Successful premiere for AMI’s Compounding World Expo in Germany

From 27 – 28 June 2018 plastic experts gathered in Essen, Germany, on the occasion of a brand new event: The Compounding World Expo and Plastics Recycling World Exhibition, organised by AMI. The premiere of this trade show duo attracted 184 exhibitors and 4,024 visitors. 42 % of the attendees came from Germany, 50 % from the rest of Europe and 8 % from outside of Europe. In fact, visitors came from as far as South Africa, Brazil, China, and Korea. According to AMI, exhibitors reported that they had large numbers of meetings with high-quality contacts on both days of the event.

More than 60 % of exhibitors have already reserved space for the next European version of the show, which will return to Messe Essen on 17 – 18 June 2020. In 2020 they will be joined by two additional focused events, the Extrusion Expo and the Polymer Testing Expo. Many exhibitors have also booked stands at the first US versions of the Compounding World and Plastics Recycling World Expos, which will take place in Cleveland, OH, USA on 8 – 9 May 2019. The German show will skip 2019 in order to avoid the K show.

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“The focused nature of the expos worked very well for visitors from the plastics recycling and compounding sectors,” said AMI events director Andy Beevers. “They could meet with key suppliers and participate in highly relevant conference sessions all under one roof. Similarly for exhibitors, the clear focus of the events meant they were meeting large numbers of visitors with a very specific interest in their products and services”.