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CHINAPLAS 2014 (The 28th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber) recorded 130,370 visitors after a four-day exhibit in Shanghai. The successful edition posted 14% increase in visitor attendance compared to the 114,103 visitors that registered in 2013 in Guangzhou. Figures released by the show’s organisers also noted an increase in the number of overseas visitors to 36,841 or 28.3% of the total number. In 2013, there were 30,770 overseas visitors.
Hitting a new record of the total exhibition area approaching 230,000 sqm, the fairground housed 3,200 sets of machinery featuring energy saving, high performance and automation and a diverse range chemicals & raw materials that meet the individual market needs. Being Asia's No. 1 and world's No. 2 plastics and rubber trade fair, CHINAPLAS 2014, the show gathered over 3,000 exhibitors from around the world.
To bring in more high-quality exhibitors, unprecedented exhibition suites were introduced in this edition. These unique standalone booths located at prestige location in the central square of North wing and East wing gave exhibitors ample space for exhibitors to display their innovative products and provide fresh feel to win the curiosity of visitors. Exhibitors that took advantage of these standalone booths included Bayer MaterialScience, Dow, Kolon Plastics, and Uniplas, amongst others.
This year also saw strong presence of international pavilions from Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, USA, PR China and Taiwan.
Tomorrow’s city
This year’s focus on sustainability within the plastics and rubber industries was reflected in the theme as "Greenovation - Solution to Sustainability" and featured two events, namely "The City of Tomorrow" and "Green Conference.”
CHINAPLAS 2014 recorded 130,370 visitors
"The City of Tomorrow" attracted the many visitors with its open semi-spherical structure located at Central Square of the exhibition centre. It portrayed an apt sustainability model encompassing four aspects of manufacturing cycle, namely Green & Alternative Raw Materials, Energy-efficient Machinery, Green Solutions for Customers & Products and Recycling. Visitors had the chance to interact with each of the exhibits displayed in various formats and explore the latest green technologies and trends in the plastics and rubber industries in a fun-filled atmosphere.
The Green Conference was held for two days with the theme entitled "Innovative Solutions for Plastic Recycling" and "Green Molding to Halve the Cost and Double the Wealth" respectively. It covered industry's hottest and relevant topics such as green moulding, 3D printing, plastics recycling as well as various solutions for end-of-life plastic wastes, etc. Expert speakers from Austria, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, USA, and Taiwan shared their knowledge and insights on the various topics covered. Another interesting seminar held was entitled "Key to Open Up ASEAN Market" which provided audience with useful information on business environment and investment opportunities in ASEAN countries.
EXHIBITORS’ FEEDBACK
Mr. Karlheinz Weinmann
Head of Corporate Communications
Bru?ckner Maschinenbau
Tel: +49 8662 639278
E-mail: karlheinz.weinmann@brueckner.com
Website: www.brueckner.com
Brückner Maschinenbau’s exhibit responded to rising demand for innovative specialty films. The company’s film stretching lines have been serving the growing requirements of customers in China’s packaging industry. “We view China as our largest market to date and the country’s various industries have created demand for our film stretching technology,” according to Karlheinz Weinmann, Head of the Corporate Communications at Brückner Maschinenbau. Aside from specialty films, the demand for commodity films in China is still strong. Brückner’s high yield unique stretching lines offer the highest productivity within the industry. Up to 10.4m working width, 525 m/min. speed and an annual output of over 55,000 tonnes enable film producers to benefit from reduce production costs and profitability.
For Brückner, innovations will continue and in film production, there is still much room for growth and development. “Upcoming trends point to more demand for innovative oriented specialty films in packaging as well as technical applications, which we have been responding to,” Mr. Weinmann stressed.
Mr. Joachim Lim
General Manager
Conair Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86-158-218-90-425
E-mail: joachim@conair.com.sg
Website: www.conairgroup.com; www.conair.com.sg
CHINAPLAS 2014 is Conair Group’s major exhibition in Asia and the company, represented by Conair Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, aimed to bring quality equipment to China’s fast-growing PET processing sector. For instance, the new Conair MDA Series mould dryers deliver a flow of air that has been dried to a -10°C (14°F) dew point. The dry air surrounding the mould prevents moisture from condensing out of warm humid ambient air onto cool mold surfaces. The system is ideal for the moulding of PET preforms and other products which require low-mould temperatures to maintain short cycle times.
To provide PET processors with products and services to meet their unique requirements, The Conair Group has formed a global team that includes representatives from engineering, sales, project management and service. The China-based team members have a total of 15 years’ experience in the PET market. “The entire PET material handling and conditioning process is critical to making quality products,” explained Joachim Lim, General Manager Conair in Asia. “PET is a technically challenging material, and many of our customers process extremely high volumes. These companies are highly knowledgeable and quite demanding, so we need to deliver the products, service and technical knowledge required to optimise processing, cut costs and increase efficiency.”
