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plastics show in the Americas.Don’t miss this opportunity to transform tomorrow

and reach 55,000+ decision-makers.

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NPE2021: WHERE INDUSTRY MEETS THE FUTURE Held every three years, NPE® is the largest, most influential global plastics show in the Americas. Join 55,000+ professionals in every segment of the plastics industry and its vertical markets, representing buying teams from more than 20,000 unique companies, including the global plastics supply chain and the full-range of end-user markets.

NPE showcases the largest display of technologies, machinery, processes, products, and innovation in one space. Here are some of the highlights from NPE2018:

Everyone is here. It’s all the verticals: automotive, bottling, packaging, etc., domestic and international. The traffic has been phenomenal, and the quality this year is off the charts. We had 600 leads yesterday alone. Our goal for the show was 1,000 total. We’re really going to shatter that goal today.

N E T S Q U A R E F E E T O F E X H I B I T S P A C E

I N T E R N A T I O N A L A T T E N D E E S

T O T A L A T T E N D E E S

T O T A L U N I Q U E C O M P A N I E S

E X H I B I T I N G C O M P A N I E S

F I R S T - T I M E A T T E N D E E S

1,221,765

14,941

55,832

20,643

2,182

19,478

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– Ellen Heini, Marketing Communications Specialist, Cold Jet

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NPE BY THE NUMBERS

CONNECT WITH KEY BUYERS

NPE2018 ATTENDEES’ TOP 10 PRODUCTS OF INTEREST

NPE2018 TOP 10 INDUSTRIES REPRESENTED

NPE2021: The Plastics Show will attract a breadth and depth of potential customers you can’t find anywhere else. You’ll have access to buyers from more than 120 countries in every segment of the plastics industry and its vertical markets.

Distribution & Trade | Education & Training | Engineering & Design | Environmental, Health & Safety | General Management & Administration | Manufacturing | Plant Management | Product Liability | Purchasing | Research & Development | Sales & Marketing | Testing & Quality Control

of NPE attendees are in management, VP and C-Suite

positions

of NPE attendees have the power to buy, authorize, or make

recommendations

53%

74.4%

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1 Injection Molding 42.2%

2 Automation Equipment & Components 32.6%

3 Molds, Dies, & Tooling 27.6%

4 Resins & Compounds (Including Prime) 25.9%

5 Extrusion (Sheet & Other) 22.0%

6 Mold & Die Supplies 20.2%

7 Auxiliary Equipment & Components 18.4%

8 Blow Molding 17.7%

9 Mold & Die Maintenance 16.3%

10 Recycling (Scrap or Waste Plastics) 15.0%

1 Automotive & Transportation 20.8%

2 Chemicals & Plastics 20.5%

3 Medical & Pharmaceuticals 15.1%

4 Packaging: Food 15.0%

5 Packaging: Other 14.3%

6 Packaging: Flexible 14.2%

7 Packaging: Bottles 13.9%

8 Film & Sheet 13.1%

9 Machinery, Equipment, & Parts 13.0%

10 Tooling & Molds 11.7%

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DRIVE BUSINESS RESULTSDon’t miss your chance to transform tomorrow and get in front of qualified buyers and decision-makers from global companies looking for the latest new products, technologies, and solutions:

243K 3,188L E A D S W E R E C A P T U R E D A T N P E 2 0 1 8 * L E A D S *

M O R E T H A N

SAMPLING OF NPE2018 BUYERS IN ATTENDANCE

T O P 1 0 E X H I B I T O R S A V E R A G E D

3M

Abbott

Altira

Amazon

American Plastic Toys

Apple

A Schulman

Avery Dennison

B. Braun Medical

Barrette Outdoor Living

Bausch + Lomb

Baxter Healthcare

Bayer

Becton Dickinson

Bekum America Corporation

Bemis

Berry Global

BIC Graphic

bioMerieux, Inc.

Blistex, Inc.

BMW Group

Boeing

Bose Corporation

Boston Scientific

BWAY Corporation

Cadillac Products Automotive

Callaway Golf

CARBONLITE

Cardinal Health

Carlisle Construction Materials

Carson Optical

Celanese

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

Chobani

CKS Packaging Inc.

Clorox

Colgate-Palmolive

Crayola LLC

Daimler Trucks North America

Dart Container

Dow Chemical Company

Draexlmaier I

Eastman Chemical Company

Edgewell Personal Care

Edwards Lifesciences

Electrolux

Emerson

Estee Lauder Companies

ExxonMobil Chemical

Faurecia

FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobile

Fiskars Brands

Flex

Ford Motor Company

Freudenberg Medical

Garrtech Inc.

