2008 Taipei Int'l Plastics & Rubber Industry Show （Taipei Plas 2008） POST SHOW REPORT   ORGANIZERS: Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) CO-ORGANIZERS: The Taiwan Plastics Industry Association Taiwan Rubber Industries Association Taiwan Synthetic Resins Manufacturers Association Petrochemical Industry Association of Taiwan   VENUE: Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall SHOW DATES: September  18 ~ 22, 2008   SHOW HOURS: 10 a.m. ~ 6 p.m.   EXHIBITORS: 429(Local:333, Foreign:96)   NUMBER OF BOOTHS: 2,466 (Local:2,230, Foreign:236)   General visitor's analysis: Date 9/18 9/19 9/20 9/21 9/22 Total Overseas Visitors 776 647 493 290 136 2,342 Local Visitors 2,527 3,798 4,359 2,920 1,737 15,341 Total 3,303 4,445 4,852 3,210 1,873 17,683   Overseas buyers by area Area Buyers Percentage Asia 1,591 67.9% Europe 170 7.3% Middle East 169 7.2% South America 121 5.2% Africa 104 4.4% North America 92 3.9% Central America 59 2.5% Oceania 36 1.5%   Top 10 overseas buyers by country Country Buyers Japan 315 China 212 India 205 Philippines 144 Malaysia 143 Indonesia 134 Thailand 100 United States 75 Hong Kong 65 Vietnam 64   2008 Taipei Int’l Plastics & Rubber Industry Show Visitors Survey 　 Q1. How many times have you visited this show? Total % 1 First time 903 40.03% 2 2 times 165 7.31% 3 3 times 64 2.84% 4 More than 3 times 231 10.24%   　 Q2. Please indicate the purpose of your visit? Total % 1 Purchasing  917 40.65% 2 Market Survey    609 26.99% 3 Seeking International Distribution Rights 225 9.97% 4 Other, please specify 86 3.81% 5 Other 26 1.15%   　 Q3. Please indicate your business type: Total % 1 Importing 382 16.93% 2 Manufacturing 1,138 50.44% 3 Wholesaling 112 4.96% 4 Retailing   44 1.95% 5 Agency 170 7.54% 6 Consultancy 43 1.91% 7 Other, please specify: 38 1.68% 8 Other 9 0.40%   　 Q4. Please indicate your position: Total % 1 Management 1,007 44.64% 2 Purchasing 149 6.60% 3 PM 11 0.49% 4 R && D 66 2.93% 5 Production 135 5.98% 6 Marketing / Sales        182 8.07% 7 Other, please specify: 52 2.31% 8 R&D 7 0.31% 9 Other 23 1.02%   　 Q5. How did you learn about this show? Total % 1 Direct mail 369 16.36% 2 Website 386 17.11% 3 E-direct Mail 116 5.14% 4 Advertisement  304 13.48% 5 Other, please specify:  144 6.38% 6 Other 71 3.15%   　 Q6. Please tick item(s) of interest: Total % 1 Injection Molding Machinery 827 36.66% 2 Laminating Coating or Other Finishing Machinery 253 11.21% 3 Blow Molding Machinery 473 20.97% 4 Rubber Processing Machinery 194 8.60% 5 Extruders and Extrusion Plants 699 30.98% 6 Printing Machinery 407 18.04% 7 Inflation Tubular Film Making Machine 190 8.42% 8 Preprocessing Equipment 86 3.81% 9 Hot Presses 141 6.25% 10 Recycling Equipment 407 18.04% 11 Thermo Forming Machinery 188 8.33% 12 Auxiliary Equipment 174 7.71% 13 Vacuum Forming Machinery 170 7.54% 14 Molds and Dies 340 15.07% 15 Machinery for Foam, Reinforced Resins 116 5.14% 16 Process Control Equipment 132 5.85% 17 Heat-Cutting & Sealing Machinery 209 9.26% 18 Test and Measuring Equipment 198 8.78% 19 Bag Making Machinery 420 18.62% 20 Parts and Components 176 7.80% 21 Welding Machinery 129 5.72% 22 Raw Material, Semi-Finished & Finished Products 271 12.01% 23 Other, Please specify: 50 2.22% 24 Materials and products, Raw Material, Auxiliaries 78 3.46%