interpack 2026 is fully booked

 

Some 2,800 exhibitors, an slight increase compared to the last interpack, plus professional visitors are expected from all around the world. The trade fair is going to be held at Messe Düsseldorf from 7 to 13 May 2026.

With a clear year’s run-up, the course is set for interpack: the hot topics are in place with Smart Manufacturing, Innovative Materials and Future Skills, and they reflect the sector’s most pressing challenges and drivers of innovation. The planning provides for a focus on interpack’s eight main visitor target groups: exhibitors offering solutions for the food, beverages, confectionery, baked goods, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, non-food and industrial goods sectors can be found in their own respective areas, which makes orientation easier. And the expansive section at the heart of interpack – packaging materials and packaging goods – along with machines for labelling and marking, production of packaging material and integrated packaging printing, are brought together in their own halls as well. On top of this, there is the accompanying suppliers’ trade fair ‘components’, with two halls of its own for the first time.

Markus Rustler, President & CEO of Theegarten-Pactec and President of Interpack 2026, on the most pressing issues: “The sector is being shaped by two central trends: sustainable packaging solutions such as cellulose-based or monomaterials, plus rising automation, also in order to reduce dependency on qualified personnel in certain fields.“ To overcome these challenges, interpack 2026 is placing its focus specifically on forward-looking topics. These form the thematic framework for dialogue, innovation and inspiration.

“Packed halls, high-impact presentations, genuine innovations: anticipation is building for the sector’s no. 1 event. If you’ve missed the registration deadline, I can only encourage you to get in touch with us again”, says Thomas Dohse, Director of interpack. “Floor planning is still in flux. We are examining each request individually and trying to find the right solutions.”

Caption: Every three years, interpack gathers together the world’s processing & packaging sector in Düsseldorf for one week (image: Messe Düsseldorf).

Source: interpack
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