Andina-Pack 2015 puts Andes region on the map of packaging industry
The number of exhibitors and visitors at Andina-Pack increased by 12 percent in comparison to the previous event in 2013: 431 companies from 40 countries presented 827 brands in Bogota (Columbia) from November 8 to 11.
Represented were companies from all sectors of the packing material industry, including the food and drink pack, while, in addition to many regional companies, major international figures in the branch like 3M, Festo, Multivac, Tetra Pak and many others exhibited.
According to a survey of exhibitors, transactions amounting to around 20 million US dollars were concluded during the trade fair. The visitor numbers also developed positively and increased by approx. four percent to 18,957.
In the spring of 2015, the trade fair organizers Corferias and Koelnmesse took over Andina-Pack from the previous proprietors Pafyc, which is withdrawing completely from the business following the organization of the 13th edition. Andina-Pack will be organized independently by Corferias and Koelnmesse for the first time in 2017. The two partners are striving for the further internationalization of the trade fair and the expansion of the food processing segment. Companies can already register as exhibitors as of March 2016 for the 14th Andina-Pack, which takes place from 7 to 10 November 2017.
Andres Lopez Valderrama, CEO of the Colombian trade fair organizer Corferias, was satisfied with the course of Andina-Pack 2015: “The growth of the event underlines the increasing relevance of Andina-Pack in the packing material and processing industries. Together with our new strategic partner Koelnmesse, an internationally renowned organizer of trade fairs, we will now work on expanding Andina-Pack into an international trade fair hub in the Andes region.”
Gerald Böse, president and chief executive officer of Koelnmesse GmbH, was also pleased with the positive result of the event: “Thanks to the professional organization on location, Andina-Pack 2015 confirmed its reputation as a central branch platform on the South American market. Koelnmesse will deploy its worldwide business network and its knowledge of the branch to continue the success story of Andina-Pack at a much more international exhibitor level.”
Patricia Acosta, the owner of the trade fair organizer Pafyc, which has organized Andina-Pack to date, said: “In 1991 we brought Andina-Pack to life and made it the most comprehensive branch trade fair in the region. The prerequisites for the successful continuing development of Andina-Pack under the direction of Corferias and Koelnmesse are ideal.”
The next Andina-Pack takes place from 7 to 10 November 2017.
Andina-Pack 2015 in numbers
Number of exhibitors: 431 (2013: 384)
Share of foreign exhibitors: 46 percent (2013: 43 percent) Number of visitors: 18,957 (2013: 18,088)
Area: 22,000 square meters (2013: 20,000 square meters) Largest international exhibitor nations: Brazil – 47 exhibitors, USA – 32 exhibitors, China – 17 exhibitors Largest European exhibitor nations: Spain – 12 exhibitors, Italy – 11 exhibitors, Germany – 8 exhibitors