representatives of reed exhibitions, organizers of sinofoldingcarton 2014, pose with officials of the thailand packaging associationin august 2013, representatives from reed exhibitions, organizers of sinofoldingcarton 2014, arrived in bangkok, thailand to begin their promotional tour of south east asia. they met with a number of printing companies and trade associations, including the thai printing association, the thai packaging association and the thailand association for printing technology promotion, to discuss the latest news and current trends within the country&rsquos printing industry.thailand is home to numerous enterprises in the printing and packaging industry, 300 of which are largescale companies. the industry&rsquos annual market value is approximately thb 400&ndash500 billion usd 12.3 15.4 billion. during the visit, pornchai rattanachaikanont, chairman of the thai printing association, declared that there are currently about 3,000 printing factories in thailand, 20 of which are involved in postprint processing.kriengkrai thiennukul, chairman of the federation of thai industries&rsquo printing and paper packaging industry club, stated that thailand is ready to welcome the arrival of the asean economic community aec. he believes that the country&rsquos printing and packaging technologies make the country &lsquonumber one in asean&rsquo, since thailand has achieved a gdp growth rate of 7&ndash8, surpassing singapore&rsquos growth rate over the past few years. once aec has been established, the value of thailand&rsquos exportation of printing and packaging products is expected to increase from thb 60 100 billion usd 1.9 3.1 billion.susie zhang l, of reed exhibitions, organizers of sinofoldingcarton 2014, poses with pornchai rattanachaikanont, chairman of the thai printing association tpa noppadol krairiksh, vice chairman of the tpa, acknowledged that thailand&rsquos economic growth is affected by the strength of the global economy and can be expected to reach 5, if the global economy starts to recover. unfortunately, there are a number of additional factors which may negatively affect thailand&rsquos economic standing, such as the european debt crisis the u.s. financial crisis, sinojapanese relations unemployment in europe and the us fluctuations in exchange rates and natural disasters.demand for paper packaging services has continued to grow, as thailand is the preferred import base for many countries and a variety of industries, all of which need paper packaging. purchasing power in thailand will increase with the rise of the minimum wage. this will have a positive effect on the packaging and printing industry, as well as the general economy, and the annual growth rate for the printing industry in thailand is expected to remain around 10.pornchai rattanachaikanont and noppadol krairiksh, chairman and vice chairman of the tpa, both affirmed their belief that sinofoldingcarton 2014 is the premier exhibition for the professional folding carton manufacturing industry in asiapacific. they confirmed their support for the event by agreeing to inform tpa members of the exhibition and will also organize for relevant local companies to take part, in order to promote the longterm mutual development of the printing industry in both china and thailand.

although smaller than the industries in west and north india, the south india corrugated industry has developed rapidly over recent years. currently, there are approximately 800 manufacturers in the south of the country, of which 400 are small plants, and 150 to 200 are mediumsized factories. small plants usually have 10 to 30 employees with an equipment buying budget of around inr 4,000,000 usd 64,000. &nbspover 20 of the major companies operate in cities like mumbai, chennai and bangalore.&nbspthe number of paperboard plants is roughly the same as that of box makers. most manufacturers buy chinese machinery due to its affordability. these purchases are predominantly affected through agencies and by attending exhibitions. the india trading market is weak right now because of currency fluctuations, small to mediumsized corrugated board manufacturers are having to overcome a number of challenges, the economy is expected to rebound as the domestic crisis abates. overall, as there is huge demand for corrugated box from a massive end user market emerging in southern india, the market prospects for the next decade seem positive.&nbsp&nbspmany professionals from south indian attended the 42nd fcbm conference. during talks with the reed delegation, they displayed great interest in sinocorrugated and promised to visit china next year. 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 promises to be a major showcase that will drive growth in the global corrugated and packaging industries.&nbspfor more information, please visit the official sinocorrugated south 2014 website www.sinocorrugated.com.

mr. beow announced that, thanks to consistent upgrades of printing technologies, the printing industry has become an irreplaceable mainstay of the global economy. currently, the total annual output of the world&rsquos three largest paper mills is about 45 million tons. such a substantial figure is proof that the printing industry is in no danger of ever dying out, neither in malaysia nor in any other part of the world. the printing industry has become one of malaysia&rsquos five pillar industries, with the third highest turnover of all the country&rsquos industries, with an output value of over usd 3 billion. there are 3,162 printingrelated enterprises registered with malaysia&rsquos ministry of home affairs. most of these are in towns, cities and commercial centers over half of them in kuala lumpur. in recent years, keeping with the country&rsquos economic development, malaysia&rsquos printing industry has continued to grow. packaging printing, in particular, has seen the most significant growth momentum.&nbspthe mpa is a service system dedicated to improving the country&rsquos printing industry. it focuses on promoting and protecting sustained and stable industry development.&nbsp it also represents the industry&rsquos general interest, as well as those of its member companies. mr. beow affirmed that sinofoldingcarton is viewed a leading postprinting exhibition and that he will actively recommend to members of his association. he also pledged to organize a delegation to visit the 2014 event. vigorous promotion in malaysia&rsquos printing market, combined with the key influence of the mpa, will highlight the importance of sinofoldingcarton and boost its popularity in the southeast asian printing communities. such a move will also enhance cooperation and exchange between the printing industries of china and malaysia.&nbspsinofoldingcarton will be held alongside sinocorrugated south from april 10&ndash12, 2014, at guangdong modern international exhibition center in houjie, dongguan. demand for exhibition booths has been enthusiastic, surpassing all expectations &ndash to the extent that exhibition space in the third hall has already sold out. the event has therefore been expanded across an additional three halls halls 4, 5 and 6, making the total area of the event 60,000 sqm. &nbsp&nbspover 600 exhibitors are expected to showcase their latest products and technologies to at least 26,000 trade visitors from the asiapacific region.&nbsp many wellknown local and international corrugated equipment manufacturers will promote their most competitive products here at the show. a number of wellknown printing manufacturers including bhs, emba, fosber, hp, taiwan xiexu and taiwan yueli have registered to showcase their newest products and solutions.&nbspabout sinofoldingcarton 2014 &ndash asiapacific&39s leading event for postprint manufacturing equipment and consumables from the folding carton industry. the exhibition disseminates key, uptodate information and promotes advanced technologies from across the entire carton packaging industry. it also showcases postprint equipment and consumables, providing folding carton manufacturers with prime solutions for energysaving, consumption reduction and highly efficient production. the show is an international trading platform via which manufacturers of folding carton boxes significantly enhance purchasing efficiency cut costs and discover new trade information and technologies.for more information, please visit the official sinofoldingcarton 2014 website www.sino foldingcarton.com

