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the four-day show at the Shanghai New International and Tomb-Sweeping Day, is an annual rite of spring in
Exhibition Center, up 15.8 percent from the previous year. China.

Thirty percent of this year's visitors will be from outside Like Mark Twain's death, reports of a slowing China
China, Chu predicted. And of those foreign visitors, half economy are greatly exaggerated. After years of feverish
will be from other Asian countries. growth, the "New normal means we will drop from double-
digit GDP growth, over 10 percent per year, to around 6 or
Ada Leung, Adsale's general manager, said that 3,465
exhibitors occupied 250,000 square meters at Guangzhou's 6.5 percent. This will continue for the coming five years
cavernous China Import & Export Fair Complex for or so," Chu said. That still easily laps the United States'
this year's show, from May 16-18. In contrast, 230,000 lackluster 1.6 percent GDP growth last year.
visitors came to last fall's eight-day K show in Düsseldorf, "Plastics is one of the sectors experiencing even higher
Germany. That show took up 173,000 square meters (1.9 growth," Chu said.
million square feet) of exhibition space, with nearly 3,300 Next year's show will be held at the National Exhibition
exhibitors.
and Convention Center in Shanghai's Hongqiao district.
However, the K show is held only once every three years, The show has outgrown the Shanghai New International
while Chinaplas, like students cramming for final exams Exhibition Center, Leung said.

Clariant showcases Novel Technologies and Product at Chinaplas

The company displayed a series of novel technologies and product at the Chinaplas 2017

nder shift towards a greener economy in China, functionality, in addition to sustaining product safety
Umore businesses in China are looking to enhance the and environmental compatibility for customers in the
performance and sustainability of their products. Clariant electrical & electronics, agriculture, consumer goods, and
has made sustainability a key element of its business automotive industries in China. Product highlights include:
approach, from product design to end disposal, without Electrical & Electronics industry
compromising on performance. The company will feature
at the Chinaplas 2017 a series of novel technologies and • Exolit OP® 1400 non-halogenated flame retardant,
products dedicated to helping the electrical & electronics, offering enhanced thermal stability for polyamides,
agriculture, consumer goods and automotive industries enabling complex
achieve greater performance and sustainability through injection molded parts
new colors and capabilities. to be manufactured
at high processing
The importance of reform was emphasized as one of the t e mpe ra t u re s.
enablers to drive local economic growth in a number of
key industries. In agriculture, for instance, the supply of It is suitable for
quality, environmentally more compatible agricultural ho t and humid
products was highlighted, along with a stronger focus given environments and has been awarded the Clariant
on achieving top quality and performance in consumer EcoTain® label for outstanding sustainability
goods in order to drive stronger domestic demand and, and best-in-class performance. EcoTain®
in turn, sustained economic growth. The importance of labeled products have undergone a systematic,
sustained green development was also attached to the in-depth screening process using 36 criteria in all
electrical & electronics and automotive industries, where three sustainability dimensions: social, environmental
sources of pollution and impact on the environment must and economic.
be reduced continuously. • Licomont® NaV 101 and Licomont CaV 102 are
At Chinaplas 2017, Clariant showcased how its specialty excellent processing aids for polyester and polyamide
chemical products and solutions provide appealing compounds, making production more efficient due

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