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FAIRS
Poland: 17,000 visitors attend “Plastpol” (24.05.2013)

EVENTS
Pagev VIII. Turkish Plastics Industry Congress: “Plastic Applications for Food Industry” in Istanbul (23.05.2013)

CHINAPLAS 2013
More than 115,000 visitors expected / Focus on high-quality but green products / 2,900 exhibitors from 38 countries (21.05.2013)

EVENTS
International Rubber Conference 2013: French event proves a success (17.05.2013)

EVENTS
Latin American and Caribbean Petrochemicals Conference end of May in Paris (15.05.2013)

EVENTS
AMI: Polyolefin Additives 2013 in Dusseldorf (14.05.2013)

CHINAPLAS
Showcase on transparent plastics / Archi-Light futuristic building / Exclusive B2B conference jump starts exhibition (13.05.2013)

FAIRS
Second “Packology” fair to be held in Rimini in June (22.04.2013)

EVENTS
“Plastic Pipes Moscow 2013” set for early October (16.04.2013)

EVENTS
“14th Greater Europe PET” conference (09.04.2013)

EVENTS
“Vinyl Sustainability Forum 2013” to be held in Istanbul in late April (05.04.2013)

EVENTS
“8th European Bioplastics Conference” to be held in Berlin in December (04.04.2013)

FAIRS
Second “Plast-ex” to be held in Toronto in May (28.03.2013)

FAIRS
“ChinaReplas 2013” to be held in Guangzhou ahead of this year's Chinaplas (25.03.2013)

EVENTS
“Plastic Pipelines Spring Conference 2013” takes place in Doha in late May (21.03.2013)

FAIRS
Four-day “Alex Plast” will be held in Alexandria in May (19.03.2013)

CHINAPLAS
This year's fair will take place in Guangzhou in late May / Visitor numbers expected to continue growing / Focus on environmentally friendly solutions / PIE and Adsale will host exclusive B2B conference (14.03.2013)

FAIRS
“Plastteknik 2013” in Malmö / Visit PIE at Scandinavia's leading plastics trade show (12.03.2013)

FAIRS
“Polyindia 2013” to be held in Chennai in late April (08.03.2013)

K 2013
New website for plastics mega-fair / Online catalogue now available / eTicket purchases possible by end-March (07.03.2013)

FAIRS
26th “Plastics & Rubber Indonesia” to be held in Jakarta in November (26.02.2013)

FAIRS
More than 20,000 visitors attend “Interplastica 2013” / Success testifies to revival of the Russian market (19.02.2013)

FAIRS
“Plasti&Pack Pakistan” to be held in Lahore in September 2013 (14.02.2013)

EVENTS
“Fifth German Wood Plastic Composites” conference in Cologne (12.02.2013)

EVENTS
BPF seminar on “Financing Growth in the Plastics Industry” (11.02.2013)

FAIRS
17th “Plastpol” to take place in Kielce in May (31.01.2013)

EVENTS
6th international conference on bioplastics and industrial biotechnology in Cologne (23.01.2013)

TURKEY
Visitor numbers at Plast Eurasia 2012 rise 23% year-on-year / Foreign visitor numbers up 41% over 2011 / Exhibitor numbers increase by 10% / Next fair held in December 2013 (11.01.2013)

FAIRS
“JEC Europe” will take place in Paris in mid-March / More than 32,000 visitors expected at composites show / Partner country Turkey (10.01.2013)

EVENTS
EuPC's "Food Contact Plastics Seminar" in Brussels (02.01.2013)

EVENTS
10th anniversary of European Polycarbonate Sheet Extruders (10.12.2012)

EVENTS
8th European “Additives & Colors” conference in Bonn (30.11.2012)

ASSOCIATIONS
EuPR rebrands itself as Plastics Recyclers Europe / 160 delegates attend annual meeting held under the aegis of “Resource Efficiency for Plastics” / Updated strategy paper (28.11.2012)

EVENTS
Inaugural “Forum de la Plasturgie et des Composites” to be held in Paris next May (27.11.2012)

EVENTS
"International Rubber Conference" 2013 in Paris (23.11.2012)

JEC AMERICAS
Huge interest in inaugural North American composites event / High visitor numbers despite Hurricane Sandy / Return to Boston next year (21.11.2012)

EVENTS
10th International Conference of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) (14.11.2012)

EVENTS
“Seventh Pagev Turkish Plastics Industry Congress” ahead of “Plast Eurasia 2012” in Istanbul (09.11.2012)

PLASTICS AND CLIMATE
CO2 utilisation making strides but barely dents emissions growth / Nova-Institute conference (01.11.2012)

FAIRS
Third “kompozyt expo” fair in Krakow (01.11.2012)

COMPOSITES
City made of composites featured at “Feiplar” event in Brazil / Brazilian composites demand to grow by 9.5% in 2012 (30.10.2012)

