PLAST AND MAJOR EUROPEAN RELEVANT TRADE SHOWS
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Show comparison | Net surface (sqm) | Exhibitors | Local Visitors | Foreign Visitors | Total |
PLAST ’03 | 71.336 | 1.703 | 43.183 | 24.724 | 67.907 |
K 2004 | 165.000 | 2.914 | 116.000 | 115.000 | 231.000 |
INTERPLAS 2005 | 9.000 | n.d | n.d | n.d | 17.441 |
EQUIPLAST 2005 | 23.375 | 975 | n.d | n.d | 58.000 |
EUROPLAST 2002 | 21.803 | 917 | 21.395 | 3.822 | 25.217 |
PLAST TWO EDITIONS’ COMPARISON
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PLAST 2000 | PLAST ’03 | ||
 Date | 8-13 May 2000 (6 days) | 6-10 May 2003 (5 days) | |
| Venue | Milan Fairground: halls 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9-1, 9-2, 10, 11, 12, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 | Milan Fairground: halls 8, 9-1, 9-2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20-1, 20-2, 21, 22, 23 | |
| Opening hours | 10-18 | 10-18 | |
| Entrances | gate Metropolitana, gate Eginardo, gate Carlo Magno, gate Domodossola, gate VI Febbraio | gate Metropolitana, gate Eginardo, gate Gattamelata, gate Domodossola | |
| Net exhibiting area | 71,852 sqm (83% machinery – 11% raw materials – 6% finished products) | 71,336 sqm (84% machinery – 10% raw materials – 6% finished products) | |
| Exhibitors number | 1,660 (967 Italian and 693 foreign; 1,239 direct and 421 through representatives) | 1,703 (1,028 Italian and 675 foreign; 1,199 direct and 504 through representatives) | |
| Foreign represented countries | 47 | 52 | |
| Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United States of America, Venezuela, Vietnam | Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Eire, El Salvador, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela | |
| Visitors (total) | 70,631 | 67,907 | |
| Italian visitors | 46,928 | 43,183 | |
| Foreign visitors | 23,703 from 116 countries | 24,724 from 126 countries | |
| Origin of foreign visitors | Europe (57%), Africa (10%), Middle East (8%), Other countries Asia (6%), North America (2%), Latin America (16%), Oceania (1%) | Europe (67.7%), Africa (8.5%), Middle East (8.2%), Other countries Asia (6.0%), North America (2.3%), Latin America (7.1%), Oceania (0.2%) | |
| First 10 origin countries | France (8.1%), Spain (7.7%), Germany (7.5%), Brazil (4.5%), Switzerland (4.0%), Turkey (3.9%), Slovenia (3.8%), Great Britain (3.2%), Greece (3.1%), Portugal (2.7%) | Germany (8.1%), Spain (7.3%), France (6.5%), Turkey (5.1%), Switzerland (4.4%), Greece (3.9%), Iran (3.2%), Slovenia (3.1%), Poland (2.7%), Israel (2.6%) | |
| Percentage of visits | Monday 8 (8.8%) Tuesday 9 (12.9%) Wednesday 10 (14.9%) Thursday 11 (19.4%) Friday 12 (20.0%) Saturday 13 (24.0%) | …… Tuesday 6 (11.7%) Wednesday 7 (17.3%) Thursday 8 (23.9%) Friday 9 (24.2%) Saturday 10 (22.9%) | |
