Product packaging has a key role in business. Its fundamental purpose is to protect a product in storage and transit to ensure it reaches the consumer intact. Packaging figures strongly in making a product known to consumers and, when well-designed, helps to persuade them to choose it over others available in the market.
Product packaging is also a way for manufacturers to ensure that consumers have a smooth and pleasant experience with a product. Thus, good packaging will include such things as instructions and directions on use (for appliances or equipment), nutrition and health information (if the product is a food item), and accessibility or inclusivity features like tactile symbols on labels (for the visually impaired).
Over the years, more businesses have learned to view product packaging as not just cardboard boxes that are used to transport products safely but as important marketing tools. As observed by Mordor Intelligence, the product packaging market has expanded in recent years, due to a growing demand from end-users for innovative packaging, which is in turn driven by intense competition for brand awareness.
Mordor Intelligence forecasts a 8.04 percent CAGR for the product packaging and printing sector through 2029, with packaging for food, beverage and cosmetics driving the growth and Asia-Pacific as the fastest-growing market. Businesses looking to make the most of these growth opportunities would benefit from having their professional buyers learn the latest trends in product packaging as well as source the best products and services by attending packaging expos and printing trade shows. There are several of these international packaging trade shows throughout the year.
Among the packaging trade shows worth a visit from packaging professionals is the Global Sources Printing & Packaging Online Show. This is an online event that offers all the benefits of a face-to-face packaging trade fair – such as viewing the latest packaging products, discussing specifications and prices with potential suppliers, networking with future partners virtually, and more – without the buyer having to book a flight or hotel room.
The Global Sources Printing & Packaging Online Show
Show overview
Slated for 16 April to 20 May, 2024, this is a virtual printing and packaging trade show that brings together hundreds of verified suppliers of packaging and printing products from the Global Sources verified buyer community. This online show provides industry professionals with a fuss-free way to review a wide range of products, vet potential suppliers and negotiate the best wholesale prices wherever and whatever time zone they are in the world.
This online packaging and printing trade show showcases the latest trends in packaging machines as well as packaging supplies for the food & beverage, gifts & retail, and cosmetics sectors. Among the key features of this online packaging show are industry updates via Industry Insight articles.
Products
This packaging and print trade show covers the following categories:
Printing & Packaging Machines – Equipment used to enclose and protect products and print graphics and text onto packaging. This includes machines for bagging and wrapping, printing on various media, bottle filling and capping, heat sealing, shrink wrapping, strapping and bundling, and others.
Food & Beverage – This includes food packaging bags and disposable containers, as well as glass and plastic bottles. Buyers can choose from a variety of materials including those that are handmade, biodegradable and eco-friendly.
Gifts & Retail – This includes paper gift bags as well as various types of packaging for gifts among which are cardboard boxes, rigid boxes, folding boxes, and jewelry boxes.
Cosmetics – This includes acrylic cosmetic jars, lotion bottles, cosmetic packaging boxes made of paper and velvet, and more.
Organizer
Global Sources is an internationally recognized multichannel B2B sourcing platform committed to facilitating global trade. The company connects authentic buyers and verified suppliers around the world with tailored sourcing solutions and trustworthy market information, helping them respond to market changes and quickly seize new business opportunities. Global Sources serves more than 10 million registered buyers and users worldwide, including 97 of the world’s top 100 retailers.
How to Visit the Show
If you are interested in the latest trends and products in the printing and packaging sector, come to the Global Sources Printing & Packaging Online Show. Click here to visit the online show.
Mark Your Calendar: 16 April – 20 May, 2024
Don’t miss out on the latest packaging products.
Product Recommendations
1. Plastic pet food packaging
Company: Qingdao Huahongxing Plastic Co. Ltd
Model HIBAGS2112151128 from Qingdao Huahongxing is made of food-grade PET, OPP, CPP, NY/PE and other materials. The lamination structure can be customized. This pouch model is available in 50g, 100g, 200g, 250g, 500g and 1,000g sizes but custom sizes can be ordered. Huahongxing has a 38,000sqm factory and has been certified to ISO 9001:2008 standards.
MOQ: 5,000 units
Price: $0.06 to $0.08
Lead time: 8 to 16 days
2. Kraft paper cardboard box
Company: Shanghai Coffe Packing Group Co. Ltd
Shanghai Coffe offers a range of kraft paper cardboard boxes that can be customized in terms of color, shape and printing specifications. The company provides OEM services and has ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications.
MOQ: 500 units
Price: $0.19 to $0.95
Lead time: 7 to 15 days
3. Eco-friendly paper bag
Company: Shanghai Coffee Packing Group Co. Ltd
Shanghai Coffe manufacturers this yellow printed paper bag as well as a range of similar products made from various types of paper including art paper, coated paper, grease-proof paper, ivory board, kraft paper, paper board, specialty paper and wax-coated paper. Shanghai Coffe provides OEM services and accepts custom orders.
MOQ: 500 units
Price: $0.19 to $0.95
Lead time: 7 to 15 days
4. Perfume bottles
Company: Huangyuxing Group Co. Ltd
Model RB-01 comprises six pieces of amber roll-on essential oil or perfume bottles. The bottle volumes are 1ml, 2ml, 3ml and 5ml. Huangyuxing provides OEM and ODM services. It provides a three-year warranty on products.
MOQ: 50 units
Price: $0.15 to $0.25 per piece
Lead time: 15 to 25 days
5. Fruit shipping box
Company: Forests Packaging Shanghai Group Co. Ltd
The FP150001 model from Forests Packaging is a three-layer corrugated fruit shipping box. The company offers fruit boxes as well as a wide range of custom-made paper boxes, corrugated boxes, cardboard boxes and paper bags. This Shanghai-based company has a 100,000sqm factory and has ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 certifications.
MOQ: 1,000 units
Price: $0.51 to $0.88
Lead time: 3 to 10 days
