NPE2012 Surpassed Previous NPE
The NPE2012 plastics exposition, which took place April
1 - 5 in Orlando, Florida, substantially exceeded
NPE2009 in size, and it attracted more participants from
outside the United States than any other NPE in history.
Taking place in a venue that marked a dramatic shift
after four decades in Chicago, NPE2012 attracted 1,933
exhibitors, more than in each of the three previous NPEs.
The total exhibit space occupied at NPE2012 was 23%
greater than in 2009. There was
a 26% increase in attendance,
as 55,359 plastics professionals
participated in NPE2012.
Of total attendance in 2012,
26% came from outside the
United States, a substantial
increase compared with any previous
NPE. Fully one-third of
these international visitors came
from Latin America, fulfilling
SPI’s prediction that the new
venue would attract more visitors
from that region than ever
before.
Also setting a new record for international participation
was the number of exhibiting companies from outside the
United States. China sent the most international
exhibitors with a little over 300. Another 8% came from
the rest of Asia and the Mideast and 10% came from
Europe. Canada sent 72 exhibitors - the second-largest
country total after China. The 28 exhibitors from Mexico
and South America represented the largest contingent
ever from Latin America.
Positive as they are, these
statistics do not fully convey
the degree of success
achieved by NPE2012,
according to William R. (Bill)
Carteaux, president and
CEO of SPI. “There was far
more plastics processing
equipment operating on the
exhibit floor than in 2009,
much greater attendance at
the co-located conferences,
and a larger and more exciting
program of special
events,” Carteaux said. “In addition, both exhibitors and
visitors gave SPI overwhelmingly positive feedback on the
new venue in Orlando, supporting our decision to schedule
both the 2012 and 2015 NPEs there.”
In 2015, NPE will again take place at the Orange
County Convention Center in Orlando. Scheduled for
March 22-26, NPE2015 will conclude ten days prior to
Easter and will not overlap the traditional Spring Break
period.
For more information, go to www.plasticsindustry.org.
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