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PLASTICS & RUBBER EXPO DECARBONISATION ROADMAP
K 2025 expo set to feature higher Indian participation India Hydrogen Alliance outlines steps needed to

The Indian presence – in terms of slowdown. Despite achieve India’s 2030 green hydrogen target
exhibitors and visitors – at the world uncertainties in
biggest trade fair on plastics and rub- the global economy, India Hydrogen Alliance (IH2A) – an
ber, K 2025, is expected to be higher plastics production industry coalition of global and Indian
than the 2022 edition, according to of- has grown steadily companies representing the hydrogen
fi cials of the show organiser, Messe in recent years, value-chain, has made a formal submission
Düsseldorf. They were speaking a ‘K 2025 Mr. Franken stated to the Government of India proposing
presentation’, organised in Mumbai and added, “Plastic Hydrogen Purchase Obligations (HPOs)
and demand side support for refi neries
recently, to provide latest updates on the was, is, and will and ammonia plants, 10% HPO for exist-
exhibition scheduled to take place from be the best mate- ing plants and 100% HPO for new plants
8 to 15 October 2025 in Dusseldorf, rial compared to by 2030, to achieve the National Green
Germany. glass, paper, or Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) 2030 target
metal.” of 1.5-mt green hydrogen for domestic
Speaking at the event, Mr. Thomas use in India.
Franken, Project Director – Plastics & give the industry a fresh boost. Many Speaking at the event, Mr. Bhushan
Rubber Portfolio, Messe Düsseldorf companies and many of our exhibitors Sonar, Managing Director, RR Plast IH2A has submitted that without
GmbH, informed that K 2025 will are reporting that they have reached Extrusions, informed about the company’s HPOs and adequate off take and demand
feature almost 3,200 exhibitors from the lowest point and are starting to participation at the K fair over the past creation, NGHM 2030 targets and com-
around 80 nations. These companies recover step-by-step. The K 2025 is editions and growing stature of Indian bined hydrogen-related investments
will be presenting their off erings from taking place at the right moment. We are machinery players participating in the worth $80-bn are at risk.
the fi elds of machinery and equipment lucky with the timing, as all signs now trade show. Ms. Millie Contractor, Gene-
for the plastics and rubber industry, raw point to a positive shift, and the begin- ral Manager, Messe Düsseldorf India, India’s installed electrolyser base is
materials, auxiliaries, and semi-fi nished ning of stable recovery of the plastics advised Indian visitors planning to travel currently less than 40-MW producing
products, technical parts and reinforced and rubber and machinery sectors,” to Germany for the show to complete 10,600-mtpa of green hydrogen, which
plastics. The K expo is recognised as a said Mr. Franken. visa formalities well in advance given accounts for less than 1% of NGHM 2030
trend barometer and innovation forum that fact that a number of large exhibi- target of 1.5-mmt for domestic consump-
for the entire sector, with the latest He revealed that K 2025 has been tions are scheduled to happen in tion. IH2A has, in its submission to the
government, stated that HPOs are critical
developments and optimised technolo- fully booked with 178,000 sq.m of net Germany during the month of October this for meeting NGHM 2030 targets and pro-
gies being premiered every three years. exhibition space since May 2024, high- year. Trade visitors from India usually tecting the public announced hydrogen-
lighting the relevance of the plastic comprise one of the largest contingents related investments in excess of $80-bn in
“We fi rmly believe that K 2025 will sector in spite of the global economic fl ocking to the K exhibition. India. According to IH2A, without HPOs
and demand support, planned hydrogen
UPL’s subsidiary Superform aims for sustained plants and supply projects risk becom-  Aggregated industrial hydrogen green hydrogen volumes of at least 10%
off take in 39 existing domestic pro
till 2030. Once HPOs are introduced,
ing stranded assets. Mr. Amrit Singh Deo,
growth in speciality chemicals IH2A Secretariat lead, said, “The govern- jects, across 17 refineries and 22 India can look at the Japan Contract-for-
ammonia plants, through a 10% HPO
Diff erence (CfD) framework to part-fund
ment should consider mandatory HPOs
Agrochemicals major, UPL Ltd. said between 2027 and 2040, and with the “Backed by a robust global sourc- to induce industrial domestic hydrogen to meet 45% NGHM target by 2030 the green hydrogen transition by refi nery and
its wholly-owned subsidiary Superform speciality chemicals segment poten- ing network and ESG performance, off take in refi neries and ammonia sectors (672,000-mt). ammonia sector by 2030, and reduce

(formerly UPL Specialty Chemicals tially accounting for 10-12 percent of Superform has an extensive portfolio to meet NGHM 2030 targets. Mandated  Accelerated industrial hydrogen off - carbon emissions in these two hard-to-
Ltd.), will tap expanding growth oppor- the global chemical market by then, of reaction capabilities and many of HPOs can replicate the success of RPOs take in 8 new build/expansion proj- abate sectors,” said Mr. Singh Deo.
tunities in agriculture, lubricants, fl ame Superform said it is “strategically posi- which can be manufactured for cus- from the renewable energy sector”. ects across 5 refi nery and 3 fertilisers
retardants, mining, healthcare, and food & tioned to support and accelerate this tom synthesis. The company is aligned plants, through 100% HPOs to meet IH2A estimates that an additional
IH2A has proposed HPOs to replace
beverages. transformation by creating powerful with the rising global demand for current grey hydrogen industrial off take 55% NGHM target by 2030 (849,000- budget allocation for a $2-bn CfD frame-
mt).
work, for refi neries and fertilisers, can
and responsible solutions” with its green chemistry and sustainable solu-
With India’s share in global chemi- expertise in working with complex tions, strengthening its relevance in with green hydrogen, as feedstock in “Refi neries and fertilisers should have support the transition of all existing
refi nery and fertiliser plants to 10% HPO
refinery and ammonia sectors, across 47 existing
cal market expected to triple by 2040, chemistries and solving intricate international markets,” the company and proposed plants in India. The IH2A a common hydrogen use and demand off take and all new plants to 100% HPO
with projected annual growth of 7–10% problems. said. proposed HPOs are divided into the following: roadmap to aggregate demand and procure off take by 2030.
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