MEDIPLAS
Inaugural fair for medical plastics in UK hailed as great success / Reservations already for 2013 (30.10.2012)

FAKUMA
German trade fair attracts more than 44,000 visitors / 31% of attendees from abroad / Exhibitors' assessments vary (26.10.2012)

EVENTS
BPF seminar on “Bioplastics: A World of Opportunity?” (25.10.2012)

FAIRS
More than 1,000 exhibitors expected at “Plast Eurasia” 2012 (24.10.2012)

FAIRS
“Medica” and “Compamed” fairs held simultaneously in Düsseldorf in mid-November (23.10.2012)

EVENTS
BPF Seminar on "Plastics in Automotive Applications" (17.10.2012)

EVENTS
AMI to host ninth “Wood-Plastic Composites” conference in Vienna (15.10.2012)

EVENTS
Chicago to host “Plastic pipes XVII” conference in 2014 (11.10.2012)

EVENTS
“IdentiPlast 2012” held in Warsaw in November / Focus on zero plastics to landfill (08.10.2012)

EVENTS
“i-PVC 2012” conference in Mumbai / Focus on downstream industry and technical aspects (01.10.2012)

EVENTS
BPF “Replast 2012” seminar on UK recycling targets (27.09.2012)

FAIRS
“NPE” 2015 to be held in Orlando / SPI announces organising committees (25.09.2012)

EVENTS
"Composites Europe 2012": Focus on automation / Free admission tickets for PIE subscribers (17.09.2012)

EVENTS
BPF Seminar on "Trends in Plastic Packaging" (13.09.2012)

EVENTS
European Plastics Recyclers annual meeting 2012 in Brussels / Focus on resource efficiency (12.09.2012)

EVENTS
“8th ChinaReplas” held in Beijing in November (31.08.2012)

FAIRS
“JEC Americas” makes its debut in Boston in November (22.08.2012)

EVENTS
Nova-Institut: Carbon dioxide to polymers conference in Germany (20.08.2012)

FAIRS
Seventh “Plastex Ukraine” will kick off in Kiev in late October (15.08.2012)

EVENTS
"Plast Pro" 2012: 14th World Congress in Dubai / Focus on changing plastics business in the Middle East (14.08.2012)

EVENTS
First "World Medtech Forum Lucerne" / Gathering of Swiss medical supply industry / Highly efficient industry sector (10.08.2012)

EVENTS
"Mediplas 2012" in Birmingham (31.07.2012)

EVENTS
"GPPA International Annual Conference 2012" in Dubai / Focus on plastic pipes (30.07.2012)

FAIRS
Brazil's International Plastics Trade Fair under a new name / "Feiplastic 2013" to take place in Sao Paulo (25.07.2012)

EVENTS
EuPC Innovation Days draw more than 100 industry representatives / Borgardt re-elected as president (03.07.2012)

FAIRS
"Plast Eurasia 2012" in Istanbul (27.06.2012)

FAIRS
MEDTEC Italy will premier in September 2012 despite northern Italy earthquakes / Region's medical industry expected to recover soon (19.06.2012)

K 2013
Great interest in plastics and rubber trade fair in Düsseldorf / Marked increase in demand for exhibition space (14.06.2012)

FAIRS
Poland: More than 17,000 visitors attend “Plastpol 2012” / Exhibitor number exceeds 700 (13.06.2012)

EVENTS
PlasticsEurope: 3rd plastics industry summit "PolyTalk" will take place in Wiesbaden (04.06.2012)

ARGENTINA
Polymer consumption exceeded 1.7m t in 2011 / Domestic capacities are mostly in the standard field / Brazil is leading trade partner / Second Argenplas industry fair in June 2012 (31.05.2012)

ITALY
Visitor numbers at leading plastics fair “Plast” down slightly / Share of Turkish, eastern European attendees grows / Excellent fair structure / Italy's plastics machinery sector under pressure (23.05.2012)

EVENTS
Launch of "Plastivision Arabia" (08.05.2012)

EVENTS
PACIA National Conference 2012 in Sydney (02.05.2012)

FAIRS
"Composites China" from 6-8 June 2012 in Shanghai (30.04.2012)

CHINA
Record number of visitors at Chinaplas 2012 / Rising share in foreign attendees at world's second largest plastics fair / Processing sector focuses on sustainability / Increasingly difficult market environment / Domestic demand needs to grow (27.04.2012)

EVENTS
13th GE PET conference in Strasbourg (25.04.2012)

EVENTS
Norwegian Injection Moulding Forum to take place at "Elmia Polymer 2012" (23.04.2012)

CHINAPLAS
Plastics fair opens its doors in Shanghai / Successful start (19.04.2012)

EVENTS
"Plastic Pipelines International Spring Seminar 2012" in Riyadh (18.04.2012)

