2020 World of Packaging (Yiwu) Expo and Zhejiang Printing & Packaging Show Rescheduled to August 17-19

This edition is co-hosted with the involvement of the Zhejiang Packaging Federation.

Originally, the 2020 World of Packaging (China Yiwu) Expo and Zhejiang Printing and Packaging Industry Technology Exhibition was scheduled for March 30-April 1, 2020. To support pandemic prevention and control, protect the health of exhibitors and guests, and deliver the expected showcase quality, the organizing committee followed national and provincial/municipal return-to-work plans, consulted the exhibition authorities, and held active discussions with the venue. It has now confirmed that the event will move to August 17-19, 2020, while the venue address and booth layout positions remain unchanged.

The show traces its roots to the China Yiwu Commodities Fair Machinery Industry Exhibition, launched in 2009. With guidance from governments and competent departments at various levels and support from many sectors, it has built a big-data pool of more than 100,000 domestic and international merchants. Previous editions welcomed leaders from the National People's Congress, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, and provincial authorities, along with officials from national light industry associations, the Federation of Machinery Industry, and local party and government leaders and guests.

The April 2019 edition at Yiwu International Expo Center featured over 1,000 standard booths and more than 600 exhibitors across 35,000 square meters. It received 60,000 merchant visits, including over 10,000 from overseas, and generated RMB 665 million in transactions-RMB 482 million from domestic trade and RMB 183 million from foreign trade-with clear growth over the same period a year earlier.

As the pandemic's impact gradually fades, the hot

month is expected to open a national and global “golden period of trade,” bringing renewed momentum and vitality to the packaging and printing market.

The 2020 exhibition will feature a new zone layout and clearer exhibit categories. It will spotlight four major industry chains: packaging, printing, corrugated equipment, and label technology. As a platform blending trends, business exchange, and trade, it connects suppliers with agents, distributors, traders, and end users at home and abroad through one-stop supply-demand matchmaking.

The online edition is also ready for launch:

The 2020 World of Packaging (China Yiwu) Online Expo is being actively planned. Using an Internet Plus model, it will merge online and offline exhibition formats and give exhibitors round-the-clock, all-round, multi-angle promotion and application support.

In addition, the organizing committee will regularly host focused supply-demand matchmaking sessions between manufacturers and buyer merchants on the online platform. Through video and voice communication and other new business models, it will match exhibitors with target customers, reduce trade barriers caused by the pandemic, and offer five core functions to exhibitors, merchants, and visitors worldwide: online guided tours, online exhibitions, content promotion, user interaction, and big-data analysis. It also includes publicity, registration, an e-catalogue, hall navigation, booth maps, and a service guide, extending the show from offline to online and creating a distinctive experience with measurable results.

For more details, follow the event's official account.

The organizing committee of the 2020 World of Packaging (China Yiwu) Expo and Zhejiang Printing and Packaging Industry Technology Exhibition will stand with industry peers to overcome pandemic challenges and open a new chapter for China's packaging industry. Let us keep our mission and original aspiration in mind, meet again in Yiwu, use technological innovation as lasting momentum, advance the resumption of work and production and the industry's rise, reach new heights, and contribute through the Belt and Road golden bond to building a community with a shared future for mankind.

——This article is reprinted from China Packaging Network (pack.cn). Original link: http://news.pack.cn/show-355035.html