CHINAPLAS 2017 (The 31st International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries) is scheduled to take place from 16-19 May 2017 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex, Pazhou, Guangzhou, PR China. As Asia's No. 1 trade fair and the world's second biggest international trade show for the plastics and rubber industry, CHINAPLAS 2017 is an end-user-oriented trade fair featuring “Intelligent Manufacturing”, “High-tech Materials” and “Green Solutions”. Since its debut in 1983, CHINAPLAS has been dedicated to satisfying the needs of customers in the key end markets, including automotive, building and construction, packaging, electrical and electronics, information technology, telecommunications and medical. CHINAPLAS 2016 successfully welcomed 148,575 visitors, among which 39,454 were overseas visitors from more than 160 countries and regions. CHINAPLAS 2017 is estimated to occupy 250,000sqm exhibition area with 16 theme zones and attract over 3,300 exhibitors and 140,000 professional visitors from over 150 countries and regions, and more than 150 buyer groups. CHINAPLAS 2017 is going to exhibit the most ground-breaking plastics and rubber technologies and a wide array of raw materials to be in line with the latest trend. More than 900 exhibitors will showcase advance raw materials applied in building and construction industries, including high performance composites, recyclable wood plastic composites, and state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment of high efficiency and low energy consumption. To inspire the industries towards high efficiency, energy saving and sustainable development, the globally well-known exhibitors, including BASF, Borouge, Clariant, Dow, FANGLI, Jwell, Lanxess, Ascend, Yizumi, YUDO, Yuntianhua, Zhejiang Shuanglin, Battenfeld-cincinnati, Kraussmaffei Berstorff, Dekuma and TEIJIN, will demonstrate their flagship products at the fairground.