Trade fair cancelled due to coronavirus concerns / Plastics association names Hall of Fame inductees Due to the pandemic there wonât be a live plastics show in Orlando in May 2021 (Photo: NPE) The Plastics Industry Association (Plastics, Washington, D.C. / USA; www.plasticsindustry.org) has cancelled this yearâs âNational Plastics Expositionâ (NPE; www.npe.org), the industryâs largest trade fair in the Americas, as an in-person event. Further details have not yet been provided by the organiser, who responded to a Plasteurope.com enquiry saying it would have âmore to say soonâ. The triennial NPE show was scheduled to take place at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC; www.occc.net) in Orlando, Florida, from 17 to 21 May 2021. However, âdue to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it has been determined that it is not possible to hold the planned event and also provide a safe environment at that time and location,â according to association president and CEO