Final Press Report
INDOPLAS, INDOPACK (incorporating INDOPROCESS) and INDOPRINT 2016concludes yet another successful edition with healthy turnout of over
22,000 trade visitors
22 September 2016 – Indonesia’s leading 3-in-1 exhibition for the plastics,
packaging and printing sectors closed on a high note earlier this month,bringing together 22,479 trade visitors and industry professionals from 34
countries. This year’s edition of the biennial INDOPLAS, INDOPACK(incorporating INDOPROCESS) and INDOPRINT hosted new and improved
technologies and solutions across all of its three signature showcases. Fromraw materials to semi-finished components, multi-function machines andequipment, customised solutions through to integrated processing methods,
trade visitors were treated to an extensive spectrum of expertise, driven by
innovation for growth developed by global leading manufacturers andrenowned brands such as Heidelberg, BSW Machinery Handels, Kraiburg TPE,Maguire Products Asia, Beijing Daheng Image Vision, Honda Logistics,
Chemko S.C., Contitech Print Service, Epson, Garant Maschinenhandel,
Hewlett-Packard, Ricoh, Macchi, Mimaki, Mosca, NGR, Piovan, Sweet
Industries India, Windmoeller & Hoelscher, and many more.
The four-day exhibition, held from 7 to 10 September at Jakarta InternationalExpo, continues to improve its position on the global front as Indonesia’s
most synergistic mega exhibition with its expanding participation frominternational players. INDOPLAS, INDOPACK (incorporating INDOPROCESS)and INDOPRINT 2016 offered a comprehensive business platform catering to
the entire end-to-end supply chain for the plastics, packaging and printing
industries from 372 exhibiting companies from 20 countries and economic
regions, the exhibition’s biggest line-up to date.
“The strong showing in participation signifies the growing opportunities inIndonesia and the region. The overwhelming response further underscores
INDOPLAS, INDOPACK (incorporating INDOPROCESS) and INDOPRINT as a
strategic exhibition for industry players,” commented Mr Gernot Ringling,
Managing Director, Messe Düsseldorf Asia. He added “This year, we also
witnessed record numbers with the exhibition enjoying its highest
attendance to date. This proves once again that the 3-in-1 synergistic
exhibition is one of the most anticipated shows on the plastics, packaging
and printing calendar.”More than 22,000 trade visitors packed the halls during the exhibition as
they were treated to scores of product demonstrations from new andimproved machineries on display. Majority of the demonstrations managed
to draw interests from relevant visiting groups and delegations searching forthe latest technology to heighten their business success. One such tradevisitor, Mr Frank James of Pragati Plastics India, shared “The exhibition is wellorganised with many machines displaying different functions that suits theindustries. You get to witness first-hand on the simplicity of operatingcomplex machineries as well.”A series of conferences and seminars ran concurrently with the exhibition as
thought leaders and industry experts took the stage to share ideas andsolutions for modern-day challenges that their respective industries face.
These seminars were well-received by the visiting attendees, as shared by
one such speaker. Mr Raimon TH Wong, Sales Manager for Asia Pacific, NGRASIA, shared “The exhibition is a very good platform for us to showcase ourrecycling machines. The overwhelming response that we received for ourseminar that was held earlier today showed the relevancy between thevisitors and the exhibition.”
Commenting on the relevance and importance of the co-related exhibitions,Mr Raymond B. Wonojudo, Head of Sales & Marketing for PT Heidelberg
Indonesia, said “INDOPACK and INDOPRINT gave Heidelberg Indonesia thestage needed to showcase to the market that we have a good partnershipwith Masterwork, one of the best packaging companies around. Theexhibition provided a golden opportunity for us to present and demonstrate
our machine.” Reinforcing the idea is Mr Tony Yin, Vice General Manager forBeijing Daheng Image Vision, who added “We decided to participate in thisexhibition because of the growing market in Indonesia. We had a couple ofgood leads and enquiries from exhibitors from the co-located exhibitions.”
On display at Indonesia’s leading plastics, packaging and printing exhibitions
are International suppliers, whom made up more than half of the exhibitorsand occupied close to 50% of the show floor. National pavilions and groups
from China, Germany, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand were strong
crowd pullers. Mr Lee Sunwoo, Chemko S.C., said “We have many visitors
showing plenty of interest in our products. We just concluded a businessdiscussion with one of the suppliers here and we are looking forward tomore business opportunities that we have gathered from this exhibition.”
Another first time exhibitor at INDOPACK, Mr Bhavesh Yadava, Managing
Director of Sweet Industries India, added “We figured that INDOPACK willoffer us the quickest and easiest way to get into Indonesia’s packaging
market. The exhibition is certainly better than what we have expected, andwe are now in the concluding stages of finalising a couple of deals.”
Jointly organised by Messe Düsseldorf Asia and partner PT. Wahana
Kemalaniaga Makmur (WAKENI), the exhibition continued on its ascension as
Indonesia’s primary showcase for the plastic, packaging and printing sectors.
Dr Sven Breitung of Trade Fairs and Research from VDMA, Germany,explained “Indonesia’s plastic, printing, and especially, packaging markets aregrowing. The high demand from these industries is a result of the growing
young population in Indonesia, creating a promising market for ourexhibitors.” Further complimenting on this and looking forward to the nextedition, Mrs Rini Sumardi, Managing Director, WAKENI, added “With thehealthy response that we have gathered from all fronts for this edition of
INDOPLAS, INDOPACK (incorporating INDOPROCESS) and INDOPRINT, we are
already planning for an even bigger show in 2018.”
The next edition of INDOPLAS, INDOPACK (incorporating INDOPROCESS) andINDOPRINT will return in 2018 at the Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran.
The exhibition will take place from 19 to 22 September.
For more information on the three co-located trade exhibitions, please visit:www.indoprintpackplas.com

About the organisersMesse Düsseldorf GmbH is one of the world’s most successful exhibition
organisers, responsible for organising more than 20 of the world’s number
one exhibitions in various industries including plastics, packaging and printing– namely, the globally acclaimed K Fair, interpack and drupa held in
Düsseldorf, Germany. Its subsidiary office – Messe Düsseldorf Asia (MDA),
with extensive expertise in organising trade fairs in Southeast Asia, hasdeveloped a portfolio of numerous trade fairs in Southeast Asia since 1995.
MDA’s trade fairs for the plastics and rubber sectors in Malaysia, Thailandand Vietnam (M-PLAS, TIPREX and PLASTICS & RUBBER VIETNAM), andprinting and packaging in Thailand (PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL) have metwith resounding successes and are today benchmark events serving theregional markets of Southeast Asia and beyond. PT Wahana Kemalaniaga
Makmur (WAKENI) represents Messe Düsseldorf GmbH for the marketingand promotion of its trade fairs to the Indonesian market including K,
interpack and drupa.
For more information on The Indonesian International Plastics, Packaging,
Processing and Printing Exhibitions 2018, visit www.indoprintpackplas.com.
For more enquiries, please contact:
Press Contact
Messe Düsseldorf Asia (worldwide)
Mr. Alvin Sim
Tel: (65) 6332 9621
Email: alvin@mda.com.sg

WAKENI (within Indonesia)
Ms. Silvia Angela
Tel: (62) 21 5366 0804
Email: silvia@wakeni.com