Exhibition Halls of Chinaplas 2007 fully occupied

The 21st International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries (known as "Chinaplas 2007") will be held from May 21-24, 2007 at Guangzhou International Convention & Exhibition Centre (GICEC), Pazhou, Guangzhou, PR China. Numerous market players in the plastics and rubber industry are planning their promotional strategies, aiming at exploring most in-depth business opportunities in this Asia's No. 1 plastics and rubber trade show. The demand for Chinaplas 2007 booth space has been so large since the past few months that tShere is a short supply of booth space. The organizer of Chinaplas, Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd, announced that all booth space of 11 exhibition halls of GICEC were sold out. A lot of enterprises are now in the waiting list for the allocation of booth. Ms. Ada Leung, Senior Manager - Sales and Marketing of Adsale said, "After serious consideration, we confirmed to construct a temporary hall at GICEC to cope with the excess demand for booth space. By constructing a temporary hall, the exhibition area of Chinaplas 2007 will break a historical high level of over 100,000sqm, reaching 102,000sqm and being the largest specialized industrial show in China." Chinaplas 2007 is expected to have over 1,600 exhibitors with pavilions from Austria, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, PR China and Taiwan Province, United Kingdom and USA. A wide range of chemical materials as well as over 1,200 sets of machines, including injection molding machines, blow molding machines, extruders and auxiliary equipment, etc., will be displayed. The show will provide effective solutions for professionals in the manufacturing sectors of auto parts, building, daily chemicals, food and beverages, electronics and electrical appliances, packaging, telecommunications, toys, etc. to enhance overall productivity. To assist trade buyers in sourcing their targeted business partners, the first floor of the exhibition hall will have six theme zones, namely Machinery Zone, Drinktec & Plastic Packaging Zone, Auxiliary & Testing Equipment Zone, Rubber Equipment Zone, Die & Mould Zone and Chinese Export Machinery & Materials Zone. The second floor will showcase Chemicals & Raw Materials Zone and Semi-finished Products Zone. Compared with the event in 2006, Chinaplas 2007 experiences a growth of 14% in terms of exhibition area in the former zones while the latter has a growth of 35%. Apart from being an effective international plastics and rubber trading platform, seminars are held in every edition to facilitate visitors to gain market intelligence. A high level industrial summit, namely China-India Plastics Industry Summit, will be jointly held by China Plastics Processing Industry Association, Plastindia Foundation and Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd on May 19, 2007. China's plastics and rubber industry experiences a prosperous and speedy development in recent years. From small enterprises to market leaders all around the world consider Chinaplas 2007 as a significant opportunity to highlight their flagship products and technologies. It is also a definite chance to build up business relationships with 60,000 high quality buyers from overseas and mainland China. Meanwhile, all professional trade visitors are longing for this mega show to drive their business forward. To further expand the global promotional effort, the organizer has cooperated with travel agents in Hong Kong, Australia, Korea, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, South Africa, United States, Poland, Thailand, etc. Visitors who pre-register online now at www.2456.com/chinaplas will enjoy free admission (originally cost RMB20), a copy of show catalogue (valued RMB30) containing over 1,600 suppliers' contacts and a souvenir in limited edition. Until now, Chinaplas has received a very good response from online pre-registration. Visitors from over 70 countries and regions have already registered. They come from German, Italy, Holland, Poland, Spain, Russia, etc. of Europe; Japan, Korea, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan Province, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, etc of Asia; Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, etc. of Middle East; Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, etc. of South America. Moreover, Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association, Vietnam Plastic Association, etc. are planning to organize delegation groups to attend the show. Chinaplas has been enlisted as the "UFI Approved Event" by the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI), a well-recognized representative body of the international trade fair sector. Chinaplas is also the only plastics and rubber trade show in PR China to be honored with the label of "UFI Approved Event". Apart from that, Chinaplas 2007 is the 18th consecutive edition to earn EUROMAP (European Committee of Machinery Manufacturers for the Plastics & Rubber Industries) as the exclusive sponsor in China. It is organized by Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., co-organized by China Foreign Trade Centre (Group), China National Light Industry Council - China Plastics Processing Industry Association, Guangdong Plastics Industry Association and Messe Duesseldorf China Ltd. The fair is also well-supported by several overseas and Chinese trade associations in the plastics and rubber industries. (Press Release)