Fourth edition of PPI registers 40 percent increase in exhibition space

-Increased demand in exhibition space cements PPI’s position as the leading trade fair for Southeast Asia’s printing and packaging industry.

Trade floor is set for PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL (PPI) 2013 – the much anticipated biennial staging of the world’s top companies in the packaging and printing sector from August 28 – 31, 2013. The 4th International Packaging and Printing Exhibition for Southeast Asia brings together leading brand names, manufacturers, suppliers and distributors that are set to move the industry to Thailand’s Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC). Jointly organized by Messe Düsseldorf Asia (MDA), The Thai Packaging Association and The Thai Printing Association, the trade exhibition will come to life with multi-range product displays and robust exhibitor-visitor engagements across three exhibition halls at BITEC. A wide range of exciting on site activities including product demonstrations, interactive seminars and workshops conducted by industry experts representing the exhibiting leading brands will be available to trade professionals attending the fair.

PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL is an industry focused exhibition that is the top choice for industry leaders and rapidly emerging companies to showcase their latest technology, pioneering innovations and timely product offerings that cater to current market needs. It provides an excellent collaborative platform for leading companies and their authorized distributors, suppliers and certified dealers to meet targeted clients. Gernot Ringling, managing director of Messe Düsseldorf Asia shared that “PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL rides on the back of strong industry development that is full of potential amidst a positive economic outlook. We are delighted that the trade exhibition has grown by 40 percent in space with even more live machinery on display. We will continue to bring the world’s best market leaders whose technologies meet the industry’s current expectations, both globally and from Thailand.”

Exhibiting companies will be featuring novel, higher grade or newly improved products with enhanced technical aspects that can combine high production reliability and performance capability with cost-efficiency. In response to swift market momentum that pushes for faster turnaround of fresh introductions into expanding markets, PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL will promote complete range of customized, multi-functional products as well as integrated services that reflect the expanded business environment across the packaging and printing sectors.

Technological trends

According to Smithers Pira (Printing Industry Research Association), global digital printed packaging has a forecasted CAGR growth rate of 20.6 percent through to 2016 and is expected to reach a market value of US$12.26 billion. Given the promising future of digital printing for packaging, PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2013 will feature printing themes earmarked for greater expansion such as packaging printing, digital printing, automation and web-to-print applications, all of which play significant role in supporting the development of digital flexible packaging needs. Exhibitors presenting the integrated applications include Global Graphics Machines Co Ltd representing Kodak, Muller Martini (Thailand) Co Ltd, Nationwide Co Ltd who will be showcasing products from Konica Minolta, CRON CtP and Rotary Technology Limited partnership featuring machines from Edale Ltd. As this sector thrives by an average of five percent annually, reaching 37 million tones of materials globally by 2017.

The rapid development of Thailand’s packaging sector will allow local players to optimize the opportunities available in Asia’s US$114 billion worth packaging industry. The food and beverages sector remains the key growth driver, supported by high export demand and easy access to raw materials that pave robust growth in the domestic market for processing and packaging equipment. Driven by these promising market indicators, the exhibition has attracted innovative packaging materials and label solutions manufacturers that include C.G.S (Thailand) Co Ltd, C I Kasei Co Ltd, Idemitsu Unitech Co Ltd, MPS Maschinen- & Pack-Systeme AG, PMC Label Materials Co., Ltd., Polyplex (Thailand)Public Company Limited and etc. Some of the multi-national brands and companies who will be exhibiting alongside their local partners include Canon Marketing (Thailand) Co Ltd, Ferrostaal (Thailand) Co Ltd, Fujifilm (Thailand) Ltd, Fuji Xerox Thailand Co Ltd, Heidelberg Graphics (Thailand) Ltd, Hewlett Packard Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Ricoh (Thailand) Ltd and many more.

Industry projections indicate that the digital print market will reach USD$187.7 billion by 2018, these companies are set to present their digital print solutions that complement the offset printing sectors with equally high speed and quality outputs. Sheet-fed printers looking to acquire offset presses with the ability to handle a range of formats can visit Koenig & Bauer Group (KBA), Eltromat GmbH, Worldly Industrial Co Ltd, Sanxin Printing Machine Material Co Ltd, Tradeally (Thailand) Co Ltd, Large Format Systems Co Ltd and many more at the exhibition. These companies will present their latest technologies ranging from small to super-large web offset presses for commercial and newspaper printing, as well as presses and systems for banknote printing, metal-decorating and coding.

Complementary value-added activities

Over 20,000 trade professionals from all over Asia are expected to visit PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2013 to experience a one-stop platform that offers the opportunity to establish new business partnerships, network with local and international trade insiders and engage potential distributing agents. Apart from the main exhibition, PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2013 will also present a line-up of concurrent events consisting of product demonstrations, seminars, technical workshops and onsite presentations. These concurrent events feature the industry’s best creative minds who will present the latest trends and innovations that have inspired change whilst harnessing the thriving business environment for the packaging and printing industry.

The show

Since its debut in 2007, PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL (PPI) has become Asia’s premier event for all from the global printing and packaging sectors. Driven by the world-renowned and sectors’ leading trade fairs drupa and interpack, PPI will once again showcase technology, products and solutions serving the entire supply chain presented by international brand names and worldwide market leaders. Together with seminars, technical presentations and a host of networking activities the 4th International Packaging and Printing Exhibition for Asia is a must-attend event for industry professionals to expand their business in the region. The four-day exhibition will be open to trade visitors from August 28 – 31, 2013 at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand.