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Free registration opens for US plastics industry exhibitions


Free online registration is now open for four US-based exhibitions and conferences focused on plastics compounding, extrusion, recycling, and testing. Organised by Plastics Recycling World publisher AMI, the Compound- ing World Expo, Plastics Extrusion World Expo, Plastics Recycling World Expo, and Polymer Testing World Expo all take place at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio, on 4-5 November 2020. By registering in advance, visitors


will receive free admission to all four exhibitions — featuring more than 250 leading suppliers — plus free entry to the five conference theatres hosting technical presentations, educational seminars and business debates. Attendees and exhibitors also have the option to buy tickets (just $40 each) for a networking party at the Punch Bowl Social on the evening of 4 November. “The event will provide visitors with a


great opportunity to meet and compare suppliers from around the world, as well as giving them the chance to learn from business leaders and technical experts in the conference theatres,” said Rita Andrews, Head of Exhibitions at AMI. “When we ran these expos in Cleveland last year, we attracted 4,375 visitors, making them the biggest plastics industry gathering in the USA in 2019”. The four expos will occupy the


largest halls at the state-of-the-art Huntington Convention Center in downtown Cleveland. They will feature a


4,375 visitors attended the first Cleveland plastics expo in 2019. The limited number of remaining booths are filling up fast. To find out more about exhibiting at any of the expos, visit https://www.ami.international/exhibitions.


wide array of leading manufacturers of compounding, extrusion, recycling, and testing and analysis equipment, plus suppliers of a huge variety of polymers, additives and related services. The exhibitor line-up already includes companies such as Amut, BYK, Cardinal Recycling, Clariant, Coperion, CPM Century Extrusion, Cumberland, Davis-Standard, Dover Chemical, Dynisco, Entek, Erema, Geon, Heritage Plastics, Intertek, Konica Minolta, KraussMaffei, Leistritz, Macro, Maguire, Matsui, Milliken, Netzsch, NGR, Nord- son, Omya, PerkinElmer, PTi, Reifen- hauser, Q-Lab, SI Group, Struktol, Thermo Fisher, Vecoplan, Windmoeller & Hoelscher, and hundreds more. The five focused conference


theatres will feature more than 120


expert speakers over the two days, including influential representatives from leading compounders, extruders, recyclers and testing organisations. Book your free ticket for the expos and conferences, which is valid for both days of the event, HERE or visit: https://na.plasticsrecyclingworldexpo.com n AMI’s exhibition in Cleveland in 2019 is a finalist for two prestigious awards organised by the UK’s Association of Event Organisers (AEO). The event has been shortlisted by the AEO in both the ‘Best Event Launch’ and the ‘Best International Show – Americas’ catego- ries. The winners will be announced on 4 December 2020. “We are delighted that the success of our American expos has been recognised in the AEO Excellence Awards 2020,” said Andrews.


PVC recycling ‘on target’ in Europe


VinylPlus, which manages the European PVC industry’s voluntary commitment to sustainable development, has issued its 2020 progress report showing the industry recycled 771,313 tonnes of


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PVC in 2019, more than 96% of its 2020 target. The association said the 2019 performance indicates that the industry is well on track to meet its challenging recycling target for 2025 of


PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD | May/June 2020


900,000 tonnes. The future for PVC


recycling in Europe was clouded by the European Parliament’s decision earlier this year to vote down a derogation from the


European Commission that would have allowed low level use of now-restricted “legacy” additives in recycled products. Amend- ments are being worked on. � www.vinylplus.eu


www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com


IMAGE: AMI


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