New Delhi, Sep 14 (KNN) In a bid to make the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) operations more better, the Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (CODISSIA) all set to organise ‘Raw Mat India-2019’ at the Codissia Trade Fair Complex from September 18-20.

The expo will showcase resources such as raw materials, inputs, consumables and services.

While addressing reporters here, Codissia President, R Ramamurthy highlighted the benefits of the expo and said that the aim of the expo is to make their members more competitive as it would allow the MSMEs to know where the raw materials come from and its various suppliers.

“The maximum consumption of raw materials are done by MSMEs,” he said.

While commenting on the same, Chairman of the expo C B Senthil Kumar said that the event would also seek to improve the availability of raw materials to the MSMEs.

Kumar further stressed that that the disadvantage faced by most MSMEs was not being able to obtain proper grade for raw materials.

’This expo would provide an opportunity for buyers to demand the grade they required,’’ he said.

According to a press release, Raw Mat India-2019 82 companies across the country will participate and will display raw materials for various industries.

The expo would also showcase raw materials (including heets, plates, tubes), input materials (including ferro alloys, inoculants and binders), consumable materials, chemical materials, fasteners, finishers, deposition and packaging materials, the release further said.

MSME Technology Development Centre, Process and Product Development Centre (PPDC), Agra and National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), would support the expo.

About 10,000 visitors are expected to visit the fairand a business turnover of about ₹ 150 crore are expected by the organisers, the release added.

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