Extrusion International 4-2023-USA

11 Extrusion International 4/2023 CHINAPLAS Full of Business Opportunities in the Fairground The largest ever CHINAPLAS was successfully concluded at the Shen- zhen World Exhibition & Conven- tion Center, PR China on April 20. The show results were impressively indicating a great surge with 3,905 exhibitors from 38 countries and re- gions around the world. The show occupied 380,000sqm and recorded an attendance of 248,222 visitors from 149 countries and regions. 28,429 visitors came from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan region and overseas, accounting for 11.45% of the total. Compared with the 2019 Guangzhou Exhibition, the total number of visitors increased by 51.99%, and compared with the 2021 Shenzhen Exhibition, it in- creased by 63.16%. "The results of the exhibition ex- ceeded expectations in terms of popularity, innovation level of ex- hibits, and the number and quality of visitors. The record high number of visitors reached about 250,000, including overseas visitors who had not attended the show for three years due to travel restrictions. Comparing with CHINPALAS held in 2021, the number of overseas visitors has surged considerably this year, injecting infinite vitality into the exhibition,” said Ada Leung, General Manager of Adsale Exhibi- tion Services Ltd., the organizer of CHINAPLAS. “The success can be attributed to the right timing, loca- tion and participants. The exhibition unleashed enthusiasm and strong demand for face-to-face communi- cation between the upstream and downstream of the industry, with robust purchasing power from both local and overseas buyers. They have been actively placing purchase orders for materials and machin- ery. An exhibitor even claimed that it has received the largest amount of order in the past 30 years at the exhibition. The satisfaction on the exhibition of both exhibitors and visitors has soared. The plastics and rubber industries are showing more signs of recovery and the confi - dence of enterprises in the market has increased, creating a vibrant and promising outlook." CHINAPLAS is held in Shenzhen every odd-year and in Shanghai ev- ery even-year. The next exhibition will return to the National Exhibi- tion and Convention Center, Hon- gqiao, Shanghai, PR China, on April 23-26, 2024. www.ChinaplasOnline.com