Processing and packaging event ProPak Philippines set for February
GATHERING VARIOUS industries engaged in the latest in packaging and processing technologies and connecting them with the business community, ProPak Philippines makes a comeback at the World Trade Center Metro Manila in Pasay City on Feb. 1-3, 2023.
ProPak Philippines will highlight innovations and advancements in processing, manufacturing, and packaging technology, connecting international suppliers to local and regional buyers in food, drink, and pharmaceutical industries.
Joining the event are companies engaged in processing machinery, technology, and materials in the sectors of filling, quality assurance, testing and measurement, maintenance, and their related fields of automation, instrumentation, transportation, refrigeration, storage, and pollution control. Also represented are businesses involved in labeling, printing, water treatment equipment, plastics processing, and wrapping machinery.
Among ProPak Philippines’ highlights are the Sustainability Square, an interactive exhibitor zone where visitors may learn about how the packaging industry and extended processing sectors (food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, etc.) adopt the Sustainable Development Goals; and ProPak Connect, a business-to-business online supplier platform and a content hub that facilitates targeted online marketing activities such as supplier and buyer sourcing, networking, interactive product and machine demos, and virtual and hybrid events.
Another highlight is the Department of Trade (DTI) Packaging Awards which will recognize innovative packaging ideas by MSMEs, Women, Youth, PWDs, and IP-led companies, as well as the association pavilions of the Production and Operations Management Association of the Philippines and Philippine Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PROMAP).
The three-day exhibition will also feature conference and training courses from the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP); packaging consultations for MSMEs, talks and workshops in manufacturing and packaging, led by DTI, PROMAP, and the Active and Intelligent Packaging Industry Association (AIPIA).
Among the early confirmed exhibitors are the Asia Integrated Machine Inc., Miura Singapore Co. Pte. Ltd.; Krirub Industrial Sales; Formway Trading & Services Inc.; Rieckermann Machinery & Industrial Solutions; Aumpack Inc.; Conveying and Packaging Co. Inc.; Wolf Packaging Machines Co., Ltd.; Loopex Packaging Products Inc.; Elixir Industrial Equipment Inc.; Victorious Team Provider Corporation; and the VCP Trading International Corporation.
ProPak Philippines 2023 is supported by DTI, the Department of Science and Technology, Philippine Association of Food Technologists Inc. (PAFT), Philippine Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA), PROMAP, Philippine Printing Technical Foundation (PPTF), the Association of Laguna Food Processors Inc. (ALAFOP), the Association of Filipino Franchisers Inc. (AFFI), the Filipino International Franchise Association (FIFA), One Town, One Product (OTOP), AIP, World Packaging Organisation (WPO), AIPIA, GS1 Philippines, and the British Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, among others.
ProPak Philippines is organized by Informa Markets, a division by Informa plc. Informa Markets creates platforms for industries and specialist markets to trade, innovate and grow. Its portfolio is comprised of more than 550 international B2B events and brands in markets including healthcare & pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, construction & real estate, fashion & apparel, hospitality, food & beverage, and health & nutrition, among others.