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AMI’s Cleveland expos attract record numbers


The AMI Plastics World Expos took place in Cleveland, Ohio, USA for the third time on 9-10 November 2022 and attracted record numbers of exhibitors and visitors. The event brought together four focused tradeshows – the Plastics Recycling World, Compounding World, Plastics Extrusion World and Polymer Testing World Expos. “We were delighted to welcome over 300 exhibi- tors and more than 4,600 attendees to this year’s exhibitions, representing year-on-year increases of 36% and 53% respectively,” said Kelly DeFino, Exhibition Sales Manager at AMI, which also publishes Plastics Recycling World. “The numbers were also well ahead of our pre-pandemic launch expos in 2019, showing a strong return to live events and an enthusi- asm for doing business face-to-face.” The five conference


theatres hosted more than 100 speakers and were a major attraction once again, with standing-room-only for some talks and panel discussions. The evening networking party also proved


Greenpeace report is slammed


The Plastics Industry Assn in the US has responded strongly to a new Green- peace report condemning recycling as a “dead-end street” and concluding that “most plastic simply cannot be recycled.” The report also claimed


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 manufacturer Mohawk Industries, said: “I 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, appreci- ated the complementary nature of the focused expos, stating: “The combination of recycling, compounding, analytics and extrusion is the high value of the show.”


Exhibitors were very positive about the size and quality of the audience. Slayton Altenburg, Applica- tion 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.” The AMI Plastics World Expos will next take place in Essen, Germany on 14-15 June 2023, and they return to Cleveland, Ohio, USA on 15-16 November 2023. � www.ami.international/ exhibitions


that while US households generated an estimated 46m tonnes of plastic waste in 2021, only 2.2m tonnes was recycled and no type of packaging in the US can be considered recyclable. Matt Seaholm, Presi- dent & CEO of the Plastics Industry Assn, said: “The activists at Greenpeace cannot call themselves environmentalists while simultaneously discourag- ing recycling as part of the solution to our world’s waste problems.” He said: “Recycling is


real, and the claims that it can’t ever work, made in this document, will likely result in unnecessary waste and public reaction that could actually cause greater environmental harm.” � www.greenpeace.org � www.plasticsindustry.org


SCG ups Sirplaste capacity in Portugal


SCG Chemicals has invested in new technologies and machinery at Sirplas- te, the Portuguese plastics recycler it acquired a 70% stake in back in April. The investment expands production capacity for recycled HDPE by 9,000 tonnes/yr. It will take Sirplaste’s total


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PCR production capacity to more than 45,000 tonnes/yr. “SCGC has a clear business strategy


for the green polymer that fulfils the market’s need for sustainability,” said Tanawong Areeratchakul, CEO and President of SCG Chemicals. “The


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decision to invest in new technologies and machinery at Sirplaste at this time is to strengthen the business and expand the commercial potential to become more competitive in the global market.” � www.scgchemicals.com � www.sirplaste.pt


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