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• 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.
• 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 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.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• 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,
• 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.
• 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.