Mr. Martin Schu?rmann
Managing Director
Kl?ckner DESMA Elastomertechnik GmbH
Tel: +49-7463 834 130
E-mail: martin.schuermann@desma.biz
Website: www.desma.biz
DESMA Managing Director Martin Schürmann is highly optimistic of the China market, “China has always been an important market for DESMA. The country has a booming rubber sector that requires advanced technologies and equipment for rubber and silicone processing,” according to Mr. Schürmann. At CHINAPLAS, DESMA presented its BENCHMARK injection moulding machines which offer a unique range of benefits. The vertical injection moulding machines of this series are perfect for elastomer-processing companies, enabling them to successfully meet future dynamic market requirements.
“At this edition of CHINAPLAS, we promote our machines for such applications as medical, automotive and construction. These sectors, amongst other fast-growing applications, have shown tremendous developments and the future in these sectors remains very positive,” according to Mr. Schürmann.
Dr. J?rg Krames
Global Business Line Manager for Coatings and Plastics
ECKART Zhuhai Co. Ltd.
Tel: +86-20 8387 8860 Fax: +86-20 8384 7584
E-mail: joerg.krames@altana.com
Website: www.altana.com
ECKART Zhuhai Co., Ltd, a member of the Altana Group, made an impressive impact with visitors as it showcased its range of effect pigments based on metal materials. The company offers pigments developed to provide automotive and other industries excellent alternative -- plastic parts with glossy finish over painted metals. It introduced for the first time in Asia its Platalux pigment, which provides a range of different effect colours that has been expanded to include a new silvery glitter effect pigment.
“We are launching Platalux for the first time in Asia, although this product was introduced at K 2013. Our clear target is to launch Platalux as our important innovation here at CHINAPLAS because we believe this show is the leading show in Asia and an important gateway into the Asian market, “ according to Dr. J?rg Krames, Global Business Line Manager for Coatings and Plastics at Eckart. “Automotive is a key driver in the growth of our products as we aim to target the replacement of metal parts to plastic parts. With the tendency to replace automotive metal parts with plastic parts, we see a growth market for our effect pigments,” Dr. Krames explained.
Mr. Gary Tu
General Manager
Ever Polymer Co., Ltd.
Tel: +886-3 3125717 Fax: +886-3 3125718
E-mail: everlon@everlon.com.tw
Website: www.everlon.com.tw
Ever Polymer focused on medical application at CHINAPLAS this year as it presented its high performance thermoplastic elastomers, Everlon?. Designed for the production of moulded and extruded products, EVERLON? compounds can be processed using conventional thermoplastic processing equipment. The compounds do not require vulcanisation. EVERLON? scraps can also be recycled without loss of its physical properties. At the show, General Manager Gary Tu noticed that the latest edition had more local companies participating but Ever Polymer works hard to become more competitive. We work hard in many higher level applications and in this time our primary target is for the medical application,” according to Mr. Tu. With the trade exhibition held in Shanghai, he said many of the visitors come from the medical field.
Mr. Tim Wei
Special Assistant to the General Manager
Fong Kee International Machinery Co., Ltd.
Tel: +886-6 2532157 / +86-760 23125891~5
Fax: +886-6 2533079 / +86-760 23125896
E-mail: sales@fki.com / sales_zs@fki.com
Website: www.fki.com
Zhong Shan Fong Kee participated in the trade show and interacted with many of its customers around the China market in order to understand their concerns and needs. From its China factory, the company promotes its cast film and stone paper equipment as the primary products for the local market. The stone paper equipment is good for the environment and can be applied production of notebooks, paper bags, and disposable meal boxes.
Further, the stone papers can be used as wallpaper and such usage was adopted in this show. “For 2014, the company has been optimistic as we have been receiving orders right at the beginning of this year. With many companies promoting their new products in the market, we hope to cope with the demand by focusing in developing a new product that we will present at another show in Taiwan,” Tim Wei, Executive Assistant at Fong Kee International Machinery, Co., Ltd. said.
Mr. Reinhold Plot
Marketing Manager
Kiefel Technologies
Tel: +49 8654 78-182
E-mail: r.plot@kiefel.de
Website: www.kiefel.de
Kiefel Technologies demonstrated its latest offering for the China market – the Speedformer KMD 78 pressure forming machine used for the mass production of rigid packaging products. The company, which has been specialising in this type of technology, has been serving the requirements of Chinese packaging manufacturers for highly efficient, large-volumes production systems, according to Reinhold Plot, Marketing Manager at Kiefel Technologies.
Through continuous innovation and cooperation with customers, the company’s products have been further enhanced for the mass production of rigid packaging products made of PS, OPS, EPS, PP, PE, PVC, PET and PLA. “We view the China market as dynamic as ever, and this is why we put on exhibit our producst to meet the demand for fast and high-output systems,” according to Mr. Plot. At its booth, Kiefel had a demonstration of the innovative KMD 78 SPEEDFORMER, processing APET material with a tray tool. In addition, Kiefel’s solutions for the automotive and appliance industries and the medical technology were discussed by Kiefel experts.
