2024 REPORT
We reveal the figures of Hispack 24
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2024 figures
The key figures
Sustainability was the keynote theme of a show that delved straight into the circular economy and was supported by the whole industry: the participation figures achieved consolidate out position as the leading canning, bottling and packaging trade fair in Spain.
819
exhibitors and co-exhibitors
36000
sqm
of stands and activity areas
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26000
professional visitors
1250
brands represented by exhibitors from 25+ countries
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100
keynote speeches
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250
speakers
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6000
visitors
11
%
international attendees mostly from, Italy, Portugal, France, Morocco, Germany, UK, Tunisia, Turkey, Mexico and Poland.
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An expanding digital community
Social media
We have a growing number of followers in the top social media networks
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The backing of leading firms
The leading companies from 28 countries chose Hispack 24 as the showcase to present their solutions and new products
43% specialising in materials, finishes, POS and packaging and wrapping elements for different industrial and consumer industries.
44% focused on packaging, bottling, labelling, coding, traceability and process equipment and machinery.
13% engaged in automation, robotics and logistics..
Exhibitors
A global showcase
0
direct and indirect exhibitors
0
%
Spanish companies
0
%
International companies
Germany
Spain
Portugal
Italy
San Marino
United Kingdom
France
Hong Kong
Mexico
Canada
Belgium
Poland
The Netherlands
Turkey
Greece
China
USA
Egipt
Morocco
Argelia
Austria
Slovenia
Denmark
Finland
Latvia
Malasia
Singapore
Japan
Taiwan
- Where the exhibitors came from
- Spain
- Turkey
- Italu
- China
- Germany
- France
- The Netherlands
- Portugal
- United Kingdom
- Poland
- Belgium
- USA
- Egipt
- Greece
- Morocco
- Argelia
- Austria
- Canada
- Hong Kong
- Denmark
- Latvia
- Finland
- Malasia
- Mexico
- Japan
- Letonia
- Taiwan
- San Marino
- Singapore
The entire canning, bottling and packaging ecosystem
Brand Packaging
Cans, bottles and other containers. Point-of-Sale Advertising (POS) Premiumpack
Industrial Packaging
Raw materials. Consumables. Industrial packaging
Packaging Machinery
& Process
Machinery for the process of manufacturing products for packaging.
Packaging and wrapping machinery and accessories
Labelling & Bottling
Machinery for labelling, coding and branding.
Bottling machinery and accessories
Logistics, Automation & Robotics
Logistics: intralogistics, handling, storage and transport.
Automation, robotics and digitisation
Recovery, treatment and recycling.
Consultancy, engineering and service companies.
Official associations and organisations.
Technical journals and publications
Visitors
Professionals from the entire value chain
41.70% packaging firms
0
%
in the food industry
0
%
come from a variety of different business sectors: Pharmacies, Cosmetics and Perfumeries, Chemistry, Industrial Goods, Pharmaceuticals and Health, Automotive, Construction, Textiles, Consumer Electronics, among others.
0
%
both
58.3% other companies
Great decision-making power
Our visitors hold great decision-making power: 46% of them make purchasing decisions and 55.5% of them hold senior management positions.
We meet the highest expectations
78.8% stated that they were “highly satisfied” or “satisfied” with the experience.
We have professionals in the key markets
11% of the visitors to Hispack24 came from abroad More than half of them are from Italy, Portugal, Germany and France. In addition, the Hosted Buyers programme attracts qualified professionals with purchasing power. With them, and with the more export-driven exhibiting companies, we schedule meetings that create new opportunities.
+450
meetings
68
Hosted Buyers
+10
Guest countries
International Business Center
A space to promote business opportunities and networking of innovation in Spanish packaging with the international markets with the most potential. These are the main activities that it hosted:
- A welcoming space and personalised advice for international visitors.
- Meeting area for key buyers/ hosted buyers and exhibitors.
- Best Cases Spanish Solutions Programme: presentation of exhibitor cases already applied to end customers.
- Institutional events with the delegations from Morocco, Mexico, Poland and Tunisia.
- Institutional receptions of international missions.
- Japan Day: to explore new business opportunities and share experiences from the Asian and Western packaging industry.
- Second edition of the Best in Class programme, where we recognise the most significant projects in the transformation of all sectors where packaging plays a leading role.