GE Appliances

General Mills

General Motors

Georgia Pacific

Google

Graco, Inc.

Graham Packaging Company

Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Hanes Industries

Harley-Davidson Motor Companies

Hollister Inc.

Home Products International

Honda of America

HP Inc.

Hunter Douglas

IAC Group

Igloo Products Corp.

Ingersoll Rand

Inteva Products

ITW Automotive

John Deere

Johnson & Johnson

Kessler Containers

Kimberly Clark

Klockner Pentaplast

Kohler

L’Oreal USA

LEGO Systems A/S

Lifetime Products

Lockheed Martin

Magna

Manar Inc.

Medtronic

Mercedes-Benz

Microsoft

MTD Products

Nestle

Newell Brands

Nike

Nissan North America

Northrop Grumman

Oakley

OtterProducts

Parker Hannifin Corporation

Pelican Products, Inc.

Philips

Plastek Industries, Inc.

Polaris

Procter & Gamble

Ravago Americas

Reebok International

Rehrig Pacific Company

Reyes Automotive Group

Reynolds Consumer Products

Rubbermaid Commercial Products

SABIC

SC Johnson

Sekisui Plastics USA Inc.

Senninger Irrigation

Shaw Industries

Sherwin Williams

Sika Corporation

Silver Springs Bottled Water

SRG Global

Stanley Black and Decker

Steelcase Inc.

Tesla

The Coca-Cola Company

The Haartz Corporation

The Toro Company

Toyota

Tupperware

Unilever

Velcro

Volvo

Whirlpool

Yanfeng Automotive Interior

*Data based on the 1,065 exhibiting companies that purchased lead retrieval

NPE® brings the #1 global plastics market to Orlando, Florida, every three years. Here’s a sample of the campaign:

25 Million Impressions to NPE.org

224K Opened emails

279 Publication placements

151 Digital ad placements through 26 publishers

42 Publishers

3 Million Page views in 2018

102K+ Total ad clicks

797K+ Impressions via retargeting

36 Press releases

1,127 Press clips

246K Unique opens over the course of the campaign

313K Total pieces mailed

6,555,452 Total impressions (Facebook)

538,772 Total impressions (Twitter)

86,354 Total impressions (LinkedIn)

805,796 InGo* total impressions

BARTERED PROMOTIONS & ADVERTISING WEBSITE

DIGITAL ADVERTISING

PUBLIC RELATIONS

EMAIL MARKETING

DIRECT MAIL

SOCIAL MEDIA

NPE BRINGS THE #1 GLOBAL PLASTICS MARKET TO YOU

LEVERAGE THE POWER OF NPE

Tomorrow is looking brighter and brighter across the industry, with a strong economic forecast and promising economic indicators across the market. This is your chance to shape your future with supply chain buyers and end-product manufacturers at your doorstep.

NPE® covers every facet of the fast-growing plastics industry—don’t get left behind.

8.8%** ** 7.1%

The Americas are ranked #1 globally with

more than

in annual plastics trade volume

Plastics machinery shipments finished

strong in 2018, with an increase over

2017 of

Overall plastics industry goods

consumption was up in 2018, with imports

also up$186B

*Global Plastics Ranking™, Plastics Industry Association’s 2018 Global Trends Report **Plastics Industry Association’s 2018 Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES)

* InGo is a social third-party platform that organically grows events by empowering attendees to invite their friends and colleagues.

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SAMPLING OF CONTRIBUTING MEDIA COMPANIES

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13 TECHNOLOGY ZONESFrom plant-based bioplastics to 4D printing, robotics and beyond, the NPE2021 Zones allow you to spotlight the latest technologies, newest materials, and most sophisticated processes to attendees looking for ways to run their operations more effectively, produce end-user products more efficiently, and increase their bottom line.

Exhibit in these Technology Zones to showcase innovations that drive your customers' businesses forward:

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3D/4D PRINTING ZONE

BOTTLE ZONE

CONTRACT MANUFACTURING ZONE

DECORATING & SECONDARY PROCESSES ZONE

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING ZONE

INSPECTION & MEASUREMENT ZONE

MEDICAL ZONE

MOLDMAKING ZONE

POLYMERS & ADDITIVES ZONE

PRODUCT DESIGN & ENGINEERING SERVICES ZONE

RECYCLING & SUSTAINABILITY ZONE

RIGID PACKAGING ZONE

ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION ZONE

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