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AMI’s latest US plastics expos hit record visitor numbers
The Plastics World Expos — which include the Compounding World Expo, Plastics Recycling World Expo, Plastics Extrusion World Expo and Polymer Testing World Expos and are organised by Compounding World publisher AMI — attracted record numbers of exhibitors and visitors for their third edition in Cleveland, OH, US, last month. “We were delighted to welcome over 300 exhibitors and more than 4,600 attendees to this year’s exhibi- tions, representing year-on-year increases of 36% and 53% respec- tively,” said Kelly DeFino, Exhibition Sales Manager at AMI. “The numbers were also well ahead of our pre-pan- demic launch expos in 2019, showing a strong return to live events and an enthusiasm for doing business face-to-face.” The five conference theatres hosted more than 100 speakers and proved once again to be a major attraction for visitors, with standing- room only for some talks and panel discussions. The evening networking party also proved very popular, with more than 450 people joining in the fun and games at the Punch Bowl Social Cleveland. Visitors welcomed the information
exchange and collaboration that the expos encouraged. Daniel Mata, Process Engineer at flooring manufac- turer Mohawk Industries, said: “I
Above: The US Plastics World Expos attracted more than 4,600 attendees over two days
would definitely like to come back. I think it’s a great opportunity for anyone and everyone that would like to learn. There’s a lot of information here.”
Manfred Hackl, CEO of the Erema
Group, highlighted the attraction of the complementary nature of the focused expos. “The combination of recycling, compounding, analytics and extrusion is the high value of the show,” he said. Exhibitors were also pleased with the size and quality of the audience. Slayton Altenburg, Application Specialist at TPEI, said: “The show is super well attended, and the quality
of conversations has been great.” Christian Tittensor, Director of Sales and Marketing at Zeppelin, said: “It’s really important for people to attend these kinds of expos to get face-to- face. We’ve had a lot of success here.” And Jim Norris, Market Manager at Palmer Holland, said: “Our audience is here… We find a tremendous reach at this expo.” The AMI Plastics World Expos move
to Europe for the next edition, which takes place in Essen, Germany on 14-15 June 2023, and return to Cleveland in the US on 15-16 Novem- ber 2023. �
www.ami.international/exhibitions
Celanese completes DuPont polymer deal
Global chemical and specialty materials company Celanese has completed its acquisition, announced back in February 2022, of the bulk of the Mobility & Materials (M&M) business of DuPont. The move provides the
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company with a portfolio of speciality materials includ- ing PA6, PA66, speciality PAs such as HPPA, PET, PBT and thermoplastic elastomers. It includes the Zytel, Rynite, Crastin and Hytrel brands, and a global production
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network of 29 facilities. “We are excited to welcome the M&M team to Celanese and I want to thank the teams that worked diligently to successfully close this acquisition,” said CEO Lori Ryerkerk.
DuPont’s Delrin POM business, Auto Adhesives, Multibase additives, and Tedlar PVF products were not included in the Cela- nese acquisition. �
www.mobility-materials.com �
www.celanese.com
www.compoundingworld.com
IMAGE: AMI
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