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39 Extrusion International 5/2017 Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd www.ChinaplasOnline.com Performance Materials Zone, Chemicals & Raw Materials Zone and Semi-Finished Products Zone. The setup of the 18 theme zones will certainly facilitate sourcing and pur- chasing of buyers. Pre-register for CHINAPLAS 2018 CHINAPLAS 2018 will be held in National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC), Hongqiao, Shanghai, PR China on 24 - 27 April, 2018. Visitors can purchase a 4-day pass at a discounted price RMB 50 or USD 7.5 through online pre-registration. Visitors pre-register before 11 February, 2018 will receive a badge in advance to avoid long queue. Visitors can visit the official website www.ChinaplasOn- line.com/prereg to pre-register for CHINAPLAS 2018. Connect with us through social media CHINAPLAS now is active not only in Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, but also the popular Chinese social media, Wechat! Hot industry news, show updates, new services, fans welfare and visiting tips etc. will be shared in Eng- lish. Search “AdsaleChinaplas” in Wechat to connect with us! We also invite you to follow CHINAPLAS on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn where you can share your questions, connect with like-minded professionals and entrepre- neurs, and get first-hand tips for visiting the show. With introduction of the two new theme zones, there are 18 theme zones at CHINAPLAS 2018. Theme zones to showcase machine exhibits include 3D Technology Zone, Die & Mould Zone, Injection Molding Machinery Zone, Rubber Machinery Zone, Auxiliary & Testing Equipment Zone, Extrusion Machinery Zone, Plastic Packaging Ma- chinery Zone, Smart Manufacturing Technology Zone, Chinese Export Machinery & Materials Zone, Film Tech- nology Zone, Recycling Technology Zone. Theme zones to gather materials suppliers include Additives Zone, Colour Pigment and Masterbatch Zone, Thermoplastic Elasto- mers & Rubber Zone, Bioplastics Zone, Composite & High 18 theme zones to facilitate successful sourcing of buyers Industrial 3D printing is more technologically mature. More industry sectors are adopting the technology in their production or design processes