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PLAST'06, new showcase of the plastic in Milan

16/06/2005

on June 16, 2005

Plastics and rubber industry has another appointment with the exhibition PLAST'06 from 14 to 18 February 2006 at the new exhibition centre of Fiera Milano, to host its first major exhibition of machinery and technology as well.

The parallel conclusion of IPACK-IMA, displays of machinery for packaging, will give life to a major sectoral event - that of the plástico-embalaje - through two historical manifestations that unify the dates of celebration, each maintaining its own identity. The synergies between the two sectors are strong. Indeed, 50 per cent of the materials for packaging are made of plastic and with a single trip to Milan will be possible to visit two contiguous and technologically synergistic exposures.

In April ' 06 957 exhibitors were already enrolled in PLAST. The number of participating Foreign - 327, 28 countries - confirm the internationality of the sample. On the occasion of the PLAST'06 stands will cover a net area of 71.336 square meters (84 per cent occupied by manufacturers of machinery and equipment). Registered visitors reach the figure of 68.000, of which about 25,000 were foreigners, from 126 countries.

As for the previous edition of the exhibition, also during PLAST'06 is planning a comprehensive programme of side events: symposia and congresses, workshops and training courses on key technologies of plastics and rubber processing, as well as also exhibiting companies press conferencesto illustrate the latest innovations in various applications sectors.

Available other information on the web site www.plast06.org, where, since July 2005 Exhibitors may check the attribution of their stands, and from September 2005 visitors may pre - register for the free visitor passavoiding tails in the entries of the fairgrounds. PLAST'06 has the sponsorship of Euromap (Committee European of the builders of machines for the plastics and rubber) and Assocomaplast (National Association of manufacturers of machines and moulds for plastics and rubber).