Home Held in São Paulo from April 8 to 10, the IV World Plastic Connection Summit® brought its ecosystem of activities to Novotel Center Norte. Supported by unions and national trade fairs in the converted plastics sector, the program included a seminar with lectures, the launch of the International Yearbook 2025 and Color Trend® 2026, awards for associates who stood out in internationalization, design and innovation activities, business rounds with international buyers, consulting clinics, image promotion and technical visits taking place parallel to the event.
Organized by Think Plastic Brazil, a portfolio of solutions for the plastic-converted products sector in the process of internationalization for target markets, carried out through a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and INP (Brazilian Plastics Institute), the event had Arena Fispaltec, Eletrolar Show, Fispal, Interplast and Plástico Brasil as supporting sponsors. These are meetings that combine innovation, technology and sustainability throughout the plastics chain, connecting manufacturers with importers, distributors and retailers, for new business opportunities and international expansion.
Among the unions, the Plastic Material Industry Union of the State of Pernambuco (Simpepe), the Plastic Material Industry Union of the State of Santa Catarina (SIMPESC), the Plastic Material Industry Union of the Northeast of Rio Grande do Sul (Simplás), the Plastic Material Industry Union of Vale dos Vinhedos (Simplavi), the Plastic Material Industry Union of the State of Espírito Santo (Sindiplast-es), the Plastic Industry Union of the South of Santa Catarina (Sinplasc) and the Plastic Material Industry Union of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Sinplast-RS), supported the IV World Plastic Connection Summit®, with help in publicizing, sending our materials to the contact base and publishing on social networks.
About Think Plastic Brazil
Think Plastic Brazil started its activities with 38 companies and, over the last 20 years, has expanded its participation to more than 250 companies. During this period, the Portfolio promoted 4,773 participations of companies in the industry in 240 projects specifically for Trade Promotion, resulting in 64,366 meetings. The economic impact was significant, with more than US$1.247 billion in business generated and a total investment of US$12.338 million, achieving an impressive ROI of US$101.04 for every dollar invested.
For those interested in buying from Brazil and contacting Brazilian companies associated with Think Plastic Brazil directly, please contact cristina.sacramento@thinkplasticbrazil.com and daniela.ornelas@thinkplasticbrazil.com via email or visit the website (https://thinkplasticbrazil.com/en/home-en/). Think Plastic Brazil is a non-profit, non-commissioned organization that can facilitate your direct contact with Brazilian producers.
About INP
Founded in 1989, the Brazilian Plastic Institute – INP arises amid the process of globalization and the need to make the plastic market more competitive internationally. Its strength and representativeness are the results of the union of the Brazilian Processed Plastic and Recycling Industry (ABIPLAST), the Brazilian Association of the Chemical Industry (ABIQUIM), and the Union of Synthetic Resin Industries in the State of São Paulo (SIRESP).
As a sectoral technological body, the INP’s is to be the focal point for the entire plastics production chain in Brazil. To this end, the body maintains an extensive workforce qualification program, promotes access to the most modern technologies, especially for small and medium-sized companies, and develops Technical Standards so that products with better quality be manufactured.
About ApexBrasil
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) promotes Brazilian products and services abroad and attracts foreign investments to strategic industries of the Brazilian economy. To reach its goals, ApexBrasil carries out diversified trade promotion actions aimed at promoting exports and valuing Brazilian products and services abroad, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for the participation of Brazilian companies in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and influencers to learn about the Brazilian productive structure, among other business platforms that are also focused on strengthening “Brazil” as a brand.
The agency also acts in a coordinated manner with public and private actors to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) to Brazil, focusing on strategic sectors for the development of the competitiveness of Brazilian companies and the country.
