Dubai - Mubasher: ArabPlast 2017 is the biggest plastics, petrochemicals and rubber industry exhibition in the MENA region, and it is set to bring together the key players, experts and industrials in the field from around the world.
The exhibition will be held between 8 and 10 January at Dubai World Trade Centre, according to a press release.
The previous edition of ArabPlast saw the attendance of 906 exhibitors from 41 countries and 27,268 visitors from 119 countries.
ArabPlast 2017 will showcase a variety of products and technologies in injection molding, blow molding, wrapping and packaging, pre and post plastic processing techniques as well as raw materials, such as additives and polymers.
Companies from India, Taiwan and Germany has confirmed their participation with a total number reaching respectively 110, 95, and 70 respectively. China which is the key export market for Gulf petrochemicals products will be represented by 175 exhibitors, said Satish Khanna, the general manager of Al Fajer Information and Services.
It true that this sector was impacted this year by the falling oil market prices and rising feedstock costs. This is one of the challenges that the participants will have to discuss and develop into beneficial strategies that target the local and international industrials and decision makers, he concluded.
