Press Releases

• SPI Appoints Firm Specializing in Trade Shows and Conferences to be the Marketing Agency for NPE2015 — January 14, 2013
  Marketing Design Group (MDG) Will Market NPE2015 International Plastics Exposition to Exhibitors and Attendees; NaylorCMG Will Again Handle Sales
• Registration Opens for SPE ANTEC® 2013, World’s Largest Plastics Technical Conference — January 9, 2013
  Co-Located Events Will Include SPI’s ‘Business of Plastics’ Conference and a Trade Show with Industry Suppliers Recruited by SPI’s NPE Sales and Marketing Team
• Two Professionals with a Wealth of Trade Show Experience Assume Key Roles on the SPI Team That Will Produce NPE2015 — January 2, 2013
  
• SPI Appoints NPE2015 Committee and Announces Exposition Dates — September 12, 2012
  The committee of industry executives that will work with SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association to organize the NPE2015 international plastics exposition will be headed by chairman Jim Murphy, president of the Extrusion Systems business at Davis-Standard, LLC, and vice-chairman Glenn Anderson, senior vice president of Milacron, LLC.
• SPI Will Offer Brand Owners and OEMs ‘Mission Control Centers’ For Their Buying Teams At NPE2015 — September 4, 2012
  Provided at No Cost, Dedicated Meeting Rooms at the Convention Center in Orlando Will Enhance NPE Participation for Companies Critical to Exhibitors and Attendees
• SPE and SPI Agree to Cooperate on a Growth Plan for Wide Range of Events at SPE ANTEC® in 2013, 2014 and 2015 — August 7, 2012
  SPI and the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) have reached an agreement that will add new dimensions to the next three annual SPE ANTEC® conferences, attract more corporate exhibitors and sponsors, and increase attendance.
• Official Recycling Program At NPE2012 Collected More Than Twice As Much Material As At NPE2009, Final Data Indicate — June 7, 2012
  Other than Food, None of the Waste Generated by Exhibitors or Visitors in the Giant Exposition Ended up in Landfills, according to SPI and the Convention Center
• A Success by Many Measures: NPE2012 Far Surpassed NPE2009 and was Most International of All — April 17, 2012
  The NPE2012 plastics exposition, which took place April 1-5 in Orlando, Florida, substantially exceeded NPE2009 in size, and attracted more participants from outside the United States than any other NPE in history.
• Chairs Molded from Recycled PET are Among Top Winners in SPI’s International Plastics Design Competition at NPE2012 — April 5, 2012
  The award winners in the 2nd International Plastics Design Competition sponsored by SPI span a wide range of applications, and many of them embody innovative use of technologies in support of sustainability goals.
• A Transformed NPE Opens in Orlando, Resurgent in Size and Dynamism and Reshaped By A Host of Innovations — April 1, 2012
  Surpassing Recent NPEs in Scope and Diversity, NPE2012 Arrives in Its New Venue with an Excitingly Different Makeup, Many Original Events, and an Influx of First-Time Participants
• Mobile Media Now Put NPE2012 in Visitors’ Hands -- Literally — March 21, 2012
  Two new resources provide mobile-technology access to a wealth of online information about NPE2012 and give users new capabilities for managing show-related activities.
• Online Voting Now Open for ‘People’s Choice’ Award in the International Plastics Design Competition at NPE2012 — March 9, 2012
  Anyone with an interest in plastics design can now go online to view the entries in the second International Plastics Design Competition (IPDC) and can even vote for the winner in one category—the “People’s Choice.” Winners in all categories will be announced during the NPE2012 international plastics exposition, April 1-5 in Orlando, FL.
• NPE2012 Numbers Now Coming In Clearly Portend a Big, Bustling Show -- Successful by Many Measures — February 24, 2012
  With five weeks left before opening day, NPE2012 is on course to be a huge, dynamic event, in line with NPE successes of the past and substantially stronger than the last NPE in 2009.
• SPI Plans Full Twelve Hours of Special Events for NPE2012 “Super Sunday,” Culminating in Opening Gala — February 21, 2012
  To usher in what promises to be a resurgent NPE exposition, SPI has organized NPE2012 “Super Sunday,” a day full of networking opportunities, social events, and presentations by top business leaders.
• Dow Commits to Underwrite ANTEC® Program at NPE2012, SPI Technical Education Program, and “Technology Central” — February 17, 2012
  The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) will be the exclusive corporate sponsor of the Technical Education Program and Technology Central at NPE2012.
• Jon Huntsman, Jr. to Speak at NPE2012 Opening Gala — February 15, 2012
  Jon Huntsman, Jr., a distinguished public servant who most recently was a candidate for President of the United States, has accepted an invitation to deliver the keynote address at the formal Opening Gala of the NPE2012 international plastics exposition.
• Ten Industry Leaders and Innovators to be Inducted into Plastics Hall of Fame During Gala Celebration at NPE2012 — February 6, 2012
  Ten pioneers who achieved advances in plastics technology and business development will be inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame at a gala banquet during NPE2012.