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Our reward: your trust
Our reward: your trust
We asked exhibitors and buyers their opinion on this edition and found out why they did not miss their rendezvous with Hispack: they trust us to grow their business.
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Activity schedule
Innovation was the main protagonist of a programme full of success stories
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seminars
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0
attendees
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0
speakers
ACTIVITIES
A cross-disciplinary space for professionals from the food and non-food sectors at a national level to facilitate shared knowledge. We believe in innovation as a driver of change and, for this reason, we have leading companies that shared their experience in applying more sustainable, efficient and profitable solutions to the challenges of the industry.
ACTIVITIES
We are broadening the impact of our industry
Our International Programme strengthened networking and generated new business opportunities between the Spanish packaging ecosystem and international markets, presenting success stories of the most innovative companies in the main user industries.
We work on specific value propositions for Poland, Mexico, Tunisia, Morocco and Japan.
ACTIVITIES
A new approach to drive innovation in packaging made in Spain, boosting its business opportunities in the markets with the greatest growth potential and strengthening its networking.
In this edition, we worked on specific value propositions for Poland, Mexico, Tunisia, and Morocco.
Best Cases
B2Bs
Institutional events
Guided tours
ACTIVITIES
The second edition of the BEST IN CLASS programme was a success in identifying, showcasing and recognising the most significant projects in the transformation of all sectors where packaging plays a leading role.
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Resin Recycling Technologies for Refill Packaging
KAO CORPORATION
Kao has developed a novel technology for recycling and recovering the resins from its refill flexible packaging for consumer products (refill pouches), which are very popular in Japan. Its innovative system allows resin to be cleanly recovered from multilayer packaging for new uses and products.
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Municipal takeaway beverage container reuse system in the city of Aarhus
REUSABLE
Reusable is a pioneering project in the world developed by the city of Aarhus (Denmark). Deployed in an urban environment of 330,000 inhabitants, the project implements a system for the collection, treatment and reuse of polypropylene containers for takeaway beverages.
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Digital Product Passport (DPP) on PET bottle caps in Kobe City
AMITA CORPORATION
In conjunction with a consortium of partners grouped in the Japan Circular Economy Platform, Amita has deployed an initiative in Kobe to trace the recycling process of PET bottles for beverages through new digital technologies, of European origin, in the development of the digital product passport (DPP) for packaging materials.
ACTIVITIES
Japan Day
We explore new business opportunities in the Japanese market through the Japan Day programme. We discovered the trends, challenges and opportunities in the Japanese packaging industry, explained by first-rank guest speakers.
Hispack, a benchmark in European sustainable packaging for the Japanese ecosystem, in collaboration with the Japan Packaging Institute (JPI), fostered global conversation and facilitated industrial cooperation between Spanish and Japanese companies.
Keynote speakers:
Takehiro Kaneko
Manager Transport Packaging Division
– Japan Packaging Institute (JPI)
Yoshinori Kumasaka
Director Sustainability Development Acceleration Departmernt
– SHISEIDO, Co., LTD Global Innovation Center
ACTIVITIES
The importance of the industrial sector
A day to highlight the key role of the industrial sector, one of the economic driving forces of Spain. Not surprisingly, it leads digitalisation and technological development and addresses global challenges, such as the challenge of sustainability, with capacity and impact. Subject to continuous changes, the sector is constantly evolving, something made possible by the work of engineers: they are the real heroes.
Thanks to a full schedule of content and networking activities, these professionals were able to share their experiences and discover solutions to address the challenges they face in order to respond to the need for sustainable development.
Welcome creators of tomorrow!
Programme organised in collaboration with:
ACTIVITIES
A new customised visit experience to discover what the show has to offer in its exhibits. Through free guided tours with specialised themes, we bring professionals interested in innovation closer to the ideas of the exhibitors at the show.
A series of routes designed around themes selected and supervised by experts in each area to highlight the innovation present at Hispack.
- Design and Packaging
- Legislation and packaging material
- Intralogistic automation and robotics
- A guided tour of the latest developments in the retail packaging industry.
- Sustainable solutions for plastic packaging
- What’s new for packaging 4.0
- Sustainability
- Industry 4.0
ACTIVITIES
Liderpack Awards
On the second day, we held the presentation of the Liderpack awards, the most important canning, bottling, packaging and point-of-sale (POS) advertising awards in Spain. Our awards are a well-deserved recognition of the most innovative, sustainable and creative packaging of 2023.
