IDE Online Magazine Julio 2017 | Page 91

IPACK-IMA and MEAT-TECH: list of exhibitors now online

The list of more than 600 companies that have already booked space for the 2018 show can be consulted on the exhibition’s website.

The list of exhibitors that have already registered to take part in next year’s IPACK-IMA and MEAT-TECH, due to be held in the Fiera Milano exhibition centre from 29 May to 1 June 2018, can be consulted online on the website www.ipackima.com.

More than 600 Italian and international companies have confirmed their presence next year at the most important exhibition for the processing & packaging industry. With one year still to go before the show begins, more than 70% of the available exhibition space has now been booked.

The participating companies reflect the multi-sectoral nature of the show.

Well over half of the companies taking part will exhibit technological innovations for the agri-food sector. Companies belonging to the Pasta, Bakery & Milling business community make up 22% of the exhibitors, confirming IPACK-IMA’s role as one of the world’s most important events for this industrial sector. Companies operating in the confectionary segment will also be well represented (13% of the total), as will those in other food industry sectors, particularly the Fresh & Convenience segment which accounts for a further 25% of registered companies.

There will also be a strong presence of companies operating in the beverage segment and in the sector of liquid filling solutions in general (10%), the latter catering both for the food & beverage segment and for the “non-food” business communities of chemicals and cosmetics (20% of the total). A further 10% of companies operate in industrial & durable goods packaging segment, which includes applications ranging from automotive to fashion and from furnishing to construction.