The Largest Packaging Event Is Here!

The coming together of the four niche events organised by Print-Packaging.com have caught the imagination of the industry. With over 150 exhibitors signed up and several others expected to finalise in the next few days, the largest packaging event is here.

`Its not really speaking of much,` admits Anil Arora, the President of Print-Packaging.com. `As Plast India is the second largest plastic show in the world, there is no reason that our country should not have the second largest packaging event. The fragmentation caused by several exhibitions happening around the year has ensured that the largest show barely touches 3000 sq m. net area till now,` adds Arora, who believes that an event of five times that area is required to project the country's potential in this industry.

Spread over 10,000 sq m, the event in August is expected to be at least 4000 sq m net and with over 200 exhibitors it will be far ahead of the previous packaging events. `We hope that this will help us in projecting a show that is heads and shoulders above other events,` says Arora. He also hopes that the event should trigger some consolidation in the industry and more support in the future editions both from the major exhibitors and industry associations.

This is the second edition of the India Packaging Show that had made an impressive debut last year in the same venue. The highlight of the previous year's show was its ability to attract large number of packaging users mainly from the pharmaceuticals, food and personal care industries. The packaging users comprised 80% of the over 8,000 visitors that visited the event.

It is the third edition for The India Converting Show and India Flexo Show that have been held concurrently every other year since their debut in 2003. The two shows primarily target the converters and package printers as visitors. The leading flexible packaging converters and carton manufacturers from India and the neighbouring countries visit the show in large numbers.

The India Corrugated show will be in its third edition at the August event. Held every year since its debut at Chennai in 2005, the event has managed to attract the corrugated box manufacturers in very large numbers.

The coming together of the four events will ensure that every one involved in the packaging industry- the suppliers, the package printer and converter as well as the package buyer can come on a single platform for a period of four days,` says Arora.

The event is expected to host several running machines including some for the first time in the country. Several product launches are also on the anvil. Many exhibitors have announced their plans for the event and the accompanying stories feature some of the products and service that will be on display at the event.
The US based Association of Industrial Metalisers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) is organizing its popular summer School and will be happening with the event. PackAge- the 2 day international conference will also take place with the exhibition.

All in all a profitable time is foretold for the exhibitors and visitors.