SMI S.p.A., Italy
Three questions for SMI: 1) Are you exhibiting at the Chinaplas fair? What innovations will your company be presenting?
We will not exhibit in 2022, but we will probably attend the event and take into consideration a presence for future editions.
2) How important is the Chinese market for you? Are you planning to invest or establish yourself there?
The Chinese market is definitely one of the main objectives for SMI, which is very aware of its prominent role in the international scene. The Chinese clients are very demanding and well aware of the newest technologies. Their expectations are reasons for SMI to constantly improve and raise the performance bar of its products. We are already present in the territory with WFOE in Beijing and representative office in Guangzhou.
3) How do you see the PET industry developing this year?
As the pandemic contingency is returning to a milder degree, we are now taking into account new business sectors with new awareness by the final consumer for products and environmental protection. New materials, such as rPET, represent the effort of our industry to demonstrate that plastic is still a protagonist in the market of packaging and blow filling. This policy is giving an enthusiastic return by the final users in China and worldwide. We are very confident about the future of the industry!
