One of the best witnesses of the boom of the Chinese plastics industry in the past few decades is Hong Kong's Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., organizer of the ever-growing Chinaplas trade show. The following five graphs tell the story.

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Chinaplas 2012, which will take place April 18-21 in Shanghai, is expecting 200,000 square meters of exhibition area, more than 2600 exhibitors, and more than 90000 visitors.