Extrusion International 1-2021

10 Extrusion International 1/2021 INDUSTRY NEWS 13 to 16 April 2021, Shenzhen, P.R. China „ In today’s unprecedented turbulent times, the global manufacturing industry is undergoing profound and com- plex changes, facing uncertainties and challenges, while opening up new opportunities under the new normal. CHI- NAPLAS 2021 themed “New Era • New Potential • Innova- tion for Sustainability”, will not only stimulate development in the industries, but also keep the momentum going in the exploration of business opportunities in the new era. In a special period when COVID-19 has brought a lot of uncertainties to the global economy, China has been tak- ing actions to contribute more certainties to the world. China’s economy recovered strongly following the COVID- 19 pandemic. After a sharp V-shaped rebound in the fi rst six months of the year, China’s GDP expanded 4.9% in the third quarter. It is predicted that China will be the only ma- jor economy in the world achieving positive growth in 2020. When the economy is rapidly recovering, China is leading consumption upgrade, enhancing self-innovation capacity to push forward the high level opening up to the world, and hastening the establishment of a new development model featuring dual circulation in the domestics and inter- national markets where the former plays a leading role. An unimpeded domestic circulation is the key. The main focuses are reconstruction of the industrial foundation and upgrade of the production chain. China has a fully equipped industrial system and a complete industrial chain, providing huge room for technological innovation and application. In the post-pandemic era, demands for healthcare, smart- tech, eco-friendliness, convenience and comfort have in- creased sharply. The sales and exports of household prod- ucts like kitchen appliances and fi tness equipment have CHINAPLAS 2021 – Igniting NewMomentum during Challenging Times risen. Demands on fresh food distribution, express delivery and convenience food products have increased in adverse market conditions. A surge in diversi fi ed, personalized and high-quality demands will give rise to more new consump- tion patterns and forms of business. Technological innovation is the key for China’s domestic de- mand expansion, new infrastructure, domestic substitution and realization of plastics recycling. It is necessary for en- terprises to speed up technology innovation, business up- grade and transformation to boost their competitiveness. CHINAPLAS is located in China with strong in fl uence over the Asian region and the world. The upcoming edition of show will be held in Shenzhen, the city of innovation and creativity. CHINAPLAS embraces the changing times active- ly, responds to the new demands of the market rapidly, and explores the development of the dual circulation together with the industry stakeholders. Space reservation of CHINAPLAS 2021 is overwhelming. More than 3,600 exhibitors have con fi rmed their participa- tion, including 10 country/region pavilions from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States and Taiwan region. This shows that the enterprises are with full con fi dence in the prospect of the plastics and rubber industries. Many forward-looking technologies and practical solutions will be introduced at CHINAPLAS, including cutting-edge technologies from all over the world and strong-rising Chinese technologies. Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd. www.ChinaplasOnline.com Demands on fresh fooddistributionandhouseholdelectronic appliances are ignitingnewmomentum in themarket A lot of greenand recycling solutionswill be foundat CHINAPLAS