Messe Düsseldorf, the organizers of interpack 2020 – leading trade fair for the processing and packaging industry, arranged media and industry interaction in Delhi on 12 December 2019. On the panel were Bernd Jablonowski, global portfolio director – processing & packaging, Messe Düsseldorf; Arvind Goenka, vice chairman, The Plastics Export Promotion Council; and Thomas Schlitt – managing director, Messe Düsseldorf India, who interacted and updated the industry on the latest developments at interpack 2020, market trends and industry insights.
The interpack 2020 trade fair is totally booked out. By the time the official registration deadline for the most important international event for the packaging industry and related process industries had arrived, businesses had inquired about far more space than was available at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre – as had already been the case with the previous editions. The around 3,000 exhibitors expected from approximately 60 countries will therefore again be occupying all 18 of the available halls as well as large parts of the outdoor facilities when the fair takes place from 7 to 13 May 2020. ‘components – special trade fair by interpack’ with offerings from the industry that supplies packaging technologies, is in its third edition and will again be staged entirely concurrently with interpack in the temporary Hall 18, is also totally booked out. One ticket entitles holders to admission to both fairs.
‘components’ to run entirely concurrently with interpack
The concept of ‘components – special trade fair by interpack’ is to be continued in its tried-and-tested iteration following the success it enjoyed at the last interpack. Visitors will once again find the supplier trade fair in the temporary lightweight Hall 18, which is centrally located within the Düsseldorf exhibition center and offers around 5,000 square meters of space. This hall is located between Halls 10 and 16 and will be complementing interpack’s portfolio for the entire duration of the trade fair with presentations from the areas of drive, control and sensor technologies, products for industrial image processing, handling technologies and other (machine) components. All visitors and exhibitors at interpack are entitled to free admission to components.
New impetus for Save Food
During interpack, the topic of Save Food is going to be brought to the city of Düsseldorf for the first time in with several different campaigns to reduce food losses and waste and will accordingly get the public directly involved. The programme details are currently still being developed in consultation with the official bodies.
‘Life without Packaging?’ conference
Sustainability has been a subject that has been shaping the industry for years and that has recently become a hotly debated issue as a result of the discussion about plastic packaging in particular. The new ‘Life without Packaging?’ conference will be examining the contentious issue of packaging, sustainability and the environment from various aspects to enable both critics and advocates to have their say and explore what is essential and what is avoidable. The event will be focusing on sustainability and environmental impact, hygiene and the reduction of food waste.
