the hosts of sinocorrugated south 2014, reed exhibitions, sent a team to kuala lumpur, malaysia, on october 25 to participate in the malaysian corrugated carton manufacturers&rsquo association maccma 25th anniversary celebrations. more than 600 guests from carton manufacturers, suppliers, trade associations and media attended the gala evening. the hong kong corrugated paper manufacturers&rsquo association hkcpma, the taiwan paper industry association ctcca, the corrugated box manufacturers&rsquo association of singapore cbma and the indonesian corrugated cardboard industries association picci were also represented at the event. sinocorrugated south has become an increasingly wellknown exhibition as reed has stepped up promotion of the event worldwide. frank cheng, chairman of the international corrugated case association icca, simon lo, chairman of the asian corrugated case association acca, henry low sheong boon, chairman of maccma, kinardo ang, chairman of the picci, and stanley koo chau ming, chairman of cbma, said they will support sinocorrugated south 2014 and organize groups of highlevel visitors to the show. as the global economy starts to recover, so the needs of the corrugated packaging trade are rapidly rising. the icca predicts that the world&rsquos corrugated industry will sustain an annual growth rate of 3 from 2013 to 2016. southeast asia, including malaysia, indonesia, thailand and vietnam, is growing much faster than other areas &ndash at a rate of about 6. sinocorrugated south focuses on the great potential of the southeast asian market.  the event serves to bring together industry professionals from china and southeast asia to promote international communication and sharing of technology and market information. it is the mission of reed exhibitions to create asiapacific&rsquos best corrugated packaging through this show. in 2014, sinocorrugated south and sinofoldingcarton will be collocated at the guangdong modern international exhibition center in dongguan from april 10 to april 12. spanning 60,000 sqm, together the two shows will feature over 600 suppliers, 1,300 pieces of corrugated and folding carton equipment and about 1,000 kinds of consumables. over 26,000 visitors will attend the dual events, and more than 50 foreign and domestic industry associations will support the show by sending strong visiting delegations. the event promised to be a major showcase that will drive growth in the global corrugated and packaging industries. for more information, please visit the official sinocorrugated south 2014 website www.sinocorrugated.com. about reed exhibitions greater china the country&rsquos premier exhibition organizer reed exhibitions greater china is a part of the world&rsquos leading event organizer with 500 events in 41 countries reed exhibitions. reed exhibitions&rsquo portfolio of exhibitions and conferences serves 44 industry sectors across the americas, europe, the middle east, asia pacific and africa. reed exhibitions has 3,000 employees worldwide. in 2012, reed exhibitions brought together over seven million event participants from around the world, generating billions of dollars in business for its customers. the group total revenues for the year 2012 were £854 million. after more than two decades of rapid growth, today, reed exhibitions greater china is the country&rsquos premier organizer of definitive trade events, with eight outstanding member companies reed exhibitions china, reed sinopharm exhibitions, reed huabo exhibitions, reed huaqun exhibitions, reed exhibitions shanghai, reed guanghe exhibitions, reed huabai exhibitions and reed hongda exhibitions. currently, over 500 staff from china help reed to serve 11 specialized sectors electronics manufacturing & assembly &bull machine tools, metalworking & industrial materials &bull converting &bull life sciences & pharmaceuticals, health care, beauty & cosmetics &bull gifts & homeware &bull auto aftermarket &bull lifestyle &bull gaming &bull building & construction &bull property, travel & publishing &bull marine, energy, oil & gas. in 2012, reed exhibitions greater china held 56 events and brought together more than 870,000 visitors and 41,000 conference delegates. our events hosted more than 29,000 suppliers whose stands occupied more than 1.34 million square meters of show floor space.  for more information please visit httpwww.reedexpo.com.cn  media contactsinsia xingtel 86 21 2231 7065fax 86 21 2231 7183email sinsia.xing@reedexpo.com.cn
