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CHINAPLAS <strong>2016</strong> – Review<br />
By: Henry Xiao<br />
Celebrating its 30 th edition, CHINAPLAS <strong>2016</strong>, the 4-day-long extravaganza was held end of April at Shanghai New International<br />
Expo Centre. A myriad of eye-catchers were comprised of exhibits and concurrent events that covered every<br />
application industry and every stage in the life cycle of products along the lines of innovation, automation and green<br />
technology, including bioplastics in a special Bioplastics Zone.<br />
Having been serving the plastics and rubber industries for more than thirty years, CHINAPLAS is now the No.1 plastics<br />
and rubber trade fair in Asia. According to Ms Ada Leung, General Manager of Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd, organizer of<br />
CHINAPLAS, the number of exhibitors this year reached a record-breaking high of 3,300 in spite of the less favourable global<br />
economies. The exhibition area also boasted an 80 % increase to 240,000 m 2 compared to 2008, the last time when the economy<br />
was sluggish. Both achievements showed that CHINAPLAS and the plastics and rubber industries are capable of swimming<br />
upstream and thrive well. Among raw material and plastics and rubber machinery suppliers, those that took part in CHINAPLAS<br />
are preeminent figures in the world. So is the trade fair itself. As for visitors, in early years they were mostly manufacturers<br />
of plastic products. Now, the visitor profile has been extended to a multitude of industries, including automotive, packaging,<br />
electronics & IT communications, building & construction, medical, toys, etc..<br />
The Chinaplas Preview in the last issue of bioplastics MAGAZINE is now complemented with some impressions gathered by<br />
our staff during the event.<br />
Emery Oleochemicals<br />
Emery Oleochemicals, a global leader of naturalbased,<br />
high-performance polymer additives,<br />
headquartered in Selangor, Malaysia, showcased its<br />
solutions for the plastics and rubber industries.<br />
With an emphasis on sustainability and environmental<br />
responsibility, the Green Polymer Additives (GPA)<br />
business unit featured the following products at the<br />
exhibition:<br />
• biodegradable additive solution LOXIOL ® G 10V, a<br />
lubricant specifically developed for bioplastics<br />
• paraffin wax replacement LOXIOL ® G 24, which is<br />
100 % based on renewable resources<br />
• LOXIOL ® A4, a high-performance, food contact<br />
approved antifogging agent.<br />
Emery Oleochemicals offers a wide range of bestin-class<br />
products, including their leading EMEROX ® ,<br />
EDENOL ® and LOXIOL ® additives, that enhance<br />
processing efficiencies and improve end product<br />
quality.<br />
www.emeryoleo.com/Green_Polymer_Additives.php<br />
WooSung Chemical<br />
Headquartered in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea,<br />
WooSung Chemical Co., Ltd. presented themselves as a<br />
supplier of masterbatches, adhesive resins and compounds.<br />
Their specialties in the field of bioplastics are PLA based<br />
compounds for film-blowing, injection moulding and<br />
extrusion. One of the highlights is Eco Foamer, a special grade<br />
for the production of EPLA, namely expanded PLA particle<br />
foam, comparable to EPS. Another bioplastics product<br />
line comprises cellulose acetate compounds, e. g. for the<br />
production of textiles, eyeglass frames and a lot more.<br />
www.wschemical.co.kr<br />
24 bioplastics MAGAZINE [<strong>03</strong>/16] Vol. 11
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