Just as the plastics industry gave birth to one of the pioneering industrial giants in Taiwan, the sector is proving to be a driving force in China, with advanced plastic technologies and machinery displayed at the ChinaPlas 2015 (29th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries) setting up a platform to enable exchanging among global exhibitors and buyers, networking opportunities.
Alternatively held in Shanghai and Guangzhou, China yearly and organized by Hong Kong-based Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd. in cooperation with Messe Düsseldorf China, ChinaPlas is Asia's largest, world's second-largest trade fair for plastics and rubber industries by size, only next to Germany's K Show, a triennial trade fair staged in Düsseldorf.ChinaPlashas steadily achieved rising turnout in exhibitors and buyers due to positive response among attendees, who agree that the event creates ample business opportunities.
Held May 20 through 23 in the China Import & Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou, this year's ChinaPlas hosted over 3,200 exhibitors from 39 countries, with products spread across 240,000 square meters in 26 exhibition halls and the exhibitor number and floor space both hitting record highs. The show's increasing influence is also reflected in the surging number of first-time exhibitors. According to the organizer, over 700 of the total exhibitors joined the show the first time, mostly anticipating to meet more potential global buyers.