2022
Annual Report

Hispack 2022
The force of packaging is brought together once again

Let’s take a look at the numbers for the event!

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2022 Figures

The fair’s key numbers

An event characterised by the quality of its content, with a particular focus on digitisation and sustainability. Four days of non-stop activity that showcased the strength and vitality of an industry that’s essential for the country’s economy.

643
exhibitors and co-exhibitors
30989 m2
of stands and conference rooms
31118
professional visitors (Hispack + Graphispag)
Over 1027
brands represented Exhibitors from +20 countries
+ 147
talks
+ 6000
attendees
+ 300
speakers
7 .1%
international visitors mainly from Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, Morocco, Turkey, Chile, Mexico, Colombia and the United Kingdom.
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The leaders of the industry endorse us

The wide range of exhibitors at this fair brought together leading companies from 21 countries, enabling them to present their solutions.

42% specialising in materials, finishes, POS and packaging and wrapping elements for different industrial and consumer industries.

40% focused on packaging, bottling, labelling, coding, traceability and process equipment and machinery.

16% engaged in automation, robotics and logistics.

Visitors

What industries do they belong to?

A redistribution of the industries can be observed, with an increase in all the industries compared to 2018 (except for food and beverages).

43,8% packagers
0 ,8%
pertenece al sector de la alimentacion
0 ,2%
are divided into different industries of activity, in keeping with the same trend towards transversality that’s consolidating packaging as an increasingly strategic industry: the drugstore, cosmetics and perfumery industry, the chemical industry and the industrial goods industry, as well as the pharmaceutical sub-industry.
56,2% other companies

What are their professional profiles?

The decision-making power of visitors to Hispack is very high. 45% of them make the buying decision and 43.5% hold management positions.

* Management positions

What was your degree of satisfaction after visiting the event?

75.6% stated that they were “highly satisfied” or “satisfied” with the experience.

IBP – International
Business Point

These are the main activities that took place:

A multi-functional space designed for international visitors and key buyers

395

meetings

49

Key Buyers

15

Guest countries

Exhibitors

The exhibitors at Hispack

visitantes profesionales en la zona expositiva
0
direct and indirect exhibitors
0 %
Spanish companies
0 %
International companies
Spain

Spain

Portugal

Portugal

Italy

Italy

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Ireland

Ireland

Sweden

Sweden

France

France

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

India

India

Mexico

Mexico

Canada

Canada

Colombia

Colombia

Chile

Chile

Brazil

Brazil

Germany

Germany

Belgium

Belgium

Poland

Poland

The Netherlands

The Netherlands

Switzerland

Switzerland

Turkey

Turkey

Greece

Greece

China

China

Romania

Romania

  • Germany
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Spain
  • France
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Mexico
  • The Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey

Which industries are they involved in?

Brand Packaging

Brand packaging. Packaging. Point-of-Sale Advertising (POS) Premiumpack

Industrial Packaging

Industrial packaging. Raw materials. Consumables

Packaging Machinery & Proces

Machinery for the process of manufacturing products for packaging

Machinery for labelling, coding and marking.
Packaging and wrapping machinery and accessories

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

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The industry
has its say

The exhibitors and buyers rate their participation in Hispack positively and trust us to make their businesses grow.

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Activity schedule

A comprehensive schedule with innovation placed centre stage

0
seminars
+ 0
attendees
0
speakers

Hispack
UNBOXING

From challenges to achievements – An open and revealing space to address the challenges facing packaging from start to finish, from a tangible, specific and measurable standpoint.
An opportunity to experience at first hand how innovation can give rise to more efficient and profitable solutions.

HISPACK - BEST IN CLASS

This programme presented five European success stories to highlight the central role of packaging in achieving the strategic and business objectives of customer industries.

Five demonstrations of packaging as a driver of innovation:

1. SCHUR / GROW UP FARM
Project located in Ringsted, Denmark. In partnership with Schur, a can producer presented a new packaging system offering a distinctive client experience that has enabled it to export this type of product for the first time.

2. THE BODY SHOP
Project located in Littlehampton, United Kingdom. This major natural cosmetics brand was selected for developing an in-house refill packaging solution for its retail network. Innovation at the service of sustainability.

3. COALZA SYSTEMS / SL CUBERS
Project located in Frankfurt, Germany. An innovative proposal for the production and packaging of ice cubes. An example of packaging as a transformational element, even for a product like ice.

4. UNIVERSAL ROBOTS / E&O LAB
Project located in Glasgow, Scotland. A culture manufacturer microbiology laboratory showcased its collaborative robot system for its products’ final packaging phase.

5. LIMITRONIC / BAKKAFROST
Project located in Thorshavn, Faroe Islands. A large producer of farmed salmon has implemented a series of innovative solutions in the product packaging and labelling process in order to build a distinctive proposal in terms of product traceability and quality.

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Liderpack Awards

Hispack hosted the 2020/2021 Liderpack Awards for packaging and the POS Popai Spain Awards. A total of 38 packaging and wrapping proposals received awards, with 31 advertising at the point of sale elements and 12 projects by universities and design schools.

Packaging industry study

Packaging, the driving force of innovation for industries

Hispack has drawn up a quantification and sectoral analysis study to examine more than 3,000 Spanish companies. This study, unique in Spain, highlights the contribution of the packaging and wrapping industry as an engine for the country’s industrial, economic and social development. The study concludes with a look into the future and the main lines of development on which the players in the industry as a whole are working.

estudio del sector del packaging

Parallel events

Hispack organised an intense schedule of activities and the side events programme provided an excellent opportunity to get to know our partners’ and collaborators’ business and projects.

Hispack22 became the setting for bringing together professionals from the fragrance industry, displaying the latest solutions in the industry and sharing knowledge. This scientific event, organised by the Beauty Cluster, combined fragrance science, scent technology and olfaction-related research.

One of the stars of the event. With a commercial exhibition area and a knowledge corner that hosted talks and presentations on packaging R&D projects, startups, market studies and sectoral talent. Under the umbrella and organisation of the Packaging Cluster, it shared the latest products of companies such as 3D Click, AIS Vision Systems, Caixa d’Enginyers, E21 Design Technologies, Lubrizol, EC Convert, NG Plastics, Tai Smart Factory, Trading Films, Mettler Toledo and Industrias Plásticas Triana.

Hispack22 became the setting for bringing together professionals from the fragrance industry, displaying the latest solutions in the industry and sharing knowledge. This scientific event, organised by the Beauty Cluster, combined fragrance science, scent technology and olfaction-related research.

This event, designed for purchasing professionals and organised by AERCE, was held with the aims of providing knowledge on current-day issues, tools and trends and creating spaces for dialogue and networking.

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ECOSYSTEM

Hispack represents the packaging ecosystem.
A living ecosystem that’s constantly renewed. 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.

logo hispack
The event that transforms the industry
The leading meeting point for viewing the latest innovations and discovering and enjoying new packaging experiences.
LIDERPACK Packaging and PLV awards
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 proposals, with 31 advertising at the point of sale elements and 12 projects by universities and design schools.
PACK EXPERIENCE by Hispack
All the latest on packaging
A schedule of seminars and events organised by different entities, designed to promote networking.
Hispack UNBOXING
From challenges to achievements
The current context demands results from us. Therefore, having addressed the major challenges facing our industry, Hispack 22 publicised successful cases of applied innovation.
best in class
The power of packaging situated centre stage
A dynamic showcase of inspiring European industrial projects in which packaging has been the engine of innovation and business transformation.