Join the official Philippine trade delegation to NPE: The International Plastics Show, June 22-26, 2009, Chicago, Illinois.
Your participation as member of our official trade delegation will provide you the following benefits:
- Discounted exhibit-only registration fee at US$30
- Matchmaking meetings with corporate officers of exhibiting U.S. companies
- Access to the International Business Center where U.S. Department of Commerce staff will assist international buyers identify and meet U.S. exhibitors
- A special group travel package and handling
The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI), founded in 1937, is the trade association representing one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United States. SPI’s members represent the entire plastics industry supply chain, including processors, machinery and equipment manufacturers and raw material suppliers. The U.S. plastics industry employs 1.4 million workers and provides nearly $310 billion in annual shipments. SPI is the producer of NPE, which takes place every three years and brings together a cross section of virtually the entire plastics industry. Nearly 2,000 companies will exhibit. Exhibiting companies include manufactures of machinery and ancillary equipment, producers of plastics resins and additives, mold makers, instrumentation and automation companies, and numerous other specialists involved in plastics manufacturing, marketing and end use.
NPE is the third largest United States–based international trade shows. The broad based value of NPE, started in 1946, is demonstrated by it steady growth both in terms of the number of exhibitors and floor space taken by participating companies and in the size and makeup of attendees.
Attendees include representatives from all major plastics-using industries including automotive, appliance, packaging, electrical/electronic, furniture and construction, as well as from plastics and plastics-related companies. NPE 2006 will also feature machinery and accessory equipment for the processing of thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) and rubber in a new pavilion.
Product Categories:
Over 60 product categories will be displayed on the exhibit floor ranging from: additives and modifiers, assembly equipment, blow molding, CAD/CAM or CIM, chemical, coatings, deflashing equipment, dies EMI/RFL shielding, fillers and reinforcements, finishing equipment, hydraulics/pneumatics, injection (electric, horizontal, vertical), injection molding, material and parts conveyors, mold temperature control units, resins, robotics, screen changers, thermoforming, vacuum forming, film, pressure forming, tooling, water treatment equipment, welding equipment ….and more.
Seminars/educational programs
NPE offers visitors a wide array of education programs that include an unprecedented range of conferences and seminars providing attendees with an unmatched opportunity for education. Conferences include a diverse range of business and technical sessions during which attendees have the opportunity to obtain updates by industry experts on topics affecting the future of their business.
NPE offers free conferences where industry experts discuss current and future trends influencing the market for plastics.
A wide variety of other in-depth programs will also be offered at an additional charge. These briefings and seminars, produced by SPI and other industry organizations, will take place concurrently with the show in conference rooms adjacent to the exhibit floor.
Outside the Philippines? Contact the U.S. Commercial Service office in your country:http://www.buyusa.gov/home/export.html
Take the first step to join the Official Philippine Trade Delegation to NPE 2009 by completing the online form below and contact Ms. Bebe Montesines/Ms. Lolit Rivera, U.S. Embassy Manila at (02)888-4088.
For more information on NPE, please refer to the event's web site: http://www.npe.org
Click here for Frequently Asked Questions on How to Apply for a U.S. visa.