DPMAI feels proud that Indian Colorants Industry has emerged as a major player in the world with a Global market share of about 17%.  The actual export performance exceeded the targets set in the first two 10 year Action Plans. DPMAI honours its members with annual awards for their excellence in various fields, felicitates students of Color chemistry from ICT, conducts Seminars, arranges and hosts overseas Trade delegations and organizes conferences to bring Colorant makers and its diverse users on a common platform to understand the present and future needs and deliberate on improvement in available products, future trends and developments.  For the convenience of end users, DPMAI with the support of DCP, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. Of  India,  had  organized  such  three  Conferences  on  “Textiles:  Business  &  Environment  Sustainability  –  Challenges  for  the Colorants Industry” in 2013 in Coimbatore and in 2016 and 2022 in Ludhiana.

Over the years, DPMAI & China Dyestuff Industry Association (CDIA) have established close links. Besides holding regular interactions, and active participation in China Inter Dye Exhibition every year; the first Inter Dye Asia (an international exhibition) was jointly and successfully held in December 2011 in Ahmedabad. DPMAI & CDIA jointly established Asia Dyestuff Industry Federation (ADIF) in 2018 with a view to assisting in accelerating the development of Asian Colorants. Globally recognized as the Apex association for the Indian Colorants Industry, DPMAI is regularly invited for participation and presentations in prestigious events such as ITMA and International Congress of International Federation of Associations of Textile Chemists and Colourists (IFATCC).

To address the needs of the Colorants industry at a business platform bringing together related stake holders, buyers and sellers from India and abroad with focused emphasis on textiles (India being now viewed as a global sourcing hub for all of types of textiles); Colour Publications, along with DPMAI have stared organizing Expos (ChromaTexChem) in Mumbai, the commercial capital of India and one of the leading centres for textile industry. The 1st EXPO was conducted successfully on 14th & 15th November 2019,  the subsequent editions jointly with The Gujarat Dyestuffs Manufacturers Association (GDMA),  on 13th & 14th October 2022, 19th & 20th  December 2023, 21st & 22nd October 2024 and 19-20 November 2025, which has become an yearly event.

DPMAI celebrated the 75 Years Celebration on 11^th April 2025 at Hotel Taj Lands End, Mumbai.   Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Govt of India, was the Chief Guest during the Inaugural session.  Shri Kanubhai Desai, Hon’ble Finance Minister, Govt. of Gujarat was the Guest of Honour.  Padma Bhushan Shri Rajjubhai Shroff, Chairman & Managing Director, UPL Ltd and Shri Sunil Lalbhai, Chairman & Managing Director, Atul Ltd were the special invitees.  

Starting in 2005; the International Convention on Colorants (COC), jointly conducted by DPMAI and Department of Speciality Chemical Technology, ICT with support from the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals (DCPC), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has become a very successful biennial event.   Appreciating the continuous need for Innovation in Technology, and to enable the industry to benefit from the latest worldwide developments in the field, 11th international Convention on Colorants 2027 is being organized on 28th & 29th January 2027 in Mumbai.  The 2027 convention will have East Asis Symposium (EAS) composed of research scientists and industry representatives from Japan and Taiwan, as a partner and is thus being named as COC–EAS 2027.