Exhibitors back NPE cancellation: ‘We couldn't take that risk'
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Attendees file past one of several China Pavilions inside the South Hall at NPE March 26, 2015.
Many companies that planned to exhibit at NPE2021 are relieved that the Plastics Industry Association chose to cancel the show.
That includes Conrad Bessemer, president and CEO of auxiliary equipment maker Novatec Inc. After being part of Operation Warp Speed — the national effort to develop and distribute COVID-19 vaccines and diagnostics — he has been wary about attending NPE2021, which had been scheduled for May 17-21 in Orlando, Fla.
"We're not in a young industry. Most of us are mature people and with the age factor there are comorbidities like hypertension and diabetes," Bessemer said in a phone interview.