Extrusion International 3-2018

27 Extrusion International 3/2018 Chinaplas At The New Venue Setting Records Biggest CHINAPLAS welcomed 180,701 visitors at 340,000 sq.m. exhibition spacemarking a newmilestone in its history A highly successful CHINAPLAS 2018 concluded its four-day show on April 27, 2018, in Shanghai. The rainy weather prior to the opening of the 32nd edition of show did not hamper the enthusiasm of visitors, who were inspired by smart manufacturing, in- novative materials, and green solu- tions. A total of 180,701 professional buyers from all over the world visited CHINAPLAS during the four days at the new show venue, the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC), Shanghai, PR China. CHINAP- LAS 2018 recorded the highest visitor count in history, and the show also set a new record in terms of exhibi- tion space. A record number of visitors: CHI- NAPLAS 2018 attracted 180,701 professional buyers. The number of overseas visitors totaled 47,900, ac- counting for 26.5% of the total. They came from150 countries and regions, including Hong Kong, India, Indone- sia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the U.K., Vietnam, and United States, among others. Compared with the Shang- hai edition of show two years ago (at the previous venue in Pudong), the number of visitors increased remark- ably by 21.6%. The total also rose by 16.4% compared with last year’s Guangzhou edition of the show. Ada Leung, General Manager of CHI- NAPLAS organizer Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., was delighted by the re- sults. “I have never seen such a huge number of visitors before,” she said. “Most of our exhibitors were satis- fied with the result,” added Leung. New record for exhibition space: CHINAPLAS 2018 was the first edi- tion of show to be held in the NECC, and allowed the organizer to accom- modate the strong booth space de- mand. With the much larger NECC, CHINAPLAS set a new, all-time record for exhibition space in the show’s 32-year history. The exhibition area covered 340,000 sq.m., an increase of 100,000 sq.m. compared to the Shanghai edition two years ago. Some 3,948 market leaders exhibited and brought cutting-edge solutions to the world stage during the show period. From 2012 onwards, CHINAPLAS has faced the problem of an exhibi- tion space shortage. When the show was held at the Shanghai New Inter- national Expo Center in Pudong, all the indoor exhibition halls had been used up. It took the CHINAPLAS team two full years to shift CHINAPLAS to the new venue. “In moving to NECC, CHINAPLAS this year marked a new milestone in her history,” Leung said. “To outsiders, many may think that the successes of CHINAPLAS came very naturally or easily as the show has been well established in the market. But we all know this is not the case. The achieve- ment of the CHINAPLAS show is the result of hard work, perseverance, the pursuit for continuous improve- ment, sensitivity to market needs, creativity and seamless collabora- tion among internal teams and with our different cooperation partners. The last 24 months were very tough, CHINAPLAS 2018 – REVIEW Picture 1: Biggest CHINAPLAS in history welcomed 180,701 visitors