a thorough assessment of the packaging printing industry clearly shows something interesting &ndash the industry situation can be compared to a fortress. those within the industry have been struggling for years and become experienced and skilled, while those outside, mainly from the fields of printing commercial materials, books and magazines remain relatively unaware of the situation. although they have considerable scale and strength, traditional printing businesses have plummeted in number due to irreversible trends brought about by the dawn of electronic media. with hope and uncertainty, they have therefore entered the packaging field.with the development of the global economy and the upgrading of the consumption structure, market supply and demand will continue its rapid development. the growth rate of china&rsquos packaging printing industry far exceeds that of the country&rsquos gdp.&nbsp indeed, packaging printing is one of the few areas in the printing market to have not been adversely affected by the impact of electronic media. due to relatively higher profits, folding carton printing has attracted a greater number of packaging printing enterprises to increase operational investments, enlarge production spaces and purchase new equipment.&nbspin recent years, domestic packaging consumption has soared due to rising consumption levels among the population. growing packaging requirements have promoted the improved quality of packaging printing as well as demand in china. at the same time, the rampant growth of electronic publications has shrunk the traditional paper printing sector to the extent that ever more book, magazine and commercial material printing companies are bracing themselves for the worst. they are redirecting their business in the hopes of finding new profit engines beyond their existing operations. packaging printing has become the primary choice for many of them to make new fortunes. printing enterprises that used to work in different fields of printing are all migrating to package printing.&nbspwith the commodity economy continuing to flourish in china, packaging markets for many products, including food, beverages and pharmaceuticals, are expected to grow rapidly. the prospects in china&rsquos packaging printing market are very promising. data from the state statistical bureau show that china&rsquos packaging printing industry maintained stable growth in 2013. next year, the global packaging printing market&rsquos cagr will be 5.6 while in china, the rate will be 9.6, the second highest in the world. with competition in the printing market getting increasingly fierce, the gaps in printing quality have narrowed. another change has been that folding carton manufacturers are paying greater attention to postprint processing. in their marketing, they are now highlighting postprint techniques, rather than printing machines. they are also trying to attract customers and win more orders by providing a greater variety of packaging products through postprint techniques that add value to, and improve the quality of, products. there is a huge range of postprint equipment that uses diverse techniques to choose from. as postprint processing is critical to the entire production flow of packaging products, folding carton producers are investing more into selecting and purchasing postprint equipment.&nbspsinofoldingcarton is the leading folding carton postprint processing equipment and consumables show in asiapacific. the event is also the trusted barometer for the global folding carton industry and a compass for enterprise development. from april 10 to 12, sinofoldingcarton 2014 will be held at the guangdong modern international exhibition center, houjie, dongguan. the event will be produced by reed exhibitions, one of the largest trade show organizers in the world. over the years, sinofoldingcarton has attracted extensive attention from wellknown folding carton postprint processing equipment manufacturers, both locally and from abroad. in 2014, these exhibitors will showcase their latest and most complete products and technologies during the threeday event. industry professionals from all over the globe can expect a visual extravaganza onsite.&nbspabout sinofoldingcarton 2014 &ndash asiapacific&39s leading event for postprint manufacturing equipment and consumables from the folding carton industry. the exhibition disseminates key, uptodate information and promotes advanced technologies from across the entire carton packaging industry. it also showcases postprint equipment and consumables, providing folding carton manufacturers with prime solutions for energysaving, consumption reduction and highly efficient production. the show is an international trading platform via which manufacturers of folding carton boxes significantly enhance purchasing efficiency cut costs and discover new trade information and technologies.for more information, please visit the official sinofoldingcarton 2014 website www.sino foldingcarton.com

having endured the effects of the global financial crisis that began in 2008, the european debt crisis which emerged in 2009 and the japanese tsunami of 2011, the world economy is finally on the road to gradual recovery. at the same time, market demand for paper packaging products represented by corrugated packaging has continued to grow. nevertheless, corrugated packaging still faces many challenges overcapacity, lack of innovation, controlling production costs and talent cultivation among them.in 2013, the world economy maintained a slow growth pattern and under these circumstances, global packaging has continued to grow steadily. judging from the current situation and development trends, in the next few years, the macro economy will recover gradually and the global financial situation will improve. in 2012, the total output value of global packaging was usd 799 billion. that figure is expected to reach usd 824 billion in 2013. smithers pira, a renowned market research institute for the packaging and printing industry, predicts that in the next five years, global packaging will maintain an annual growth rate of 4 and the industry&rsquos total output value will reach usd 1 trillion in 2018.&nbspas corrugated boxes represent the largest branch of packaging, the rapid development of this sector is very impressive. according to forecasts by the international corrugated case association icca, the global corrugated industry will maintain a 5 growth rate between 2013 and 2016. china and se asia, including malaysia, indonesia, thailand and vietnam, will see growth of around 10 india is expected to see a rate of 12. the size and growth rate in these markets far exceeds those of other markets.&nbspin recent years, sinocorrugated south has particularly valued the tremendous development potential of the chinese and se asian markets. the hope is to bring together professionals of the corrugated industries in these two regions, using the exhibition as a platform to promote international exchange, share knowledge and highlight market trends. this will make it the most powerful event for asiapacific&rsquos corrugated packaging manufacturing industry.&nbspsinofoldingcarton will be held alongside sinocorrugated south from april 10&ndash12, 2014, at guangdong modern international exhibition center in houjie, dongguan. demand for exhibition booths has been enthusiastic, surpassing all expectations &ndash to the extent that exhibition space in the third hall has already sold out. the event has therefore been expanded across an additional three halls halls 4, 5 and 6, making the total area 60,000 sqm. the exhibition will certainly be the largest, most professionally organized and influential corrugated trade fair of the year.&nbsp&nbspsinocorrugated south 2014 is asiapacific&39s leading trade show for the global corrugated manufacturing industry. the event features the latest, most innovative corrugated equipment and consumables on the market. as a sourcing platform for manufacturers of corrugated boxes, honeycomb paperboard, paper stock models and paper pipes, the show attracts manufacturers, buyers and endusers alike. it is a mustattend event that sharpens participants&39 competitive edge by providing networking opportunities, technological updates and news of the latest industry developments.&nbspfor more information, please visit the official sinocorrugated south 2014 website www.sinocorrugated.com.

