Events

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has been selected as one of the winners of 2024 WorldStar awards for their ultralight pizza box concept developed together with Adara Pakkaus and other industry experts. A total of 435 entries from 41 countries were included in this year’s competition.

At Stand F030-G031 in Hall 10.1, the Schubert team will be presenting its TLM Comfort Feeder, an entirely new, efficient and resource-saving solution for feeding carton blanks. The Schubert experts will also be providing advice on their comprehensive portfolio for the automated and sustainable packaging of snacks and confectionery at several thematic islands, and offering information on their wide-ranging service programme. 

After selling out all 650 of its exhibitor spaces, Paris Packaging Week has lifted the lid on the first of hundreds of exciting new innovations visitors can expect to see on its show floor in 2024. When doors open on 17 & 18 January at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, attendees will find four vibrant events running concurrently on the same venue, allowing for cross-industry networking between the biggest players in the beauty, luxury, premium drinks, and aerosol sectors. 

From 12 to 14 December 2023, Food Africa and pacprocess MEA will again become the stage for the newest technologies and concepts. The highly acclaimed professional trade fairs will present trends and innovations of the food, beverages, processing and packaging industry with a focus on the African continent and the MEA member states.

Harpak-ULMA, an industry leader in smart, connected packaging solutions, was named a PMMI 2023 Technology Excellence Award winner for its “AI Enabled Augmented Reality for Transforming Packaging Operations” at PACK EXPO International 2023.

The four shows featured in the Paris Packaging Week, ADF, PCD, PLD and Packaging Première Paris, will open their doors on January 17 & 18, 2024. According to the organizers, almost all exhibitor slots are filled and 650 exhibitors will gather at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.

Back after four years, the industry came together in a big way at PACK EXPO International (Oct. 23-26, 2022). The show convened over 44,000 attendees, surpassing the 2018 event. With 2,200 exhibitors showcasing groundbreaking packaging and processing innovations over 1.2 million net square feet at McCormick Place in Chicago, PACK EXPO International was the one and only time the entire industry came together this year.  

German-headquartered equipment firm GEA will be promoting its expertise in packaging systems at the UK’s PPMA Total event at the NEC, with its SmartPacker TwinTube.

Packing line specialist Ishida Europe has committed to a partnership that will allow it to use carbon neutral exhibition stands, in a drive to reduce the carbon footprint of its trade show activity, according to a press release.

IPACK-IMA, the fair specialized in food and non-food processing and packaging, will again feature a special area dedicated to innovation.

For the second year in a row, company takes home largest number awarded to a single supplier at the National Association of Container Distributors Packaging Awards.

The programme of the fifth edition of MeetingPack, which will take place on 20-21 April at the Valencia Conference Centre, is divided into seven sessions, where more than 30 experts will discuss the main innovations in sustainable barrier packaging.

Valerio Soli, President of Ipack Ima Srl, tells us about the many meanings of an exhibition that brings together the various stakeholders in a complex production chain.

After their four-day run as in-person events, upakovka - Processing & Packaging and interplastica, International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber, have achieved extremely successful results, according to the organizers.

Companies, organizations and individuals have until May 15 to submit their innovations and new solutions to Europe’s largest showcase for packaging - the German Packaging...

MeetingPack, the biennial event organized by AINIA and AIMPLAS, which attracts members of the entire packaging value chain, has announced its MP2022 Awards as a...