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Presentation of the fairs Brasilpack and Brasilplast in Anaip

09/03/2006

on March 9, 2006

Merheg Cachum, President of Abiplast (Brazilian Association of the industry of plastic) and Maristela Simöes de Miranda, Vice President of the Chamber of machines and accessories for plastic of the Brazilian Association of manufacturers of machinery, presented in Madrid last February 9 at the premises of Anaip, the fairs Brasilpack ' 06, dedicated to the packaging and packaging (24-28 April 2006) and Brasiplast ' 07, dedicated to plastics (7-11 May 2007).

These fairs have become a reference in the market of Latin America and world. Brasilplast has positioned itself among the 4 fairs of most important plastics in the world, with a planned area of 78,000 square meters of occupied exhibition. For its part, Brasilpack, with the addition of the Embala lounge exclusively for packaging companies, turning especially in products and design, has become, according to Evaristo Nacimiento, Vice President of Alcantara Machado Feiras business, the most important fairs devoted to packing of Latin America. In the last Brasilplast and Brasilpack editions the number of visitors was 60.992 and 31.185 respectively.

The day of presentation also served to know the reality of the Brazilian market. While the growth of the GDP in 2005 was of only 2.3 per cent, is planned for 2006 a good economic performance in general with a 4.5 per cent GDP growth. According to Merheg the plastics industry could grow between 7 and 8 per cent and that it is an election year and there will be a strong investment impact on the economy. With regard to the machinery for plastics, according to Ms. Maristela, Brazil ranks seventeenth worldwide in export, but thanks to the strong growth expected for this year, Brazil could happen to occupy the twelfth global position.

According to Merheg there is a high interest from the business of plastics Brazil, boosting trade between Brazil and Spain. And the presentation of these exhibitions in Madrid, is proof of this.

From left to right, Merheg Cachum, President of Abiplast (Association Brazilian of the industry of plastic), Maristela Simöes of Miranda, Vice President of the Chamber of machines and accessories for plastic of the Brazilian Association of manufacturers of machinery and Antonio LópezPresident of FETEP.