the reed delegation visited a number of corrugated box companies, media outlets and industry associations. at each stop, they gave updates on current preparations for next year&rsquos show, together with market information about china&rsquos corrugated industry.jeffri tan, chairman of the indonesian corrugated cardboard industries association picci presented a thorough introduction to the corrugated packaging market in indonesia, a country with a population of 240 million the fourth largest in the world. &nbspindonesia also has the largest economy in se asia. in the past decade, thanks to the high export growth of its consumer and industrial products, the local economy has steadily expanded.&nbspaccording to a recent morgan stanley report, indonesia&rsquos economic aggregate will grow by 60 in the next five years, reaching usd 800 billion. china is one of the country&rsquos largest import partners. exports to china account for 10.97 of its total import volume, a proportion set to rise yet further. machinery imports are a major part of this figure.&nbspindonesia&rsquos corrugated box manufacturing has developed gradually in recent years. as the equipment of many corrugated manufacturers is badly worn, many companies have invested in new corrugated production lines to enhance efficiency and competitiveness. the indonesian corrugated packaging industry, currently in a period of highspeed growth, is full of opportunity. according to predictions by the international corrugated case association icca, the growth rate of indonesia&rsquos corrugated packaging industry was 8.7 in 2013. from 2013 to 2016, annual growth will be as high as 12.3, much faster than the country&rsquos economic development and symbolic of a sustained highspeed growth period.&nbspmr. tan added that picci has worked with sinocorrugated south for many years.&nbsp attending the event is a fixed item in the association&rsquos annual calendar. picci members highly appreciate the event and the unprecedented 60,000 sqm exhibition area in 2014 is particularly appealing. mr. tan pledged to recommend the event to colleagues in the local corrugated packaging industry and to send association members to visit the show.&nbspsinofoldingcarton will be held alongside sinocorrugated south from april 10 &ndash 12, 2014, at guangdong modern international exhibition center in houjie, dongguan. demand for exhibition booths has been enthusiastic, surpassing all expectations &ndash to the extent that exhibition space in the third hall has already sold out. the event has therefore been expanded across an additional three halls halls 4, 5 and 6, making the total area of the event 60,000 sqm.over 600 exhibitors are expected to showcase their latest products and technologies to at least 26,000 trade visitors from the asiapacific region. many wellknown local and international corrugated equipment manufacturers will promote their most competitive products here at the show. the confirmed exhibitors include bhs, emba, fosber, mosca, sun automation, marquipwardunited, taiwan yuli, taiwan mingwei, qingdao meiguang, dongguan jiufeng, etc.&nbsp&nbspsinocorrugated south 2014 is asiapacific&39s leading trade show for the global corrugated manufacturing industry. the event features the latest, most innovative corrugated equipment and consumables on the market. as a sourcing platform for manufacturers of corrugated boxes, honeycomb paperboard, paper stock models and paper pipes, the show attracts manufacturers, buyers and endusers alike. it is a mustattend event that sharpens participants&39 competitive edge by providing networking opportunities, technological updates and news of the latest industry developments.&nbspfor more information, please visit the official sinocorrugated south 2014 website www.sinocorrugated.com.

the seventh annual meeting of the flexographic printing branch of china printing technology association was held in xiamen, fujian province, on october 17. representatives from reed exhibitions, together with more than 200 guests from china printing technology association&rsquos cpta flexographic printing branch took part in the meeting. the second standing council also held their fifth meeting on this date.&nbspthe opening speech, themed, &lsquoflexographic printing brings us together&rsquo was delivered by wu hongyi, vice president of xiamen hexing packaging printing corp.&nbsp this was followed by a talk in which douglas j. edwards, senior vice president of eastman kodak company analyzed the future of the flexographic printing industry and introduced new kodak products.&nbspa succession of informative presentations, including a number of keynote speeches, also took place. the technical director of flint&rsquos flexographic printing product department in asiapacific illustrated the role of flexographic printing in the innovation of packaging technology. liu xinfeng, general manager of xi&rsquoan qinhua machinery introduced a new design of flexographic printing machines. shao beihai, ceo of united printing equipment and materials corp announced the latest findings from the flexographic printing industry in the west. lu youhai, deputy general manager of shanghai printing group, introduced shanghai&rsquos development of flexographic printing technologies for textbooks. david jones, overseas consultant for shanghai laser group, presented new technologies for cleaning porcelain anilox rollers with alpha ultrasonic waves. geng wanmin, consultant at china printing equipment and consumables association reviewed current procedures regarding the quality standard of labels. liu zhikui, sales manager of beijing lust lightech, presented his company&rsquos management solutions for ensuring the production of high quality labels. liu weicheng, president of zhuzhou sinovan packaging technology corp introduced newly developed flexographic printing equipment. xiang qiang, solutions manager for esko shanghai, and bao wei, the company&rsquos business development manager, discussed hardware and software solutions. yang wenzheng, a flexographic printing consultant from taiwan, illustrated the quickest and most efficient way to set up a satellite flexographic printing production line.&nbspto conclude the meeting, participants visited xiamen hexing&rsquos advanced packaging r&ampd center and prepress production center.&nbspthe seminar on new technology of flexographic printing was held on october 18, cohosted by wu hongyi, vice president of xiamen hexing, and zhang yixiong, consultant to the flexographic printing branch. the purpose of the meeting was to share the latest technological information on flexographic printing. during the seminar, talks were given by xue xiaole, sales manager of eastman kodak zhang yimeng, general manager of uteco zhao song, market and technical manager of great china region of dupont, and liu xinfeng, general manager of xi&rsquoan qinhua machinery. the talks were concluded by zhang yi xiong and wu hongyi discussing their experiences within flexographic printing and green printing.both the meeting and the seminar were successful in proving that sinocorrugated south and sinofoldingcarton hold a leading position in the industry. this was proven by the number of participants who agreed to attend sinocorrugated south and sinofoldingcarton 2014, at guangdong modern international exhibition center from april 10 to 12. together, the dual events will span an exhibition area of 60,000 sqm and host over 600 exhibitors showcasing 1,300 corrugated and folding carton tools. an additional 1,000 kinds of consumables will also be on show. the combined events are expected to attract over 26,000 visitors and 50 industry associations.furthermore, a number of pavilionlike zones will be integrated into the events to establish a onestop purchasing platform for participants. these will include dedicated areas for flexographic printing, drug electronic monitoring codes, printing ink, packaging paper, digital printing and paper honeycomb.with all of these improvements, expectations are high from organizers and participants of the 2014 events.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&nbspreed 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 &pound854 million.&nbspafter 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.&nbspcurrently, over 500 staff from china help reed to serve 11 specialized sectors electronics manufacturing &amp assembly &bull machine tools, metalworking &amp industrial materials &bull converting &bull life sciences &amp pharmaceuticals, health care, beauty &amp cosmetics &bull gifts &amp homeware &bull auto aftermarket &bull lifestyle &bull gaming &bull building &amp construction &bull property, travel &amp publishing &bull marine, energy, oil &amp gas.&nbspin 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.&nbsp&nbspfor more information please visithttpwww.reedexpo.com.cn.

