Introduction
The Nepal Polymer Institute (NPI) is a national, nonprofit, professional organization registered under the Kathmandu District Administration Office of the Nepal Government. The institute was founded in 2010 by a team of enthusiastic chemists and physical scientists working at different academic institutions and government bodies under the leadership of Dr. Rameshwar Adhikari, Professor of Chemistry at Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.