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30 Extrusion International 5/2024 30 INDUSTRY NEWS wire MEXICO 2025 Dates Announced – Debut of Tube Mexico  The second staging of wireMexico as part of the es - tablished Mexican trade fair Expo Manufactura will be held from February 11 to 13, 2025, at the CINTERMEX Centro Internacional de Negocios in Monterrey. New next year: the debut of Tube Mexico. After introducing wire Mexico in 2024, Messe Düsseldorf will add Tube Mexico 2025 as a new satellite event of its worldwide Metalflow Alliance trade fair portfolio. Expo Manufac - tura, the International Trade Fair for Manufacturing Technology, Automation and Robotics, has been held annually in Mexico since 1996 and is managed by the international organizer Informa Markets. Messe Düsseldorf is renowned as the organizer of the world’s No. 1 trade fairs wire and Tube, taking place ev - ery two years in Düsseldorf, Germany. The wire & Tube Mexico 2025 trade fairs will offer in - ternational companies an important platform to enter the Latin American wire/cable and tube/pipe market. Especially Mexico is becoming increasingly important and is a key growth market for these industries. Grow - ing investment in Mexican infrastructure, particularly from the automotive, electronics and energy sectors, is driving national demand for wire, cables, tubes, pipes and accessories. “At wire and Tube Mexico you will see global market leaders and trendsetters from the entire process chain. Meet at decision-making level for new impulses, networking, knowledge exchange and big business”, stated Daniel Ryfisch, Director of Messe Düs - seldorf's Metalflow Alliance portfolio. Exhibit categories at wire Mexico include machinery for wire/cable manufacturing and processing, tools and auxiliary materials as well as wire/cable products, testing technology and software. Tube Mexico focuses on metallic tube and pipe manufacturing and process - ing machinery, tools, resource efficiency and OCTG. To date, over 1,600 square meters of booth space have been reserved for wire and Tube Mexico 2025. Both trade fairs will feature country pavilions from Germany, Italy and Brazil. In addition, wire Mexico will include country group exhibits fromAustria and France as well as a group stand organized by the International Wire and Machinery Association (IWMA). The last Expo Manufactura in February 2024 attract - ed 503 exhibitors, presenting more than 1,000 brands during the three trade fair days. More than 19,500 visitors from 35 countries traveled to Mexico, primar - ily machinery manufacturers, suppliers, metal fabrica- tors and experts from the electrical and automotive industries. At the premiere of wire Mexico this year, 51 exhibi - tors from 12 countries presented their latest technolo - gies and innovations on 580 square meters of exhibit space. Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Sarah Liehsem, LiehsemS@messe-duesseldorf.de https://wire-tube-mexico.com/ 2024 Size and Impact Report: Plastics Industry Thrives, Vital to Job Creation, Economic Growth and Manufacturing  The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) unveiled its 2024 Size and Impact Report, the association’s flag - ship annual analysis of the plastics industry, highlighting continued positive contributions to the U.S. economy. Dr. Perc Pineda, Chief Economist at PLASTICS, present- ed an overview of the report’s findings during an on - line Executive Briefing provided exclusively to PLASTICS members and members of the press. Highlights shared during today’s briefing included: • The U.S. plastics industry is large, accounting for over a million jobs (1,005,100) and $519.1 billion in ship - ments in 2023. • A success story for the U.S. economy, plastics manu- facturing employment grew 1.1% per year from 2013 to 2023, outpacing total manufacturing, which saw employment grow by just 0.7% per year during the same period. • When suppliers to the plastics industry are consid- ered, plastics-related U.S. jobs grow to 1.55 million, and total shipments grow to $658.2 billion. • As measured by gross output, the plastic products por - tion of the plastics industry was the eighth largest U.S. in - dustry in 2022 (the latest year forwhichdata are available). “This report shows the plastics industry remains vi - tal to our economy as a job creator and a source of innovation,” said PLASTICS President and CEO Matt Seaholm. “Our industry will continue to grow as part of the circular economy, finding innovative ways to make plastic better and more sustainable.” “The 2024 Size and Impact Report of the U.S. plas - tics industry highlights the vital role the industry plays in the economy,” said PLASTICS’ Chief Economist Dr. Perc Pineda. “The report shows growth in the industry’s real economic value added (adjusted for inflation), an increase in its share of consumer demand, and, more im- portantly, a rise in annual payroll.” To request a copy of the Size and Impact Report Ex - ecutive Summary please email: Camille Gallo, cgallo@plasticsindustry.org