SWOP 2017 - A Unique Platform Offering Entire Value Chain of the Processing and Packaging Industry in China

The leading processing and packaging trade fair targeting not only China but the whole Asian region – Shanghai World of Packaging (SWOP) will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center on November 7-10, 2017. Currently, the number of companies confirmed to exhibit swop 2017 rose by 50% compared to the last show. MULTIVAC, HP, RPC, AOKI, HOARUF along with plenty of leading packaging related enterprises from overseas and domestic will present their latest machineries, technology and services during SWOP 2017.

Covering the entire processing and packaging industry value chain
After joining interpackalliance in 2017, SWOP has benefited from sharing the global network and industrial resources of the world’s leading processing & packaging trade fair. Currently, SWOP has received substantial support from plenty of major processing & packaging industry associations worldwide including Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE), UCIMA (Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Association), VerbandDeutscherMaschinen und Anlagenbau (VDMA) etc.

SWOP addresses the target groups of food, beverages, confectionery, baked goods, pharmaceutics, cosmetics, non-food consumer goods and industrial products in key emerging markets. Domestic and regional manufacturers of processing and packaging machinery will receive a boost in their search for business, innovation and development opportunities. SWOP is an excellent display and communication platform for the entire packaging industry. Regardless of whether you are a manufacturer of processing and packaging machinery equipment or a supplier of packaging materials and products, swop 2017 will not only provide you with an immediate "supply and demand" platform for the packaging market, but will also give you insights into future packaging trends.

SAVE FOOD - special theme debuts at SWOP 2017 and receives enormous interest
The SAVE FOOD initiative from the partners Messe Düsseldorf, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), aims to reduce global food waste and losses. In order to do so, it promotes interdisciplinary dialogue and sparks debate with the goal of generating solutions, across the entire value chain “from field to fork”. More than 850 leading globalenterprises, organizations and research institutes have joined SAVE FOOD, such as BOSCH, Dow, Dupont, Tetra Pak, Siemens, etc.

SAVE FOOD debuts in China during SWOP 2017 with a featured area and forum to share information with the public, especially the suppliers of solid foods, liquid foods, fresh foods and agricultural products. The problems of food waste, extending the shelf life of food and preventing spoilage and damage during transportation will also be addressed. It has attracted many socially responsible suppliers with innovative skills in the packaging industry to attend, including MULTIVAC, Dupont, Berry Global, Danbell Equipment, TOMRA, Printpack, Beijing Lantsai.Xiamen Changsu.