With the communication of a personalized link for online registration to over 7,000 potential exhibitors (the first time this method has been used), Plast 2015 organizer, Promaplast, has officially inaugurated preparations for the 17th edition of the international exhibition for the plastics and rubber industry, which will take place at the Milan fairgrounds from May 5 through May 9, 2015. The number of registered - and certified - participants at last edition, in 2012 (1,514 exhibitors from 58 countries and 50,593 visitors of 121 different nationalities) prefigures Plast 2015 as the coming year’s most important event for the plastics industry in Europe. In addition to its overtures to exhibitors, the organizational office has also begun developing contacts with institutional partners, convention organizers, trade associations and other industry players to make the specialized Milanese event the most fruitful opportunity yet for operators to gather and exchange experiences and innovations and catch up on the latest developments at a time that promises to bring the much awaited resurgence of the economy, both in the plastics and rubber industry and generally. Exhibitors that confirm their registration by May 15 of this year will be entitled to a 15% discount on participation fees, as well as special rates on exhibition space, free installation of electrical power for those exhibiting machinery in operation, and priority space allotment. In any case, all exhibitors will be listed free of charge in the FieraMilano Expopage web portal and, naturally, in the official Plast 2015 catalogue. Taking place during the inaugural week of Expo 2015 (the six-month event running from May 1 to October 31), Plast 2015 enjoys the sponsorship of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and the support of Euromap (European Federation of Plastics and Rubber Machinery Manufacturers) and UFI (Association of the Exhibition Industry). For additional information: www.plastonline.org.