Design, trends, and innovation to the core

Luxe Pack Shanghai's 9th edition, which concluded on April 14th, 2016 ended as a great success. The show attracted 3895 visitors, up 2.5% versus 2015. Still in its renowned business-oriented atmosphere, the show was even more dynamic and qualitative than ever!

More than 150 exhibitors showed innovative packaging solutions to fulfil brand expectations; high-profile participants have commented on the show with many positive reactions.

Luxe Pack Shanghai 2016 legitimately provided exclusive insights on design, trends, innovation, and sustainability, thus serving the industry as an exceptional international platform for creative packaging and as a market benchmark.

• This 2016 edition hosted more than 150 exhibitors from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore, France, Germany, U.S.A., Italy, Sweden etc…
• 37 new exhibitors joined the trade show with new innovative products and know-how
• The top industry suppliers were addressing to cosmetics, perfume, fine foods, wine & spirits, etc…. markets, offering cutting-edge and innovative packaging solutions to visitors.

World leading exhibitors specializing in creative packaging consider Luxe Pack Shanghai as the perfect show to meet with top luxury brands, to find business opportunities and new clients. Some of them have even signed order on site!

The show attracted 3895 visitors, showing a 2.5% increase from last year.

Still faithful to a boutique-like show concept, with high selectivity, the visitors profile remains very qualitative: 54% of brands senior-level executives such as CEO, Purchasing,Marketing and Communication Directors, more than 35% of Design and R&D managers, thus shaping the “CLUB Luxe Pack”.

Cosmetics/ perfumery, food, wines and spirits, fashion accessories, jewelry/watches, tobacco are the main sectors visiting the show.

74% of brands that visited Luxe Pack Shanghai 2016 are Chinese companies, 16% are international brands based in China and 10% are foreign brand names.

A Comprehensive 2-day agenda with innovative events

Luxe Pack Shanghai is the only packaging event which supports brands’ strategy by delivering a high-added value content.

Loyal to its DNA where innovation and design are centered, Luxe Pack has been committed to bring proactive trends and innovative ideas to industry professionals. Several new activities were brought to this year show, providing rich content and insights to the visit:

Turbo Talks: A huge success for these dynamic and exciting presentations! Through 2 minute speeches from leading companies, visitors can discover the latest innovations. A new concept that matches brands’ demands: a general view on what’s going on in the packaging industry!

Luxe Pack Masterclass: A record-breaking attendance confirmed visitors’ great interest for this relevant and educational programme: exclusive feedbacks from top-industry representatives and experts to share the latest in packaging trends, design and business insights.

Luxe Pack Arena showcased a large array of exhibitors’ innovative products, including outer packaging, container, material, gift… etc. Through this one-stop area, visitors can find inspirational insights and their ideal suppliers efficiently.

Luxe Pack Trends Incubator: Partnered with Centdegres, this new area was designed to create the future packaging trends of China. Guiding brands to their specific DNA trends, the “Mix & Match Wall” was successfully welcomed by visitors. Based on the inputs of the Luxe Pack Trends Incubator, the illustrations embodied ideas that may lead to new business opportunities.

Relating the story of five innovative perfumes, the “Fragrance Retrospective Wall” was an inspirational place for visitors: How to create, think, design and produce a perfume? Which story to tell, which elements to highlight and above all, how to innovate?

Luxe Pack in Green: A prestigious jury panel of industry thought leaders and experts awarded 2 Luxe Pack in green prizes:

-The best packaging solution committed to the environment was awarded to FAVINI for its “Naturally Clicquot 3”, a new, fully biodegradable and recyclable packaging, blending with water and natural fibers made from the skins of the grapes, in order to replace a portion of the cellulose from tree origin.

- The most relevant CSR action was awarded to Shanghai Sunglow Packaging Technology for its “Green Pen Container”, made of the wastes of BOBST die-cutting machines which can be also used as a table calendar. A smart and efficient way of recycling, showing the company’s engagement towards environment.

Also entering the “Luxe Pack in Green Hall of Fame”:

- UDN Packaging Corp with its PCR One piece tube, and

- Gruppo CORDENONS for its Papermilk paper.

The Luxe Pack in green jury members with Favini and Shanghai Sunglow Packaging representatives, and trophy designer Excel packaging General Manager. Following years of resounding success, growth and development, Luxe Pack Shanghai 2016 confirms to be the most relevant international platform for creative packaging, design and trends.

The 2017 event will take place in April 12th and 13th, 2017 at the Shanghai Exhibition Center! Save the date for the 10th edition of Luxe Pack Shanghai!

 
Exhibitor feedback

“We are very satisfied with LUXE PACK SHANGHAI 2016! We have met a lot of International buyers. In addition, we have signed an order on site with a trade company in Shanghai! …There is no doubt that LUXE PACK SHANGHAI is a not-to- be-missed platform in packaging industry. We will keep participating!”
Mr. Kevin Chen, Design Director of Xuanfeng Packaging Design

“Luxe Pack Shanghai 2016 was a good and valuable show for Stora Enso Consumer Board. We had two busy exhibition days and were very pleased to have both brand owners as well as converter/printers visiting at our stand. We were happy to have fruitful discussions with the prospects and our existing customers and we look forward to taking these connections and business opportunities further.”
Mrs Elina Huopio, Marketing Specialist of Stora Enso

“It’s our first participation at Luxe Pack Shanghai, and we are pleasantly surprised by visitor quality. We hope to establish close cooperation with new and old clients met on the exhibition and to create business opportunities.”
Mr. Junhong Liao, Senior Manager of CymMetrik

“From my point of view, Luxe Pack Shanghai is the only exhibition in Asia to show specialty high end packaging materials…. It is the perfect show to meet with top luxury brands.”
Joaquín María Lopez Batlles, Marketing and Business Development Manager of Derprosa

“We are very satisfied with the effect of this edition. The show is very professional and offered us opportunity to meet with many potential new clients, and we will keep participating.”
Ms. Shirley Zeng, Sales Manager of Bestpak Gifts and Crafts

Visitor Feedback

“This exhibition has been held in Shanghai for nine times, and each time always brings me surprise. I know lots of trends in packaging design and technology from here. It also gives us an opportunity to select high-quality packaging supplier. Meanwhile, its conference and seminar are also very forward-looking.”
Mr. Jun XU, Industrial Design Center Director of Jahwa

“I much appreciate the opportunity to see updated innovations, especially on the printing and counterfeit sides. It gave us new ideas on design and packaging”.
Ms. Jessy Zhang, Procurement Manager of Pernod-Ricard

“With my team, we need inspiration and to open our minds. We found at Luxe Pack SHANGHAI, a global vision of what’s going on in terms of innovations, types of papers, printing, embossing, dye-cut, packaging structures…We also saw some machines and prototyping, which was very helpful. There are no other show dedicated to design and aesthetic packaging. The conferences are always very qualitative and help better grasp the market.”
Ms. Sarah Mattio, Home &Hardgoods Packaging Manager of Carrefour

“Luxe Pack is a very exquisite show, helping select high-quality exhibitors for brands to let us find efficiently good suppliers. I discovered many innovative packaging this year, and the way that exhibitors presented products was also very interesting and original.”
Ms. Rain Zhang, Senior R&D Manager of Johnson and Johnson

“Through various new activities and experiences on site, we learn about packaging trends and technologies. Meanwhile, we could have access in one place to a great diversity of exhibitors and packaging products of all kinds of materials, which provide practical assistance to our work."
Mr. Wenqing Zhang, Procurement Representative-Asia of William Grant and Sons