| | August 20214Packaging sector is the largest application sector for the plastic industry, and PET is the fastest growing segment among plastics. PET preforms have become of ultimate importance in the manufacturing of plastic products. The ease with which they can be used for manufacturing a multitude of products through stretch blowing is commendable. Hence, it is no surprise that their adoption is growing rapidly. Acknowledging the signifi cance of this market, we have covered it extensively. The cover story of this issue features Eastern Plastix. Established in 2012, the company is a leading manufacturer of PET preforms and is one of the top fi ve manufacturers in Tamil Nadu. The company provides multiple preform varieties for the requirements in the Mineral Water, Hotfi ll (Juice), Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD), Liquor, and other niche segments like Oil and Rose Water. Since inception, the company has grown multi-fold in terms of installed capacity and projected capacity. It had started the factory with an installed capacity of 600MT/year and today, it has increased it to 3500MT/year with four machines (Toshiba & Ferromatik Milacron machines) located in Chennai and Pondicherry.Also featuring in this issue is Swashthik Preforms, which has been creating innovations in the PET packaging market for more than a decade now. After a humble start by venturing into packaged drinking water segment, Swashthik has now been offering its standardized PET Packaging Solutions to its clients across various industries including Pharma, FMCG, Liquor, and Edible Oil, among others. In addition to these, the issue also acquaints you with the other select few players in this domain. After studying this market landscape in-depth, we have zeroed-in on Top 10 PET Preform Manufacturers who have excelled in this domain with their innovative approach. Having proven their dedication to effi ciency in order to meet the customer expectations in an end-to-end manner, these companies have stood out from the crowd. We look forward to receiving your feedback and suggestions. Sudhakar SinghEditorsudhakar.singh@theindustryoutlook.comProliferation of PET Vol 2 · Issue 10 - 1 · August, 2021Publisher Alok ChaturvediEditor Sudhakar Singh Editorial Team Janifha Evangeline Samrat Pradhan Hridkamal Roy Aveek Pal Chaudhuri Art & Graphics Ashok Kumar Vetrivel S GM Sales & MarketingVirupakshi Pattarsales@theindustryoutlook.com Editorial Querieseditor@theindustryoutlook.comCirculation Manager Magendran PerumalCover price is Rs. 150 per issue.Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Siliconmedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Publisher Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2021 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.
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