Press Release 07th July 2016

AfriStar Awards hosted at Propak West Africa

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The largest printing, packaging and plastics exhibition returns in less than three months to the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. With more than 3000 visitors expected the Organisers, Afrocet Montgomery anticipate it to further extend its position as the leading industry exhibition in the region. 2016 will be the 4th edition of Propak West Africa which takes place from the 20th – 22nd September.

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For the first time in West Africa, the continent wide AfriStar Awards will take place on the 21st September 2016 as a part of the event. The Awards are designed to showcase the very best of the African packaging industry. Speaking with Bill Marshall from the Awards he says, ‘the main criteria for medal winners in the competition is the excellent application and execution of packaging that demonstrates creative design, marketing or technology applied to packaging produced in Africa’. He continued to say that the closing dates for entries is the 15th July 2016 and urged manufacturers to visit www.africapack.org for more information.

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Over ninety exhibitors will be displaying their products and machinery across the two exhibition halls including, Snetor Chime, Global Sterling, Bry-Air and Krones. Alongside the exhibition booths a high-level Conference Program has been devised in close collaboration with leading public and private sector business leaders amidst feedback from the previous years events. The Conference Program will be delivered by thought leaders within the industry sphere through a combination of presentations and panel discussions on the most pertinent issue identified in the run up to the event. 

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According to the Organisers, the Conference Program has three core themes the first beingFoodPro, which focuses on the food and beverage industry through discussions on challenges, opportunities, automation and innovation in the sector. On day two the attention turns to the plastics and labelling industry with talks on compliance, sustainability and the future outlook of the sectors under the titles of Pro-Label and Pro-Plas West Africa. On the final day the emphasis rolls onto the printing sector with dialogue circulating around the changing face of the printing sector, new technologies and techniques through Print Expo and Digital Print West Africa.

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Confirmed speakers from PZ Cussons, Ishida, Diageo and Krones will be joined by representatives from the likes of Coca Cola, Bank of Industry, Unilever and Pfizer.The program is completed by a Roundtable Discussion which will aim to consolidate a number of the issues brought up throughout the week and look into ways of overcoming them.

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The full Conference Program is available on www.propakwestafrica.com.

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Propak West Africa is fully supported by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Nigeria, the Chartered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria (CIPPON) and the World Trade Centers Associations.

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The Organisers, Afrocet Montgomery, urge those that wish to take part either as exhibitors or competition entrees to get in touch today to avoid disappointment.

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For more information please contact:

Jamie Pearson

Jamie.pearson@montex.co.uk

+44 (0) 207 886 3046