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AMI: next Plastics World Expos take place in Brussels in 2024
AMI’s next Plastics World Expos will take place at the Brussels Expo in Belgium on 11-12 September 2024. The event, which includes a new focused exhibition and extra features, aims to build on the expos that took place this year in Essen, Germany. The Compounding World Expo and
Plastics Recycling World Expo will be joined in 2024 by the Plastics Extru- sion World Expo, which is already part of the AMI Plastics World Expos in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is Europe’s only focused tradeshow for extruders of film, sheet, pipe, profile and tubing. Each expo has its own dedicated
conference theatre. There will be a new Learning Space theatre hosting educational presentations and training seminars. Another new feature, the Chemical Recycling Zone, is being added to the Plastics Recy- cling World Expo in response to visitor requests. The Plastics World Expos attracted
230 exhibitors and 3,385 visitors from 71 countries to Messe Essen on 14-15 June 2023, making it the largest, most international AMI event in Europe to date.
Andy Beevers, events director at
AMI, said: “We are delighted that our Plastics World Expos continue to
This year’s Plastics World Expos in Germany attracted 230 exhibitors and 3,385 visitors from 71 countries
expand in Europe and are looking forward to accelerating that growth in Brussels next year.” The location has been well re- ceived by exhibitors thanks to its excellent transport connections and proximity to key customers in Bel- gium, North Rhine-Westphalia, the Netherlands and northern France. Peter Imhof, head of sales at the Swiss compounder Polycompound, said: “My favourite part of the show was the networking. You have all you need in one place.” Florian Riedl, director of business development at German plastics
recycler APK, added: “It’s my third time here at the Plastics Recycling World Expo and I can definitely recommend it. It’s always a great place for collaboration.” Companies that have already
booked stands for next year include B+B, Brabender, Coperion, Erema, Farrel Pomini, Gneuss, HPF The Mineral Engineers, ICMA San Giorgio, Krauss- Maffei, Leistritz, LKAB, NGR, Nordson, Pellenc ST, Polystar, Sesotec, Sikora, Sirmax, Sogapol, Starlinger and Weima. For further information, visit:
www.amiplastics.com/events/ exhibitions
Deceuninck claims record first-half profits
Belgian profiles maker Deceuninck has reported record profit (EBITDA) in the first half of 2023. Adjusted EBITDA grew
3% to reach nearly €60 million (US$65m) for the period – which the company said was in spite of difficult trading conditions. “During challenging
market environments – with 8
high inflation and increasing interest rates – we were able to achieve a record half year result and increase profit mar- gins,” said Bruno Humblet, CEO of Deceuninck. The result came despite a
near-7% decline in sales volume due to market slowdown in Europe and North America. Sales in H1 were down by
PIPE & PROFILE EXTRUSION | September 2023
nearly 16% in the period, to around €427m (US$463m). Of this, around 8% was due to exchange rate movements and nearly 7% due to lower volumes, said the company. Sales in Europe fell by 12% in value, and those in North America by 23% – while those in Turkey and emerging markets rose by nearly 13%.
The company said it had invested further in recycling – as well as installing a solar power generation at plants in Belgium and Turkey. “After a solid start in the
first half of the year, we reconfirm our outlook of increasing our full year adjusted EBITDA,” said Humblet. �
www.deceuninck.com
www.pipeandprofile.com
IMAGE: AMI
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