Chinaplas 2015 closed successfully - double digit growth in visitor numbers

Chinaplas 2015 came to a successful closure on 23 May 2015. Despite bad weather that caused flight and train disruptions during the show period, visitor numbers exceeded those from the last exhibition held in Guangzhou in 2013.

The heavy downpours could not cool down the determination of visitors to come to the show. Asia’s largest and world’s second largest plastics and rubber trade fair held on 20-23 May 2015 has attracted a total of 128,264 visitors. Visitor numbers peaked on the second day with 49,732 visitors. The show this year welcomed 35,090 visitors from overseas, representing 27.36% of the total number. Attendees came from 137 countries with India, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Iran, Malaysia and Japan as the top ten origins. As compared with the show held in Guangzhou in 2013, the show registered a 12.41% growth in visitors, while overseas visitors rose by 14.04%.

Apart from the visitor figures, Chinaplas 2015 also marked new records in the show scale in terms of exhibition area and number of exhibitors over the past editions. This year, 3,275 exhibitors from 39 countries and regions participated in the show, of which over 700 exhibitors joined the trade show for the first time, representing over 20% of total exhibitors. The show also marked an unprecedented size of exhibition area, with floor space over 240,000 sqm, up 9% compared to last Chinaplas in 2013, with the exhibitor number growing more than 10%.

Ada Leung, General Manager of Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., the organizer of Chinaplas, said, “The majority of our exhibitors are very happy with the results, the professionalism and participation of the visitors. Despite the heavy rain during the show, the fairground was busy with people networking and technological exchange activities. At the same time, we have received a lot of positive feedback from visitors that the technology levels of exhibits and the quality of the show have been increasing”. She added, “As the show organizer, we are very glad to see that the global plastics and rubber industries have fully recognized Chinaplas as an effective platform for technology and trade promotion, and for the setting of market trends.”

Adsale said, that the show got compliments from both exhibitors and visitors  and that exhibitors were satisfied with the high quality visitors came from different countries:

"It has been a very busy Chinaplas. Probably one of the best of the last 5-6 years in terms of quality of companies and credibility of visitors - who were mostly sales people and decision makers, who know exactly what they were looking for and in a position to buy. The facilities and logistics around the show have been first class and the whole operation has been incredibly smooth. We have already expressed our interest in signing up for the next Chinaplas held in Shanghai," said Eddie Grant, The Aerogen Company Ltd.

Also, visitors acknowledged Chinaplas as the professional sourcing platform in the industry.

Victor Zhang, General Manager, Visource (HK) Limited said “Chinaplas is a very professional exhibition. I noticed that the booths of Chinese enterprises are bigger than ever. It means that the gap between Chinese enterprises and global giants is narrowing.”

Similar contentment is also found among the domestic visitors. “Chinaplas is a very professional and comprehensive show in plastics and rubber industries. I can see there are new technologies and new highlights every year. This year, the Industrial Automation Zone in particular has inspired me with a lot of new ideas to improve my existing production facilities’, said Hu Huifang, Head of Production, Opple Lighting. 

Chinaplas 2016 will celebrate its 30^th edition next year and will be held on 25-28 April, 2016 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai, PR China.