Events Diary

Welcome to the Packaging News Events Diary, your guide to the industry’s upcoming events in the UK and across Europe.

Click on the web addresses to get more information on each conference, exhibition, show or webinar.

If you are organising an event, tell us and we will post it here. Email details to packagingnews.editorial@metropolis.co.uk

January 2013

European Packaging Summit
14-15 January< Maritim ProArte Hotel, Berlin, Germany
The second edition of this conference will features speakers from Wrap, Unilever, Danone and more.
www.eupacksummit.com

easyFairs Packaging Innovations Germany 2013
23-24 January, Hamburg Messe, Germany
The easyFairs Packaging Innovations format comes to Germany for the first time, following on from other shows across Europe.
www.easyfairs.com

ProSweets
27-30 January, Cologne
The international trade show for suppliers to the confectionery industry will run alongside ISM, the international sweets and biscuits fair.
www.prosweets.com

UPAKOVKA/UPAK
29 January-1 February, Moscow, Russia
Show focusing on the Russian packaging market.
www.mdna.com

February 2013

PCD Congress and Aerosol & Dispensing Forum
6-7 February, Paris
Two co-located shows covering the perfume and cosmetics packaging sector and aerosol and dispensing technologies respectively.
www.pcd-congress.com and www.aerosol-forum.com

Pharmapack Europe
13-14 February, La Villette, Paris
The 12th edition of the annual Pharmapack Europe show, which brings together more than 3,000 visitors around innovation for packaging and delivery systems for drugs and health products.
www.pharmapack.fr

Product Innovation 2013
19-20 February, Berlin
An event at the nexus between R&D, engineering and IT, providing insight and inspiration into product information creation, development and management. Speakers include Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple.
www.picongress.com

easyFairs Packaging & Print Portfolio
27-28 February, NEC, Birmingham
Show organiser easyFairs’ annual packaging jamboree returns, featuring Packaging Innovations, EcoPack, PackTech, Contract Pack and Print Innovations, plus a new Labelling Innovations area. As well as hundreds of exhibitors from across the packaging supply chain, the event’s extensive range of learnShop seminars will give visitors the latest insight into the biggest topics facing the sector.
www.easyfairs.com/piuk

March 2013

Pro2Pac
17-20 March, ExCeL, London
Pro2Pac is the UK’s only biennial packaging and processing exhibition dedicated entirely to the food and drink industry. It is co-located with the IFE food and drink exhibition.
www.pro2pac.co.uk

ICE Europe 2013/CCE International 2013
19-21 March, Munich Trade Fair Centre, Germany
CCE is the annual show for the international cartonboard and corrugated packaging sectors, while ICE is the international converting exhibition for those involved in the conversion of flexible web materials, such as paper, film, foil and nonwovens.
www.cce-international.com / www.ice-x.com

IMHX 2013 International Materials Handling Exhibition
19- 22 March 2013, NEC, Birmingham
The UK’s premier intralogistics event.
www.imhx.biz

easyFairs Empack
27-28 March, De Brabanthallen, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
easyFairs’ pan-European packaging shows come to the Netherlands.
www.easyfairs.com

April 2013

easyFairs Packaging Innovations 2013
10-11 April, Hala Expo XXI, Warsaw, Poland
The fifth edition of Packaging Innovations in Poland. The show is Poland’s only showcase for branded packaging.
www.easyfairs.com

Pack & Emballage Sweden/Denmark 2013
17-18 April, MalmöMässan, Malmö, Sweden
easyFairs’ packaging show format heads to Sweden for this annual get-together of packaging buyers and suppliers.
www.easyfairs.com

Pharmintech 2013
17- 19 April 2013, Bologna, Italy
Show for the pharmaceutical sector covering a range of tachnologies including packaging
www.pharmintech.it

Verpackung Schweiz 2013
17-18 April, Messe Zürich, Switzerland
The Swiss edition of easyFairs’ packaging shows.
www.easyfairs.com

Sign & Digital UK
30 April-2 May, NEC Birmingham
Show for the sign and display industry.
www.signuk.com

May 2013

North Print & Pack 2013
14-16 May, Harrogate, Yorkshire
The former Northprint show extends its reach into the packaging market with a revamped show featuring everything for the packaging printer.
www.printandpack.co.uk

