Moscow packaging trade fair showcases innovations

Keen interest was registered in Upakovka/Upak Italia 2009, the international trade fair on machinery and equipment for the manufacture of packaging, packaging machinery, confectionery machinery, packaging and packaging aids and logistics. Jointly staged between January 27 and 30, Interplastica 2009, the International Trade Fair Plastics and Rubber, and the premier trade fair for the packaging industry in Russia together welcomed 20,500 trade visitors from all corners of the CIS and its neighbours. A total of about 900 exhibitors rented a net area of 19,000 sq m to showcase their offerings.

Werner M Dornscheidt, president and CEO, Messe Düsseldorf, summed up the event in positive tones saying, "Economic conditions worldwide and in the region currently present Russian businesses with serious challenges. The fact that we have received such a warm response from both exhibitors and visitors in such trying times bears testimony to the role of Upakovka/Upak Italia as a leading platform for innovation and providing an economic spur to the industry."