Aerosol Promotion Council organises ‘APC Conference and Exhibition-2012’

Aerosol Promotion Council (APC) of India recently organised ‘APC Conference and Exhibition – 2012’ in Mumbai. The event received overwhelming response from all facets of the aerosol business fraternity of India and abroad. There were two major events: an exhibition and a technical conference.

The International Liason Committee (ILC), a body of heads of aerosol associations from all across the world, that makes global decisions on various aspects of aerosols, held their closed door meeting on the first day.

The conference was very aptly amalgamated with the most current and interesting topics, very important for the booming aerosol industry in India. The highlight of this conference was presence of speakers with a good track record in the field of aerosols from Indian and overseas industries. The conference was inaugurated by Bhaskar Pandit, the Chairman of the Organising Committee whereas all the speakers, participants and member of APC were welcomed by Bhogilal Patel, President, APC, India.

The exhibition was successful in its objective which attracted visitors on both the days, mainly due to its composition of exhibitors which included all the necessary elements of aerosol industry such as manufacturers of primary and secondary components (aerosol containers, caps and valves), propellants, excipients, perfumes, finished goods and the marketers. The opportunity to exhibit the products, services and overall business capabilities was utilised to its fullest by many manufacturers from India and overseas.

The visitors also had an opportunity to be familiar with latest innovations and developments in aerosol producing machines and manufacturing facilities situated nationwide and internationally. Thus the conference encompassed all the aspects of aerosol industry and offered an excellent opportunity to the participants to get rendezvous with success stories of aerosol industry and rich experiences of speakers, knowledge sharing and knowhow for their future needs of successful aerosol business in all the perspectives.

On the pharma front, during the interaction with ILC members, it was observed that the applications of aerosol technologies to pharma is a niche market, built on the main advantage that a hermitically sealed package maintained product integrity and thus prevented contamination. It could be easily appplied to reach areas and with exactly controlled dosages.

The major sectors of the pharma industry where aerosols are used are the Metered Dose Inhalers (MDI), followed by medical sprays for topical application to veterinary sprays. While the demand was constantly increasing, it was estimated that the pharma aerosol sector forms about 8-10 per cent of the aerosol industry.

The conference encompassed all the aspects of aerosol industry and offered an excellent opportunity to the participants to rendezvous with success stories of aerosol industry and rich experiences of speakers, knowledge sharing and knowhow for their future needs of successful aerosol business in all the perspectives.

EP News Bureau