CAIRO: The 19th edition of Plastics 2024, which is the largest exhibition of plastics and rubber in the Middle East and North Africa, was launched on Tuesday with the participation of more than 500 exhibitors representing 50 countries, including Kuwait. The exhibition is being held (from January 9–12) at the Egypt International Exhibition Center in Cairo.

Egypt’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Eng Ahmed Samir, in the presence of Egyptian Minister of Environment Dr Yasmin Fouad, Ambassador of Kuwait to Egypt Ghanem Al-Ghanem, and leading international and regional manufacturers and decision-makers in the field of plastics and rubber, attended the event.

Plastics 2024 aims to shed light on comprehensive and sustainable products for the markets in the Middle East and North Africa and to identify machines, equipment, raw materials and derivatives, semi-finished and finished products, reinforced plastics, components and spare parts, artificial intelligence, robotics technology, and automation, which is the integration of machines into an automatic control system.

It also aims to communicate with industry leaders to discuss regional developments, build new links, and review the latest solutions in the plastics and rubber markets so as to promote regional development and achieve long-term growth. The exhibition includes four specialized exhibition areas on an area of 20,000 square meters, including packaging, recycling, and rubber, in addition to an area dedicated to fourth-generation industrial technologies.

The international pavilions participating in Plastics 2024 include, most notably, the pavilions of Kuwait, Germany, India, Turkey, Taiwan, Korea, and China. They will review the products of each country to exchange experiences and views on sustainability and innovation. Kuwait is participating in the exhibition with a delegation from the general authority for industry headed by the deputy of the Industrial Export Development Sector. The Kuwaiti pavilion includes eight companies. — KUNA