Labelexpo Asia a triumph

Labelexpo Asia 2005, one of the three major biennial Labelexpos, took place last week at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, and achieved great results with 9100 visitors from over 70 different countries, making it double the size of the last event in 2003. 

The show also attracted 150 of the leading international and Chinese suppliers such as Avery Dennison, Dowell Swiss, Gallus, H-Shine Printing Machine Company, HP Indigo, Jebsen/Gidue, Orthotec Wan An (Concorde Precision Technology), Labelmen, Lintec, Mark Andy, Nilpeter, Omet, Raflatac, and Shanghai-Ximin-Taiyo.

Approximately 85 per cent of visitors to the show came from China itself, with especially large delegations from India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.

In addition to the exhibition, a series of very well attended seminars took place alongside the show, with high profile speakers from across Asia and the globe such as: Mr Shen Haixiang, Chin printing (Group) Corp; Mr Tan Junqiao, Printing & Printing Equipment Industries Association of China; and Mike Fairley, the well-known label expert. The conference highlighted the use and performance of UV flexo and combination printing presses; examined the latest advances in pre-press technology; assessed the changing requirements for smart, smart active and intelligent labeling solutions and how they can be achieved; and look into the future with digital printing opportunities. 

Roger Pellow, Labelexpo managing director, said: ‘We are all absolutely delighted with the success of Labelexpo Asia 2005. It was a pleasure to watch business being done at the show – and to see transnational partnerships being put into place. To have created a show of this size in its second edition is a fantastic achievement and I would like to thank all our exhibitors and partners for their trust in us. We are now looking forward to the Smart Label Summit and Label Summit in South China (Guangzhou) in December 2006, and to the next Labelexpo Asia in early 2008.’