We wrapped up the day with the Packaging Festival, a networking event that took place after the awards
Packaging in Spain, the power of an industry committed to sustainability
A snapshot of the industry at the national level
Hispack 2024 carried out this quantification survey and sectoral analysis which is a unique instrument in Spain that is testimony to the contribution of the packaging sector as a driver of the country’s industrial, economic and social development.
The study quantifies, categorises and analyses the economic facts and figures of the more than 3,400 companies linked to the main manufacturing segments of the sector, which make possible the key role of packaging in the various industries in which it is applied.
This report contributes not only to providing an in-depth study of the current state of play, marked by a profound process of transformation, but also to identify the most immediate challenges that lie ahead, especially those related to sustainability.
Side Events
The Side Events programme provided an excellent opportunity to get to know the activities and proposals of our partners and collaborators.
EU GREEN DEAL: Sustainable Development Goals and Disruptive Innovation in Logistics and Transportation Activities
The session explored everything from sustainable regulations shaping the supply chain to innovative solutions, cutting-edge strategies, and technologies, along with fundamental practices for shaping a sustainable future. The goal of the day was to drive the harmonisation of logistics operations with EU Green Deal standards, ensuring compliance with new regulations and fostering progress towards a more sustainable tomorrow.
Procurement Day de AERCE Catalunya
The event examined and highlighted the role that the Procurement function plays in enabling organisations to respond effectively to issues such as sustainability and innovation. It analysed how advances and new technological solutions can help through digitisation and how new skills required by Procurement professionals will be developed. The focus was also placed on how Procurement contributes to the competitiveness of organisations.
Financing Solutions and Countdown to EPR for Commercial and Industrial Packaging
CEP and AMEC presented financing solutions for companies and addressed the countdown to EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) for commercial and industrial packaging.
Three of the main SCRAP organisations for industrial and commercial packaging in Spain were present: IMPLICA, GENCI, and ENVALORA, who highlighted the benefits of belonging to a Collective EPR System. Additionally, the event included Jordi Picas, Head of Infrastructure Management at the Agència de Residus de Catalunya.
Innovation Cases in Branding and Packaging for Cosmetics and Perfumery
The session, organised by the Beauty Cluster and Packaging Cluster, unveiled the latest trends and innovations in packaging and materials for the beauty industry.
Experts and companies in the sector shared cases and experiences that inspired and educated attendees for their future projects.
Packaging 2030 Forum: Responsible Packaging for a Better Future
In a comprehensive programme of morning and afternoon sessions, InfoPack brought together experts to discuss strategies for the circular economy, eco-design, packaging innovation to boost competitiveness, the power of labelling, and much more. These sessions provided a high-value platform for exchanging knowledge, ideas, and best practices among attendees.
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ECOSYSTEM
Hispack represents the packaging industry, a living ecosystem that is constantly renewing itself. Our mission is to be involved in this transformation and lead the change in the industry by means of meeting points and spaces for dialogue with the market.
The event that transforms the industry
The leading meeting point for viewing the latest innovations and discovering and enjoying new packaging experiences.
The leading meeting point for viewing the latest innovations and discovering and enjoying new packaging experiences.
Recognition of innovation and design
Hispack was the setting for the ceremony to present the 2020 and 2021 awards and distinguish a total of 38 packaging and wrapping solutions, with 31 point of sale advertising elements and 12 projects by universities and design schools.
Hispack was the setting for the ceremony to present the 2020 and 2021 awards and distinguish a total of 38 packaging and wrapping solutions, with 31 point of sale advertising elements and 12 projects by universities and design schools.
All the latest on packaging
A programme of seminars and events organised by different entities, designed to promote networking.
A programme of seminars and events organised by different entities, designed to promote networking.
From challenges to achievements.
The current context demands results from us. Thus, having set out the major challenges facing our industry, Hispack 24 publicised successful cases of applied innovation.
The current context demands results from us. Thus, having set out the major challenges facing our industry, Hispack 24 publicised successful cases of applied innovation.
Expanding the impact of our industry
Our International Programme strengthened networking and generated new business opportunitiesbetween the Spanish packaging ecosystem and international markets, presenting success stories of the most innovative companies in the main user industries.
