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Plastics industry COVID-affected events tracker

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    Plastics News has been covering the impact of the coronavirus on the industry in the last month. We've put together a tracker of the various events that have been affected by the virus. Are we missing any? Email Hollee Keller at [email protected] or Rhoda Miel at [email protected] to add or edit events.

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    Coronavirus Industry Event Tracker 2020
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    Date Event
     
    AMBA Conference 2021 New Dates June 22-24, 2021 Grand Rapids, Mich. View Description
    SPE Antec Industry Insights New Dates Previously: March 22-23

    Currently: May 5-7, 2021
    Virtual View Description
    SPE Antec Classic New Dates Previously: March 29-April 4

    Currently: May 10-21, 2021
    Virtual View Description
    Architectural Plastics and Polymer Composites in the 21st Century: Design & Preservation of Contemporary & Historic Architecture New date March 20-21 2021 Cambridge, Mass. View Description
    Chinaplas New Dates Previously: Aug. 3-6 2020

    Currently: April 13-16 2021
    Shenzhen View Description
    Compounding World Expo, Plastics Recycling World Expo, Plastics Extrusion World Expo and Polymer Testing World Expo Postponed Previously: Nov. 4-5

    Currently: Nov. 3-4, 2021
    Cleveland View Description
    Europe Compounding World Expo, Plastics Recycling World Expo, Plastics Extrusion World Expo and Polymer Testing World Expo New Dates Previously: June 1-2

    Currently: Sept. 29-30, 2021
    Essen, Germany View Description
    Converters Expo 2020 New dates Previously: April 29-30

    Currently: Aug 24-March 2021
    Green Bay, Wisconsin View Description
    EuPC Conference Postponed Previously: June 11-12

    Currently: May 27-28 2021
    Brussels View Description
    Fakuma 2021 New Dates Oct 13-17 2021 Friedrichshafen, Germany View Description
    First International Conference on Microbial Polymers Postponed June 2021 Rapid City, South Dakota View Description
    France Innovation Plasturgie New Dates Previously: June. 15-18, 2021

    Currently: April 5-8, 2022
    Lyon, France View Description
    Global Pouch Forum New Dates Previously: Sept. 9-11

    Currently: Sept 2-May 2021
    Virtual View Description
    IAPD Annual Convention New Dates Previously: Oct. 26-29, 2020

    Currently: Aug. 16-19, 2021
    Louisville, Kentucky View Description
    Indoplas, Indopack & Indoprint 2021 Rescheduled Previously: Sept. 2020

    Currently: June 2-5 2021
    Jakarta, Indonesia View Description
    Interpack 2021 Canceled May 2023 Dusseldorf, Germany View Description
    N.A. International Auto Show 2021 Canceled Sept. 28-Oct. 9, 2021 Detroit View Description
    InterPlas 2021 New Dates Previously: June 23-26

    Currently: Sept. 28-30, 2021
    Birmingham, England View Description
    InterPlas Thailand 2021 Postponed New dates June. 23-26, 2021 Bangkok View Description
    JEC World New dates Previously: March 9-11

    Currently: June 1-3, 2021
    Paris View Description
    LSR Conference 2021 Rescheduled Sept. 13-16, 2021 Schaumburg, Ill. View Description
    NAHB International Builders Show 2021 Update Week of Feb. 8, 2021 Virtual View Description
    NPE2021 canceled May 17-21 Virtual View Description
    Packaging Conference 2022 New Dates Previously: Feb. 8-10, 2021

    Currently: Feb. 7-9, 2022
    TBA View Description
    Plast 2021 Cancled June 22-25 2021 Milan, Italy View Description
    Plastica New dates May 20-23, 2021 Virtual View Description
    Plastic Pipes XX Rescheduled Previously: Sept. 21-23 2020

    Currently: Sept. 6-8 2021
    Virtual View Description
    Plastic Recycling Conference Asia 2.0 New dates July 22-23, 2021 New Delhi View Description
    Plastics Recycling Conference New dates Previously: May. 3-5, 2021

    Currently: April. 7-8, 2021
    Virtual View Description
    Plastimagen Light 2021 New Dates Previously: Mar. 9-11, 2021

    Currently: Mar. 22-26, 2021
    Virtual View Description
    Plastimagen 2022 Moved Previously: Jan. 11-14, 2021

    Currently: Mar. 8-11, 2022
    Mexico City View Description
    Plastindia 2022 New Dates Previously: Feb. 4-9, 2021

    Currently: Feb. 17-21, 2022
    New Delhi View Description
    PU Tech India New Dates Sept. 28-30 2021 Noida, India View Description
    SPE European Thermoforming Conference Postponed Previously: Sept. 30-Oct. 2 2020

    Currently: March 3-5 2021
    Geneve, Switzerland View Description
    SPE Thermoset Topcon New dates Previously: May 12-13

    2021 Currently: May 4-5, 2021
    Madison, Wisconsin View Description
    TaipeiPlas New dates Previously: Oct. 9-13, 2020

    Currently: Sept. 28 – Oct. 2, 2021
    Taiwan View Description
    Tire Cologne Postponed Previously: June 9-12

    Currently: May 18-21, 2021
    Cologne, Germany View Description
    Utech Europe 2021 Rescheduled Previously: Sept. 14-16

    Currently: Nov. 16-18, 2021
    Maastricht, Netherlands View Description
    Vietnam Manufacturing Expo 2021 New dates Aug. 11-13, 2021 Hanoi, Vietnam View Description
    VietnamPlas 2021 New dates Oct. 13-16 2021 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam View Description
    World Petrochemical Conference 2021 New dates March 8-12, 2021 Virtual event View Description
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