Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananth Kumar on 1 March 2017 presented the 7th National Awards for Technology Innovation in Petrochemicals and Downstream Plastics Processing Industry (2016-17) in New Delhi.
For the 7th National Awards, 415 nominations were received and finally, 16 nominations have been selected as winners and 7 nominations as runners-up for 2016-17.
List of Winners
| Winner | Category |
| Dr K Balasubramanian | Innovation in Polymeric Materials |
| Reliance Industries Limited | Innovation in Polymeric Materials |
| Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati | Innovation in Polymeric Materials |
| Dr Debdatta Ratna and Team | Innovation in Polymeric Products |
| Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), Hyderabad & Others | Innovation in Polymeric Products |
| Dr S Sridhar and Team | Innovation of Polymer Processing Machinery & Equipment |
| Windsor Machines Limited, Kalol | Innovation of Polymer Processing Machinery & Equipment |
| E-Parisaraa Private Limited, Bengaluru | Innovation in Polymer Waste Management & Recycling Technology and Green Polymeric Materials & Products |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | Innovation in Polymer Waste Management & Recycling Technology and Green Polymeric Materials & Products |
| John Deere India Pvt. Ltd., Pune | Polymers in Agriculture and Water Conservation |
| Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh | Polymers in Agriculture and Water Conservation |
| Dr. Lizymol P.P. | Polymers in Public Health Care” |
| HLL Lifecare Limited, Thiruvananthapuram & Others | Polymers in Public Health Care |
| DRDO, Delhi & IIT Delhi | Polymers in Public Health Care |
| Dr. S. Reshmi and Team, VSSC, ISRO | “Research in the field of Polymer Science and Technology |
| Raja Shunmugam, IISER Kolkata | Research in the field of Polymer Science and Technology |
| CSIR - National Aerospace Laboratories, Bengaluru | Research in the field of Polymer Science & Technology |
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List of Runner-ups
| Runner-up | Category |
| Dr. S.Sridhar and Team, CSIR, Hyderabad | “Innovation in Polymeric Materials |
| Tezpur University, Assam | “Innovation in Polymeric Materials |
| Dr. Balasubramanian. K, DU, Pune | Innovation of Polymer Processing Machinery & Equipment |
| Rajoo Engineers Ltd., Rajkot | Innovation of Polymer Processing Machinery & Equipment |
| Digvijay Dhabriya, Dhabriya Polywood Ltd | “Innovation in Polymer Waste Management & Recycling Technology and Green Polymeric Materials & Products |
| Dr. Tarun K. Maji and Ms. Chinmayee Saikia | Research in the field of Polymer Science & Technology |
| Trimoorty Auto Deco Components Private Limited, Pune | Innovation in Petrochemicals and Newer Polymer Applications |
About the Awards
• The National awards are given for outstanding contribution to research and development leading to less energy consumption, better plastic waste management, increase in product life cycle, development of innovative new products, quality standards, recycling and other emerging areas.
• These awards are also intended to enhance innovative capacities to the level of international recognition.
• The ultimate objective is to develop and maintain the petrochemical industry as a globally competitive industry using eco-friendly processes and technologies.
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