Fairs and Exhibitions, organizers of the PackTech/PrinTech/PlasTech 2000
international packaging, printing and plastics technology exhibition,
appointed a committed sales agent to market the event in the rapidly
developing Indian market. The agreement was struck with Mumbai's Int. Trade
Fairs & Expositions (ITFE), a Dubai World Trade Centre press report
disclosed.
Companies from 14 countries have indicated their intentions to participate
in PackTech/PrinTech/PlasTech 2000, which will be held at the Dubai World
Trade Centre from September 17-20 of 2000. The exhibitors will consist of
pavilions from companies from France, Italy, Taiwan, Belgium, Iran as well
as first-time participants Latvia, Japan and Spain.
"The packaging and printing industries within India have mushroomed
over the past decade as the country moved from an import-dominated economy
to a major global exporter," Clive Richardson, Chief Executive, Fairs and
Exhibitions, told albawaba.com.
"The country now has acknowledged expertise in systems packing, package
conversion, packaging operations, ancillary equipment testing and quality
control equipment and is ready to export its technology and know-how. The
Gulf market because of its close proximity is an obvious priority target for
Indian companies and PackTech/PrinTech/PlasTech the event to launch these
export hopes" he added.
"In the field of plastics, various Indian raw materials manufacturers are
already working towards developing bio-degradable plastic, which once in
commercial production will go some way to solving plastic's negative
environmental status," Mr. Richardson commented.
Three Indian companies have already signaled their involvement in the show,
according to ITFE's Ashok Neelkant. "If prospects are translated into space
bookings, Indian participants could well look at joining together in a
country pavilion," he added.
Organizers expect PackTech/PrinTech/PlasTech 2000 to be at least one third
larger than the 1999 event, which featured more than 70 companies from 14
countries. Approximately 5,300 trade visitors from 52 countries attended the
show in 1999. Sixty-one percent of buyers at the 1999 show came from the
Middle East. Over 200 key visitors from the Iranian Packaging and Printing
Industry visited last year's showcase, in a delegation lead by Iran's
Co-operative Council For Lithography and the Iranian printing magazine
Sanat-e-Chap.
Industry sources predict an ongoing 15% annual growth for the Middle
East's thriving printing and packaging industries, with plastics advancing
at a similar pace. - albawaba.com
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