Hyderabad’s Anil Reddy Vennam elected president of plastics body

Hyderabad-based industrialist Anil Reddy Vennam assumed charge as All India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association (AIPMA) president for a one-year term (2026-27) after being elected unanimously.

He is the first from the Telugu States to become the president and assumed charge at the association office in Mumbai. Mr. Reddy, who was senior VP previously, said he intends to make his tenure “a year of action”. The focus will be on greater public awareness, recycling and circularity, enhancing exports, improving MSME competitiveness and closer collaboration with governments.

“My immediate task will be to restore public confidence in plastics. There are good and bad uses of plastics. The future of the industry depends on encouraging the right applications, promoting recycling and finding productive uses for plastic waste,” he said in a release on Thursday.

Established in 1945, AIPMA is one of India’s oldest and largest apex organisations representing plastics industry. It has more than 22,000 members, across over 175 cities, through direct membership and 27 affiliated associations.

Nearly 90% of AIPMA membership is from MSMEs and it represents a wide spectrum of plastics sector, including polymer and machinery manufacturers, processors, mould and die makers, traders, exporters, consultants and other industry stakeholders.

He said AIPMA will also explore a plastic waste-to-value mission to promote technologies and applications that can convert plastic waste into useful products and economic value. It will work towards promoting development of Plastic Parks and integrated industry clusters.