SPI URGES INTERNATIONAL REGISTRANTS FOR NPE2009 TO TAKE EARLY ACTION ON APPLYING FOR A VISA TO ENTER THE U.S.

Advice to Prospective Visitors from Countries Subject to U.S. Visa Requirements: ‘Don’t Miss Out on the Greatest Plastics Event on Earth’

APPLICATIONS  ARE DUE BY APRIL 1 FOR THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL PLASTICS DESIGN COMPETITION, TO BE CO-LOCATED WITH NPE2009

Designers, Processors, Moldmakers, and OEMs from Any Nation and Any End Market Can Obtain Complete Information on Participating at  www.plasticsdesign.org

INNOVATIVE NPE2009 PAVILION TO FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL HELP SHAPE TOMORROW’S ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMY

DuPont Will Sponsor ‘Emerging Technologies Pavilion’; Government Agencies Will Anchor Sectors on Sustainability, Bioplastics, Nanotechnology, and Energy

NPE2009 ATTENDEE REGISTRATION OPENS, GIVING ACCESS TO MULTIPLE TRADE SHOWS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SPECIAL EVENTS

REGISTER Button Is Now ‘Live’ at www.npe.org; Discounts and Multi-Event Package Plans Are Available Online

NPE2009 ATTENDEE REGISTRATION OPENS, GIVING ACCESS TO MULTIPLE TRADE SHOWS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SPECIAL EVENTS

REGISTER Button Is Now ‘Live’ at www.npe.org; Discounts and Multi-Event Package Plans Are Available Online

NEW TECHNOLOGY PAVILION TO SPOTLIGHT ‘DOZENS OF INNOVATIONS’ INTRODUCED BY EXHIBITORS AT NPE2009

Companies Exhibiting Elsewhere at NPE2009 Can Submit Their Most Advanced Developments for Possible Inclusion in New Technology Pavilion

SPI ISSUES CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS IN NEW ‘BUSINESS OF PLASTICS’ EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM PLANNED FOR NPE2009

The Education Committee for the NPE2009 international plastics exposition is now accepting abstracts for presentations in a new educational program, called the “Business of Plastics,” to be offered at NPE2009, it was announced today by The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI). The triennial NPE show is organized by SPI and takes place on June 22-26, 2009 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

‘INTERNATIONAL PLASTICS DESIGN COMPETITION’ AT NPE2009 WILL SHOWCASE INNOVATIONS IN COMPONENTS AND FINISHED PRODUCTS

Achievements of Processors, Designers, Toolmakers, and OEMs from Many Countries Will Reflect Show-Wide Focus on Cutting-Edge Technologies and Sustainability

MOLDMAKING EXPO™ TO CO-LOCATE WITH NPE2009, YIELDING ‘ONE-STOP SHOPPING’ FOR MOLDMAKERS, MOLDERS, AND OEMS

Co-Location of NPE, MoldMaking Expo, and ANTEC™ Creates ‘an International Plastics Convocation Unprecedented in Breadth and Technological Richness’

VISITORS AT NPE2009 WILL HAVE MANY WAYS TO ACCESS BIOPLASTICS, NANOCOMPOSITES, AND OTHER NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Latest Advances Will Be the Focus of 2,000 Exhibits, Massive Educational Program, and Pavilions for Emerging Technologies, Special Industry Sectors, and Issues like Sustainability

CHINESE PARTICIPATION AT NPE2009 PROMISES TO BE STRONG

SPI’s Advice to People Planning to Travel from China to NPE2009: Don’t Wait until the Last Minute to Apply for a Visa

MEXICO WILL LEAD LARGE LATIN AMERICAN ATTENDANCE AT NPE2009, THE GREATEST WESTERN-HEMISPHERE PLASTICS EVENT

Show to Offer Plastics Professionals from the Entire Region ‘Unprecedented Access to New Technologies as Well as Business and Technical Conferences’

EXHIBIT SPACE CONTRACTED FOR NPE2009 ALREADY EQUALS 82% OF FINAL TOTAL FOR NPE 2006, AS 864 COMPANIES MAKE SELECTIONS

SABIC Innovative Plastics and Nypro, Inc. Are Among Significant ‘New’ Participants

SPE’S ANTEC™ CONFERENCE TO CO-LOCATE WITH SPI’S NPE2009, CREATING ‘A WORLD PLASTICS EVENT OF UNPARALLELED SCOPE’

In a plastics industry first, the 2009 edition of ANTEC™, the world’s largest plastics technical conference, will take place during the premiere international plastics exposition of the year—NPE2009. The events will take place at Chicago’s McCormick Place on June 22-26, 2009.

SPI NAMES FREEMAN AS NPE2009 SHOW CONTRACTOR, RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING NEW COST-SAVING PACKAGES FOR EXHIBITORS

Service Packages Are One of Many Innovations Planned to Benefit Exhibitors and Visitors at NPE2009 International Plastics Show

NPE2009 ‘OPENS FOR BUSINESS’ AS SPI SENDS OUT EXHIBITOR PROSPECTUS, STARTS NPE WEBSITE, AND UNVEILS NEW DESIGN

First ‘Digital Drawing’ for Exhibit Space Will Take Place at New McCormick West Building in Chicago on February 19-20

INNOVATIONS BY NEW SPI TRADE SHOW TEAM WILL MAKE NPE2009 ‘RICHER IN CONTENT, BROADER IN SCOPE, THAN ANY PREVIOUS NPE’

The NPE2009 international plastics exposition and conference will be a great leap forward in NPE history, with a broad array of innovations to make participation more exciting and profitable for exhibitors and attendees, it was announced today by The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI, exhibiting at K-2007 in Stand 13 / B59-18). The association sponsors the triennial NPE and will present NPE2009 on June 22-26 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

NEW NPE2009 MANAGEMENT TEAM TO TRANSFORM GLOBAL EVENT

Since the middle of the three-year cycle leading up to NPE 2006, the makeup of the team now in charge of preparing for NPE2009 has been almost completely transformed, according to The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI), founder and sponsor of the triennial NPE show. NPE2009 will take place June 22-26 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

NEW PLAN FOR NPE 2009 REPLACES EAST BUILDING WITH INNOVATIVE McCORMICK WEST FACILITY JUST BEING COMPLETED IN CHICAGO

Show Will Be Held in South, North, and West Halls; Exhibit Space Drawing Slated for February of 2008 Will Take Place in West Hall’s New Ballroom—Chicago’s Largest

EXPOSITION MANAGEMENT EXPERT GENE SANDERS IS NEW SPI VICE PRESIDENT OF TRADE SHOWS, WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR NPE 2009

The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI) has appointed Gene Sanders as vice president of trade shows, it was announced today by SPI President and CEO William Carteaux. Bringing 26 years of experience in the management and marketing of industry shows and conferences, Sanders assumes responsibility for SPI’s triennial NPE international plastics exposition.

SPI APPOINTS FIXATION TO BE MARKETING AGENCY FOR PLASTICS USA 2008 AND NPE 2009

Fixation Marketing Began Representing SPI Trade Shows in 1994 and Has Played a Key Role in Expanding the International Promotion of these Expositions

SPI APPOINTS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR NPE 2009, WITH NEW POSITIONS REFLECTING BROADENED SCOPE OF THIS GLOBAL SHOW

Randy Pearson, President of Xaloy Extrusion, Is Named NPE 2009 Chairman