about you project in mind.

@ravi patel, Kindly contact K.jagdeesan at www.unitechplasto.com. They have set up many syringe projects in India. Best of Luck.

@shailendra, Ok Plastic bags..which ones-.LDPE,LLDPE,HMHDPE,FOAM, striped ,ono or two layer D-cut ,Handle, perforated ? Printed 4colour or 6 colour - Flexo or Rotogravure or even offset? You can also make water film or milk film. How about all of them . Wonderful.

55 mm grooved feed exruders preferably 2 -layer film plant with die attachments like stripes, 2-layer, foam die and punch, extra airrings, extra screw, dualside 4 station winder even for slit film. Carona treater , static eliminator, printing machines, bottom seal and side seal bagmakers with perforator , punching dieshandle fixing sealers, etc. Cost : 50.00 lacs to 150.00 lacs based on make , model,type ,etc. Best of Luck.

@Rajat jain, Hope you can take a cue from what i said to Shailendra. Hope you are not from same city.