NPE 2015
| show preview
The leading US plastics exhibition kicks of this month. We look at why NPE 2015 is shaping up to be huge success, and preview a selection of new products that will be on show
NPE: lifting off in Florida
NPE 2015, which takes place on 23-27 March in Orlando, Florida, is likely to be the largest US plastics exhibition ever. More than 60,000 visitors are expected to view displays by some 2,000 exhibitors over more than 106,000m2
of exhibition space. And according to
show organiser, the US Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), more than 400 of those exhibitors will have equipment running on their stands. “With so many exhibitors operating equipment, the
show fl oor will be a dynamic panorama of manufactur- ing in action,” said Gene Sanders, SPI’s senior vice president of trade shows and conferences. NPE 2012 took place as the US economy began its
recovery from the downturn. Exhibitor mood was optimistic then and is, perhaps, even better now as the US economy is performing well. While the IMF recently downgraded its forecast for global growth for 2015 to 3.5%, the US was the sole major world economy to see its economic performance expectation lifted (from 3.1% to 3.6%).
The most recent data from the SPI’s Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) shows that US quarterly plastics machinery shipments have been running at near record levels now for close to three years. In the third quarter of last year, shipments of primary processing equipment totalled US$304.1 million. That was only 2% below the 10-year record result for the same period in 2013 and 6% ahead of the second quarter 2014 fi gures. Sales of twin-screw extruders in
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the US grew particularly strongly last year – they were 35% higher during the fi rst three quarters of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. More evidence of growth in the US plastics market
can be found in the latest data from Germany’s machinery association, the VDMA. It reports that German exports of plastics and rubber processing
machinery to the US grew 15.5% in 2013 to reach €630.4 million. This was the fourth consecutive year of strong growth since the downturn of 2009. Total world exports of plastics and rubber processing machinery to the US reached €2,020.4 million in 2013, up 8.6% compared to 2012, according to statistics compiled by the VDMA using export fi gures from national statistical offi ces in 52 countries. Germany had the largest share of this market at 31.2%, followed by Canada (18.0%), Japan (14.6%), France (8.0%), China (5.4%), and Italy (5.2%). Over the following pages, we take a look at some of
the materials, machinery and equipment relevant to pipe and profi le extruders. If you’re at the exhibition yourself, please visit us at the Applied Market Information stand (W8283). We will also be touring the halls and tweeting news live from the show via our @PlasticsWorld Twitter feed.
More details about visiting NPE 2015, including opening times, advanced registration, travel information and accommodation booking, can be found on the exhibition website:
www.npe.org
March 2015 | PIPE & PROFILE EXTRUSION 31 More than 60,000 visitors
are expected to view displays from 2,000
exhibitors at NPE 2015
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