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Looking Ahead to PACK PR Holding the theme “defining packaging and printing in Asia”, Pack Print International 2021 is set to occur from 22-25 September 2021 at BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand. Print Innovation Asia catches up with Gernot Ringling, Managing Director of Messe Düsseldorf Asia, on a post-COVID19 industry, and what we can look forward to at the biggest packaging and printing exhibition in Southeast Asia.
Please tell us more about PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL (PPi) 2021? 2021 will see the 8th edition of PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL, once again taking place in Thailand – the heart of the region’s packaging and printing sector. Presented in partnership between Messe Düsseldorf Asia, The Thai Packaging Association and The Thai Printing Association, this tripartite relationship firmly positions the exhibition as an event for the industry by the industry and, since its inception in 2007, continues to establish itself on the regional and local calendar as a must-attend exhibition. PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2021 will be staged on the back of global economies seeking rejuvenation in a post-COVID 19 economy where industries and companies, having experienced an uncompromising 2020, will be energised to do business as they regain their strength and confidence. We are ever optimistic that next year will bring a more positive outlook and PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2021 will field a power-packed edition, bringing high quality packaging and printing technology and solutions to the forefront in one central networking and sourcing marketplace. What is the 2021 theme and its significance? Previous editions of PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL have endeavoured to mould the future of packaging and printing in Asia. With groundbreaking technologies and solutions to be introduced on the world stage at No. 1 global trade fairs interpack and
drupa in the first half of 2021, PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2021 strives to present a showcase of these innovations closer to home – right here to the dynamic markets of Southeast Asia. In a nutshell, we hope to extend the innovative flavour and technology presented in Düsseldorf to our regional audience; providing a benchmark exhibition for stakeholders here to experience first-hand some of the best the global packaging and printing industry has to offer, hence truly defining packaging and printing in Asia. As a definitive exhibition, we are confident that this theme for PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2021 will provide an impetus and direction that will go beyond shaping the
packaging and printing industries in the region, to also define and drive change. What will the industry in Asia want post-COVID19, and how will PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2021 deliver? That is a tough question that many would find hard pressed to answer, but one certain thing is that as the COVID-19 crisis careens around the globe, we have all been forced to innovate and change the way we work and live, resulting in changing demands. What a post-COVID19 world will look like is
