| Although not classified as raw materials, containers are
one of the essential requirements of industries. They are used
in a variety of shapes and sizes and are made from wide! y
different classes of materials. In some industries, as for example,
chemical, pharmaceutical and toilet industries, the container
determines to an appreciable extent the reputation of the
products. Thanks to the pioneering efforts and self-abnegation
of our patriot scientist, late Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray,
India has now fairly well established chemical and pharmaceutical
industries. The Sw adeshi movement provided a great
impetus to the growth and expansion of these industries, which was accelerated by the outbreak of World War II. Chemical
and pharmaceutical industrie3 in India, taken together constitute
an appreciable portion of the country's total industrial
production, |