frankfurt, germany 20th&nbspdecember 2013 &nbspplastivision india 2013 witnessed a grand response from the plastics industry, where more than 110,000 visitors attended the exhibition and recorded a participation from more the 1225 exhibitors from over the world. plastivision india&nbspwas spread over 75,000 sq. meters area covering 9 halls. the fair showcased various innovations and technologies from the plastics industry.&nbspthe ninth edition of plastivision 2013, organised by all india plastic manufacturers&39 association was inaugurated by mr. indrajit pal, secretray chemicals &amp petrochemicals, department of chemicals &amp petrochemicals, ministry of chemicals and fertilizers in the presence of mr. avinash joshi, jt. secretary, petrochemical division, ministry of chemicals and fertilizers and saif mohammed al midfa, ceo, expo centre sharjah.the show had dedicated pavilions like&nbspindiamold, plastiworld, plastics in agriculture, automation &amp robotics in plastics pavilion, green pavilion, solar energy pavilion and plastics in medical pavilion.&nbspone of the areas where more attention was focused is biodegradable plastics.speaking on the fiveday international event, mr. raju desai, chairman of the plastivision india 2013, said &ldquowe are humbled by the positive response that we have received this year at the exhibition and are very optimistic about the growth reaching new heights. the event has successfully generated a business of rs 1500 crore this time, bringing 50 growth when compared with business of rs 1,000 crore recorded at the previous plastivision. we are hopeful to receive all the required support from the government that would facilitate the further growth of the plastics industry&rdquo.the government is also encouraging the setting up of plastics parks in various states to help the growth of the plastics industry, which is so important for the economy as well as employment generation.&nbsp the ministry has already cleared two plastics parks, one in the state of madhya pradesh and one in orissa and some funds have already been disbursed. some more parks are under consideration to facilitate the growth of the plastics industry.&nbsp&nbspaipma president mr. anand oza said. &quotour aim is to emphasize the needs of the government to promote policy changes, and better development of the industry. he pointed out that plastic waste and innovative ways and infrastructure construction, government and industry should work together. mumbai aipma to apply for 3.9 billion investment in the country to build more plastic park areaplastivision is india&39s second largest plastics exhibition, the last show was held in 2011. compared to 2011, this year, india&39s economy is full of a lot of uncertainty. president of the national advisory committee plastivision mr. arvind mehta said the slow growth of the plastics industry in india is because the indian economy as a whole, there are some problems. but he also pointed out that indian oil corporation on the line after the new capacity will soon be absorbed by the market, from that point you can see the indian plastics industry continues to grow.

the focus is on providing spare parts, direct service and care to sun&rsquos end user and oem customers including those using langston, staley, koppers, ward and united technology.the singapore facility is headed by mr. colin goh, asian direct sales manager. the objective is to establish the singapore office as a hub for the asian operations, excluding china. the technical focus is on rebuilds and repairs including transmissions. the service center can also take on light assembly. in order to provide quick turn around this facility will have an inventory of parts in stock to better service customer&rsquos needs. the center will also provide field service support throughout the region.mr. adam chia will continue to provide regional field service support from the singapore office. mr. ian cutts will continue to support sun&rsquos oem customers in taiwan, japan and korea.&nbsp the chinese operations based at sun&rsquos guangzhou facility, will continue to operate under mr. frank lu, who manages all sales, assembly and aftermarket services with support from sun us.&nbspsun automation group has also appointed new country agents to support the growth plans for asia. nasindo located in indonesia, aktiv multi trade in the philippines and in thailand, siam precision supply ltd. the new agents report to mr. goh in singapore.for further information, please contact ms. stephanie marks, sales &amp marketing communications coordinator. phone 14104722900, ext. 144sun automation groupterritory singapore102f pasir panjang road 0409singapore 118530office phone and fax 65 6274 1824mobile, mr. colin goh 6591866408&nbsp&nbspagent contact information&nbsppt nasindo sejahtera cemerlangterritory&nbsp indonesiakawasan multi gunablok b1 no. 10jl. raya serpong km. 7, pakualam &ndash serpongtangerang 15310, bantenindonesiaoffice 6221539 6633fax&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 6221539 6622email&nbsp nasi38sc@centrin.net.id&nbspaktiv multi trading co. phils., inc. territory&nbsp the philippinesdoor 15, don pedro buildinglapulapu st. agdao8000 davao city, philippinesoffice 63823006030fax&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 63822213689email amtrac.phils.inc@gmail.com&nbspsiam precision supply ltd. part.territory thailand4312 samwa rd, minburi, bankok 10510thailandoffice 029189419mobile 0891087419fax 029189420email chet@cmacthai.com&nbspsun automation group, 66 loveton circle, sparks glencoe, md, united states.www.sunautomation.com

