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industrial designs to visitors, who gain inspirations on ap-
plication of new materials and at the same time discuss and
exchange solutions face-to-face, further creating value.
The 3rd Medical Plastics Conference helps hunters uncover
treasures from this sunrise industry
The growing demand for medical devices by the huge popu-
lation in recent years, the rise of emerging markets and the
ageing society is triggering a renewed growth of the medical
device market.
China’s healthcare industry is at a stage of abundant poten-
tials, but is at the same time having a low level of technol-
ogy, prompting manufacturers to find adaptive solutions to
existing production lines and cost pressures. New and better
materials are the key to the future development of medical
enterprises. The concurrent event Medical Plastics Confer-
ence has been held successfully in the past two years, receiv-
ing very positive feedbacks from the industry.
First compounding industry exhibition
to take place in Germany
The world’s first international exhibition focused specifically
on the plastics compounding industry will take place in Essen,
Germany on 27-28 June 2018. The CompoundingWorld Expo is
being launched by AMI, organiser of conferences for the global
plastics additives and compoundingmarkets. The exhibitionwill
be free to attend andwill cover all types of polymer compounds
including polyolefins, PVC, engineering plastics, styrenics, TPEs
and masterbatch, as well as plastics recycling. Free seminars,
technical presentations and industry debates will take place
in lecture theatres on the exhibition floor. The Compounding
World Expo 2018 will reflect the growing influence and impor-
tance of the sector by providing a dedicated large-scale inter-
national meetingplace for compounders andmasterbatchmak-
ers. Messe Essen was selected because of its large and modern
exhibition facilities that are ideally located in the centre of Eu-
rope’s industrial heartland. Essen is just 20 minutes’ drive from
Dusseldorf airport or a short journey by train.
“Based on discussions we have had with a wide range of in-
dustry suppliers in recent months, there is great enthusiasm
for an exhibition focused specifically on thermoplastics com-
pounding,” said Matt Wherlock, AMI’s Exhibition Sales and
Marketing Manager. “A variety of key suppliers have already
reserved stands including Brabender, Budenheim, Buss, CPM
Century Extrusion, Econ, Farrel Pomini, Feddem, ICMA San
Giorgio, Imerys, JSW, KraussMaffei Berstorff, Leistritz, LKAB
Minerals, OCSiAl, Penta, Plasmec, Plastic Systems, Polyscope,
Promixon, Steer, Velox and Xinda among others”.
The Compounding World Expo will be AMI’s first free-to-en-
ter exhibition for delegates.
Buss AG, a leading supplier of Kneader technology, were one
of the key players to reserve a stand in the build up to the ex-
hibition launch. Marco Senoner, Head of Marketing at Buss
explained, “Through its Compounding World magazine and
conferences, AMI has created a valuable platform to unify the
compounding sector”. Senoner added “The new Compound-
ing World Expo represents an attractive continuation of this
success story, bringing the major players of this sector togeth-
er at one exhibition”.
The 2nd Medical Plastics Conference lasted two days, at-
tracting 600 professional visitors. Topics covered: the latest
medical polymer materials, 3D printing in clinical and surgical
model applications, medical laws and regulations, as well as
application of surgical models.
The 3rd Medical Plastics Conference, to be held of May 17-
18, 2017 will bring together the upstream and downstream
sectors of the industry to discuss the latest applications of
medical plastics and cutting-edge production technology.
The admission fee is RMB 30 (one day pass) and RMB 50
(four-day pass). To enjoy free admission, please visit www.
to pre-register before May 9,
2017. Visitors successfully pre-register before March 1, 2017
will receive the visitor badge by mail in advance.