Next edition: 13-16.09.2010
TAROPAK is the largest trade fair packaging and logistic industry in Central and Eastern Europe. The twenty-seventh edition of the TAROPAK International Packaging Technology and Logistics Exhibition will be held on 13-16 September 2010 in Poznan.
The innovative formula of the TAROPAK fair comprises the exhibitor's multidisciplinary exhibition accompanied by a rich program of scientific events aimed at the industry professionals, who visit the event. These are: the representatives of the companies in food, chemical, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, automotive, electronics, construction, printing industries, as well as household appliances manufacturers, wholesalers and the representatives of retail chains.
TAROPAK is a business event for companies offering:
- raw materials and semi-finished products,
- packaging materials,
- packaging and accessories,
- packing machines and equipment with spare parts and accessories,
- packaging manufacturing machines,
- in-house transport equipment and devices,
- stock management machinery,
- specialist equipment for processing logistic data,
- warehousing, transport and forwarding services,
- IT services related to logistics,
- telecommunication services,
- barcodes and automatic data identification systems,
- printing services,
- technical consulting.
For companies operating in the market of packaging and logistics, the participation in the TAROPAK fair means not only prestige but, above all, tangible business results. The fair climate is conducive to face-to-face meetings with both new and known business partners, as well as showcasing new products and promoting them among leading Polish and foreign brands. 
The 2010 TAROPAK fair also provides many opportunities to learn about the condition of the industry and to exchange experiences between all market participants at numerous conferences and thematic seminars and demonstrations, competitions and exhibitions held in the special areas. TAROPAK is also a respected forum for presenting the latest packaging and logistics solutions and technologies, which have their premieres during the fair in Poznan.
Packaging
The Polish Chamber of Packaging and the Polish Packaging Research and Development Centre will prepare a block of seminars devoted to current problems of the industry and packaging market in Poland. Also, the Packaging Day, which provides an opportunity to reflect on the role and importance of packaging in human life, will be held for the fourth time. The most creative and innovative packaging designs will be presented on special exhibitions featuring the works awarded in competitions: Art of Packaging 2009, organized by the PACKAGING Polska monthly and the PakStar National Packaging Competition 2010 and the National Packaging Design Competition Student PakStar 2010, which are organized by the Polish Packaging Research and Development Centre, the Polish Chamber of Packaging, the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poznań International Fair and www.opakowania.com.pl industry portal. A workshop prepared by the Polski Drukarz publishing house will provide expertise in the field of color management in packaging.
Logistics-oriented events are among the recommended program items. The promotion of modern storage facilities and technical solutions for logistics equipment will be the main message of the next edition of the Innovations for Logistics 2010 (In4Log) educational project, co-organized by Top Logistyk, Magazynowanie i Dystrybucja trade magazines. The Sztaplar Show will take place for the tenth time; it comprises shows and the exhibition of the storage and display technology combined with a forklift competition, co-organized by the editorial teams of Nowoczesny Magazyn, Logistyka a Jakość, and Transport i Spedycja magazines. Modern strategies and products implemented in logistics companies will be the main subject of the conference on "Innovative solutions for logistics", organized for the fifth time by the Eurologistics magazine.
All the events accompanying the TAROPAK fair will undoubtedly provide plenty inspirations and expertise in all areas related to the packaging and transport of products from different sectors of the economy.
Let us meet at TAROPAK in Poznań on 13 - 16 September 2010!
