2020 Egypt International Plastics Exhibition

PLASTEX 2020

Exhibition time: January 9-12, 2020

Venue: Cairo International Exhibition Center, Egypt

Host: ACG-ITF

Holding period: two years

Supporting units: Egyptian Plastics Industry Association, Chamber of Commerce, etc.

[Introduction] 

Founded in 1993, PLASTEX has been successfully held for 16 sessions and is hosted by ACG-ITF, the largest exhibition organizer in Africa-Middle East countries. It has received strong support from the local plastics industry association and is the Middle East and The largest and most influential plastics industry exhibition in North Africa (MENA).

The previous exhibition area reached more than 19,000 square meters. From 386 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions including Germany, Germany, Britain, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and India, they exhibited their latest products and technical achievements, except for 36%. Exhibitors from Egyptian companies, 64% of exhibitors are international exhibitors.

The show attracted 14,305 professional visitors from Egypt and neighboring countries including Ethiopia, Ghana, Germany, Jordan, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates. According to the survey statistics, 92% of exhibitors indicated that the exhibition performance reached or exceeded expectations.

◆ The Egyptian plastics division of the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) said that the total market for Egyptian plastics was $4.03 billion, with a total investment of about $4 billion. In addition to direct investment, according to media reports, Egypt and Russia signed a $1.2 billion railway transformation agreement in 2018. The Egyptian Ministry of Transport plans to complete the upgrade of the Egyptian railway infrastructure by 2020, which will cost about 45 billion Egyptian pounds. This will greatly improve Egypt's transportation construction and promote business development.

◆ Egypt has a large pipe and cable extrusion industry, accounting for nearly 30% of plastic demand. Packaging accounts for 43% of polymer demand. In addition, the Egyptian automotive industry is the fourth largest automotive industry in Africa, accounting for 15% of plastics demand. The rubber and plastics market has a wide range of industry needs in Egypt. China-Egypt relations are friendly and China is one of the important importers in Egypt.

【market background】

◆ Egypt has close economic and trade ties with neighboring countries and is a member of several regional economic organizations. It enjoys a variety of economic and trade preferential policies. Egypt is a member of the Greater Arab Free Trade Area and has joined the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). The industrial products exported to the EU are also subject to duty-free treatment and import tariffs are lowered.

◆ Egypt is an important market that radiates throughout the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. The population development in the MENA region will soon exceed 20% of the EU, forming a huge regional consumer market with a consumption of 400 million people.

   ◆ With a population of more than 91 million, Egypt is the largest polymer market in Africa with good market prospects. Foreign manufacturers have many opportunities to carry out or expand their business in Egypt. According to relevant data, the Egyptian polymer market is growing year by year from 15 years to 21 years.

【exhibition criteria】

l Plastic machinery and equipment: injection molding machine, blown film machine, plastic calender, hollow blow molding machine, plastic molding machine, plastic granulator, plastic extruder, plastic machine auxiliary machine, other plastic machinery, feeding regenerative crusher,

Film drawing machine, foaming equipment, bag making machine;

l Plastic machinery and equipment, rubber machinery and equipment;

l Rubber and plastic processing quality testing equipment and equipment; chemical raw materials, additives and auxiliary materials for rubber and plastic processing;

l Rubber and plastic processing molds and accessories; rubber and plastic products, semi-finished products.