Metal packaging industry may face an acute shortage of raw material: MCMA
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The metal packaging industry in India is facing hurdles in securing its raw material, tinplate and tin-free steel due to the imposition of BIS Standards at a time when countries are witnessing travel restrictions due to the viral pandemic.
The metal packaging industry in India is facing hurdles in securing its raw material, tinplate and tin-free steel due to the imposition of BIS Standards at a time when countries are witnessing travel restrictions due to the viral pandemic. “There is going to be an acute shortage of raw material as the global players have refused to accept their orders to provide tinplate/tin-free steel while the domestic market is not so equipped to fulfil the demand,” said the Metal Containers Manufacturers Association of India (MCMA) in a statement on Monday.
PHD Chamber urges Steel Ministry to defer QCO order Due to the demand-supply gap in tinplate as well as tin free steel products like Easy Open End (EOE) / Peel Off / Cone / Domes, India s premier business association, the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry urged the Ministry of Steel, Government of India to defer the steel and steel products (Quality Control Order dated 17th July 2020). Also they said materials aligned to the International Standard Organisation (ISO) should be allowed to be used.
On 17 July 2020, The Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order (QCO) restricted the supply of input materials to crucial industries such as tin can making industry, metal packaging industry and processed food industry. The processed food industry is one of the thrust sectors of the Government - and tin containers are essential packaging material for the industry. The sector is vital when one considers that food loss in India is already up t