Director of the showcase Reza Khalaj said the number of European companies planning to attend the fair is unprecedented, adding 1,100 companies are running stands at the fair of which nearly 200 are from European countries, NIPNA reported.
"Over 200 companies from European countries have fixed their participation in the exhibit," Khalaj said.
He said the number can increase in the coming days ahead of the showcase.
The official further said that exhibitors from 24 countries are expected to present their latest petrochemical downstream products at the showcase.
65 companies from Germany, 49 companies from Italy, 24 companies from Turkey and 19 companies from Austria are participating in the event.
IranPlast is one of the largest and most important exhibitions in Iran, in the fields of Raw Materials, Machinery & Moulds, Auxiliaries and Services for Plastics & Rubber industries, as well as, one of the most magnificent ones in the Middle East region and Asia.
Historically, IranPlast has had a growing trend from the very first edition in 2002. Since then, more than 4,000 companies from Iran and other countries have participated at such a great exhibition event.
The first 5 editions of IranPlast were organized annually but from the 6th session, it became a biennale exhibition, in order to enhance its quality, structure and organization.
IranPlast 2017 is held under the condition that while in the 11th IranPlast more than 1,100 Iranian and non-Iranian companies had participated in this exhibition and more than 30,000 trade and public visitors had visited this show.
The 11th IranPlast is slated for September 24-27 2017 in Tehran.
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