NPE
Excellent mood at largest US plastics fair / Move from Chicago to Florida receives positive feedback / Many Central and Latin American visitors / PIE makes a successful debut (13.04.2012)

JEC
More than 32,000 visitors at composites fair in Paris (12.04.2012)

FAIRS
First "Propak West Africa" in Nigeria (11.04.2012)

EVENTS
Second “PLA World Congress” in Munich (05.04.2012)

EVENTS
REACH Masterclass - A BPF Seminar (02.04.2012)

EVENTS
“European Plastics and Composites Innovation Days” in Vienna (29.03.2012)

FAIRS
40th "Emballage"packaging exhibition in Paris (26.03.2012)

EVENTS
6th International CFK-Valley Stade Convention (23.03.2012)

EVENTS
8th European Thermoforming Conference in Venice (22.03.2012)

FAIRS
Chinaplas 2012 in Shanghai / Visitor numbers will hit the 100,000 mark (12.03.2012)

FAIRS
NPE 2012 finds more resonance than 2009 show / Polymer producers in greater numbers (08.03.2012)

EVENTS
First “Biopolymer World Congress” in Italy (06.03.2012)

FAIRS
“UTech Europe Exhibition and Conference” in Maastricht (29.02.2012)

FAIRS
Second "Plast Alger" in Algiers (22.02.2012)

FAIRS
"16th International Fair of Plastics and Rubber Processing" in Poland (20.02.2012)

EVENTS
7th “European Bioplastic Conference” in Berlin (17.02.2012)

RUSSIA
Solid visitor numbers registered at January's Interplastica fair in Moscow (16.02.2012)

FAIRS
Second Caspian International Plastics and Rubber Exhibition in Baku (14.02.2012)

EVENTS
Third “GPCA Plastics Summit” in Dubai (08.02.2012)

EVENTS
EuPC's "Back to Basics" training on food contact regulation (01.02.2012)

EVENTS
“Plast 2012” in Milan (26.01.2012)

WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
Optimism at recent “Fourth German WPC” congress / Double-digit growth rates / US still world's largest WPC producer / China set to dominate the global market by 2015 (18.01.2012)

EVENTS
“JEC Europe 2012” / Key themes of innovation, automation and recyclability (02.01.2012)

EVENTS
“Plastex Ukraine” attracts more than 2,000 visitors / 85% of exhibitors plan to take part in 2012 fair (22.12.2011)

EVENTS
SMC/BMC: First European Sustainability Conference (12.12.2011)

EVENTS
11th "World Pultrusion Conference" in Istanbul (07.12.2011)

K 2013
Special show to spotlight how “plastics move the world” / Düsseldorf again plays host to triennial event (05.12.2011)

EVENTS
“Compamed” and "Medica" success in Düsseldorf / Over 130,000 attend parallel medical trade fairs (30.11.2011)

EVENTS
“MECSPE” 2012 production technology fair in Italy (29.11.2011)

FAIRS
Chinaplas 2012: Bioplastics zone 40% larger (21.11.2011)

FAIRS
“Plastivision Arabia" and “ArabMold” 2012 / New trade shows for the Middle East market / Focus on downstream activities (17.11.2011)

FAIRS
Attendance plummets at "IPF Japan" in Tokyo / Multiple issues blamed / Many Japanese activities in Thailand (10.11.2011)

FAIRS
“Saudi Plastics and Petrochem” trade fair in Riyadh (07.11.2011)

FAIRS
Central European Plastics and Rubber Exhibition “Ceplast” / Hungarian plastics fair makes its debut in Budapest (03.11.2011)

FAIRS
Exhibitor numbers up 30% at "Plast Eurasia" 2011 in Istanbul / Turkey's plastics production reaches 7m t (02.11.2011)

FAIRS
New location expected to catalyse “NPE 2012” / Additional resources for visitors (31.10.2011)

FAIRS
“Interplastica” and “Upakovka” dual event in Moscow 2012 (28.10.2011)

FAIRS
Record number of visitors at "Fakuma" 2011 / International participation increases / Strong position consolidated (27.10.2011)

EVENTS
BPF seminar on conductive polymers (18.10.2011)

FAIRS
“Equiplast 2011” in Barcelona / Debut of “Eurotec” plastics technical conference (13.10.2011)

EVENTS
BPF seminar on Plastics Recycling (12.10.2011)

FAIRS
“ChinaReplas 2011” (07.10.2011)

EVENTS
“Opportunities in India” seminar 2011 (03.10.2011)

EVENTS
“2011 Pira Packaging Summit” in Nice (26.09.2011)

FAIRS
“Plastics & Rubber Vietnam 2012” (22.09.2011)

FAIRS
“Film Expo 2011” (16.09.2011)

FAIRS
“Koplas 2011”: Korea's 21st International Plastics Rubber Show (08.09.2011)

EVENTS
Linpac Packaging's “Fresh!” packaging seminars across Europe (30.08.2011)

EVENTS
13th International Petrochemicals Conference: “Indian Petrochem 2011” (29.08.2011)

EVENTS
“Fakuma 2011”: Close to 1,600 exhibitors will showcase their products / Medical technology is the key theme (17.08.2011)

EVENTS
“14th PETnology Europe” conference (09.08.2011)

EVENTS
International AVK conference on fibre-reinforced plastics and composites (04.08.2011)

EVENTS
British Plastics Federation: “Plastics Recycling” (29.07.2011)

EVENTS
“Plastex Ukraine” (25.07.2011)

EVENTS
“Fourth German Wood Plastic Composite” Congress (19.07.2011)

EVENTS
“Plastic Pipes XVI” in Barcelona (21.06.2011)

EVENTS
“IdentiPlast 2011” in Madrid (20.06.2011)

CHINAPLAS
Almost 95,000 people visit Guangzhou fairgrounds / Double-digit growth in visitor numbers / Next year's event expected to break new ground (10.06.2011)

PLASTPOL
Record visitor numbers at the 15th international fair of plastics and rubber processing in Poland (09.06.2011)

EVENTS
“AsiaMold” 2011 in China (08.06.2011)

BRASILPLAST
High attendance reflects strong Brazilian plastics demand and increased international standing (06.06.2011)

EVENTS
“Thai International Plastics and Rubber Exhibition” (23.05.2011)

EVENTS
“RosPlast 2011” in Moscow (13.05.2011)

EVENTS
AMI: PVC Formulation 2012 (12.05.2011)

BRAZIL
Trade association Abiplast highlights plastics opportunities / “Brasilplast 2011” provides forum to develop company strategies / New projects planned by Braskem (10.05.2011)

EVENTS
6th Global Chlor-Vinyl Markets conference (02.05.2011)

MOROCCO
40% rise in visitor numbers to this year's plast expo / 2010 plastics industry turnover exceeds EUR 1.2 bn (26.04.2011)

EVENTS
“15th International Fair of Plastics and Rubber Processing” in Poland (14.04.2011)

COMPOSITES
JEC show in Paris attracts almost 30,000 visitors / Cumulative fair returns estimated at EUR 673m (12.04.2011)

EVENTS
“Interplas 2011” in Birmingham: Call for papers (31.03.2011)

EVENTS
“Interpack 2011”: Focus on packaging innovations and avoiding food losses (29.03.2011)

EVENTS
“2011 JEC Composites Show” in Paris / 14 companies to receive innovation prize (11.03.2011)

EVENTS
Early bird specials for “Plast 2012” in Milan (10.03.2011)

EVENTS
“Bioplastics Compounding and Processing 2011” (28.02.2011)

EVENTS
“European Bioplastic Conference” (25.02.2011)

RUSSIA
"Interplastica" fair reflects optimism in Russian market / More than 20,000 visitors flock to Moscow (15.02.2011)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Almost 19,000 visitors flock to ArabPlast 2011 / Machinery deals worth almost EUR 1 bn (14.02.2011)

EVENTS
“FIP solution plastique 2011” (11.02.2011)

EVENTS
“Vinyl India - 2011” PVC and chlor-alkali conference (07.02.2011)

EVENTS
“Plastic Packaging Saudi Arabia 2011” (03.02.2011)

EVENTS
“Plastics in Automotive Engineering” conference (27.01.2011)

EVENTS
International Plastic Fair Japan 2011 (25.01.2011)

EVENTS
Pharmaceutical and medical packaging conference (24.01.2011)

EVENTS
First JEC Americas Show to be held in Boston in 2012 / Cooperation with Industrial Fabrics Association (18.01.2011)

EVENTS
International flame retardants conference (17.01.2011)

RUSSIA
“Interplastica Moscow 2011” / Plastics sector poised for future growth (17.12.2010)

EVENTS
“Chinaplas 2011” / 12 theme zones to assist buyers (09.12.2010)

RECYCLING
"IdentiPlast” conference in London / Recycling rates vary significantly across Europe / Zero landfill target (23.11.2010)

EVENTS
“Plast Eurasia 2010” in Istanbul (12.11.2010)

K 2010
Düsseldorf asserts its role as plastics industry magnet / Visitor numbers “exceed expectations” / Optimism all round / Eight-day fair provides “new impetus” to industry (04.11.2010)

EVENTS
“Trends in plastics packaging” / BPF seminar (04.11.2010)

K 2010
Day seven: Insiders know that it's all in the bag (03.11.2010)

K 2010
Day six: All saints, few visitors (02.11.2010)

K 2010
Day five: It's all child's play (01.11.2010)

K 2010
Day four: Who can carry all that booty? (31.10.2010)

K 2010
Day three: All fired up (30.10.2010)

