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| Chinaplas 2005 closed with great applause  Despite the torrential rain in Guangzhou during the show period of Chinaplas 2005, Asia's No.1 plastics and rubber trade show, the mega show was successful to record a total of 52, 009 visitors from 80 countries and regions. Chinaplas 2005 came to a close with resounding triumph on June 24, 2005 at Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Centre, PR China. This year, Chinaplas continues its record-breaking momentums. The show occupied an exhibition area of 77, 000sqm, 28% growth over its last edition in Shanghai; 1, 109 exhibitors came from 30 countries and regions; 10 country and region pavilions from Austria, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, UK, USA, PR China and the Taiwan Province; exhibition area of the Chemicals and Raw Materials Zone reached 18, 000sqm, 50% growth over the last edition; and over 900 sets of machines were on display.The responses from overseas delegation groups were particularly encouraging. During the four-day event, on top of delegation groups from Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association, Singapore Plastics Industry Association, Korea Die & Mould Industries Cooperative, Vietnam Plastics Association, Thai Plastic Industries Association and Philippines Plastics Industry Association, groups from Turkey, India, Indonesia, Korea, Germany, Spain, Japan, etc. also flocked to Chinaplas 2005. Some delegations groups also took this opportunity to visit plastic products factories nearby so as to facilitate technological exchange and explore cooperating opportunities. As the applications of plastics and rubber are very wide, visitors of Chinaplas 2005 came from different industries. This year, 26.7% of visitors came from plastic / rubber processing factories, chemical / daily chemicals factories, 13.9% was manufacturers of electronic products, electrical appliances, toys and autoparts, mould and die factories, 23.9% was manufacturers of plastic products, construction products and packaging factories, 10.1% was rubber products manufacturers, 13.2% was plastic / rubber machine manufacturers. For visitors' business nature, 67.3% was manufacturers, 17.13% was importers / exporters / wholesalers / distributors, 6.83% was retailers. The remaining was from service industry, association, research institutions and academic institution. Visitor statistics also revealed that nearly 55% of visitors were decision makers, consisting of directors, general managers, factory owners, managers, assistant managers, chief engineers and senior engineers. Among the visitors from Mainland China, 46.3% of them were from the private sectors, 43.8% from joint-venture enterprises and 9.1% from the state owned enterprises. These figures reflect the growing importance of private sectors and joint-venture enterprises, which are being widely recognized as locomotives for the fast development of China's economy. According to an on-site visitor survey, 94% of interviewees agreed that Chinaplas 2005 was the most influential and representative plastics and rubber trade fair in China. Nearly 60% of visitors' companies will or may purchase overseas machines / equipment in the coming two years, demonstrating the enormous market potential in China's industry. Chinaplas is held every even year in Shanghai and rotates between Beijing and Guangzhou in every odd year. Chinaplas 2006 has been scheduled for April 26-29, 2006 in Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Pudong, Shanghai, PR China. Chinaplas 2005 is organized by Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd, co-organized by China Foreign Trade Centre (Group), China National Light Industry Council - China Plastics Processing Industry Association, Guangdong Plastics Industry Association and Messe Dusseldorf China Ltd. In 2005, it is already the 16th consecutive year for Chinaplas to enjoy exclusive sponsorship form EUROMAP (European Committee of Machinery Manufacturers for the Plastics & Rubber Industries) in China. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Construction News :: home page |