frankfurt, germany 20th december 2013  plastivision india 2013 witnessed a grand response from the plastics industry, where more than 110,000 visitors attended the exhibition and recorded a participation from more the 1225 exhibitors from over the world. plastivision india was spread over 75,000 sq. meters area covering 9 halls. the fair showcased various innovations and technologies from the plastics industry. the ninth edition of plastivision 2013, organised by all india plastic manufacturers&39 association was inaugurated by mr. indrajit pal, secretray chemicals & petrochemicals, department of chemicals & petrochemicals, ministry of chemicals and fertilizers in the presence of mr. avinash joshi, jt. secretary, petrochemical division, ministry of chemicals and fertilizers and saif mohammed al midfa, ceo, expo centre sharjah.the show had dedicated pavilions like indiamold, plastiworld, plastics in agriculture, automation & robotics in plastics pavilion, green pavilion, solar energy pavilion and plastics in medical pavilion. one of the areas where more attention was focused is biodegradable plastics.speaking on the fiveday international event, mr. raju desai, chairman of the plastivision india 2013, said &ldquowe are humbled by the positive response that we have received this year at the exhibition and are very optimistic about the growth reaching new heights. the event has successfully generated a business of rs 1500 crore this time, bringing 50 growth when compared with business of rs 1,000 crore recorded at the previous plastivision. we are hopeful to receive all the required support from the government that would facilitate the further growth of the plastics industry&rdquo.the government is also encouraging the setting up of plastics parks in various states to help the growth of the plastics industry, which is so important for the economy as well as employment generation.  the ministry has already cleared two plastics parks, one in the state of madhya pradesh and one in orissa and some funds have already been disbursed. some more parks are under consideration to facilitate the growth of the plastics industry.  aipma president mr. anand oza said. "our aim is to emphasize the needs of the government to promote policy changes, and better development of the industry. he pointed out that plastic waste and innovative ways and infrastructure construction, government and industry should work together. mumbai aipma to apply for 3.9 billion investment in the country to build more plastic park areaplastivision is india&39s second largest plastics exhibition, the last show was held in 2011. compared to 2011, this year, india&39s economy is full of a lot of uncertainty. president of the national advisory committee plastivision mr. arvind mehta said the slow growth of the plastics industry in india is because the indian economy as a whole, there are some problems. but he also pointed out that indian oil corporation on the line after the new capacity will soon be absorbed by the market, from that point you can see the indian plastics industry continues to grow.