Thefirstplastic, rubber, petrochemical and building materials exhibition is scheduled to take place at the Mlimani City ConferenceCentre in Dar es Salaam from 27-29 May this year.The event, dubbed, Africa-PPB-EXPO Tanzania 2016 (www.Africa-PPBexpo.com), will feature exhibitors and visitors from all over East and Central Africa as well as B2B meetings and matchmaking opportunities.
Speaking during a press conference in Dar es Salaam today, the General Manager of EXPO ONE, the company that's organizing the EXPO, Ahmed Barakat said that 'Africa-PPB-EXPO will be an exceptional platform to showcase latest products and give transparency to unexplored markets'.
Africa-PPB-EXPO is anEgyptianinternational exhibition for plastic, rubber, petrochemicals and building.
"The exhibition has been created to promote African unity through strengthening trade relations between Egypt and Tanzaniaas well as putting both markets on the map", said Barakat and noted thatTanzania is the first of the series of African nations Africa-PBB-EXPO plans to cooperate with.
Aramex Africa is the official logistical partner with Africa-PBB-EXPO and will be playing a major role in providing logistics and transportation services from Egypt to Tanzania.
Through Aramex and in coordination with TanTrade and Tanzania Private Public Sector Foundation (TPSF), Africa-PBB-EXPO offers an exclusive edge to its exhibitors with a detailed database delivered once registered. The database includes all product placements within the Tanzanian market and their value with accurate import and export figures. This gives a sharper opportunityfor strategic B2B meetings and successful matchmaking upon arrival.
The EXPO ONE GM called on businesses and traders to participate in the EXPO and 'explore partnership opportunitiesin virgin markets and network with potential clients and peers'.
"By participating in the Africa-PPB-EXPO, the participants will among other things learn how core industry themes can affect their businesses; position their entities among the industry leaders, find new partners and benchmark their approaches towards innovation", added Barakat.
EXPO One, the organizing company, is a medium-sized exhibition and conference management firm that focuses on organizing and providing services for international trade fairs as well as promoting Egyptian pavilions in local and international exhibitions.
Other organizers include Aramex and Tanzania Trade Development Authority (TanTrade) under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Chemical and Fertilizers Export Council, Egyptian plastic Exporters and Manufacturers Association (Epema) and the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF). Others are Kenya Private Sector Alliance and China Chamber of International trade.
Africa-PPB-EXPO's next destinationis scheduled to be Senegal followed by Angola.
For more information:
Please contact: Ahmed Barakat
General Manager, EXPO ONE
Phone no: 02-3852-3385
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.Africa-PPBexpo.com
About Africa-PPB-EXPO:
Africa-PBB-EXPO (www.Africa-PPBexpo.com) is a unique platform that showcases the latest products and recent technology in plastic, rubber, petrochemicals and building sectors with a view to facilitate exchange of information and knowledge to existing and prospective customers.
It is the place where decision makers from the industry, technical experts and global processing companies meet their suppliers and do business. It also markets and promotes activities well as providing business-inducing network programs.
The main participants of the EXPO include senior and middle-management executives from corporations and SMEs as wells as exporters, importers and service providers.