Product Design & Innovation
15-16 May, Oval Cricket Ground, London
Visit www.pdesigni.com for booking information and speaker programme.
www.pdesigni.com

Next steps for food waste: prevention, packaging, labelling and energy recovery
21 May, Overseas House, London
A seminar looking at the latest thinking on reducing waste in the food and drink industry.
www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk

June 2013

Total Processing & Packaging
4-6 June, NEC Birmingham
The Total Processing & Packaging exhibition is the UK’s largest three-day event that showcases the latest production line solutions, material developments and product innovations. There is no better opportunity for national and international exhibiting companies to reach senior decision makers with major budgets.
www.totalexhibition.com

Packology 2013
11- 14 June, Rimini, Italy
The second edition of this show features packaging and processing technology from the leading Italian companies in this sector.
www.packologyexpo.com

Verpackung-Logistik Austria
12-13 June, Messezentrum Neu, Wels, Austria
easyFairs brings together packaging and logistics businesses for this annual show, which alternates between Vienna and Wels each year.
www.easyfairs.com

Pack & Gift 2013
12- 13 June, Porte de Versailles, Paris, France
More than 250 exhibitors will be present at this event to meet decision-makers directly involved in promotional offer creation.
www.packandgift.com

September 2013

Drinktec 2013
16- 20 September 2013, Messe Muenchen, Munich, Germany
The world fair for the beverage and liquid food industry – a chance for all beverage fillers, technical experts, engineering offices and system manufacturers to gather.
www.drinktec.com

PackExpo 2013
23-25 September, Las Vegas, US
2013 edition of the US’s biggest packaging show.
www.packexpo.com

FachPack
24-26 September, Nuremberg, Germany
A major show covering packaging, technology, processing and logistics whose last edition in 2012 attracted almost 37,000 visitors and almost 1,500 exhibiting companies.
www.fachpack.de

Labelexpo 2013
24- 27 September 2013, Brussels Expo Centre, Brussels, Belgium
Now in its 32nd year, the biennial fair is widely regarded as the label industry’s flagship event and is again supported by FINAT.
www.labelexpo.com

October 2013

Packaging Innovations London 2013
1-2 October, Business Design Centre, Islington, London
easyFairs’ London packaging event returns for a third edition, featuring Luxury Packaging, Contract Pack and design zones.
www.easyfairs.com

Empack Brussels 2013
2-3 October, Brussels Expo, Belgium
easyFairs’ annual packaging show in Brussels acts as a hub for packaging buyers and suppliers.
www.easyfairs.com

PACK & EMBALLAGE Stockholm 2013
16-17 October, Stockholm
The second easyFairs packaging show of the year in Sweden brings buyers and suppliers to the country’s capital Stockholm.
www.easyfairs.com

K 2013
16-23 October, Dusseldorf, Germany
Triennial plastics jamboree covering every aspect of the plastics business.
www.k-online.de

Luxepack
23-25 October, Monaco
The annual get-together for the luxury packaging sector returns after a record-breaking 2012 edition.
www.luxepack.com

November 2013

UK Packaging Awards 2013
13 November, London Hilton, London
Packaging’s biggest party is back, celebrating everything that is great about the UK packaging business.
www.ukpackagingawards.co.uk

Empack Zwolle 2013
13-14 November, Ijsselhallen, Zwolle, Netherlands
The second Dutch edition of the easyFairs Empack show in 2013 is co-located with the Foodtech show.
www.easyfairs.com

Empack Madrid 2013
13-14 November, Feria de Madrid, Spain
The 6^th edition of easyFairs’ Spanish show bringing together the whole packaging supply chain.
www.easyfairs.com

March 2014

Ipex 2014
26 March-2 April 2014, ExCeL, London
The UK’s biggest print technology show moves to London’s ExCeL centre in Docklands, bringing the latest in print techniques, materials and machinery to a wider and more international audience.
www.ipex.org

May 2014

Interpack 2014
8-14 May 2014, Dusseldorf, Germany
The world’s biggest packaging show returns to Dusseldorf, bringing together more than 2,700 exhibitors from across the world along with some 160,000 visitors.
www.interpack.com

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