“Recycling of plastics and packaging material - Algeria on the way to a circular economy”
3,675 professionals discussed their business with 113 globally leading exhibitors from 18 countries
“Recycling of plastics and packaging material - Algeria on the way to a circular economy”
3,675 professionals discussed their business with 113 globally leading exhibitors from 18 countries
What an exhibition! After 2 covid influenced years, plast & printpack alger 2022 marked the powerful restart for the Algerian plast & printpack industry.
Exhibitor Latife Karabulut of Ekin Makina expressed her satisfaction this way: “plast & printpack alger 2022, the show and the number and quality of the visitors, made us very happy. Like in the past years. We love Algeria and we love plast & printpack alger. See you in 2024!”
113 globally leading exhibitors from 18 countries presented technology innovations and solutions specifically suited to the Algerian market to 3,675 professionals from 20+ countries. Exhibitors and professional visitors were eager to finally meet in person again, to tackle new projects, and to discuss business.
The exhibitors came from Algeria, Austria, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.
The 7th edition of this international trade fair & conference for the plastprintpack industry took place at the state-of-the-art CIC Abdelatif Rahal International Conference Centre in Algiers.
plast & printpack alger is being organised by fairtrade biannually since 2010, the event has once again been prominently reinforced on the organiser side with Messe Duesseldorf joining in 2017.
According to the Mechanical Engineering Association VDMA, Algeria is one of Africa's & the Middle East's largest investors in plastics, printing and packaging technology. These technology imports enable Algeria to develop and diversify its own production, increase exports and substitute imports of consumables.
Against this background, plast & printpack alger 2022 plays an important role in raising awareness of environmentally friendly materials and packaging among the Algerian public and making the public increasingly familiar with circular economy.
During the accompanying conference, experts from Algerian government institutions and the private sector discussed with international experts and exhibitors on "Recycling of plastics and packaging materials - Algeria on the way to the circular economy".
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“We are proud that since 2010 plast & printpack alger has been embraced by leading technology and raw material suppliers from around the globe as their most important business platform in the region”, says Martin März, fairtrade founder and managing partner.
“And we thank the Algerian government as well as Algerian, Maghreb, European, Middle Eastern and Asian embassies, institutions and associations for their unmitigated and ongoing support.”
“For the 7th edition of plast & printpack alger we are delighted to welcome global technology leaders” emphasises Petra Cullmann, Executive Director at Messe Duesseldorf.
"We are particularly pleased that our exhibitors will be presenting innovations specifically suited to the Algerian market."
Since a few years, Algeria heavily invests in the production of plastics raw materials to be able to gradually reduce such imports. Consumption and imports of plastic raw materials have increased by 10% per year over the last 14 years, from 304 kt in 2007 to well over a thousand kt worth over US$2 billion in 2021, making Algeria the second largest importer of plastics in primary form in Africa and the Middle East, after Egypt and ahead of Nigeria, UAE, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Iran. (EUROMAP)
“When it comes to plastics technology” outlines Thomas Franken, Project Director K with Messe Duesseldorf, “Algeria’s investments amounted to 91 million euros in 2020. This makes Algeria the fourth largest investor in plastics technology in Africa.
Algeria's main suppliers are China, Italy, Germany, France, Canada, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Austria, Spain and Turkey. (VDMA)
Again, according to VDMA, Algeria’s investments in packaging technology reached 136 million euros in 2020. This places Algeria in fourth position on the African continent. Italy, Germany, France, Spain, China, Turkey and Austria are Algeria's main suppliers.
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