Word Plastic Connection Summit 2023 has record results

Think Plastic Brazil

The results of the World Plastic Connection Summit 2023 were surprising: during the two days of the Buyers Project (23 and 24 August), participating companies closed US$4.8 million in business, with an expectation of another US$37.5 million in the next 12 months. The 121 companies held 930 meetings with the 31 invited international buyers.

“The World Plastic Connection Summit, a project carried out by Think Plastic Brazil in partnership with ApexBrasil, is extremely important for the process of internationalization of the Brazilian processed plastics sector in terms of the civil construction, household appliances, toys & childcare verticals. , packaging, agribusiness and inputs for processing. For a year, the Portfolio carries out its projects promoting SUMMIT globally and during it it is possible to connect with all the main stakeholders. All of this allowed us to achieve these great results presented in this 2023 edition”, declared Carlos Moreira, Strategy and Project Planning Manager at Think Plastic Brazil.

Complete results

During the 4 days of the Summit, 8 actions were carried out: International Seminar, Launch of the Yearbook 2023, Launch of Color Trend 2024, Presentation of the World Plastic Connection Award , Buyer Project, Image Project, Export Clinics and Technical Visits. Check out the numbers below:

General numbers

  • More than 22 thousand online visits on the platform
  • 101 countries accessed the online platform
  • 467 companies participating in person
  • 1,084 in-person participants
  • 119 partnerships with SECOMs through the MRE – Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • 28 partner agricultural attachés through MAPA (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)

International Seminar

  • 15 global speakers
  • 2 days of lectures with simultaneous translation into Portuguese, English and Spanish
  • Keynote Speaker: Karim Rashid

International Award

  • 88 companies registered
  • 54 companies classified
  • 52 awards distributed
  • Exhibition of design category products

Buyer Project

  • 31 importers
  • 120 participants
  • U$D 4,816 in business
  • U$D36.52 forecast for the next 12 months
  • 77 deals completed
  • 930 meetings
  • 550 deals expected
  • 745 new contacts

Export Clinics

  • 237 meetings
  • 9 partner companies
  • 66 participants

Image Project

  • 5 international journalists
  • 228 publications
  • 33 countries

Technical visits

  • 45 technical visits
  • 23 companies
  • 25 buyers

Color Trend

  • Signed by designer Jum Nakao
  • 250 printed editions
  • 29 companies registered
  • 17 companies approved

International Yearbook

  • 250 printed editions