The largest packaging show in
Asia in both the number of exhibitors and visitors, Tokyo Pack 2014 - the
premier packaging exhibition focusing on the packaging industry is set to hit
Japan on October 7 to 10. Launched in 1966 and owned and operated directly by
the Japan Packaging Institute (JPI), the biennial (every two years) exhibition
will feature more than 2,600 booths representing 600 companies in the 23,000m2
exhibition space, and is expected to attract more than 70,000 visitors from
inside Japan and overseas.
With Japan being one of the most
advanced packaging markets in Asia and the world, Tokyo Pack is the place to be
at to see the latest state-of-the-art packaging solutions, network with major
industry players from around the globe, and gain business opportunities in the
booming Asian market.
Tokyo Pack is also aiming to
showcase the best the packaging industry has to offer. This year’s event
features the Next Generation High Performance Packaging Pavilion, with extended
shelf life solutions, environmentally-friendly packages and new decoration and
print technology solutions. Interesting packages on display include a special
sprout-integrated pouch for beverages and liquid food, from Japan’s Ecodpack,
designed to reduce weight and save on raw materials.
Ecodpack says liquid products can
be dispensed by squeezing the pouch, and a mechanism prevents air from flowing
into the pack - protecting the product. Liquid food products can also be
dispensed without solid food particles clogging.
Foreigners visiting the
exhibition need not worry about negotiating the business-language and cultural
barrier: the organizer is offering a range of services including a system that
will help visitors easily identify exhibitor booths where business discussions
can comfortably take place in English, and a series of seminars explaining the
Japanese packaging market and industry and optional city tours of retail
formats.
PopPack from the US will
demonstate its reclosable bubble solution, which opens and closes flexible
packages with a popping sound to provide assurance that the contents are fresh,
well sealed and have not been tampered with. PopPack says it hopes to find
partners at Tokyo Pack to help it introduce the technology to the Japanese
market.
To help out international
visitors who do not speak Japanese, this year stands will have signs saying
‘English speaker available’ to identify where business discussions can
comfortably take place in English.
Staff at the Foreign Visitor desk
at the International Lounge will be on-hand to assist foreign visitors with
enquires and guide them to exhibits showcasing the packaging solutions and
technologies they are sourcing for.
The expo will feature more than
2600 booths representing 654 companies in the 51,380sqm exhibition space.
Organisers say more than 170,000 people visited the last Tokyo Pack in 2012.
