EXPO PACK show expands in Mexico
March 11, 2015
EXPO PACK México 2012 (June 26-29, Centro Banamex, Mexico City), the premier trade show for packaging and processing in Latin America, welcomed 25,139 attendees and 1,015 exhibiting companies to a show floor that was 13 percent larger than previous editions.
The show floor was EXPO PACK México's largest ever, with 18,475 net square meters (198,800 net square feet) of exhibit space.
"Mexico is an important, rapidly-expanding market, and the growth of EXPO PACK México reflects its increasing importance," says Charles Yuska, president & CEO, PMMI. PMMI owns and produces the EXPO PACK México, PACK EXPO International and PACK EXPO Las Vegas.
Hall of Nations
EXPO PACK México attendees and exhibitors represented more than 32 nations, and the diversity was especially evident in the exposition hall, which included pavilions from 9 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Peru, Spain, Taiwan and the United States. Yuska credited extensive partnership efforts with contributing to the strong attendance.
"Through partnerships with more than 15 leading industry organizations, we increased the value of attending for exhibitors and attendees," he says, noting the importance of groups promoting the show and organizing attendee delegations, such as:
•AGEXPORT (Guatemala)
•ANPDAPAC (Mexican Bottled Water Association)