HIPLEX 2026, South and Central India’s largest plastics exhibition and India’s third-largest plastics expo, concluded on a high note in Hyderabad, with exhibitors reporting strong business enquiries, machinery sales and new orders during the four-day event.

The exhibition, organized by the Telangana and Andhra Plastics Manufacturers Association (TAAPMA) at HITEX, attracted more than 55,000 visitors over four days, including manufacturers, buyers, technology providers, investors, entrepreneurs and industry professionals from across India and overseas.

A major highlight of the exhibition was the strong response to plastics processing and ancillary machinery. More than 110 machines were sold during the exhibition, while around 75% of ancillary equipment displayed by participating companies was sold, according to the organizers.

Several machinery exhibitors received orders ranging from one to as many as six machines, besides generating a large number of enquiries and follow-up business opportunities.

Based on the orders booked and business generated during the exhibition, the organizers estimated that business transactions worth more than INR 150 crore were generated during HIPLEX 2026. The large number of enquiries and prospective orders generated at the exhibition is expected to translate into additional business of around ₹500 crore in the coming months, according to the organizers.

The organizers said the increased manufacturing and business activity is also expected to contribute to higher GST revenues for the state, besides creating opportunities across the plastics manufacturing, machinery, logistics, services and ancillary sectors.

According to the organizers, exhibitors were particularly pleased with the quality of visitors, with a significant number comprising decision-makers, purchase teams, manufacturers, entrepreneurs and technology seekers. Visitors had the opportunity to see plastics processing machinery and technologies, interact directly with senior company representatives and negotiate business deals at the exhibition stands.

The display of live machinery and processing technologies emerged as one of the major attractions, enabling visitors to understand the capabilities of new equipment and explore solutions for improving productivity, automation, recycling and manufacturing efficiency. HIPLEX 2026 featured machinery, raw materials, moulds, automation solutions, recycling technologies, bio-polymers, packaging solutions and other products covering the plastics value chain.

The dedicated recycling hall was another major attraction, showcasing how plastic waste can be transformed into commercially valuable products and demonstrating the growing importance of the circular economy.

The organizers also focused on visitor and exhibitor experience. Free drinking water and tea were made available to visitors and exhibitors throughout the exhibition, and special hospitality arrangements were made for exhibitors, including lunch, airport pick-up and drop, hotel transfers and transportation to and from the venue – aimed at ensuring exhibitors could focus on business, networking and customer engagement throughout the four-day event.

HIPLEX 2026 brought together manufacturers, machinery producers, technology providers, raw material suppliers, recyclers, buyers, investors and entrepreneurs on a common platform. The machinery sales, business enquiries and exhibitor feedback, according to TAAPMA, reflect demand for plastics processing technologies and expanding opportunities in India’s plastics and polymer industry. The organizers said the business leads generated during HIPLEX 2026 are expected to translate into investments, technology adoption, capacity expansion and new manufacturing opportunities in the months ahead.