Extrusion International 5-2018

66 Extrusion International 5/2018 TRADE FAIRS Turkey, the U.K., Vietnam, and United States, among others. New visions - concurrent events In rapid-changing macro-environ- ment, CHINAPLAS will keep acting as the indicator of the industry’s development by delivering concur- rent events with topics related to Industry 4.0, circular economy, re- cycling, medical plastics and prod- uct design. Stay tuned to explore the new direction of the plastics and rubber industries, together with the Asia’s no. 1 trade show – CHINAPLAS! An estimated 3,400 exhibitors from 40 countries and regions will show- case their advanced exhibits on an over 250,000sqm of exhibition area. Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd, Beijing Yazhan Exhibition Services Ltd www.ChinaplasOnline.com chinery & Materials Zone, as well as Chemicals & Raw Materials Zone, Composite & High Performance Materials, Bioplastics, Additives, Thermoplastic Elastomers & Rub- ber, Colour Pigment & Masterbatch Zones and Semi-finished Products Zone. Exhibitors can demonstrate their various solutions through this unparalleled platform. New record for both exhibition space and visitor number In last few editions, CHINAPLAS re- corded constant record-breaking number of visitors, as well as exhi- bition space. It is believed to be an indicator of industry boom. CHI- NAPLAS 2018 attracted 180,701 professional buyers. The number of overseas visitors totaled 47,900, accounting for 26.5% of the total. They came from 150 countries and regions, including Hong Kong, In- dia, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, The latest trends on the market are here at CHINAPLAS 2019 CHINAPLAS 2019 is going to exhibit the most ground-breaking plas- tics and rubber technologies and a wide array of raw materials to be in line with the government policies and the latest trend. Accompanied by 11 countries and region pavil- ions, including Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and USA, CHINAPLAS will continue to provide the platform for plastics and rubber industries to tap into the markets of China and Asia. There will be 18 theme zones in the show, namely Injection Molding Machinery, Extrusion Machinery, Plastic Packaging Machinery, Film Technology and Rubber Machin- ery Zones; 3D Technology, Smart Manufacturing Technology and Recycling Technology Zones; Auxil- iary & Testing Equipment and Die & Mould Zones, Chinese Export Ma- Paves the Way to Plastics’ Future CHINAPLAS 2019 (The 33rd International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries) will rotate back to China Import & Export Fair Complex, Pazhou, Guangzhou, PR China on 21 – 24 May 2019. The show is expected to occupy more than 250,000 sqm exhibition area with 3,400+ exhibitors, featuring a full spectrum of exhibits in seamless connection with “Smart Manufacturing”, “InnovativeMaterials” and “Green Solutions”. CHINAPLAS 2018 CHINAPLAS 2017 CHINAPLAS 2016 Exhibition area (sqm) 340,000 250,000 240,000 Total no. of visitors 180,701 155,258 148,575 No. of overseas visitors 47,900 [26.5%] 40,048 [25.8%] 39,454 [26.6%] Visitors will see a full spectrum of smart manufacturing solutions at CHINAPLAS Green solutions for packaging industry Application of innovative materials in the automotive industry incredibly contributes to vehicle lightweighting