• Machinery Companies Will Exhibit—And Operate—Lots More Equipment at NPE2012 Than in 2009 — January 30, 2012
  No trade show comes close to NPE for sheer dynamism, with aisle after aisle of working plastics equipment filling the exhibit halls with clamor and action. While some of this was lost at NPE2009 as the Great Recession took its toll, the excitement will come back in full force this year.
• Most Extensive Educational Program of Any Plastics Show Will Add Valuable Technical and Business Content to NPE2012 — January 11, 2012
  SPI has announced the agenda for its Business of Plastics Conference, a key part of the content-rich educational program to be co-located with the NPE2012 international plastics exposition.
• International Plastics Design Competition Gets Underway as Entry Submission Opens at www.Plasticsdesign.org — December 15, 2011
  The second International Plastics Design Competition (IPDC), sure to be a highlight of NPE2012, is now open for entries from any end market and any country in the world,
• NPE2012 to Present Abundance of Polymer Technologies for Packaging, Including Special Focus on Sustainability — December 14, 2011
  Merchandisers, packagers, designers, processors, and converters will discover the newest polymer technologies for packaging at NPE2012.
• NPE2012 to Present Full Range of Plastics Technologies Used by Automotive Manufacturers — December 14, 2011
  Plastics technologies are among the most powerful generators of innovation in automotive manufacturing, and the latest developments of these technologies will be on display at the NPE2012 international plastics exposition
• NPE2012 to Showcase Wealth of Innovative Polymer Technologies to Advance Medical Device Industry — December 14, 2011
  NPE2012 will be the Western Hemisphere’s largest assemblage by far of the plastics and elastomer machinery, materials, services, and know-how that medical manufacturers need to expand profitability, increase output, improve products, and develop new ones.
• New Resources Enable International Attendees to Make Their NPE2012 Visit Easier, More Productive — October 25, 2011
  Assistance from SPI and the U.S. Government Helps to Simplify Attending a Great Plastics Exposition Located ‘at the Crossroads of International Trade’
• NPE2012 Marks New Beginning for America’s Greatest Plastics Exposition as Exhibit Sales Surge and Plans Take Shape for Multiple Co-Located Events — October 18, 2011
  At FAKUMA 2011, SPI announced that exhibit space purchased for the NPE2012 international plastics exposition already surpasses the amount occupied at the previous NPE, and exhibit sales continue to mount.
• SPI Statement on Passage of Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama — October 13, 2011
  SPI President and CEO Bill Carteaux issued the following statement concerning Congress’ approval of free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama.
• Wealth of New Technologies and Trade Opportunities Will Attract a Record Number of Mexican Visitors to NPE2012 — October 4, 2011
  Visitor Delegations Organized in Mexico Will Make Attendance Easy and Productive
• NPE2012 Attendee Registration is Now Open, Giving Access to Five Full Days of New Technology and Business Opportunity — September 27, 2011
  The "Registration" button for NPE2012 is now “live” at www.npe.org, enabling plastics professionals worldwide to sign on for a plastics exposition that will be bigger, better, and markedly different compared with previous NPEs.
• Maine Plastics Will Recover and Recycle the Vast Amount of Reusable Plastics Generated at NPE2012 — August 18, 2011
  Next year’s NPE2012 international plastics exposition will be so big that the reusable scrap generated in just one day by equipment operating on the exhibit floor will amount to tens of thousands of pounds. To prevent the waste of this valuable material, SPI has appointed Maine Plastics, Inc. as the official recycler for NPE2012.
• SCAM WARNING – "FAIR GUIDE": This is not an NPE2012 product – please do not complete or respond to their recent mailing. — July 14, 2011
  Fair Guide, a product of Construct Data Publishers, recently mailed an Exhibitors Directory form to NPE2012 exhibitors. Please DO NOT respond to their mailing. An Exhibitor Warning regarding this company is included in our online NPE2012 exhibitor services manual.
• SPI Urges Prospective International Visitors to NPE2012 to Start Process of Obtaining a U.S. Visa “Well in Advance” — June 22, 2011
  With only nine months until the NPE2012 international plastics exposition, prospective attendees from countries whose citizens require a visa to enter the United States should start the process of obtaining one well in advance of the show.
• New Venue for NPE2012 is Rated Most-Visited U.S. Destination — May 31, 2011
  Orlando, Florida, the city selected as the site for NPE2012, has been rated the most-visited destination in the U.S. and is the first to host more than 50 million visitors annually. Statistics released last week by the marketing organization Visit Orlando also indicate growth from 2006 to 2010 in the popularity of the Orlando metropolitan area as a destination for leisure and business travel.
• Advantages of New NPE2012 Location in Orlando, Florida are Expected to Attract Strong Participation by Chinese Exhibitors — May 17, 2011
  For Chinese participants in next year’s NPE2012, the new location in Florida will provide unparalleled access to a plastics market serving nearly a billion people, with annual shipments of more than USD $500-billion.
