interpack 2005 has exceeded all expectations. This is the unanimous verdict handed down by thrilled exhibitors and visitors, trade associations as well as Messe Düsseldorf. “In our numerous discussions, we repeatedly heard praise – not only that visitors numbers rose above the high level of attendance at interpack 2002 but also represented a broad international sweep and, best of all, that visitors were willing to invest. More than two thirds of visitors were executives with decision-making powers. It’s therefore not surprising that the mood in the halls throughout the fair’s run was sunny. interpack 2005 was able to further expand its position as the premier global platform for the packaging industry,” says Wilhelm Niedergöker, Managing Director of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, summing up the trade fair’s high-calibre run.
Some 176,000 visitors from 106 countries (2002: 174,042 from 103 countries) flocked to interpack 2005 in Düsseldorf between 21 and 27 April. There, they encountered 2668 exhibitors, and a huge opportunity to gather information and make investments. Another three-percent increase in the share of experts arriving from outside Germany’s borders meant they accounted for 55 percent of visitors. At 107,360, the largest contingent came from Europe, followed by 31,680 packaging professionals from Asia, most of them Indians. Sizable visitor delegations hailed from China, Indonesia, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico and Russia. For its visitors from around the world, interpack in Düsseldorf once again proved to be the global marketplace and highlight on the industry calendar.
Not only was this the biggest interpack of all time, but it covered the largest amount of exhibition space in the history of Messe Düsseldorf. The net exhibition space at interpack 2005 was roughly 16,000 square metres bigger than at the previous event in 2002, equivalent to an increase of about eleven percent.
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