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12 Extrusion International 4/2020 INDUSTRY NEWS The 34th edition of CHINAPLAS has been rescheduled to April 13-16, 2021, at a new venue – Shenzhen World Exhi- bition & Convention Center. This will be the first time for CHINAPLAS to be held in Shenzhen. The trade fair will al- ternate between Shenzhen (odd years) and Shanghai (even years) in the future. Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., organizer of CHINAPLAS 2021, held a press conference on June 23, leveraging online video conferencing tools for the first time to virtually com- municate and interact with more than 100 Chinese and in- ternational media. During the press conference, Stanley Chu, Chairman of Adsale, Ada Leung, General Manager of Adsale, and Norris Chu, Project Director of Adsale, announced the latest updates about the trade show, shared word of emerg- ing developments from a new starting point, and discussed post-pandemic opportunities in the plastics and rubber in- dustries. “Shenzhen combines China’s enormous market potential and its unique geographic advantages, and the upcoming CHINAPLAS will help to position the plastics and rubber in- dustries to seize new growth opportunities,” Ada Leung said. The Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center is situ- ated at the heart of the Greater Bay Area. It is located in the center of the city cluster and close to the Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, well-connected to the Hong Kong International Airport. Sea, land and air transportation are readily available in all directions and routes, and the indus- trial cities in the Pearl River Delta are closely linked. It is par- ticularly worth noting that this is the world’s first exhibition center with full 5G coverage. In addition to a new fairground experience, CHINAPLAS 2021 will also leverage an “online + offline” strategy to un- lock new trade services experience. As advanced deployment CHINAPLAS Moves to Shenzhen for April 2021 Debut Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd. www.ChinaplasOnline.com of digital technology is a trend embraced by all industries, CHINAPLAS is also accelerating the integration of online and offline show experiences. The organizer is pleased to be launching “CHINAPLAS+”. For online experiences, CHINA- PLAS has successfully held nine webinars on hot topics dur- ing the pandemic, building a cloud communication bridge for industry players. The organizer soon will be introducing an online business matching service, extending the value of matching demand and supply online; during the show, the organizer will partner with Chinese and international media to provide live streaming of the trade show and facilitate online interaction. For offline experiences, the organizer will host new technical seminars and publish materials such as “FEATURE: RESUMING PRODUCTION” prior to the show, whereas international forums on industry trends, Tech Talk, thematic events on hot topics will be organized during the show to create a seamless integration between online and offline activities and transform a four-day exhibition to a 365-day, non-stop communication platform. Equiplast will take place in September 2021 The Equiplast trade show, one of the leading plastic sector events, will be held in September 2021, from 14th to 18th. This new schedule has been agreed by Fira de Barcelona with the aim of organising the best possible event on the dates which are considered to be ideal, instead of December 2020, as previously planned. The decision has been made taking into ac- count the current scenario and to ensure greater national and international participation in an economic and social context that is expected to be more favourable for the sec- tor. In this regard, holding these leading fairs for sectors such as the chemical, plastic and industrial sectors, which have proved essential during the pandemic, also aims to contrib- ute to their economic recovery. In 2021 the Equiplast fair will combine the traditional face- to-face exhibition with virtual contents in a hybrid model. www.equiplast.com The fairground inShenzhen is situatedat theheart of theGreater BayArea