Wider digital presence at Zellcheming Expo 2023 in Germany

The Zellcheming Expo 2023 trade show opens on 20 June for three days of pulp and paper exhibits and forums at the RheinMain CongressCenter (RMCC) in Wiesbaden, Germany.

“Both the content planning and the commitments for the Expo have developed very well. We expect to exceed last year’s already very good figures by a good 10 per cent,” explains Petra Hanke, managing director of the organisers.

Among the more than 100 exhibiting companies and organisations are many that traditionally support the trade fair. There is also a high level of interest from new exhibitors from Germany and Austria, along with the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Belgium.

On the first day of Expo 2023, the forum will be opened by Prof Helga Zollner-Croll, the future president of the Zellcheming association, who will moderate the lecture session “Innovative energy concepts in the paper and fibre-based industry”.

“The topic has continued to gain significant momentum at all levels, political, operational and social, and I look forward to valuable contributions to the discussion that will shed light on the various perspectives.” Among others, the managing director of the Model Paper Factory, Peter Bekaert, will report on the latest developments of the pioneering joint project.

The Zellcheming Data Technical Committee will be hosting a session on ‘DigitalizationArtificial Intelligence’. Speakers include Rosario Othen from RWTH Aachen University and Christin Joachim from Papierund Karton-fabrik Varel, who will report on ‘Data Hackathons for and with Students – Added Value for All’ using the perspective of the younger generation.

Olav Dau from Bellmer, with Matthias Schmitt, representing

New name for PulPaper in 2024

The PulPaper trade show has been rebranded as Pulp & Beyond 2024 to bring together the latest forest-based bio-economy innovations, products, services and technologies.

Being held from 10-11 April 2024 at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre in Finland, the event aims to provide the widest available showcase on the latest trends, and supports learning, employer branding and competence development, along with a strong focus on sustainability, efficiency and functionality.

Voith Digital, will report on the use of ‘Augmented Reality in the paper industry’ and look at ideas from the supplier industry. The session is completed by Dr Michael Hunold from Steinbeis, who will present field reports together with Dr Philip Gerstner from Felix Schoeller and Dr Jörg Padberg from Koehler Paper.

The second day is aimed at women in the pulp and paper industry. The network now includes more than 300 female representatives of the industry. Mia Kainz, HR Strategy Manager at Mondi, will focus on the importance of diversity.

Zellcheming will be expanding is presence by organising Expo 2023 as a hybrid event with digital reach. Those unable attend in person will have the opportunity to join live. And for those who are at the show, the Expo app will offer extras to get more out of their visit.

More information from www. zellcheming.de/veranstaltungen/ zellcheming-expo commented: “Now it is time to look forward and take one step ahead. You are welcome to join us on a journey into the future and beyond.

“Instead of the traditional PulPaper we are going to arrange a totally new event which will be inspiring, humanfocused and enabling. Now it was definitely time to start something new and open a new Nordic Arena for innovations.”