Mr. Shay Kastoriano
General Manager
Nilit (Suzhou) Engineering Plastic Technologies Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86-512 88165688 Fax: +86-512 88165634
Website: www.nilit.com/plastics
Nilit Plastics actively participated at CHINAPLAS this year as it aims to work closely with existing and potential customers in the region. The company has been providing customised engineering thermoplastics for a wide variety of applications. The company’s China operation is geared towards producing high quality nylon (polyamide) 6.6 for thermoplastics and apparel applications. The company has been providing high-quality nylon 6.6 solutions worldwide. Its products are sold in 60 countries around the world. “We have expanded our China facility, located in Suzhou, by as much as 50%, which signifies our continuous effort to develop and explore the Chinese market,” according to Shay Kastoriano, General Manager of Nilit (Suzhou) Engineering Plastic Technologies Co., Ltd.
Its POY plant has the most advanced technologies in Asia capable of producing the entire yarn product lines. Nilit invested $97 million in initial facilities in 2006 and another $70 million in expansion last year to pursue its strategy of meeting China’s market demand. Nilit nylons find extensive uses in electricity, electronics, auto, train, household appliances, power tools, and construction sectors.
Mr. Andrea Tridello
Area Manager
Plastic Systems S.p.A.
Tel: +86-13 816497535
E-mail: info@plasticsytems.it
Website: www.plasticsystems.it
Italian company, Plastic Systems S.p.A. exhibited at the CHINAPLAS 2014 its range of advanced materials handling solutions for varied applications. One model features honey-comb rotor and molecular sieves, single and multi-hopper, for throughput from 15 to 3000 kg/hr. Another model is the compact dehumidifiers with the integrated loading system, for throughput from 10 to 300 kg/h.
“Plastic Systems offers a whole range of materials handling solutions. Aside from our dehumidifiers, we also have gravimetric blenders, blowers and automatic manifolds, hopper loaders, granulators and volumetric blenders, all designed for various applications in mind. We specialise in equipment for the handling of resin and drying systems for extrusion, automotive and medical application, as well as for electronics,” according to Andrea Tridello, Area Manager at Plastic Systems. Although the company has its main headquarters in Italy, it now has two branches, one in China close to Shanghai, and another in Brazil.
Mr. Edi Degasperi
CEO
Radici Plastics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86-521 6103 1708 Fax: +86-512 6295 2291
E-mail: edi.degasperi@radicigroup.com
Website: www.radicigroup.com
RadiciGroup Plastics, represented by Radici Plastics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., presented its range of engineering plastics, with emphasis on nylon specialties. The spotlight is on Radilon nylon specialties with enhanced heat resistance – the HHR (High heat resistant) and the new Radilon Xtreme lines; as well as Radistrong PA6 and PA6.6 long-fibre plastic specialties ideal for use as metal replacements and the Radilon DT PA6.12 and Radilon D PA6.10 long-fibre polyamide families. At CHINAPLAS, the demands of the automotive and electrical/electronic industries are being taken into account and supported by the company’s latest products.
The Group’s local production site in Suzhou has been growing since it began operation in 2006. “We have seen growing demand for our products in China and we focused on the developments of the China market as basis for our growth into this market,” according to Edi Degasperi, CEO of Radici Plastics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. The company is very optimist of the China market. “We have expanded our product range, invested in R&D and technical support for our Asian customers, and increased our production capacity. We have grown at quite a fast rate on the Chinese market, which has allowed us not only to strengthen our presence in both the electrical/electronics and industrial sectors, but also, and most importantly, to develop yet another application market, the automotive industry,” Mr. Degasperi said.
Mr. Alessandro Feller
Export Sales Manager
Zambello Riduttori Group
Tel: +886-7 5587961 Fax: +886-7 5587962
E-mail: service@zambelloasia.com
Website: www.zambelloasia.com
Established in 1957, Zambello Group delves into the development and manufacture of gearboxes and is certificated by ISO9001 standard. At CHINAPLAS, one of its main attractions was the TST (Twin Super Torque) gearbox range. The new system of torque distribution has enabled considerable increase in the output speed (up to 1800 rpm.) and also the density of the transmissible torque (up to 35 Nm/cm3).
Alessandro Feller, Export Sales Manager at Zambello said that local industry of China now places more importance on mid to higher end gearboxes rather than the low-end ones. “Zambello Group now focuses on the market in both Mainland China and the whole Asia as this market renders growth in between 15% to 20% to the company. To respond to the great potentiality, the company also develops special types for this market, such as some twin-shaft gearboxes,” according to Mr. Feller. Zambello gearboxes are famous for high torque, minimal noises, and longer lifetime, ensuring satisfaction. The box are easy to be maintained by the design and the steel material are from Germany, Italy, or UK, and all the manufacturing processes are finished in Italy, without exceptions.
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