First Arab fair for plastic industries in Gaza

More than 150 Arab companies are to take part in the fair for plastic industries in the Arab states, organized by the Palestinian exhibition assembly in Gaza for the 6th of October to coincide with the Egyptian and Arab celebrations of the victory of the 1973 October War.

Meanwhile, the head of the Arab union for producers and manufacturers of plastic, Hassan Zaki, told ArabicNews.com today that the fair is to be held under the patronage of the union and last for one week, adding that 400 Arab, Egyptian companies and factories belonging to the union, are invited to take part in the fair and that the union has currently received responses from nearly 30 companies that agreed to participate.

He also stressed the importance of the Palestinian market, which welcomes Arab and Egyptian products, especially with the Palestinian people's concern for buying Egyptian products.

He also said that Israel exports about 150,000 tonnes of plastics annually to the Palestinian government out of a total of 200,000 tonnes, which is considered the volume of Israel's production.

He added that the coming phase would witnesses the activity for the union of plastics producers in the Arab states.