New for Simei 2026, Bevertech trade fair specialising in liquid food and beverages.

UIV (Unione Italiana Vini) and Ipack Ima have sealed a major deal to open up new exhibition opportunities. The agreement was reached at SIMEI 2024, the International Exhibition of Machinery for Winemaking and Bottling, and provides for the co-organisation of a new vertical trade fair dedicated to the liquid food and beverages industry: Bevertech.

ProWein, the world-leading trade fair for wines and spirits, will present a dedicated forum for business topics for the first time at its 2025 edition. On all three days of the trade fair an extensive programme will be featured. The Business Forum is an exclusive platform for knowledge transfer, industry exchange and inspiration.

Visitors to the two trade fairs Food Africa and pacprocess MEA can once again expect great things this year. Due to high demand from the food industry, Food Africa’s exhibition area will be extended by a further hall. Meanwhile, pacprocess MEA is gaining increasing importance and attracting international key players to Egypt.

New ebook and ‘Trends Talk’ webinar examines 2025 packaging trends, challenges and opportunities
The significant packaging trends that will shape the industry in the coming year are identified and examined in the new 2025 Packaging Trends study from Esko.

Global brand leaders set to attend the Pentawards Festival, hosted for the first time by Paris Packaging Week to celebrate all aspects of packaging innovation.

The partnership will bring a design focus to the leading packaging event, with the Festival offering two days of cutting-edge content, inspiration, and networking for the brand, design, packaging and creative communities.

Innovation in caps and closures for all types of application and end-use will be a major part of the Packaging Innovations & Empack 2025 experience.
From sealing and securing to sprays, pumps and droppers for dispensing, caps and closures come in all shapes and sizes to fulfil a variety of functions.

The 9th plast & printpack alger will be held at SAFEX Alger from 24 to 26 February 2025. After its resounding success in 2024 the trade fair will switch to an annual cycle now.
24 to 26 February will see plast & printpack alger opens its doors in Algiers for the ninth time. Following the great success of the event in 2024, attracting 5,199 trade visitors from 42 countries as well as 297 exhibitors from 22 nations, the trade fair will be staged annually going forward.

Innovation doesn’t always arrive in light bulb moments. Sometimes it’s the result of years of painstaking research and testing. But these harsh reality checks can produce the strongest possible results, argues Martin Settle, Senior Manager of Polymer Science in Sustainability and Packaging at Reckitt.

With so much of the industry hidden from view, it’s easy to liken the packaging industry to icebergs. Innovation is critical across all of the industry to ensure packaging remains fit for purpose.
Have you heard of a “bummock”?
That term relates to the portion of an iceberg submerged in the water. Colloquially known as “the tip of the iceberg”, the visible portion is actually called the “hummock”.

Paris Packaging Week, the premier live event for the beauty, luxury, premium drinks, and aerosol packaging markets, is thrilled to announce the launch of three distinct contests aimed at promoting young talents and celebrating the innovation of youth. As these bright minds already impact the future of the packaging sector with their creativity, energy, and passion, these contests will provide them with a platform to showcase their skills and ideas.

Today, Packaging Innovations transcends borders, appealing to an increasingly global audience and enticing international exhibitors and attendees alike.
Since the first event back in 2005, Packaging Innovations has left an indelible footprint on the UK’s print and packaging industry.

By Stuart Pigott & Paula Redes Sidore

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