K 2010
Day Two: Back to the future (29.10.2010)

K 2010
“Sustainable Manufacturing: A Forum for the Plastics Industry” / BPF event at K fair (29.10.2010)

K 2010
Great start to plastics fair in Düsseldorf (28.10.2010)

K 2010
World's largest plastics fair opens its gates / Good times for the industry / Wealth of innovations (27.10.2010)

EVENTS
8th Plastivision India (25.10.2010)

EVENTS
Fifth “ChinaReplas” exhibition and conference (22.09.2010)

EVENTS
“Plastics Recycling: Key Developments” seminar (24.08.2010)

EVENTS
"Sino-Pack" and "China Drinktec" 2011 (23.08.2010)

EVENTS
“Fire Resistance in Plastics Conference 2010” (11.08.2010)

EVENTS
“IdentiPlast 2010” (06.08.2010)

EVENTS
“JEC Composites Asia Show 2010” (29.07.2010)

EVENTS
“Flexible Packaging Middle East” (27.07.2010)

EVENTS
“EuroMold 2010” international fair for tools and moulds / Focus on energy efficiency and e-production / Host country Turkey (23.07.2010)

EVENTS
“Composites Europe 2010” (21.07.2010)

EVENTS
“Speciality Plastic Films” conference 2010 (19.07.2010)

EVENTS
“Converging Electronics Week” in Dresden (15.07.2010)

EVENTS
“Thin Wall Packaging 2010” (14.07.2010)

EVENTS
“Third International Symposium on Geosynthetic Clay Liners” (12.07.2010)

K 2010
Optimism for the K year / More than 3,000 exhibitors to showcase latest industry developments / Strong international contingents / Special panel review on “Visions in Polymers” (22.06.2010)

EVENTS
“Drug Delivery Devices” and “Medical Plastics” conferences (14.06.2010)

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Suppliers as key driving force of innovation and efficiency / Industry to gather at “Compamed 2010” Düsseldorf (14.06.2010)

FAIRS
NPE 2012: Select exhibitors participate in lottery for space allocation / Final draw to take place in January 2011 (27.05.2010)

EVENTS
"PETnology Europe 2010" (13.05.2010)

EVENTS
Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference 2010 (05.05.2010)

K 2010
“Innovation Compass” provides advance guide to visitors / Online tool will preview key developments (27.04.2010)

EVENTS
CMAI workshops on petrochemical industry and thermoplastics (21.04.2010)

EVENTS
“Plastic Pipes 2010” in Moscow (30.03.2010)

EVENTS
“Packaging 2020” and “Green Dot 2010” / Organisers Europen and Pro-Europe mark 20 years of Extended Producer Responsibility (25.03.2010)

PLASTICS MACHINERY
Decline in German exports to China in 2009 (16.03.2010)

FAIRS
Online tickets for K 2010 up for sale / Web site offers cheaper prices and extensive trade fair information (16.03.2010)

FAIRS
“Chinaplas” goes green / Over 2,100 exhibitors expected to participate in bigger plastics show (12.03.2010)

EVENTS
AMI: Masterbatch 2010 (17.02.2010)

EVENTS
Third International Congress on Bio-based Plastics and Composites / Call for papers (11.02.2010)

FAIRS
“Resale” used machinery exhibition in Karlsruhe in April 2010 (27.01.2010)

EVENTS
“European thermoforming conference” (25.01.2010)

FAIRS
"Plast2012" in Milan returns to its May slot (21.01.2010)

FAIRS
Second “Packaging Innovations” fair in Warsaw (18.01.2010)

EVENTS
AMI: “Stretch & shrink film 2010” (05.01.2010)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
"Sino-Pack" and "China Drinktec" 2010 (18.12.2009)

ALGERIA
Plastics industry grows by 4.5% each year / Plast Alger 2010 (14.12.2009)

PACKAGING REGULATIONS
Taskforce begins work on developing ISO standards for packaging and the environment (10.12.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Reed Exhibitions hands over organisation of Interplas 2011 to Plastics Multimedia Communications (09.12.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“JEC Composites Show” (02.12.2009)

EVENTS
EPTA: “10th World Pultrusion Conference” (01.12.2009)

EVENTS
AMI: “Wood Plastic Composites 2010” (26.11.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Fourteenth "Plastpol" to be held in Kielce in May 2010 (25.11.2009)

EVENTS
Seventh "IranPlast" to be held in June 2010 (24.11.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“NPE” moving to Florida / Cost savings cited / SPI says new April date offers many benefits (24.11.2009)

EVENTS
AMI: “Polymers in Photovoltaics 2010” (23.11.2009)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Wave of polyethylene imports from the Middle East rolls in slowly / CMAI Europe conference in Düsseldorf (17.11.2009)