&quotbioplastics have a potential for being truly sustainable&quot8th european bioplastics conference connects expert elite on bioplastics&nbspberlin, 12 december 2013. &bdquobioplastics made from biofeedstock, and reintegrated into the biosphere as a nutrient, or recycled together with conventional plastic, clearly have a potential for being a truly sustainable material. and it could reduce fossil fuel consumption,&ldquo stated eu environment commissioner janez potonik in his opening speech to the 8th european bioplastics conference on the 10 and 11 december in berlin, germany. in his video message he pointed to the crucial role, bioplastics can play in europe&lsquos transition towards a circular biobased economy.&nbsppotonik encouraged the bioplastics industry &bdquoto continue their work on making bioplastics a truly sustainable material, neutral in its impact on food production and biodiversity&ldquo. however, he also pointed out that the industry needs to continuously and transparently inform the public about their products and processes in order to clarify its position and prosper in the future.&nbspthese recommendations were picked up directly by a group of experts in a panel discussion on sustainability criteria investigating the most relevant question &bdquohow to assess the sustainability of bioplastics in a fair way&ldquo. the panel started with a presentation by professor matthias finkbeiner from the technical university berlin on &bdquoperspectives of life cycle assessment of bioplastics&ldquo. &bdquolca is still the best available tool to assess the environmental performance of bioplastics as factbased as possible&ldquo, finkbeiner stated and commented on the product environmental footprint pef approach introduced by the european commission as &bdquolca overkill introducing pseudo solutions in order to achieve comparability&ldquo. the panel discussion then focussed on the need to break down the complexity of assessing the sustainability of bioplastics, the need to use available and valid methodologies and to provide easy to use tools to consumers to understand these assessments and how they impact on the product they are using.&nbspanother highlight of the 8th european bioplastics conference was the annual market data update by european bioplastics and the institute for bioplastics and biocomposites ifbb university of applied arts hannover, germany. the data once more emphasised the success of bioplastics industry with production capacities multiplying from around 1.4 million tonnes in 2012 to more than 6 million tonnes in 2017. all material types are gaining ground with biobased, nonbiodegradable &lsquodropin&rsquo solutions, such as biobased pe and biobased pet, leading the field.&nbsp biodegradable plastics, including e.g. pla, biodegradable polyesters and starchblends, are also demonstrating impressive growth rates. their production capacity will gain around 60 percent by 2017.&nbspthe bioplastics magazine&rsquos 8th annual global bioplastics award honoured company helmut lingemann gmbh &amp co.kg for their new spacer system nirotec evo, which is applied in windows and facades using double and triple glazing. the award jury chose the profiles because of the tailormade blend of different biopolymers based on pla, biopolyester and further additives providing a number of special mechanical and thermal properties combined with the important feature of &lsquono fogging&rsquo. more information on the award can be found athttpwww.bioplasticsmagazine.comeneventsbioplasticsaward2013.php&nbspmore than 350 participants from 215 companies caught up on the latest discussions, developments and progress in the bioplastics industry during the 8th european bioplastics conference. once more, the leading european event for the bioplastics industry provided excellent opportunities for networking, knowledge exchange and business contacts. 86 percent of the participants came from europe, 8 percent from north america and south america, and the majority of the remaining 6 percent from asia.&nbspa special thank you to our sponsors for a great conferencebioamber, innovia, wacker, basf, corbion purac, erema, sulzer chemtech.&nbspimages of the conference are available athttpen.europeanbioplastics.orgpresspresspictureseventsactivities2&nbspmore information on the recent market data update info visuals is available athttpen.europeanbioplastics.orgpresspresspictureslabellinglogoscharts&nbspthe conference proceedings download link will shortly be available for purchase herehttpen.europeanbioplastics.orgconference&nbspspeakersguido axmann thema 1, lars b&oumlrger basf, eugenio bora conai, benjamin brehmer evonic industries, fran&ccedilois de bie european bioplastics, corbion purac, sicco de vos corbion purac, sam deconinck ows, bruno de wilde ows, antonio dobon lopez itene, hansjosef endres ifbb university of applied arts hannover, bob engle metabolix, stefano facco novamont, horst fehrenbach ifeu institut, matthias finkbeiner technical university berlin, m&aacuteire geogheganquinn european commission, rolf hogan roundtable on sustainable biomaterials, rainer hagen uhde inventafischer, yvonne henkel association of organic food processors, nathan kemeling avantium, jo kockelkoren reverdia, g&eacuterard liraut renault, beatriz luz braskem, marco meneghetti api, petra michiels vin&ccedilotte, isao noda meredian, paul pereira meredian, babette pettersen bioamber, janez potonik european commission, emmanuel rapendy sulzer chemtech, paolo rossi dsm, tanja siebert fraunhofer ivv, jenny walthertho&szlig wwf, james h. wang kimberlyclark,, ralph weishaupt association of organic food processors, thomas werner dupont, dieter wierspecker sch&uumlco international, gottfried h. sodeck vogelbusch, matthias spoettle ecofys, michaela steng arkema, eamonn tighe natureworks, beate treffler clariant, c&eacuteline verrat ccp composites, hasso von pogrell european bioplastics&nbspexhibitorsapi, basf, bioamber, biotec, corbion purac, dechema, din certco, dupont, erema, fkur, agency for renewable recources, futorganic, gala, ifbb university of applied arts hannover, ikt, innovia films, jinhui zhgandong high technology, kaneka, limagrain, meredian, natureworks, nissan chemical industries, ngr, nordson bkg, novamont, organic waste systems, roquette, showa denko europe, vin&ccedilotte, wacker.&nbsp&nbspeuropean bioplastics is the european association representing the interests of the industry along the complete bioplastics&lsquo value chain. its members produce, refine and distribute bioplastics i.e. plastics that are either biobased, compostable, or both. more information is available at www.europeanbioplastics.org.&nbsppress contactkristybarbara lange, head communication, european bioplastics, marienstr. 1920, 10117 berlin, phone 49 0 30 28482 356, fax 49 0 30 284 82 359, presse@europeanbioplastics.org&nbsp&nbsplink httpen.europeanbioplastics.orgwpcontentuploads201312eubp8thconf131212eng.pdf&nbsp

mr. raju desai, chairman &ndash executive committee, plastivision india 2013 remarked during a press conference that, &ldquowe will be showcasing technologies to recycle plastic waste and showing how to make end products out of recycled plastic waste. this&nbsppavilion will more focus on&nbspenvironment friendly recycling, and&nbsphow to use plastic waste and go green.&rdquo&nbspthis pavilion will also show case main objects like living in the age of plastics, why plastics are so popular, plastics in agriculture, plastics in furniture, plastics in automotives, plastics in conserving water, plastics in packaging, plastics in medical and healthcare, dry waste, wet waste, 4r key to the clean and green environment, some important dos and plastics top green house gas emission saver.&nbspsome of the recycling facts are recycling plastic saves twice as much as energy by burning it in an incinerator. over 1,600 businesses are involved in recycling postconsumer plastics pet plastic can be recycled into clothing, fiberfill for sleeping bags, toys, stuffed animals, rulers and more. only around 27 of plastic bottles are recycled, it has been estimated that recycling, reuse, and composting create six to ten times as many jobs as waste incineration and landfills. recycling saves 3 to 5 times the energy generated by wastetoenergy plants, even without counting the wasted energy in the burned materials. recycling one ton of plastic saves the equivalent of 1,000&ndash2,000 gallons of gasoline. 66 of energy is saved when producing new plastic products from recycled materials instead of raw virgin materials. for every 1 ton of plastic that is recycled we save the equivalent of 2 people&rsquos energy use for 1 year. plastics cooling off the earth using plastics you will be saving lots of tree.&nbspimportant facts about recycling plastic bottles to save trees recycling plastic bottles have potential benefits beyond reducing the volume of useful materials permanently lost in landfills. if we recycle properly, we reuse resources, cutting demand for new materials. besides reducing the use of nonrenewable materials, recycling potentially can reduce pollution and greenhouse gases that damage or kill forests, oceans, and other lifesustaining ecosystems. recycling plastic bottles save trees, it reduces acreage converted to landfills, saving forestland.&nbsp

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.&nbspsinocorrugated 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.&nbspas 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.&nbspsinocorrugated south focuses on the great potential of the southeast asian market.&nbsp 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.&nbspin 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.&nbspfor more information, please visit the official sinocorrugated south 2014 website www.sinocorrugated.com.&nbspabout reed exhibitions greater china the country&rsquos premier exhibition organizer&nbspreed 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 &pound854 million.&nbspafter 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.&nbspcurrently, over 500 staff from china help reed to serve 11 specialized sectors electronics manufacturing &amp assembly &bull machine tools, metalworking &amp industrial materials &bull converting &bull life sciences &amp pharmaceuticals, health care, beauty &amp cosmetics &bull gifts &amp homeware &bull auto aftermarket &bull lifestyle &bull gaming &bull building &amp construction &bull property, travel &amp publishing &bull marine, energy, oil &amp gas.&nbspin 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.&nbsp&nbspfor more information please visit httpwww.reedexpo.com.cn&nbsp&nbspmedia contactsinsia xingtel 86 21 2231 7065fax 86 21 2231 7183email sinsia.xing@reedexpo.com.cn

corrugated boxes quietly came into production in 1907. during the intervening century, this humble form of packaging has marked the changes of every era. have you worked in the corrugated packaging industry for many years as a result, do you feel closely connected to it have you witnessed, created, or experienced unforgettable moments that are now stored deep in your memory well, now is the time to unlock those memories. we ask you to open your mental album to us so we too can share in the uniqueness and fun of the corrugated world through your lens.awardsparticipation award all contributors will receive gifts onsite upon presentation of their business cards.excellence award from the submissions received, the organizers will choose 20 images to be displayed onsite at sinocorrugated south 2014. the photographers of the selected pictures will receive their prize onsite at the show by presenting a business card.for more information about the photo exhibitions, please contact zoe jiangtel. 86 2122317107email zoe.jiang@reedexpo.com.cninstructions for participants&nbsp1. all photos must relate to the corrugated packaging industry one photo entry per photographer.2. the organizers of sinocorrugated south 2014 retain the right to use submitted photos. the authors will be responsible for not offending the right of reputation of the subjects, as well as for completion, privacy, designation, portrait, copyright, business reputation and other legal obligations relating to the photos.3. please send your photo in digital format to zoe.jiang@reedexpo.com.cn, or mail it to zoe jiang, reed exhibitions, 42f, intercontinental center, 100 yutong road, zhabei district, shanghai, 200070, china. with every submission, please include the subject line &ldquoimages from the evolution of corrugated packaging&rdquo. we also request that you provide your full name, the name of the company you work for, your job title and your contact information. once your image has been received, we will send a confirmation in writing.4. the organizers of the exhibition reserve the right of final interpretation of all rules and regulations.&nbspfor more information, please visit the official sinocorrugated south 2014 website www.sinocorrugated.com.&nbspabout reed exhibitions greater china the country&rsquos premier exhibition organizer&nbspreed 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 &pound854 million.&nbspafter 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.&nbspcurrently, over 500 staff from china help reed to serve 11 specialized sectors electronics manufacturing &amp assembly &bull machine tools, metalworking &amp industrial materials &bull converting &bull life sciences &amp pharmaceuticals, health care, beauty &amp cosmetics &bull gifts &amp homeware &bull auto aftermarket &bull lifestyle &bull gaming &bull building &amp construction &bull property, travel &amp publishing &bull marine, energy, oil &amp gas.&nbspin 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.&nbsp&nbspfor more information please visit httpwww.reedexpo.com.cn&nbsp&nbspmedia contactsinsia xingtel 86 21 2231 7065fax 86 21 2231 7183email sinsia.xing@reedexpo.com.cn

our world is full of cartons decorated with bold graphics. a part of our daytoday lives, they not only represent a sweet, affectionate kind of friendship, but they have also illustrated the changes of eras gone by. have you worked in the graphic carton industry for many years as a result, are you closely connected to it have you witnessed, created, or experienced unforgettable moments that are now stored deep in your memory well, now is the time to unlock those memories we ask you to open your mental album to us so we too can share in the uniqueness and fun of the corrugated world through your lens.awardsparticipation award all contributors will receive gifts onsite upon presentation of their business cards.excellence award from the submissions received, the organizers will choose 20 images to be displayed onsite at sinofoldingcarton 2014. the photographers of the selected pictures will receive their prize onsite at the show by presenting a business card.for more information about the photo exhibitions, please contact zoe jiangtel. 86 2122317107email zoe.jiang@reedexpo.com.cninstructions for participants&nbsp1. all photos must relate to the folding carton industry one photo entry per photographer.2. the organizers of sinofoldingcarton 2014 retain the right to use submitted photos. the authors will be responsible for not offending the right of reputation of the subjects, as well as for completion, privacy, designation, portrait, copyright, business reputation and other legal obligations relating to the photos.3. please send your photo in digital format to zoe.jiang@reedexpo.com.cn, or mail it to zoe jiang, reed exhibitions, 42f, intercontinental center, 100 yutong road, zhabei district, shanghai, 200070, china. with every submission, please include the subject line &ldquoimages from the evolution of graphic cartons&rdquo. we also request that you provide your full name, the name of the company you work for, your job title and your contact information. once your image has been received, we will send a confirmation in writing.4. the organizers of the exhibition reserve the right of final interpretation of all rules and regulations.&nbspfor more information, please visit the official sinocorrugated south 2014 website www.sinocorrugated.com.&nbspabout reed exhibitions greater china the country&rsquos premier exhibition organizer&nbspreed 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 &pound854 million.&nbspafter 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.&nbspcurrently, over 500 staff from china help reed to serve 11 specialized sectors electronics manufacturing &amp assembly &bull machine tools, metalworking &amp industrial materials &bull converting &bull life sciences &amp pharmaceuticals, health care, beauty &amp cosmetics &bull gifts &amp homeware &bull auto aftermarket &bull lifestyle &bull gaming &bull building &amp construction &bull property, travel &amp publishing &bull marine, energy, oil &amp gas.&nbspin 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.&nbsp&nbspfor more information please visit httpwww.reedexpo.com.cn&nbsp&nbspmedia contactsinsia xingtel 86 21 2231 7065fax 86 21 2231 7183email sinsia.xing@reedexpo.com.cn

