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Plastic Industry
Plastics
comprise a family of materials. On combining different elements plastics
are created for a variety of uses. The raw material for plastics can be
produced in powder, pellet or syrup form and then various consumer
durables like toys, tubing and auto parts are manufactured, using various
methods. Injection moulding and blow moulding are two of the commonly used
methods used for producing plastic goods.
Plastic
is increasingly being used as a substitute to materials like rubber, wood,
glass and paper in packaging industry and metals in other industries.
There has been a consistent rise in the demand of plastic due to its
price, versatility, variety and durability. In fact today after steel,
plastic is the most widely used material.
The
growth of this sector in future in India is assured. Government has
identified the petrochemical industry as a high priority area owing to the
fact that plastics play an important role in providing the basic
necessities for everyday use, while conserving the scarce natural
resources.
The
functional areas in the plastics industry can be divided into three broad
categories namely production, management and marketing.
Production involves production of not only the basic raw material
but also designing of products. Professional employed in the production
process includes chemical engineers and polymer technologists.
The
companies producing plastic goods or separate marketing companies handle
marketing. These companies appoint marketing and sales executives to
handle the marketing of finalized items. These could be for industrial
users or general consumers and requires adequate knowledge of the end
usage of the plastic and of the qualities and properties pf the material.
In
the area of Management normally qualified engineers especially those
possessing specialized knowledge in the area of plastics technology and
management graduates, are appointed as managers in companies dealing with
the production and sales of plastic.
Educational
Qualification:
Students
interested in entering the area of Plastic Technology should have
completed 10+2 with physics, chemistry and mathematics. Plastic
Technologist may specialize at the graduate level through a BE course in
Chemical/Polymer engineering or a B.Sc. course in Chemistry followed by
B.Tech./Diploma in Plastic/Polymer Technology. Graduates in
Chemical/Polymer engineering or simple graduates with Chemistry are
eligible for postgraduate courses in Plastic/Polymers technology. They
however have to clear GATE for getting admission into the postgraduate
course.
Other
than production, management and marketing are other functional areas and
entry in these areas do not necessarily demand a background in Plastic
Technology.