Extrusion International USA 4-2022

10 Extrusion International 4/2022 INDUSTRY NEWS PLASTPOL 2022  PLASTPOL Expo is Central Eu- rope's leader in the sector of plastics processing industry events. The trade fair hosted almost 400 companies from 26 countries worldwide, which used almost 10 thousand. sq.m. as the exhibition space. This year's PLASTPOL - International Fair of Plastics and Rubber Processing proved to be an important enabler for new supply and sales chains within the plastics processing sector. This expo mission has been confirmed by a suc - cessful visit of Qatar and Angola rep- resentatives. They were looking for new investors at the Kielce exhibition and congress centre. Foreign missions were prospering for companies from Poland but also from other European countries. This year's edition is marked by a strong presence of companies and institutions representing critical eco- nomic centres; for 26 years, German, Austrian and Swiss companies have perceived PLASTPOL as the place to prosper for important customers, new markets and key business contacts. Targi Kielce hosted, to name a few, ENGEL, ARBURG, KRAUSS-MAFFEI, BATTENFELD- WITTMANN, EREMA, MEUSBURGER and EVONIK INDUS- TRIES, to name just a few firms. Italy also enjoyed a strong representation; the expo halls were the showcase for MORETTO, MEPOL, CONFINDUSTRIA POLONIA and AMBRA POLYMERS. The potential of Polish processing trade show is also recognised by glob- al institutions; both the Embassy of Angola and Qatar Development Bank together with Qatar Financial Centre joined the expo to present their eco- nomic potential. Not only did they ex- hibit at Plastpol, but also organised a series of meetings devoted to invest- ment opportunities as well as these countries' production industries' de- velopment prospects. The industry finds recycling impor - tant: As every year, recycling and the activities targeted at producers, in- stitutions, and consumers in particu- lar, were discussed at the conference "Plastics recycling - one goal, many possibilities" held within the scope of the PLASTPOL Expo held in Targi Kielce. The meeting was organised by the Waste Management and Recy- cling Cluster- National Key Cluster. One of the conference topics was the use of platforms to track the raw materials circulation and recirculation on the example of the RecoTrace plat- form. The meeting brought together ex- perts in plastics processing and plas- tics recycling associated with at the PlasticsEurope Polska Foundation, including Anna Kozera-Szałkowska, Managing Director of Plastics Europe Polska, Andzej Kubik fromGPR GUMA and Plastik Recycling, and Kazimierz Borkowski from Ambiente. The 27th edition of the Targi Kielce's International Fair of Plastics and Rubber Processing PLASTPOL will take place from 23 to 26 May 2023. www.plastpol.com