The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), an exhibition bringing together members of the plastics and recycling sectors across Europe, has been cancelled after terrorist attacks in Brussels today (22 March).
The show had been due to take place today and tomorrow at the Brussels Expo, but Steve Crowhurst, Managing Director of Crain Communications UK, has said that “the organisers of the PRSE show have had no other option but to cancel the show”.
The decision follows a series of explosions in the Belgian capital this morning, two at Brussels’s Zavantem airport and one at Maelbeek metro station, a site in close proximity to the European Union’s offices. The explosions have left at least 26 people dead and over 130 wounded.
The PRSE was only taking place this week after organisers were forced to reschedule its original date following November’s terrorist attacks in Paris. The show was initially postponed after the Belgian government raised the threat alert in the region as authorities hunted a man they believe was involved in the orchestration of the Paris attacks.
Speaking this morning, Crowhurst added: “The safety and security of our exhibitors, visitors, staff and suppliers remains our absolute priority. The situation in Brussels remains fluid and we will provide further updates as and when.”
Speakers at the PRSE conference were to include Stuart Foster, Chief Executive of Recoup; Roger Baynahm of the British Plastics Federation; and Dominic Hogg, Chairman of Eunomia Research & Consulting.
All other events at the venue up until Friday have also been cancelled.
More information on the event can be found at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe website.
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