In recent times, there has been a surge in growth of the flexible packaging market now totalling $4 billion in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) with Nigeria becoming the most dynamic market, where demand has grown by a significant 12 percent per annum over the past five years, according to PCI Films Consulting.
Stakeholders, across the region, who have been basking in this success story of 2013, are about to gather once again in Lagos, Nigeria, for yet another convention that would further fashion out ways on how the market can be lifted to great highs in the year under review.
To this end, Olivia Modisakeng Mtshali, marketing manager – Montgomery West, organiser of the trade show, has announced that all has been put in place to once again succesfully host Nigeria’s largest packaging, food processing, plastics, labelling and printing trade show ‘Propak West Africa 2014′ scheduled to take place on September 2 – 4, 2014 in Lagos.
According to Modisakeng, Propak West Africa 2014 will feature international and local product leaders, regional and international experts and decision makers that are influencing and shaping West Africa’s packaging, print, plastics and labelling markets that sets itself apart at the premier Packaging trade show in West Africa.
Modisakeng further explained that “the Propak West Africa trade show, is supported by the Institute of Packaging Nigeria (IOPN), World Packaging Organisation (WPO), Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Chartered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria (CIPPON) and The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control(NAFDAC) and is a must attend event, poised to change the face of West Africa’s packaging, print, plastics and labelling industries”.
“In addition to the definitive trade show the event also will feature five seminars stream over the three days namely Pro-Plas West Africa, Print Expo West Africa, FoodPro West Africa, Pro-Label West Africa and launching Digital Print Expo West Africa. Attendees will have the opportunity to examine future trends, identify immediate long and short term needs and uncover up and coming technologies for use in critical areas to enusure business advancement”.
Propak West Africa now in its second edition is the leading packaging, printing and plastics exhibition in the region providing an international platform for suppliers of the industry to promote their products and services attracting senior buyers. The event runs in conjunction with Print Expo West Africa, Pro-Plas West Africa, Pro-Label West Africa, Food Processing West Africa, and Digital Printing West Africa
