COMPARED EVENTS

PLAST 2000

PLAST ’03

Date 8-13 May 2000 (6 days) 6-10 May 2003 (5 days)
Venue Milan Fairground: halls 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9-1, 9-2, 10, 11, 12, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 Milan Fairground: halls 8, 9-1, 9-2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20-1, 20-2, 21, 22, 23
Opening hours 10-18 10-18
Entrances gate Metropolitana,
gate Eginardo,
gate Carlo Magno,
gate Domodossola,
gate VI Febbraio
gate Metropolitana,
gate Eginardo,
gate Gattamelata,
gate Domodossola
Net exhibiting area 71,852 sqm (83% machinery – 11% raw materials – 6% finished products) 71,336 sqm (84% machinery – 10% raw materials – 6% finished products)
Exhibitors number 1,660 (967 Italian and 693 foreign; 1,239 direct and 421 through representatives) 1,703 (1,028 Italian and 675 foreign; 1,199 direct and 504 through representatives)
Foreign represented countries 47 52
Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United States of America, Venezuela, Vietnam Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Eire, El Salvador, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela
Visitors (total) 70,631 67,907
Italian visitors 46,928 43,183
Foreign visitors 23,703 from 116 countries 24,724 from 126 countries
Origin of foreign visitors Europe (57%), Africa (10%), Middle East (8%), Other countries Asia (6%), North America (2%), Latin America (16%), Oceania (1%) Europe (67.7%), Africa (8.5%), Middle East (8.2%), Other countries Asia (6.0%), North America (2.3%), Latin America (7.1%), Oceania (0.2%)
First 10 origin countries France (8.1%), Spain (7.7%), Germany (7.5%), Brazil (4.5%), Switzerland (4.0%), Turkey (3.9%), Slovenia (3.8%), Great Britain (3.2%), Greece (3.1%), Portugal (2.7%) Germany (8.1%), Spain (7.3%), France (6.5%), Turkey (5.1%), Switzerland (4.4%), Greece (3.9%), Iran (3.2%), Slovenia (3.1%), Poland (2.7%), Israel (2.6%)
Percentage of visits Monday 8 (8.8%)
Tuesday 9 (12.9%)
Wednesday 10 (14.9%)
Thursday 11 (19.4%)
Friday 12 (20.0%)
Saturday 13 (24.0%)
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Tuesday 6 (11.7%)
Wednesday 7 (17.3%)
Thursday 8 (23.9%)
Friday 9 (24.2%)
Saturday 10 (22.9%)