Chinaplas 2008 Was Well-Attended by Over 70,000 International Visitors - Asia's No. 1 Plastics and Rubber Trade Fair

Hong Kong, China, May 18, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The 22nd International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries (Chinaplas 2008) was staged from April 17-20 with resounding success at Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai, PR China. The 4-day event attracted 72,161 trade visitors from 118 countries and regions. Among them, 11,760 were overseas visitors, which represented 16.3% of total trade visitors.

Being Asia's No. 1 and the world's No. 3 plastics and rubber trade fair, Chinaplas 2008's exhibition area reached a record-breaking scale of 134,500 sqm, increased 46% compared with 2006 edition, with nearly 1,800 renowned international exhibitors. Moreover, 10 pavilions from Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, PR China, Taiwan Province, UK and USA were present to showcase their innovative products and technology. Both show scale and number of exhibitors of Chinaplas 2008 hit the record heights.

This year, the show also created new highlights to enrich the show's contents. The Organizer, Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd, joined force with China Plastics Processing Industry Association (CPPIA) and The Society of Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI) to organize the “China-US Plastics Industry Summit.” The summit was successfully held on April 16 and over 200 local and overseas enterprises attended the occasion, including those renowned representatives who had rich experiences in the Sino-US rubber and plastics trade industry. They addressed on the topics of Sino-US market development trend, technological features, challenges and opportunities facing the industry and the exploration of bilateral trading opportunities.

It is also worth mentioning that Chinaplas unveiled her new professional, international and vigorous image to exhibitors and visitors at the fairground. The mix and match patterns of different icons of plastics, machinery, die & mould, semi-finished products, etc. generated the overall design. These unique patterns were found at many on-site facilities and decorations which exhibitors and visitors gave positive comment on this fresh and new design.

The 4-day event attracted many overseas delegations to visit Chinaplas, including Egyptian Plastics Exporters & Manufacturers Associations, Malaysia Plastics Manufacturers Association, Philippines Plastics Industry Association, Thai Tool and Die Industry Association (TDIA), The British Plastics Federation (BPF), Vietnam Plastics Association, All Indian Plastic Manufacturers Association (AIPMA), etc. For local buyers delegations, Chinaplas 2008 was well-attended by many trade associations from Beijing, Suzhou, Shantou, Shanxi, Wenzhou, etc. and some industrial user associations from building, packaging and automobile industries. Moreover, many lecturers and students from renowned universities also visited Chinaplas. These included Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Tongji University in Shanghai, Zhejiang University of Technology, etc. While these future elites made use of this valuable trip to enhance their industrial knowledge, exhibitors took this opportunity to promote their company images to their future customers.

Next edition of Chinaplas will be held on May 18-21, 2009 at China Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, PR China. The Organizer, Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd cordially invites all local and overseas suppliers from the plastics and rubber industries to participate in this mega event. For more information on Chinaplas 2009, please visit their official website of www.ChinaplasOnline.com, or contact Ms Norris Chu / Ms Vikki Yu / Ms Cheung Tsz Fei at 852-2516 3320 / 852-2516 3504 / 852-2516 3505.

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Established in 1978 in the same year when China formally adopted the open-door policy, Adsale will be celebrating this year their 30th Anniversary. Over these years, their businesses have been growing both in scope and scale. With the extensive support from their business associates and clients, Adsale has now become the major international trade media group in Asia Pacific region, dedicating to satisfying customers’ needs in cost effective integrated marketing programs through exhibitions, trade magazines and online media in over 20 related industries for the China and Asian markets. Furthermore, Adsale is the first exhibition organizer in Asia to receive the ISO 9002 certification.