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Organisers draw positive balance after the first post-coronavirus exhibition / Very few international guests

First in-person trade fair in 2021 since Covid-19 / Number of international visitors remains thin / Joy over personal contact prevails nevertheless

First in-person trade fair since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis / Very few international impulses expected

Trade fair set for April 2021 in Shenzhen / More than 3,600 exhibitors expected

"Chinaplas 2021" taking place in country's technology hub / 19 halls and more online services at Shenzhen exhibition centre / Production of plastic products higher in May

"The sports and leisure sectors are driving more demand for plastics" / Plastics unite(d) interview with Ada Leung from Hong Kong's Adsale

2020 trade fair in Shanghai cancelled due to Covid-19 measures / Next show to take place in 2021 in Shenzhen

Plastics companies hope for "post-epidemic" rebound

Coronavirus epidemic hits composites trade fair / Postponement to May 2020

Follow-up: Adsale planning Shenzhen premiere in 2021 / Preparation “smarter and simpler”

New date for plastics trade fair in Shanghai / Coronavirus outbreak has not eased / Experts expect situation to stabilise in April

Plastics trade fair in Shanghai postponed due to coronavirus outbreak / Negative economic impact predicted

“Chinaplas 2021” moving to Shenzhen / Exhibition site in Guangzhou too small for current growth / High tech hub in Southern China / Date advantageous for “NPE” and “Plast”

Record number of visitors at Guangzhou venue / Strong focus on innovations in digitisation and e-cars / Trade dispute with US casts a shadow

Start of Asia's largest plastics trade fair / More than 3,600 exhibitors in Guangzhou / Over 180,000 visitors expected

"The world is about cooperation" / Adsale chairman Stanley Chu on US-China trade war / Chinese move to technological innovations will help domestic growth

Focus on circular economy / First "Plastics Recycling, Recovery & Sustainability Conference" to be held in Guangzhou / More visitors expected from "New Silk Road" / China's recycling chain set for upgrades

Attendance figures leap at Italian plastics fair / Spain leads in number of visitors from abroad / Chinese plastics machinery exports to Europe grow

Record attendance at new exhibition centre in Shanghai / Speedy, high-end production / E-commerce and digitalisation expanding in China's plastics industry

Asia's top plastics trade fair opens in Shanghai / 180,000 visitors expected

Production of "new energy" vehicles rises steeply in China / Third "Industry 4.0" conference in Shanghai / KI Group trade fair trip

New exhibition area in Shanghai fully booked / KI Group readers' trip in late April

PIE talks to Stanley Chu, chairman of "Chinaplas" organiser Adsale / Chinese automotive and medical devices markets saw huge growth in 2016 / The "One Belt, One Road" initiative and the plastics industry / Expansion of the 2018 trade fair in Shanghai

Record visitor numbers in Guangzhou / Just over 25% from abroad / Professional atmosphere prevailed

World's second-biggest plastics fair opens its doors / More than 3,400 exhibitors in Guangzhou