PLASTIC PRESSURE PIPES
Sabic forecasts that global market for HDPE pressure pipes will reach 5m t in 2013 / Shin-Etsu examines alternatives to lead stabilisers (16.11.2009)

EVENTS
AMI: “Middle East Plastic Pipe 2010” (12.11.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Six additional halls to be built to accommodate "Chinaplas 2010" (11.11.2009)

EVENTS
AMI: “Polyolefin Additives 2010” (04.11.2009)

EVENTS
AMI: “PVC Formulation 2010” (29.10.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
New Italian “Packology” fair to debut in June 2010 (26.10.2009)

EVENTS
International congress on “Innovative Composite Materials” (22.10.2009)

EVENTS
Annual world congress on the “Polyester and PET Chain 2009” (20.10.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“Koplas 2010” (15.10.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Italian packaging industry exposition to be launched in 2010 (14.10.2009)

EVENTS
“Multilayer Packaging Films 2009” (12.10.2009)

EVENTS
500 exhibitors expected at Interplastica Moscow 2010 (09.10.2009)

EVENTS
Second CMAI Plastics Processors Conference Europe (06.10.2009)

EVENTS
"JEC Asia Show 2009" (01.10.2009)

EVENTS
Plastic Electronics Europe 2009 (23.09.2009)

EVENTS
“Plasting Piping Systems Eurasia” conference (17.09.2009)

EVENTS
Fourth "China RePlas" 2009 / Focus on changes in China's plastics recycling industry (14.09.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Booming demand for Chinaplas 2010 / Adsale considers setting up additional halls (11.09.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“Plast Eurasia” in Istanbul in November (10.09.2009)

EVENTS
“WPC and natural fibre composites congress” (08.09.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Mikrocentrum's 11th Plastics Fair – "Performing by Innovation” (02.09.2009)

EVENTS
“Medical Plastics” in Copenhagen (28.08.2009)

EVENTS
Stretch film production machinery demonstration (06.08.2009)

EVENTS
“Medtec Ireland” in Ireland in September 2009 (04.08.2009)

BIOPLASTICS
Pride of place at “Interpack” show from 2011 (31.07.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Visitors to NPE 2009 down by a third (06.07.2009)

EVENTS
Nova-Institut: “Third German WPC Congress” (24.06.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Chinaplas 2009: Sense of optimism in Guangzhou / More exhibition space, more exhibitors (04.06.2009)

RECYCLING
“IdentiPlast” attracts 190 experts / Sharing best practice will boost Europe's leadership / Student wins EUR 3,000 grant for work on RFID labels (27.05.2009)

COMPOSITES
JEC show gains ground against the trend / 4% growth forecast for global composites market / Need to increase automation / Carbon fibre producers respond to recession (18.05.2009)

EVENTS
SPE cancels US Thermoforming Conference for 2009 (14.05.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“Plastpol 2009” (08.05.2009)

EVENTS
“Silicone elastomers 2009” (09.04.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
"PlastPack Africa" in Kenya in July 2009 (31.03.2009)

EVENTS
Fourth "European Bioplastics Conference” in November 2009 in Berlin (23.03.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
NPE under pressure / Large machinery manufacturers pull out / Organiser SPI puts together a "stimulus package" (19.03.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“Composites Europe” (16.03.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“Istanbul Packaging 2009” (10.03.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“FIP 2009” (03.03.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“K 2010”: Closing date for registrations on 31 May 2009 (12.02.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Triennial “NPE” to be held in Chicago / USA in 2009 (11.02.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“Plast'09” (06.02.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Medtec Europe (03.02.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“PETnology Europe 2009” (30.01.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“Chinaplas 2009” to be held in May (26.01.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
"JEC Composites Show 2009" (14.01.2009)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“Composite-expo” to be held in Russia (13.01.2009)

EVENT
“FRP 6th International Conference” (05.01.2009)

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
CMAI sees flood of polyolefins on its way from the Middle East / Successful conference in Düsseldorf (18.11.2008)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“EPLA international fair of plastics and rubber processing” (13.11.2008)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
"IdentiPlast 2009" (07.11.2008)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“International exhibition of the plastics industry” (04.11.2008)

EVENTS
“Blowing agents and foaming processes" conference (24.10.2008)

EVENTS
“Plastics Caps & Closures” (20.10.2008)

EVENTS
“Plastic Electronics 2008” (16.10.2008)

EVENTS
Innoform hosts international conference on “Gravure Finished Films" (30.09.2008)

EVENTS
“Medical plastics 2008” in Copenhagen (26.09.2008)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
"iPAF" plastics and packaging exhibition in Turkey (23.09.2008)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“Interplastica 2009” (10.09.2008)

EVENTS
“Sustainable Plastic Packaging 2008” (22.08.2008)

EVENTS
"1st International Polymers Congress" to be staged by Plastics Cluster (19.08.2008)

