Printpack India postponed to May 2022 will take place at the Greater Noida Expo Centre
Information comes to us on 24 January 2022, that the IPAMA governing council meeting convened on 17 January 2022 decided to postpone the Printpack India exhibition from its March 2022 dates to 26 to 30 May 2022. The organization’s press release says, “Keeping in view the prevailing conditions and recommendations of the exhibitors, associate partners and in consultation with the officials of India Expo Centre, the governing council decided to postpone the Exhibition for one or two months and organize it at the India Expo Centre from 26 to 30 May 26 2022 which appears a safe period for the exhibitors and all other concerned parties, including the business visitors who are the backbone of any exhibition.
The dates for availing discounts and the eligibility criteria were also revised, as under – i) For existing exhibitors, to avail early bird discounts, 30% payment as second instalment, must be transferred in IPAMA’s bank account by 21 March 2022. And the balance 50% payment on or before 10 May 2022.
ii) For a new exhibitor, the remittance of 50% payment in IPAMA’s account by 21 Feb 2022, is a must to avail the Motivational and Covid discounts. And the balance 50% payment must be paid on or before 10 May 2022. No new exhibitor is eligible to avail the aforesaid discounts after 21 Feb 2022. Please note that the discounts are subject to IPAMA membership.
The leading companies and exhibitors of the industry have assured that they remain invested and will be present at the Fifteen Printpack India exhibition. The organizers expect the event to be unique and highly innovative as it will be the first major Indian printing industry exhibition after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
2023 promises an interesting ride for print in India
Indian Printer and Publisher founded in 1979 is the oldest B2B trade publication in the multi-platform and
multi-channel IPPGroup. While the print and packaging industries have been resilient in the past 33 months since the pandemic lockdown of 25 March 2020, the commercial printing and newspaper industries have yet to recover their pre-Covid trajectory.
The fragmented commercial printing industry faces substantial challenges as does the newspaper industry.
While digital short-run printing and the signage industry seem to be recovering a bit faster, ultimately
their growth will also be moderated by the progress of the overall economy. On the other hand book
printing exports are doing well but they too face several supply-chain and logistics challenges.
The price of publication papers including newsprint has been high in the past year while availability is diminished by several mills shutting down their publication paper and newsprint machines in the past four years. Indian paper mills are also exporting many types of paper and have raised prices for Indian printers. To some extent, this has helped in the recovery of the digital printing industry with its on-demand short-run and low-wastage paradigm.
Ultimately digital print and other digital channels will help print grow in a country where we are still far behind in our paper and print consumption and where digital is a leapfrog technology that will only increase the demand for print in the foreseeable future. For instance, there is no alternative to a rise in textbook consumption but this segment will only reach normality in the next financial year beginning on 1 April 2023.
Thus while the new normal is a moving target and many commercial printers look to diversification, we believe that our target audiences may shift and change. Like them, we will also have to adapt with agility to keep up with their business and technical information needs.
Our 2023 media kit is ready, and it is the right time to take stock and reconnect with your potential markets and customers. Print is the glue for the growth of liberal education, new industry, and an emerging economy. We seek your participation in what promises to be an interesting ride.