• SPI Predicts Surge in NPE2012 Attendance from Brazil as a Result of Country’s Booming Economy — May 9, 2011
  The rapid growth of the economy in Brazil promises to generate a surge in attendance at NPE2012 by Brazilian plastics professionals looking for ways to increase productivity, create new product values, and expand business with companies from around the world.
• With NPE2012 Poised to Surpass NPE2009, SPI is Expanding Show to Include All 3 Halls at New Venue in Orlando — April 4, 2011
  With exactly a year to go before the start of NPE2012, exhibit sales are already equivalent to 98% of the total occupied space at the last NPE in 2009, and they are certain to exceed that total as selling continues.
• Results of Drawing for NPE2012 Exhibit Space Reflect an Industry Regaining Strength Amidst Economic Recovery — January 20, 2011
  Signs of good health for the plastics industry were readily apparent at the recent NPE2012 Drawing for Exhibit Space, as representatives of more than 650 exhibiting companies traveled to the new NPE venue in Orlando, Florida, to select booths for the international plastics exposition.
• SPE and SPI Agree on Co-Location of ANTEC with NPE2012 — October 27, 2010
  The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) will co-locate the 2012 edition of its ANTEC® technical conference with the NPE2012 international plastics exposition, it was announced at K 2010 by SPE and SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association.
• SPI Appoints NaylorCMG to be Responsible for NPE2012 Booth Sales and Related Exhibitor Services in the U.S. and Canada — October 7, 2010
  SPI has retained the services of NaylorCMG to provide exhibitor sales and services for NPE2012 in the U.S. and Canada, it was announced today by Gene Sanders, SPI senior vice president in charge of trade shows.
• At "Pre-Drawing" Two Years Before NPE2012, 67 Exhibitors Select One-Fifth of Total Space Anticipated for the Show — August 2, 2010
  In a special "Pre-Drawing" held for SPI members that have exhibited in at least 15 of the previous 26 NPEs, 67 companies selected a total of 170,300 sq.ft. (16,000 sq.m) of exhibit space for NPE2012. The amount of space selected in the Pre-Drawing was roughly 20% of the total that SPI anticipates by the time of the show -- April 1-5, 2012, at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in Orlando, Fla.
• NPE2012 Begins Taking Shape Months Ahead of Schedule as SPI Organizes "Pre-Drawing" for Space in New Orlando Venue — May 24, 2010
  A lottery held today has enabled a core group of longtime NPE exhibitors to choose space at NPE2012 nearly two years before the event, generating a preliminary floor plan that will help other companies with their own space selection.
• NPE2012 Space Draw is Set for January 2011 in Orlando, Giving Many Exhibitors Their First Look at the New Venue for NPE — April 9, 2010
  The NPE Space Draw, the crucial event at which companies select well over half of the total exhibit space at the NPE2012 plastics exposition, will take place January 12-14, 2011 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel and Conference Center in Orlando, Florida.
• SPI Appoints Gunther Hoyt Associates as Exclusive Sales Agent for NPE2012 in Europe, Japan and Korea — April 7, 2010
  H. Gunther Hoyt, an internationally known plastics industry figure with a wealth of experience as both machinery company executive and trade show official, will lead the exhibit sales program for the NPE2012 plastics exposition in Europe, Japan, and Korea, it was announced today by SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association, which produces the triennial NPE.
• SPI Sponsors U.S. Pavilions at K 2010 to Help Promote Exports by 45 American Companies and Open Marketing of NPE2012 — April 1, 2010
  Two U.S. Pavilions at the K 2010 show this Fall in Düsseldorf, Germany will enable 45 American companies to showcase their technologies to an international audience of plastics professionals, it was announced today by SPI, sponsor of the pavilions.
• New Venue for NPE2012 in Orlando Gives Latin Americans Easy Access to Hemisphere's Largest Plastics Exposition — March 23, 2010
  The NPE2012 international plastics exposition promises to be a "must" on the calendars of industry professionals in Latin America and the Caribbean, including those who have never before attended an NPE because of the travel involved, according to SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association, which is sponsoring the U.S. Pavilion at Plastimagen 2010.
• SPI Draws on Trade Show Expertise to Make It Easier, Less Costly for Companies to Exhibit at Major 2010 Plastics Shows — February 18, 2010
  SPI will put to use more than six decades of experience producing NPE by assisting companies that would like to take part in this or other major plastics shows but are discouraged by the time, cost, manpower and logistics of planning an exhibit. SPI's new "Concierge Service" is already available to prospective exhibitors at this year's Plastimagen, Chinaplas and K shows.
• SPI Approves NPE2012 Committee, Charged with Maximizing Return on Investment for Exhibitors and Visitors — February 9, 2010
  A newly appointed committee of plastics company officials will be responsible for maximizing the return on investment for exhibitors and visitors at the NPE2012 international plastics exposition, it was announced today by SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association, which produces the triennial NPE.
• SPI Makes Dramatic Shift In NPE History With Decision To Hold NPE2012 In Orlando, Florida — November 17, 2009
  NPE2012, the next edition of the triennial NPE international plastics exposition, will take place April 1-5, 2012 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, it was announced today by SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association.