International plastics manufacturers will affirm their commitment to the Egyptian and Mena markets by participating in Plastex 2008, the 11th International African-Arabian Exhibition for Plastic Industries to be held from October 23 to 26, 2008, at the Cairo Fair Ground, Egypt.
Germany, Italy, China, India, Taiwan and Turkey have already confirmed that they will set up individual pavilions during the event to showcase their products and technologies.
The four-day exhibition will welcome more than 550 exhibitors from 31 countries and around 24,000 trade visitors from 18 countries.
Exhibition slots have already been sold out in anticipation of another year of strong international response to the event, urging event organiser ACG-ITF to arrange for extra halls.
“The presence of prominent Western firms such as Germany’s Battenfeld and Krauss-Maffei, the UK’s Suffren and Italy’s Nova, Saporiti and Macplas reflects this global appeal and the high interest in the region’s rapidly-growing plastics sector,” said Rabab Ahmed, international sales manager, ACG-ITF.
 “Plastex 2007 was able to generate a record 230 million euros in business deals,” said Ahmed Mostafa, project manager, ACG-ITF. 
EgyPlast, the Egyptian Exhibition for Plastic Exporters and Manufacturers, will be held concurrently with Plastex.