Plastic, Printing & Packaging Pakistan 2006
09 - 12 May 2006,
Co-Locating
FoodTech Pakistan 2006
Karachi Expo Centre - Pakistan

Pakistan - A Pathway to Investment Opportunities

Pakistan , being the third fastest growing economy in Asia with a staggering GDP growth rate of 8.4% is poised for vibrant growth that will bring the nation in to an era of prosperity. The manufacturing sector alone registered 18.3% contribution to the total GDP, suggesting an enormous growth within this sector over past few years.

The food and beverages industry is considered to be one of the nation's largest industrial sectors, accounting for 27% of country's total production and 16% of total employment in manufacturing sector. The co-related industry of Plastic, Printing & Packaging drives benefit from the food products manufacturing. The industry attracted investment amounting to more than US$ 260 billion, almost half of which was foreign direct investment (FDI), all contributing to an exceptional export growth by 35%.

Adding further strength to the industrial progress, Pakistan has established successful export markets for its processed foods, plastic and packaging goods. In foreign markets including countries like Australia , South Africa , Saudi Arabia , West Indies, UAE, Kuwait , Taiwan , Nigeria and Zimbabwe ; Pakistan is strategically well placed to target the all-important local and international buyers in one of the world's largest trading regions.

About Foodtech Pakistan 2006

Foodtech Pakistan has proved to be a formidable and productive networking platform for business professionals in the industry where productive decisions are made each year. The event has been serving as an avenue for the last 2 years. The year 2006 brought together the industry giants once again to display products and engage in mutually beneficial business deals with their foreign counterparts.

About Plastic, Printing & Packaging Pakistan 2006

Plastic, Printing & Packaging Pakistan has established a pathway for entrepreneurs from around the world to seek benefit from ingrained opportunities that this event has to offer. During its third time appearance, PPP Pakistan returned with thriving business contacts at a much larger scale. Presence of veteran professionals from related industries showed conformity to the effectiveness of this event.

Foodtech Pakistan 2006 & Plastic, Printing & Packaging Pakistan 2006
Statistics Review:

• 79% of exhibitors generated new sales leads, gathered market information and met their existing clients for future business contracts.
• 40% exhibitors confirmed orders during their presence at the event ranging from US$ 50,000 to US$ 100,000
• 70% exhibitors considered quality of visitors at their stand from Very good to Average.
• 92% exhibitors expect to get orders in future as a result of participation in Foodtech Pakistan 2006 & Plastic, Printing & Packaging Pakistan 2006.
• 87% exhibitors rated the number of visitors at their stand from Very Numerous to Average.
• Countries represented by visitors included China, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

The Event Roundup

The 3rd Foodtech Pakistan and Plastic, Printing & Packaging Pakistan ended while rewarding its participants with ingrained opportunities. The exhibitors signed a number of large-scale trade contracts for future demand of machinery. A large number of exhibitors have shown keen interest towards exhibiting at much larger spaces for the next exhibition, scheduled from 08-11 May 2007.

The Organizers

Pegasus Consultancy (Pvt.) Ltd, Conferences & Exhibitions Management Services (CEMS) PTE. Limited and Chan Chao International Co. Ltd. are the co-organizers for Foodtech and Plastic, Printing & Packaging event. The three co-organizers have been successfully conducting this event over the past 2 years. The successful holding of third event further affirms the commitment of organizers towards this event. Foodtech and Plastic, Printing & Packaging will have its fourth appearance in 2007 and the organizers are keen to once again bring together the best in industry at a central platform.