CHINAPLAS 2018 | EXHIBITION PREVIEW
Chinaplas set to break space/visitor records
Chinaplas relocates to a new and larger venue in Shanghai for this year. We explain why and take a look at some of the exhibits of interest to compounders
Chinaplas 2018 takes place on April 24-27 in a brand new Shanghai venue – the National Exhibi- tion and Convention Centre (NECC) in the city’s Hongqiao district. The annual exhibition, which rotates between the cities of Shanghai and Guang- zhou, had faced space shortages at its former Shanghai location (the New International Expo Centre in Pudon district) since 2012 due to the large growth in demand from exhibitors. “Previously, when we held the show at the Shanghai New International Expo Center in Pudong, we had used up all the indoor exhibition halls,” said Ada Leung, General Manager at show organiser Adsale. “By moving to the new venue, NECC, Adsale can fulfill the strong demand for exhibition space immediately. This relocation to the new venue is also good for the long-term development of Chinaplas.” The NECC is huge: with a footprint of 1.47m m² it is claimed to be the largest single-block building and exhibition complex in the world. The design of the NECC is like a “blooming four-leaf clover”,
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centred on a commercial plaza providing numer- ous catering services. The indoor exhibition area amounts to 400,000 m², comprised of 13 large halls and three small halls. The total exhibition area set aside for Chinaplas 2018 is 340,000m², a significant increase from the 250,000m² in Guangzhou in 2017 and 240,000 m² at the previous Shanghai venue in 2016. Exhibiting companies are estimated to reach 4,000 this year, compared with 3,465 in 2017. Adsale says it is targeting visitor numbers at around 180,000 at Chinaplas 2018, up from 155,258 in 2017. The move to the NECC has allowed a rationalisa-
tion of technology-themed halls: extrusion technol- ogy will be in the eastern part of the NECC, injection moulding in the west, and blow moulding in the south. Adsale is also arranging exhibits from similar categories in close proximity. For example, film technology near plastic packaging machinery and injection moulding technology near smart manufacturing equipment. All European pavilions
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Main image: Chinaplas 2018 relocates to the huge NECC in Shanghai’s Hongquoi
district to meet growing demand for exhibitor space
PHOTO: SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL TOURISM ADMINISTRATION
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