Five questions for Phillip Blass, Director FACHPACK

It’s only around six months until FACHPACK, the European trade fair for packaging, processes and technology, opens its doors at Exhibition Centre Nuremberg again. There is great excitement in the industry about this face-to-face reunion, with many people still basking in their fond memories of the incredibly positive atmosphere at FACHPACK 2021. From 27 to 29 September 2022, the packaging industry will once again gather for three days to share information and knowledge with their customers and business partners, find out about the latest trends and innovations, and be inspired by interesting speakers and topics. We talked to Phillip Blass, Director FACHPACK at NürnbergMesse, about how the planning is going. During our conversation he provided some insights into what visitors to FACHPACK 2022 can look forward to.

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1 THE FACHPACK TEAM IS BUSY WITH THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE NEXT EVENT. WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU WORKING ON NOW? AND CAN YOU GIVE US AN IDEA OF HOW MANY EXHIBITORS ARE LIKELY TO BE AT THE EVENT IN SEPTEMBER?

We are currently working on allocating the exhibition stands. This means that we are allocating spots to exhibitors according to their preferences, main products, and set-up in the exhibition halls. This will take us until around Easter. After that we will be publishing the floor plans and a preliminary list of exhibitors, both of which will be available on our website www. fachpack.de/en. At this stage, we assume there will be over 1,000 exhibitors that will showcase their solutions for packaging, processes and technology in nine exhibition halls this September. We are still accepting registrations till 30 June. We are also currently working on creating yet another exciting supporting programme with fantastic special shows, inspiring speakers, and awards ceremonies.

2 WE READ RECENTLY THAT POWTECH, THE LEADING INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR FOR POWDER, GRANULE AND BULK SOLIDS TECHNOLOGIES, WILL BE COLLOCATED WITH FACHPACK THIS YEAR. WHAT KIND OF SYNERGIES WILL BE CREATED BY THIS TRADE FAIR PAIRING?