As West Africa’s largest international show for packaging, printing, plastics, processing and allied industries closes its 2022 edition, WHERE To Print highlights some of PROPAK West Africa 2022 unique highpoints that made it surpasses projections while announcing the 2023 dates:
PROPAK West Africa made a highly anticipated return last month with 4,238 industry stakeholders attending the exhibition to visit 143 exhibitor stands with over 200 brands showcasing their latest products and equipment and live machine demonstrations taking place throughout the exhibition floors of Hall 1, 2 and 3.
Proudly sponsored by Epson, Neofyton, and Skysat Technologies who also occupied some of the biggest floor space, the exhibition took place at the Landmark Centre, Lagos, Nigeria over three days between 22nd to 24th of November 2022 welcoming back the packaging, printing, plastics and processing industries stakeholders to discover the brands they had been missing from their supply chain.
LIVE DEMOS OF LATEST, INNOVATIVE EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY
With the exhibition occupying three purpose-built halls for the very first time, exhibitors from the local market included AFRA Technical Concept, Ayush International, BOBST West Africa, CIS Buro, Exact Solutions, Percoso Nigeria, Tetra Pak West Africa, Vista International and Zutrad Ventures to name just a few. Organisers were also thrilled to see so many international companies travelling to Lagos to take part in the event including Enercon Asia Pacific Systems Pvt. Ltd, HTG Industry SA France, IPCO Sweden AB, Kombi Makina ve Sanayi Tic. LTD Sti, Neofyton and Welbound Worldwide along with this year’s three country pavilions made up of Austria, Egypt and Italy.
These leading industry manufacturers and suppliers made their presence felt at the show floor by showcasing their wide range of products and equipment, including live, fact-finding demonstrations of the newest innovative machinery thereby reconfirming PROPAK West Africa as the only perfect platform for investors to gain insights, review functionalities and commence real negotiations before signing deals on any equipment.
Onsite, George Pearson – Regional Director for the organisers Afrocet Montgomery said: “It felt amazing to have PROPAK West Africa back to its best, the response and feedback from exhibitors and visitors alike said it all. After the last few years of disruption, to be back with a sell-out event and to have such high numbers of visitors through the doors, it’s a great achievement and we are really pleased the event continues to serve its communities in such a positive way. With halls 1 and 2 almost full already for 2023, we can’t wait to bring PROPAK West Africa back next year to its normal dateline in September, whilst also hosting many of our exhibitors in the new launch of PROPAK Ghana in June. 2023 is shaping up to be a big year for the PROPAK brand in West Africa”.
INSPIRATION AND CONNECTION AT THE CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Running alongside the buzzing exhibition, PROPAK once again saw the return of a high-level conference program that gave industry professionals in the packaging, plastics and printing industries insight into new market trends and opportunities to elevate their business. Distinguished industry leaders took to the stage to share their expertise and open discussions on some of the most pertinent issues which are affecting the industry. Organisers were also pleased to host a Sustainability Focus conference day alongside KMPG Nigeria’s ESG Services team which brought thought leaders and experts together to discuss the role of plastic industries in sustainability, various targets of the SDGs by 2030, as well as understand technological innovation in plastics waste processing.
According to the Post Show Statement from the organisers, PROPAK West Africa 2022 saw an impressive onsite rebooking of 65% giving a positive outlook for PROPAK West Africa’s return in 2023 on 12 – 14 September. “We’re looking forward to returning next year with an even bigger exhibition and looking toward a record number of visitors and exhibitors” the statement reads in part.
As we look forward to next year’s show, WHERE To Print presents memorable images for your delight:
For further information on next year’s event and where your company could fit in, get in touch by visiting – www.propakwestafrica.com today.
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