asia is the top global region for market growth and is a centre for innovation and rapid advances in technology.&nbsp the packaging industry is a key sector of this fast developing economy as demand for vital products rises so there is a greater need to conserve resources.&nbsp flexible packaging offers a lightweight solution for transport and with its printability gives a versatile range of designs for shelfappeal.&nbsp some key new developments are being seen in this region and these will be discussed at the ami international conference on specialty packaging films asia 2014, which takes place from 2426 march 2014 at the swissotel nai lert park in bangkok, thailand.andrew reynolds of ami has been studying the global flexible packaging market and will kick off the conference.&nbsp a leading pouch producer, tpn flexpak, will then highlight the latest packaging trends in thailand and lotus chemical technology will review the plastics packaging industry in vietnam.&nbsp there is also an overview from the indonesian packaging federation on functional barrier films.&nbsp the orient design company of singapore will highlight how it has worked with leading companies to produce eyecatching graphics and forms of packaging.&nbspbuilding a sustainable lifestyle is a worldwide necessity. this involves minimising the use of material and fuel.&nbsp it is possible to reduce transport costs and material use by cutting weight in packaging, and this is driving the move from rigid to flexible packaging, for example from tin cans to pouches in pet food and soup, and from bottles to large pouches for laundry products. there are trends towards baginbox packaging and bioplastics in candy wraps. the thai plastics bags industries is keeping up with the latest developments.&nbsp polyplex thailand has a range of different film materials for customers to choose from.flexible materials can be tailored by careful polymer selection to give the best properties for individual products, depending on the requirements whether it is barrier or peel and seal.&nbsp dupont korea has innovative coextruded pet lidding films and lyondellbasell has polybutene1 for applications like peel and seal.&nbsp by using the latest film processing technology a range of plastics can be combined in a multilayer structure using cheaper outer layers with good mechanical properties and high barrier inner layers joined with interlayer adhesive.&nbsp reifenhauser and macchi supply production equipment in this market.&nbsp the latest polyolefin resins for flexible packaging are available from borouge with metallocene resins from dow chemical and interlayer adhesive from china&rsquos guangzhou lushan new materials. one more recent trend is the use of bioplastics in barrier films and winrigo in singapore is developing this type of material.barrier packaging preserves foodstuffs and other perishable goods for extended periods of time reducing waste and improving nutrition, which is particularly important in warm, humid environments.&nbsp&nbsp mtec in thailand is a leading research institute for packaging of specific foodstuffs like tropical fruits and vegetables.&nbsp mitsui chemicals tohcello from japan has a new high barrier film and visy industries will highlight how shelflife can be extended with multilayer sheet. basf supplies polyamides and kuraray supplies evoh as the barrier resin layer for multilayer films. the quality control of barrier films is critical and ndc infrared engineering has monitoring equipment to detect flaws.local and international experts in flexible packaging will meet at ami&rsquos specialty packaging films asia in march 2014 in bangkok to assess the marketplace and latest design developments.&nbsp brand owners, packagers, packaging converters, film manufacturers, researchers and industry suppliers are all invited to the conference.&nbsp

h&oumlrmann kg eckelhausen produces its aluminum panels for doors using a leadingedge laser line. to support this process, the company was looking for a complete solution that combines the nameplate and paint mask labels plus the corresponding dispensing system. the specialists from schreiner protech ensured that the application of the labels on the insular production line can be performed in a fully automatic process.schreiner protech and h&oumlrmann jointly established all the project parameters and requirements for the new laser line in an intensive consultation meeting. the challenge was to achieve a fully automatic application of the barcoded nameplate labels and the paint mask labels covering the nameplates to the aluminum panels on the insular production line. the experts from schreiner protech subsequently qualified suitable materials and produced prototypes that were tested directly in the production process.&ldquothe label composite developed for this project immediately held up to the loads of the laser system as well as the subsequent painting and joining process of the door panels,&rdquo said matthias t&uumlbel from schreiner protech. following the initial tests, the integration of all the components of the printingdispensing system had to be coordinated with the suppliers of the planned production line. after the line was set up, the process was extensively tested with immediate success, as the printing and dispensing system was up and running reliably right from the start.now, h&oumlrmann can feed all the data for the marking and laser process to the line directly from the work order database. &ldquothis label system solution has eliminated the need for any manual work. production and labeling of the door panels is accomplished in a smooth, fully automatic process,&rdquo said matthias michel, technical project management at h&oumlrmann kg eckelhausen.

&ldquoit is impossible to predict exactly which trends will shape the future. the most important business objective therefore is to ensure that your company is a part of thefuture a future that starts today. by participating in this phenomenal generations debate on packaging in 2028, you have already taken a step in the right direction. iwish you all the best in your business tomorrow, next year and in all the coming years until the 75th anniversary of the nvc netherlands packaging centre in 2028&rdquo.with these words nvc president peter van der knaap concluded the great generations debate on packaging in 2028.&nbsp

