Packaging
IPACK-IMA: in 2015, an outstanding global showcase in co-location with the Expo 2015 and Tuttofood.
Tuesday 22. March 2011 - IPACK-IMA 2015 is going to take place in conjunction with the EXPO 2015 *. The change in schedule from the traditional March dates to May 19-23 is bound the create the perfect synergy between the mainstays of the exhibition, leader in the packaging, processing and food safety industries, and the Expo, drawing worldwide interest towards Milan with "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life".
IPACK-IMA 2015 will extend over the entire south and east areas of the Fiera Milano exhibition center, right next to the entrance to the EXPO area and conveniently connected to the city through the underground network.
Topping off the ensemble into a single, one-of-a-kind, global event, Tuttofood, the global professional exhibition dedicated to the agro-food industry organized by Fieramilano will also be staged in conjunction with IPACK-IMA. Tuttofood will take up the west area of the exhibition complex.
The new schedule ensures worldwide resonance for Ipack-Ima by placing it on the unique, high-visibility stage of the EXPO. It also represents the acknowledgement of the increasingly crucial role the exhibition plays in current issues of utmost importance such as food safety and food security, with the recognition of the United Nations food agencies, UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) and WFP (World Food Programme).
In perfect concert with the main EXPO theme, the activities staged by the packaging industry in connection to food-related issues, represent a key contribution to progress and the creation of a better, fairer world. This can be accomplished by employing top technology and expertise in packaging and agro-industrial processing, with particular reference to grain based food.
IPACK-IMAs commitment all along the path leading up to the EXPO 2015 features new initiatives year after year. As part of the activities developed in harness with the United Nations food agencies, this year Milan will be the stage for the “Ipack-Ima days. Technology for food safety”. Next year IPACK-IMA will present its 2012 edition presided by a food industry heavyweight such as Paolo Barilla; the exhibition will host the International Forum for African Countries. The next two years will be marked by a string of events dealing with Food Safety and Food Security taking place in Asia and Africa in 2013 and in Latin America in 2014.
IPACK-IMA is at the forefront also in recycling and packagings second life, with a work plan drawn in cooperation with Conai (National Packaging Consortium). These issues – strongly connected to environmental sustainability and the future of the planet – will be discussed this year during an event organized in cooperation with Conai and financial newspaper Sole24Ore, and during IPACK-IMA 2012 with the event “Planning the Future. Packaging is quality of life”. These events will be also followed by more initiatives in 2013 and 2014 in view of the upcoming EXPO 2015.