PETpla.net Insider 04/ 2013

NEWS 11 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 04/13 www.petpla.net SIPA S.p.A. - Via Caduti del Lavoro, 3 - 31029 Vittorio Veneto (TV) - Italy Tel. +39 0438 911511 - Fax +39 0438 912273 - e-mail: sipa@zoppas.com www.sipa-xform.com NEW PREFORM SYSTEM Designed to adapt. Built to last. Imagine using any preform mold in one system. Now you can. The new XFORM PET preform system gives you unprecedented flexibility combined with the highest running efficiency: it accepts the mostly used molds (old and new generation) present in the market. So you can feel free to innovate and grow without penalizing your existing assets. Chinaplas 2013 Chinaplas 2013 will be staged at China Import and Export Fair Complex, Pazhou, Guangzhou, May 20-23, 2013. The organisers say that the exhibition will showcase diversified solutions, new plastic materials and technolo- gies, along with lower energy consumption. d by Saudi Basic Industries Corp (Sabic), uses new types of plastic materials with high light transmittance features. Eleven specific ‘zones’ cover a range of plastics applica- tions, including film technology, moulding, plastic packag- ing and blow-moulding machinery. The exhibition area will exceed 220,000m², covering 25 exhibition halls located at zone A and B of the exhibition complex. More than 2,800 exhibitors from 36 countries together with 14 pavilions from Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, PR China, Taiwan, Singapore, Swiss, Turkey, UK and USA, will be present. Over 115,000 visitors from 150 countries and more than 100 buyer groups are expected to attend. Free tickets can be obtained via the website. An app and website for mobile devices have also been launched. www.ChinaplasOnline.com K Show 2013 K 2013, the International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber, will be held in Düs- seldorf, Germany, October 16 -23, 2013. The new website is now open and provides infor- mation surrounding the trade fair, news from the industry, research and science as well as advice for visitors. The exhibitors’ database is now online and serves as the virtual catalogue of the K trade fair. The “Companies and Prod- ucts” area of the portal enables visitors to search for individual companies or compile a list of companies offering spe- cific services or from selected countries and download them, and create a personalised exhibition catalogue. A “match- making” function is an internet networking service and the K App provides mobile access for Android and Apple sys- tems. Tickets can be bought online and printed out from the end of March 2013; e-tickets are offered at a discount. As in 2010, the K ticket includes the use of buses and trains of the public transport system in Düsseldorf and the immedi- ate region. Ticketholders can also benefit from special prices on rail travel from all German cities to Dusseldorf. The Dus- seldorf Messe website provides lists of hotels in the area. www.k-online.de