ArabPlast, Interplastica, Plastindia and Chinaplas, four relevant quotations

The first half of 2009 is full of important trade fair events for exporting companies of international plastics and rubber industry. Fairs ArabPlast in Dubai, Interplastica in Moscow, Plastindia in New Delhi and Chinaplas in Guangzhou offered to processing firms and producers of raw materials and machinery an excellent opportunity to present their developments in these dynamic markets and reach new groups of clients. messe düsseldorf, responsible world leader pageant K, brings all his experience and knowledge to organize, together with its local partners, these information and business platforms.

ArabPlast will give the kick-off and will be held for the ninth time at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre from 10 to January 13, 2009 by the hand of Fajer Information & services, the organizing entity with which Messe Düsseldorf works exclusively since 2004. The Arab International Plastic & Rubber Industry Trade Show fair has established itself for some time as the leading platform in the industry of plastic and rubber in middle and East

Medium, a region in full effervescence. The experts believe that the Gulf countries will become the next few years in the major producers and exporters of petrochemicals and plastics. With a share of around 80 percent of global crude oil supply, this region already plays a key role in the global plastics industry, and of course, their businesses are experiencing a strong boom in this sector. The number of processing companies has doubled in the past five years, mainly due

the enormous demand for plastic products from the flourishing sector of the construction of buildings and civil works.

ArabPlast 2007 brought together 326 exhibiting companies and 9,700 visitors, figures scheduled to clearly exceed the next edition. In the year 2009 is expected to the presence of around of 650 exhibiting companies from the date of 22 countries, as well as official delegations of Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Austria. Visitors who come to ArabPlast 2009 will find themselves, for their part, with a panoramic view of the still more representative international offer, among others because many major companies have expanded its exhibition space to present their latest models of machines.

ArabPlast 2009 will be accompanied by the parallel fair Tekno/Tube Arabia, 9th International Trade Fair for Industrial Machines, Metal-working, Machine Tools, Tubes & Pipes.

It is the fair of technologies for plastic and rubber more important of the Russian market. In 2009 it will open its doors for the twelfth time from 27 to 30 January at the Moscow Exhibition Centre ZAO Expocentr Krasnaja Presnja. The organisers, Messe Düsseldorf and its subsidiary Messe Düsseldorf Moscow, are very satisfied with the current level of registration: calculated that they would participate in the pageant a few 600 exhibitors on a net of around area of 13,800 square meters. Companies from 29 countries - again mainly led by Germany, Russia and Italy--have registered so far and have confirmed their participation official delegations of China, Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Portugal, Taiwan and Turkey.

Upakovka/Upak Italy, the international fair of bottling machines, means of packaging and auxiliary means, machines for sweets and chocolates and logistics, will again take place in parallel with Interplastica, so together will offer again a full panoramic view of these two dynamic industries.

Russia and the neighbouring countries remain for suppliers of machinery for plastic and rubber, raw materials and semi-finished products, markets with great potential in the near future. The industries of consumer products, such as construction, cars, food and cosmetics, are primarily responsible for the strong demand in the region.

The 2006 edition of Plastindia, the fair of plastics and the largest rubber of the Indian subcontinent, brought together almost 90,000 trade visitors and 1,288 exhibiting companies and garnered high praise by the visitors. Messe Düsseldorf has collaborated with Plastindia Foundation since many years now and in the 2009 Edition will be in charge again of help and advice to the European and North American exhibitors as the overseas associate. The fair, to be

held from 4 to February 9, 2009 in the fairground Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, has increased its size by about 20 per cent with respect to the previous edition and is now fully reserved, with many exhibitors on the waiting list. Many construction companies of machinery, have mainly increased the size of their stands at Plastindia 2009 to make a wide selection of all their news.

Halls 12 and 12a and a temporary Pavilion will host in a net of 4,300 square metres surface to exhibiting companies from Europe, Canada and the United States, while Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Austria and Switzerland will come to the event with official delegations. It will complement the offer a specialized two-day Congress (5 and 6 February) which will feature the presence of renowned international speakers and which will address the current situation of plastic and rubber industry. The Plastindia 2009 organizers hope the visit of about 100,000 professionals.

According to forecasts, in the year 2010 India become with 12.5 million tons third world consumers of plastic and derivative products. To meet this demand, it is estimated that 30,000 new will be necessary machinery processing and manipulative and a volume of investment of around US $ 9,500 million. The demand will mainly focus on machines and equipment for high-performance technologies tip tools and moulds, innovative materials, systems for the optimization of processes and quality control and consulting services. A picture that is no doubt especially beneficial to European manufacturers, whose high quality product and service is highly valued around the world.

Today's China is for the international industry of plastic and rubber one of the largest markets and with increased prospects for growth. Areas of application of plastics and rubber have expanded enormously in many industries such as automotive, electronics, information, construction and packaging and packaging technologies. Annual consumption of plastic currently over 40 million tonnes, and that of rubber reaches almost four million.

Given the importance of this monumental market, Chinaplas has become the third largest global plastics industry fair. The pageant will be held from 18 to 21 May 2009 at the Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Centre, and the organizing body Adsale

Exhibition Services Ltd. provides to participate therein over 1,900 companies over a gross area of exhibition of approximately 140,000 square meters. The visitor will be offering a clearly structured into nine sections, ranging from chemicals and raw materials to food additives and accessories, tools and moulds, semi-finished products and systems of injection and extrusion.

Messe Düsseldorf again will be in charge of coordinating the German official participation in Chinaplas 2009, co-organized by its subsidiary in the country of Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd. The event is already attracting great interest and expected the German participation to reach a level similar to the Chinaplas 2007 in Guangzhou, in which 110 companies in this country on a net area of 3,200 square meters were represented.

ArabPlast, Interplastica, Plastindia and Chinaplas have all of them with the support of the Professional Association of machinery manufacturers for plastic and rubber of the VDMA and the European Association of manufacturers of machinery for plastic and rubber Euromap.