Arabplast 2015 took place in Dubai from January 10-13. The event is the leading trade fair for the plastics industry in the region. The bi-annual international exhibition set new records – 906 exhibitors from 41 countries met 27,266 visitors from 119 countries. With 15,432 visitors, the focus was on the GCC countries, followed by 4,700 visitors from India and Asia.
Baerlocher presented itself together with Reda, its sales agent in the Middle East, at a joint booth. The Baerlocher sales teams from Turkey and India, as well as technicians from Turkey, India and Germany were available to cover commercial and complex technical matters.
At Arabplast, Baerlocher mainly focused on the key regional market segments of PVC pipes and cables, and highlighted it’s calcium-based and traditional stabilizers systems.
"We had a very busy and productive time at this important event on the Global Plastics calendar. Conversations with potential and existing customers, centered heavily around our investment in Turkey, which will go on stream during this quarter " said Andrew Tate, Head of PVC Additives – Europe, Middle East & Africa at Baerlocher.
