TIPREX 2011 exceeds all expectations with record visitor numbers

Having exceeded all expectations in attracting a strong turnout of
some 10,500 qualified trade visitors of which about 15% were from overseas, the 3rd
edition of TIPREX – Thai International Plastics and Rubber Exhibition closed on Saturday in
Bangkok, Thailand. The overall sentiment among the 215 exhibitors at the Bangkok
International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC) from 31 August to 3 September 2011
was the strength of the exhibition in attracting a targeted and relevant audience.
The exhibition proved a success in bringing the internationality of more than 20
countries together at a single forum that was both local and international in character.
TIPREX 2011 also featured national pavilions and groups from Austria, Singapore, and
Taiwan. The exhibition was notable for the high quality visitors from across the plastics
and rubber industries, including from the public and private sectors. The exhibitors
reserved particular praise for the internationality of visitors, where the best represented
nations to the exhibition included regional neighbours from India, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Singapore and Vietnam.
The exhibition ended on a high note, with Messe Düsseldorf Asia and joint organizers -
The Federation of Thai Industries – Plastic Industry Club and the Thai Plastic Industries
Association, happy to announce an increase of over 30% in visitor attendance
compared to the 2009 edition.
Messe Düsseldorf Asia’s Managing Director Gernot Ringling comments, “TIPREX 2011 has
exceeded expectations, not only in the number of exhibitors but in the very strong
visitor turnout, particularly from overseas, which is certainly a bonus for a local exhibition
like TIPREX. Messe Düsseldorf Asia would like to thank the exhibitors, visitors, joint
organizers, seminar speakers, sponsors and other participants who contributed to TIPREX
2011.”
The exhibition was officially opened by Wannarat Channukul, Thailand’s Minister of
Industry, who commented that the show was an ideal platform for local Thai
companies to network and share expertise with some of the world’s leading plastics
and rubber companies. Playing on the exhibition tagline in his opening speech,
‘imagine a world without plastics and rubber, the most innovative materials of the 21stcentury’, the Minister commented that he could not imagine a world without plastics
and rubber, “they are part of our daily lives, as well as part of our business and
professional undertakings. Thailand exported 492,423 automobiles in the first seven
months of 2011, and they use a variety of plastics and rubber components, and in the
first quarter of the year, Thailand exported US$7.4 billion of food packaging products
which again use a significant amount of plastic material. The timing of this exhibition
could not have been better,” he said.
Regional sales manager from KraussMaffei Technoligies GmbH, Christian Veser, said:
“We are extremely satisfied with the quality of the crowd and the exhibition, and are
confident we will be back in 2013.” On a similar note were comments from Jimmy Teo,
Managing Director of Wittmann Battenfeld (Singapore) who commended the highquality
trade visitors to TIPREX 2011.
Echoing the sentiment was president and CEO, Patankit Charoen (2529) Vichai
Mongkolchaichawan: “The exhibition is very well-publicised. We saw crowds of
qualified trade buyers and in fact sold four Wei Lee machines. The exhibition has far
exceeded our expectations.”
Executive vice president of sales and marketing at Global Connections, Aikachai
Sirijantanan said that TIPREX has proven to be the right platform for Global Connections
and, “I could not be happier with the results. Everything has been extremely
professionally organized and publicised. We are also very happy with the response for
our seminars which gathered over 500 participants.”
According to Sukhumal Aranyapongpaisal, sales and marketing manager, Pack All
Plastic, TIPREX was an excellent platform “to reach out and engage with serious trade
buyers, generate sales leads and achieve good results.”
One of this year's points of attraction at TIPREX was the line-up of key exhibitors
including Wittmann Battenfeld (Thailand), KraussMaffei Technologies, BASF (Thailand),
and PTT Chemical Public Limited, where companies presented innovative products and
technology alongside live demonstrations, with some exhibiting in Southeast Asia for the
first time. The spectrum of seminars on various topics from plastic and rubber
technology to the elastomers market, also contributed to the overall quality of the
exhibition.
Messe Dusseldorf Asia has announced that TIPREX 2013 will take place in Spring once
again at world-class venue BITEC, Bangkok.