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INTERPLASTICA 2012 – Good perspectives on the Russian plastics and rubber market

20,000 experts visit the leading trade fair in Moscow/exhibitors report very lively interest

The Russian economy is growing again! The effects of the global economic crisis have basically been overcome and, even if the dynamism of the years leading up to the crisis has yet to be attained again, there are clear signs of recovery in every sector of the economy, and in particular in the plastics and rubber market. The development of key customer industries, first and foremost the packaging industry, is leading to growing demand for plastic and rubber products. The construction industry has also recovered, although less due to major new building projects than to extensive renovation and modernisation work throughout the country, which need a wide variety of products such as insulation material, pipes, window frames etc.. A lot of small and medium-sized companies have sprung up in the last few years, which are investing in the expansion of existing capacity and the creation of new factories, not least due to state support, which is creating very good prospects for sales of raw materials as well as plastic and rubber machines. read more

Exhibitor Testimonials INTERPLASTICA 2012

Starlinger & Co. GmbH, Angelika Huemer, Managing Partner, Austria
Russia is a very important market for us. We have been active here for many years and have learned that you need a great deal of patience – some projects take several years to come to fruition – but there is stable growth – not very fast, but constant. The customers here have become technologically much more demanding in recent years, which is good news for us, since we offer highly complex systems. Starlinger is the global market leader in the field of machines and process engineering for woven plastic sacks, and we also supply plastic recycling solutions. We have seen lively demand in the field of cement sack machines, as the paper sacks that still predominate here are not very resistant to tearing and result in significant losses. At INTERPLASTICA we meet customers and interested potential customers from throughout Russia as well as from neighbouring countries.

BASF SE, Dr. Rainer Büschl, Head of Communications, Performance Polymers, Germany
BASF has been very successful with standard polymers in Russia for a long time. In the near future we hope for business to pick up in the technical polymers sector, too. This is particularly due to the recovery in the automobile and packaging industries here. Bioplastics are also a hot topic now, but it is still early days.

Reifenhäuser GmbH & Co. KG machine works, Ulrich Reifenhäuser, Managing Partner, Germany
The BRIC countries in general – and Russia in particular – have given our company a very welcome boost. Even if the speed at which new orders are coming in has slowed a bit now, I still anticipate the steady growth to continue. We primarily supply machines for the production of blown film and flat film to Russian customers, as well as thermoforming sheet lines, first and foremost for the food industry. We are well positioned in the Russian market, in particular since the merger of Reifenhäuser Kiefel Extrusion. At INTERPLASTICA we present our new products to customers and interested potential customers from Russia and the entire GUS each year, and enter into concrete negotiations. Exhibitor Testimonials INTERPLASTICA 2012 - read more

The timing and the general conditions are extremely good:

• Businesses are increasingly willing to invest in Russia: Studies have shown that gross fi xed-asset formation is
set to rise by 10 % in 2011.

• Chemical industry is growing: Growth is being driven above all by the construction sector and the automotive industry. The rise in production in the chemical industry was about 17 % during the fi rst three quarters of 2010.

• New plants under construction or planned: To satisfy rising demand, there is a substantial move to boost the construction of plants in plastics production.

• Focus on nanotechnology: Russia is creating a network of foundation centres for nano products – probably in seven locations. Government investments in development and equipment are approx. EUR 500m.

• Imports heading for growth: The rise in Russian imports from non-CIS countries was 42.9 % during the first two months of 2011 compared with the same period last year, reaching $28.542 billion in all. European manufacturers are among the most important exporters of plastics and rubber machinery to Russia.

• Stimuli through international events: Market developments are affected by strong selling events such as the Winter Olympics in Sochi (2014) and the Football World Championship (2018) which will probably be held at 13 different geographical locations in the European part of Russia.

Number one address for good business.

INTERPLASTICA is the ideal meeting point of the industry.

• 2012 saw the participation of 550 exhibitors from 28 countries.

• Round about 20,000 visitors came to INTERPLASTICA and to the simultaneous event, UPAKOVKA/UPAK ITALIA, the international trade fair for packaging machinery, packing production machinery and packaging.

• About 80 % of the exhibitors were extremely pleased with the expertise and decision-making powers of the visitors who came to the trade fair.