Guangzhou’s
Pazhou Exhibition Center played host to the biggest Labelexpo South China yet
with 2014’s edition reporting a 4% increase in footfall. Held 3-5 December
2014, the three day trade exhibition welcomed 5,297 visitors (up from 5,098 in
2012).
Around 150
exhibitors showcased their latest products and services. New product launches
included presses from Nuova Gidue, Venture Electronics and WeiFang DongHang
Precision Machine Co.
The exhibition
was also supported by a two day conference. Well-attended and received,
conference program highlights included the keynote presentation given by Jari
Haavisto and Heini Lehti of UPM Raflatac along with John Li, senior packaging
development manager at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Group Asia-Pacific. Both
companies have collaborated to find sustainable labeling solutions and gave
their practical insight into how sustainability must go together with
profitability in everyday business practises. Another big draw was an overview
of the latest smart products being used to encourage consumer interaction and
spending with presentations by Top Print Labels, Peng Cheng Li Cultural
Technology and Sun Chemical.
The interactive
Live Technology Clinic which made its debut at this year’s show also proved
popular as two hour-long sessions gave show visitors access to one to one
discussions with a panel of label and package printing experts. At the clinic,
experts from companies including Kinglabel Adhesives, YUPO and the Printing and
Printing Equipment Industries Association of China (PEIAC) amongst others, were
on hand to advise on all aspects of label and package printing technology as
well as help printers realize their potential, solve challenges and increase
their opportunities.
John Davy,
divisional director of Labelexpo South China said: “The team has again worked
incredibly hard to build, improve and ultimately deliver the show. Labelexpo
South China 2014 has been an even more valuable event for Chinese printers with
the addition of the Live Technology Clinic, while the conference program’s
content once again appeared to resonate with the audience. Achieving our
highest ever onsite rebook rate in South China to date with 31% of the space
signed up for 2016, Labelexpo South China continues to go from strength to
strength in what is a formidably competitive marketplace.”
Exhibitor speak:
John Mitchell,
international sales manager, KTI: “I was very pleased with the quality of
visitors from China at Labelexpo South China and also surprised about the
number of guests from outside the country. We will certainly return in two
years.”
Fu Qiang Consultant,
Label Branch Association - Printing and Printing Equipment Industries
Association of China (PEIAC): “I like Labelexpo because it give us the latest
global advances in technology. I hope that Labelexpo will hold more activities
and promote the Chinese label industry. Labelexpo South China is the number one
label show in Southern China and I'll work with Labelexpo to further develop
the Chinese label market.”
Bent
Serritslev, managing director, Xeikon Asia Pacific (ASPAC): “Diversification’
is a word that you often hear nowadays wherever you go and Asia is no
exception. The Chinese market is experiencing a tremendous boom in the
production of all types of short-run labels, but specifically those that
require variable data information, such as barcoding, QR coding or other
product and brand security features like microprint. We were extremely happy to
engage with visitors to Labelexpo South China and show them exactly how the
Xeikon digital label presses and solutions are able to meet their digital manufacturing
needs.”
