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&l, albany, maxcess, tiruña 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 representatives of reed exhibitions, hosts of sinocorrugated south 2014, attend the iccma banquet. representatives 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 £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.