EXPOPLAST 2012: Ready, set, go to Montreal

摘要

It never really went away, but the Expoplast plastics trade show is back. The Montreal show has a 35-plus year history as the dedicated resource to custom and captive molders in the region, featuring the top suppliers of processing machinery, auxiliary equipment, molds, molding components, materials, and services providers. Last staged in October 2008, Expoplast 2012 takes place on November 14-15 at Montreal's Palais des congres centre. And it's about time. There are almost 650 plastics processing establishments in Quebec, producing more than 26 per cent of all plastic products made in Canada. Quebec's plastics industry employs 21,336 people, according to the Institut de la statistique du Quebec, generates an annual payroll of $926 million, and spends over $2 billion on materials and supplies used in production. And according to the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA), Quebec processors posted 2009 sales of $7.7 billion. So there's a big market to serve - and it hasn't been served by its own trade event in the recent past. Why? Traditionally a tri-annual event, the three-year cycle was broken after the show was purchased - along with Toronto's Plast-Ex event - by California-based trade show operator UBM Canon in 2009.