Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar inaugurates International Conference & Exhibition on Reinforced Plastics (ICERP)

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar inaugurates International Conference & Exhibition on Reinforced Plastics (ICERP) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar inaugurated the 8th edition of the International Conference & Exhibition on Reinforced Plastics (ICERP) on January 10, 2017 at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) in Mumbai, India.The three day international event

will provide an ideal opportunity for the Global Composites Industry to focus its attention to India.

iii. The conference will focus on the latest developments on mechanization, automation and innovation to meet growing challenges of end user requirements. It will also provide update on composites in terms of raw materials, process developments, machinery, new applications, case studies among others. While inaugurating the event, the Defence Minister also informed about the government’s ambitious ‘Design in India’ policy to promote product designing in the country. It is an extension of ‘Make in India’ programme and aims to develop and promote the capabilities of Indian manufacturers to produce world class standards to compete global counterparts.

v. The ICERP event is an important event of the Indian composites industry organized by FRP Institute once in two years since 2002. It is the biggest event on Composites in India and second largest event in Asia.