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SPI Statement on the Death of Visit Orlando President and CEO Gary Sain
The following statement concerning the sudden death of Visit Orlando President and CEO Gary Sain was issued today by SPI President and CEO William "Bill" Carteaux MORE >

A Success by Many Measures: NPE2012 Far Surpassed NPE2009 and was Most International of All
The NPE2012 plastics exposition, which took place April 1-5 in Orlando, Florida, substantially exceeded NPE2009 in size, and attracted more participants from outside the United States t... MORE >

Chairs Molded from Recycled PET are Among Top Winners in SPI’s International Plastics Design Competition at NPE2012
The award winners in the 2nd International Plastics Design Competition sponsored by SPI span a wide range of applications, and many of them embody innovative use of technologies in supp... MORE >

A Transformed NPE Opens in Orlando, Resurgent in Size and Dynamism and Reshaped By A Host of Innovations
Surpassing Recent NPEs in Scope and Diversity, NPE2012 Arrives in Its New Venue with an Excitingly Different Makeup, Many Original Events, and an Influx of First-Time Participants MORE >

Online Voting Now Open for ‘People’s Choice’ Award in the International Plastics Design Competition at NPE2012
Anyone with an interest in plastics design can now go online to view the entries in the second International Plastics Design Competition (IPDC) and can even vote for the winner in one c... MORE >

Mobile Media Now Put NPE2012 in Visitors’ Hands -- Literally
Two new resources provide mobile-technology access to a wealth of online information about NPE2012 and give users new capabilities for managing show-related activities. MORE >

NPE2012 Numbers Now Coming In Clearly Portend a Big, Bustling Show -- Successful by Many Measures
With five weeks left before opening day, NPE2012 is on course to be a huge, dynamic event, in line with NPE successes of the past and substantially stronger than the last NPE in 2009. MORE >

SPI Plans Full Twelve Hours of Special Events for NPE2012 “Super Sunday,” Culminating in Opening Gala
To usher in what promises to be a resurgent NPE exposition, SPI has organized NPE2012 “Super Sunday,” a day full of networking opportunities, social events, and presentations by top bus... MORE >

Dow Commits to Underwrite ANTEC® Program at NPE2012, SPI Technical Education Program, and “Technology Central”
The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) will be the exclusive corporate sponsor of the Technical Education Program and Technology Central at NPE2012. MORE >

Jon Huntsman, Jr. to Speak at NPE2012 Opening Gala
Jon Huntsman, Jr., a distinguished public servant who most recently was a candidate for President of the United States, has accepted an invitation to deliver the keynote address at the ... MORE >

Ten Industry Leaders and Innovators to be Inducted into Plastics Hall of Fame During Gala Celebration at NPE2012
Ten pioneers who achieved advances in plastics technology and business development will be inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame at a gala banquet during NPE2012. MORE >

Machinery Companies Will Exhibit—And Operate—Lots More Equipment at NPE2012 Than in 2009
No trade show comes close to NPE for sheer dynamism, with aisle after aisle of working plastics equipment filling the exhibit halls with clamor and action. While some of this was lost a... MORE >

International Plastics Design Competition Gets Underway as Entry Submission Opens at www.Plasticsdesign.org
The second International Plastics Design Competition (IPDC), sure to be a highlight of NPE2012, is now open for entries from any end market and any country in the world, MORE >

NPE2012 to Present Abundance of Polymer Technologies for Packaging, Including Special Focus on Sustainability
Merchandisers, packagers, designers, processors, and converters will discover the newest polymer technologies for packaging at NPE2012. MORE >

NPE2012 to Showcase Wealth of Innovative Polymer Technologies to Advance Medical Device Industry
NPE2012 will be the Western Hemisphere’s largest assemblage by far of the plastics and elastomer machinery, materials, services, and know-how that medical manufacturers need to expand p... MORE >

NPE2012 to Present Full Range of Plastics Technologies Used by Automotive Manufacturers
Plastics technologies are among the most powerful generators of innovation in automotive manufacturing, and the latest developments of these technologies will be on display at the NPE20... MORE >

New Resources Enable International Attendees to Make Their NPE2012 Visit Easier, More Productive
Assistance from SPI and the U.S. Government Helps to Simplify Attending a Great Plastics Exposition Located ‘at the Crossroads of International Trade’ MORE >

NPE2012 Marks New Beginning for America’s Greatest Plastics Exposition as Exhibit Sales Surge and Plans Take Shape for Multiple Co-Located Events
At FAKUMA 2011, SPI announced that exhibit space purchased for the NPE2012 international plastics exposition already surpasses the amount occupied at the previous NPE, and exhibit sales... MORE >

SPI Statement on Passage of Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama
SPI President and CEO Bill Carteaux issued the following statement concerning Congress’ approval of free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. MORE >

NPE2012 Attendee Registration is Now Open, Giving Access to Five Full Days of New Technology and Business Opportunity
The "Registration" button for NPE2012 is now “live” at www.npe.org, enabling plastics professionals worldwide to sign on for a plastics exposition that will be bigger, better, and marke... MORE >