in recent years, india&rsquos manufacturing and retail industries have undergone rapid development, attracting global attention as a result. the south asian giant&rsquos packaging industry, which provides key services to manufacturers and retailers, has also boomed. as a result, the production value of india&rsquos packaging industry is expected to reach usd 60 billion within the next five years.this was the first ever indiacorr expo, cohosted by reed manch and reed exhibitions shanghai. in total, the show attracted 5,179 visitors and spanned a total exhibition area of 5,700 sqm. reed exhibitions china, organizers of sinocorrugated south 2014, featured booths at indiacorr to promote next year&rsquos edition of the chinese show. the sinocorrugated south booth proved to be a big draw among visitors who represented corrugated factories as well as suppliers of equipment and consumables.in 2014, sinocorrugated south and sinofoldingcarton will be held concurrently at guangdong modern international exhibition center in dongguan from april 10 to april 12. already, all the space in exhibition hall 3 has sold out, and the organizers have added halls 4, 5 and 6 to satisfy the extensive demand from wouldbe exhibitors. with these additions, the show&rsquos total exhibition area is expected to reach 60,000 sqm.global giants from the packaging industry who have already signed up to exhibit at the 2014 shows include bhs, emba, fosber, mosca, sun automation, marquipwardunited, e&ampl, albany, maxcess, tiru&ntildea s.l., voith, rodicut, taiwan yueli machinery, taiwan ming wei paperware machinery, taiwan hsieh hsu machinery, taiwan maxdura international corp, qingdao justu precision machinery, zhaoqing xijiang, qingdao meiguang machinery, dongguan jiufeng carton machinery, bengbu auto compressor company, shanghai jinchang, zhuzhou sinovan, foshan nantai precise machinery, qingzhou ekofa flexo packaging machinery, tancheng seny, yutian chengyuan, shanghai yoco, weifang xinchuan, ruiyang printing, shanghai jinya machinery, dongguan tangsheng machinery, dongguan tianjin, dongguan qixing, chengdu siruite, qingdao heng te li, yixing tianhao, suzhou yuanlu machinery, wujin haili, infotech consultant, shenzhen siksoft, shenzhen chenlong, yongjin computer, shanghai chuangding, qingdao bandda, guangzhou mingyang, shanghai auclean, miracon hk, yutian shengtian, shanghai aoke, guangdong sky dragon, dongguan yilong, taiwan naili, hangzhou pnshar and dongguan hengke. they will all be onsite to display new equipment and fresh technologies.during indiacorr expo, mr. haish madan, secretary general of the indian corrugated case manufacturers association iccma mr. kamal chopra, secretary general of the north indian printers association nipa wang zhiqiang, deputy general manager of hubei jingshan corrugating machinery wen xiutong, general manager of shandong aifeier machinery, you shouyuan, general manager of kunshan hsieh hsu machinery, liao xing, sales director of guangdong sky dragon group and other high profile figures within the packaging and printing industry were interviewed by the show organizers. during the conversations, they talked about the development of their own companies, analyzed the current status of the corrugated market and pledged their full support to sinocorrugated south 2014.mr. madan affirmed that sinocorrugated south and sinofoldingcarton are considered top events in the corrugated industry, and that the iccma will continue to send strong groups of visiting delegations to the shows. he further went on to confirm that he himself would join next year&rsquos events, to learn more about the chinese corrugated market.indiacorr expo 2013 featured excellent services and facilitated great trade and cooperation opportunities among exhibitors and visitors. the latest technologies and solutions in corrugated paperboard manufacturing were on full display. the show helped exhibitors to expand their market in india. it also benefitted chinese corrugated manufacturers and suppliers by giving them an accurate insight into the indian paper box industry and the corresponding market. this was key to building a firm platform through which entry to the indian market could be launched.harish madan, iccma chairman, gives an interview to reed exhibitions, hosts of sinocorrugated south 2014&nbsprepresentatives of reed exhibitions, hosts of sinocorrugated south 2014, attend the iccma banquet.&nbsprepresentatives of reed exhibitions center, hosts of sinocorrugated south 2014, meet the nipa secretary general and officials.for more information, please visit the official sinocorrugated south 2014 website www.sinocorrugated.com.about reed exhibitions greater china the country&rsquos premier exhibition organizerreed 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 &pound854 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 &amp assembly &bull machine tools, metalworking &amp industrial materials &bull converting &bull life sciences &amp pharmaceuticals, health care, beauty &amp cosmetics &bull gifts &amp homeware &bull auto aftermarket &bull lifestyle &bull gaming &bull building &amp construction &bull property, travel &amp publishing &bull marine, energy, oil &amp 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.

there are more than 100 injection molding machines installed in italy, russia, poland and serbia and this is the result of the industrial cooperation between sigit and negri bossi, who signed a strategic development agreement for 20132014 at k 2013, the international exhibition in d&uumlsseldorf for plastic specialists.&nbspas partners for approximately 10 years, negri bossi &ndash company of sacmi and leader in design and production of thermoplastic injection molding machines &ndash and sigit, leader in molding thermoplastic articles for automotive and appliance industry, are strengthening their relationship to increase their market share, particularly in new strategic areas such as russia and north africa.&nbspan agreement for the supply of injection molding machines for tangeri free zone factory has already been signed, with sacmi and negri bossi as the main contractors.in addition to the supply of machines, provision will also be made for the equipment required for material treatment and transportation. from morocco to russia, where it is foreseen plant will double in kazan in 2015.&nbspwith a turnover of 80 million euros and an 850 strong workforce, sigit represents a strategic partner for negri bossi. sigit is also a direct supplier of fiat, vw and renault as well as partnering first class components companies such as delphi, jc and johnson electric. the company has 5 production facilities in italy as well as 4 other facilities spread among russia, serbia, poland and morocco.&nbspin order to meet the direct demand of car makers volkswagen, renault and fiat chrysler sigit will install more than 30 machines of different tonnages in the next 2 years.negri bossi has been chosen as a strategic partner thanks to the introduction of new models throughout their hydraulic, hybrid and electric machine range, backed up by decades of experience in the injection moulding sector with machinery installed across five continents.&nbsp

madeinsacmi beverage solutions are soon to be showcased at cbst, the china international beverage exhibition on science &amp technology, to be held from 20th to 22nd november at the new international expo centre of shanghai. a key event for industry professionals operating in asia, this exhibition will see sacmi play a key role with an extensive 100 m2 stand 1d03, hall w1.&nbspvisitors will have the opportunity to get a close look at the ccm 48 belonging to the range of highperformance presses for the manufacture of 1piece caps designed by sacmi imola&rsquos closures&ampcontainers division. currently the world&rsquos most competitive mineral water cap manufacturing and hotaseptic filling solution, this press stands out thanks to the fastest cycle time in the industry i.e. outstanding productivity and low consumption extremely compact and modular, this machine includes cvs vision systems for inline cap control designed by sacmi&rsquos automation &amp inspection system division.&nbspthe exhibited vision system is based on the new cvs3000 version, perfect for detecting and rejecting defects and monitoring the production process. it is also able to associate an inspection outcome with the cavity that made the cap, thus generating statistics that are valuable for correct line management and the implementation of properly timed preventive maintenance.&nbspchina is a strategic market on account of outstanding internal dynamism and growth potential sacmi has been there for some time now with its dedicated sacmi nanhai branch, now a key reference point for the entire asian area. and it is for this very market, where the demand for highproductivity solutions is flanked by growing attention to quality, that the arena labeller was developed, produced directly at sacmi nanhai and specifically designed for the chinese market.&nbspthe very latest addition to the already wide range of sacmi labellers employing rollfed technology, the arena rf solution is specifically intended for the local industry, which for some time had been demanding a simple, highperformance labeller made directly in china. in addition to providing all the general advantages of rollfed labelling, the arena rf is extremely flexible as it can handle labels made of different materials and different bottle types, with hourly output rates of up to 36,000 bottleshour.&nbspdeveloped according to sacmi tradition, with conscientious attention to component quality, design and engineering features that make all parts of the machine easily accessible, the arena rf also stands out on account of very low maintenance requirements, extremely short format changeover times, a userfriendly operator interface, an innovative selfcleaning labelling station and extremely low glue consumption. without, of course, forgetting the enormous tax advantages that chinese customers can enjoy by purchasing a machine made in china &ndash but with quality and technology of european standard.yet another step forwards, then, for sacmi, which continues &ndash thanks also to a farreaching sales and aftersales network spanning five continents &ndash to strengthen its position as the sole provider to the beverage industry of &ldquoturnkey solutions&rdquo covering everything from bottle production to endofline solutions.