Expo Pack México gears up for 30th event

Expo Pack México owner and producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, predicts more than 1,000 exhibiting companies, more than 200,000 net square feet of exhibit space and at least 26,000 visitors.

Expo Pack México 2015 (Centro Banamex, Mexico City; June 16–19) comes 30 years after the inaugural event in 1985, which included 20 exhibitors and 1,000 net square feet.

“The small packaging show of the 1980s has evolved,” said Gerardo Barajas, director, EXPO PACK México. “Visitors attend to see the latest international technologies and innovative solutions for their processing and packaging operations. Today’s EXPO PACK México is one of the most important processing and packaging events in Latin America.”

PMMI expects Expo Pack México 2015 to attract similar demographics to the 2014 edition: professionals with buying power — two-thirds (67%) influence buying decisions, and 29% are company CEOs, presidents or owners. Just 10 years ago, only 37% of visitors had that level of purchasing authority.

The food and beverage industry — a $1.4 billion market — accounted for 12% of Mexico’s gross domestic manufacturing product and 4% of the overall gross domestic product in 2013. As such, it is a key market for Expo Pack México, but the pharmaceutical, personal care, graphic arts, chemical, electronics, textiles and automotive sectors are an important part of the show as well.

“Today’s marketplace is globalized, and that increased level of competition makes innovative processing and packaging solutions more important than ever for brand success in any industry,” Barajas said. “Expo Pack México brings the supply chain together, so end users and suppliers can easily connect to find what they need.”