EVENTS
AMI: “Wood Plastics Composites 2008” (11.08.2008)

EVENTS
“Electrical and electronic waste conference” (07.08.2008)

EVENTS
First “PLA World Congress” in Munich (04.08.2008)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“Compotec” composite materials exhibition (31.07.2008)

EVENTS
“International polyurethane summit” (22.07.2008)

EVENTS
AMI: “Medical moulding & extrusion 2008” (10.06.2008)

EVENTS
Smithers Rapra: “Nanopolymers 2008” (30.05.2008)

EVENTS
“XIV Plastics Pipes Conference” (29.05.2008)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“Plastpol 2008" (23.05.2008)

EVENTS
EuPC: “New applications, market trends and needs in innovative polymers” (16.05.2008)

EVENTS
French plastics fair FIP to move to Lyon in 2009 (02.05.2008)

EVENTS
“Polymer Sourcing" conference in Spain (26.03.2008)

EVENTS
“Thermoforming conference” in Germany (19.03.2008)

EVENTS
EPDA annual conference in Istanbul (14.03.2008)

EVENTS
AMI: Stretch & shrink film conference in Spain (11.03.2008)

EVENTS
“11th PETnology conference” in Germany (18.02.2008)

EVENTS
“XIV Pipes Conference” in Hungary (15.02.2008)

EVENTS
“New applications, market trends and needs in innovative polymers” (01.02.2008)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
"Plastipack 2008" (23.01.2008)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“Koplas 2008” in Korea (14.12.2007)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“JEC Composites Show 2008” focuses on manufacturing (29.11.2007)

K 2007
The party's (almost) over – the last one turn out the lights (31.10.2007)

K 2007
Halls still buzzing on show's third day (27.10.2007)

K 2007
The curtain rises on a city of its own (24.10.2007)

EVENTS
AMI “Polyolefin Additives 2008” conference (24.10.2007)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“Midest 2007” subcontractors exhibition in Paris (16.10.2007)

K 2007
Asian exhibitors raise their profile / China leads the way (09.10.2007)

EVENTS
Nova: “Second German WPC Congress” (02.10.2007)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Almaty / Kazakhstan: “Central Asia Plast & Machinery Expo 2007” (13.09.2007)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
First "Kish Plast 2007" in Iran (04.09.2007)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
New Swedish plastics exhibition is called "Elmia Polymer" / Cooperation with "Fakuma" (28.08.2007)

EVENTS
International conference "Agricultural Film 2008" (23.08.2007)

EVENTS
"Wood-plastic and natural composites 2007" (20.08.2007)

EVENTS
Medical Plastics 2007 (15.08.2007)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Tuyap: "Istanbul Packaging 2007" (07.08.2007)

EVENTS
PAGEV: "Plastics Industry Congress – 2007" (26.07.2007)

PEOPLE
Interplas: New exhibition director (23.07.2007)

EVENTS
Europen: “Packaging summit Europe” (07.06.2007)

EVENTS
"European bioplastics" conference: Call for papers (29.05.2007)

RECYCLING
IdentiPlast meeting attracts record attendance / New statistical data of PlasticsEurope (23.05.2007)

EVENTS
CMAI: "Petrochemical Industries Fundamentals Workshop" (10.05.2007)

EVENTS
"Plastics in the Automotive Industry" conference (07.05.2007)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
"IPAF 2007" (03.05.2007)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
"Plastpol" 2007 (30.04.2007)

EVENTS
"Global food contact legislation" conference (27.04.2007)

EVENTS
AMI: "2007 Masterbatch Conference" (19.04.2007)

EVENTS
PlasticsEurope: "IdentiPlast 2007" (11.04.2007)

EVENTS
"Pharmaceutical and medical packaging 2007" (03.04.2007)

K 2007
Mammoth plastics show fully booked / 8,000 m² of additional space in new exhibition hall / New project director (02.04.2007)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Plastics play a major role at "MSV 2007" (26.03.2007)

FAIRS / EXHIBITION
"Interplas" 2008 to be held with two other plastics shows (02.03.2007)

EVENTS
"Baekeland 2007 Symposium" (14.02.2007)

EVENTS
"Composites Europe", AVK meet in Stuttgart (09.02.2007)

EVENTS
EuPC: First workshop on regulated substances in construction products (26.01.2007)

EVENTS
"European Coatings Conference" in Berlin (18.01.2007)

FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS
"Go Plast 2007" in France (12.01.2007)

EVENTS
"International conference on REACH" (07.12.2006)

EVENTS
"Polyester and PET Chain 2006" (09.11.2006)

EVENTS
JEC Composites Show 2007 (27.10.2006)

EVENTS
European Bioplastics: First conference in Brussels (25.10.2006)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Successful premiere for "Composites Europe" in Germany / More visitors than expected (19.10.2006)

EVENTS
PAGEV: "Turkish Plastics Industry Congress 2006" (07.09.2006)

EVENT
AMI: International forum for the European retail bag industry / Wide range of issues addressed (25.08.2006)

EVENTS
Conference on plastics recycling in Poland (17.08.2006)

EVENTS
"Nova-Pack Europe 2006" (11.08.2006)

EVENTS
Rapra: "TPE 2006" (25.07.2006)

EVENTS
"Polypropylene 2006" (21.07.2006)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
"Interplas" postponed until 2008 (12.07.2006)

K 2007
Exhibitor numbers rise again / Fair refurbished and expanded / Air conditioning to be improved (28.06.2006)

EVENTS
European PET conference in Barcelona (28.06.2006)

EVENTS
AVK: Reinforced plastics conference moved to Essen (24.05.2006)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
"PlastPack Africa" in Nairobi (19.05.2006)

EVENTS
FIP 2006: Plastics processing forum in France (15.05.2006)

EVENTS
VDI: International conference "Particle Foam 2006" (26.04.2006)

EVENTS
"Central Asia Plast" to be held in Kazakhstan (18.04.2006)

EVENTS
University of Kassel: "6th Global Wood and Natural Fibre Composites Symposium" (29.03.2006)

EVENTS
International composites conference (28.03.2006)

EVENTS
PETnology forum to be held 8-9 May in Munich (24.03.2006)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Microsystems technology trade fair (21.03.2006)

EVENTS
"Composites Europe" in Essen / Germany (10.03.2006)

K 2007
Messe Düsseldorf opens invitations to exhibitors / Huge response expected (01.03.2006)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Attendance at Interplas 2005 falls 55% (06.02.2006)

FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Brasilpack 2006 to be held in Sao Paulo (30.01.2006)

EVENTS
“Joining Plastics” Conference in London (01.12.2005)

EVENTS
Rapra Automotive Fuel Containment 2005 (17.11.2005)

EVENTS
“Nanofair 2005” (03.11.2005)

EVENTS
Rapra conference on multilayer films (20.10.2005)

EVENTS
JEC organises composites forum in Paris (06.10.2005)

EVENTS
Rapra´s The Art of Plastics Design 2004 (22.09.2005)

EVENTS
Rapra: International TPE conference (25.08.2005)

EVENTS
Plastic Electronics Conference & Showcase (11.08.2005)

EVENTS
8th International AVK-TV Conference (11.08.2005)

EVENTS
Maack: “Speciality Plastic Films 2005” (30.06.2005)

PLASTICS EVENTS
Positive reception for German congress / Focus on technology and global business (30.06.2005)

FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS
MSV Brno show focuses on plastics, rubber (16.06.2005)

FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS
“Interplas 05” is held on 4 to 6 October (16.06.2005)

EVENTS
2nd “PET World Congress” scheduled for 11-13 September 2005 (02.06.2005)

FAIRS & EXHIBITIONS
International sealing fair held in Nuremberg (19.05.2005)

EVENTS
PETnology forum to be held 13-14 June in Berlin (21.04.2005)

EVENTS
“Central Asia Plast” to be held in October 2005 (24.03.2005)

FAIRS & EXHIBITIONS
Sixth Greek plastics fair to be held in Athens in March (10.03.2005)

EVENTS
Composites RTM to be held 24-25 November (11.11.2004)

EVENTS
PlasticsEurope schedules “Identiplast 2005” (28.10.2004)

EVENTS
European Coatings Conference in Berlin (14.10.2004)

EVENTS
Society of Plastics Engineers “Reduce Time to Market” conference (30.09.2004)

EVENTS
AMI: Asia film conference upcoming (30.09.2004)

EVENTS
Rapra´s “Second International Conference on Special Effects in Plastics” (16.09.2004)

EVENTS
Melitta: “European Conference on Fresh Food Packaging” (16.09.2004)

EVENTS
SPE additives and colours conference (16.09.2004)

EVENTS
Specialty Plastic Films 2004 in Düsseldorf (16.09.2004)

K 2004
Number of exhibitors up slightly against 2001 / International participation higher than ever (16.09.2004)

EVENTS
Symposium on the effect of REACH on the compounding industry (02.09.2004)

EVENTS
Rapra: “Addcon World 2004” (19.08.2004)

EVENTS
Functional Fillers for Plastics 2004 (19.08.2004)

EVENTS
“TPE 2004” to be held in Brussels in September (05.08.2004)

EVENTS
MBS organises Polypropylene 2004 (22.07.2004)

EVENTS
MBS: “Polyamide 2004” (10.06.2004)

EVENTS
“MSV” international machinery fair in Brno (27.05.2004)

EVENTS
First “Europe day” for windows and doors (27.05.2004)

EVENTS
EATC: “Long fibre-reinforced Thermoplastic Composites” (13.05.2004)

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