T-PLAS 2023 plastic trade show to return to Bangkok in September

After a three-year long hiatus, T-PLAS, The International Trade Fair for the Plastics and Rubber Industries, will be held from 20 to 23 September 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand, presenting a comprehensive business and sourcing platform serving the two synergistic industries.

The range on show at the dedicated regional platform for the plastics and rubber sectors, T-PLAS 2023 will include machinery and equipment, raw materials and auxiliaries as well as semi-finished products, technical components, reinforced plastic products, and a full suite of services. 

The show organizer, Messe Düsseldorf Asia, believes that September 2023 will also be an opportune time for T-PLAS 2023 as it comes on the back of a positive economic landscape post pandemic and as plastics and rubber related industries expect further growth.

With plastics becoming more indispensable in automotive engineering and with an upward trend towards electric vehicles (EVs), the Thai government’s two goal of having one million EV’s on Thai roads by 2025 bodes well for auto-manufacturers gearing up for EV production.

T-PLAS will be held from 20 to 23 September 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Adding to this, the Thai government is proposing comprehensive investment incentives to attract manufacturers to the country to produce hybrid-EVs, plug-in hybrid EVs and battery-EVs.

T-PLAS 2023’s strategic positioning alongside PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL, the International Packaging and Printing Exhibition for Asia, and CorruTec ASIA 2023, the International Corrugated Technology Exhibition for Asia, will make all three co-located trade exhibitions a one-stop platform serving the entire value chain from plastics, packaging, processing, printing to corrugated technology. 

T-PLAS 2023 will also feature and address the current challenges of the plastics and rubber sectors in the region and will put the spotlight on Medical Plastics and Plastics Recycling – Towards a Circular Economy.

Show highlights

Medical Plastics Zone

Medical Plastics Zone is a sector-specific zone focusing on plastics materials and new medical grade materials, processes and technology advances for medical devices and diagnostics in the healthcare industries.

From specialty polymers for biocompatible medical implants, biomaterials for medical devices, thermoplastic elastomers for tubes, and so on, this zone reflects the growing relevance of plastics and how it is fast becoming a critical part of medical devices and medical engineering.

It is anticipated that by 2030, the global medical plastics market will reach US$88.4 billion driven primarily by the increasing demand for existing and new medical technologies, an ageing population, and the overall growth in medical device applications.  

Plastics Recycling – Towards a Circular Economy
With plastics recycling evolving rapidly from a niche to a trend, driven by legislative targets for plastics recycling that many countries around the world have enacted – increasingly the circular economy is playing a very central role.

A key feature at T-PLAS 2023 is a focus on plastics recycling and sustainability – a platform where visitors can connect with plastic processors, buyers and sellers of recycled resin, equipment suppliers and other potential business partners.