FACHPACK

European trade fair for packaging, technology and processing
hybrid event

Venue

MessezentrumNurembergGermany

Dates

28/09/-30/09/202127/09/-29/09/202224/09/-26/09/202423/09/-25/09/2025September 2026Interval: annuallyfounded in: 1979

Organiser

NürnbergMesse GmbH Messezentrum90471 NurembergGermanyFon: +49 911 8606-0Fax: +49 911 8606-8228info@nuernbergmesse.dehttp://www.nuernbergmesse.de

Project teamFon: +49 911 8606-8669Fax: +49 911 8606-120064fachpack@nuernbergmesse.dehttp://www.fachpack.de

The current key figures are FKM-certified.

Statistics

figures	9/2018	9/2019	9/2021₁₎
FKM certification
Space (m²)
space (gross)	109.800	108.800	68.900
space (net)	63.641	61.577	32.614
Special show space	1.645	1.528	2.560
Exhibitor stand space	61.996	60.049	30.054
hall space	61.996	60.049	30.054
domestic	44.946	42.819	20.779
foreign	17.050	17.230	9.275
open air	0	0	0
Exhibitor figures
Exhibitors	1.644	1.590	789
domestic	1.023	969	468
foreign	621	621	321
other represented firms			0
Visitor figures
Visitors (number of admissions)	44.019	43.405	23.982
domestic	31.434	29.925	16.927
foreign	12.585	13.480	7.055

₁₎To evaluate the key figures: Exhibition was held during the Corona Pandemic, which started in January 2020.

Exhibitors profile

Origin of exhibitors 2021 from 33 countries
Austria: 25; Belgium: 17; Bulgaria: 4; Croatia: 4; Czechia: 17; Denmark: 5; Finland: 3; France: 26; Germany: 468; Greece: 7; Hungary: 3; Ireland: 1; Italy: 31; Japan: 1; Latvia: 11; Lithuania: 4; Luxembourg: 2; Netherlands: 35; Poland: 30; Portugal: 1; Romania: 6; Russia: 1; Singapore: 1; Slovakia: 6; Slovenia: 3; South Africa: 1; Spain: 10; Sweden: 7; Switzerland: 31; Türkiye: 23; Ukraine: 1; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 2; United States of America: 2

FKM Trade visitors profile 2021

Visitors total (number of entries)23.982Proportion of trade visitors99 %

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Origin according to federal states

Total Germany (%)71

of which

Nielsen 110

Bremen1
Hamburg2
Lower Saxony6
Schleswig-Holstein2

Nielsen 215

North Rhine-Westphalia15

Nielsen 3a12

Hesse8
Rhineland-Palatinate4
Saarland1

Nielsen 3b19

Baden-Württemberg19

Nielsen 433

Bavaria33

Nielsen 5+64

Berlin2
Brandenburg1
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania0
Saxony-Anhalt1

Nielsen 76

Saxony4
Thuringia2

Economic sector

Economic sector (%)

Food and related products16
Beverages3
Pharma and medicine7
Cosmetic4
Chemistry10
Electronics/electrical engineering5
Automotive4
Trade9
Consumer goods7
Industrial goods8
Services8
Packaging31
Logistics9
School/University1
Other5
Student5
other non-professionals1

Professional position

Professional position (%)

Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer14
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.7
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office17
Department head, group head, team leader26
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker20
Lecturer, teacher1
Trainee6
Other position3
Student5
Housewife/man0
Old-age pensioner0
Other not gainfully employed1

Area of responsibility

Area of responsibility (%)

Management16
Research and development, design/construction15
Manufacturing, production, quality control11
Buying/procurement11
Finance/accounting, controlling1
Information and communication technology0
Personnel administration, administration0
Sales21
Marketing, advertising, PR4
Logistics: material management, storage, transport9
Maintenance/repairs2
Other area3
Student5
Other not gainfully employed1

Origin by km

Distance to home (%)

up to 50 km9
more than 50 km up to 100 km7
more than 100 km up to 300 km34
over 300 km50

Origin by continents

Foreign origin total (%) *29

of which

EU82
Other european countries15
Africa1
Middle East1

* = determined by visitor registration

Origin by countries

Countries with the highest visitor shares (%) *

Austria16
Czechia9
Switzerland9
Italy8
Netherlands8

* = determined by visitor registration

Size of company/organization

Size of company/organization (%)

1 - 47
5 - 94
10 - 4915
50 - 19922
200 - 49913
500 - 9998
1 000 and more24
Student5
Other not employed1

Purchasing/ Procurement powers

Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)

decisively26
collectively37
in an advisory capacity/organization19
no11
Student5
Other not gainfully employed1

Frequency of trade fair visits

Frequency of trade fair visits (%)

Previous event36
Earlier events36
First visit48

Length of stay

Average length of stay (days)

1.4

Survey conducted by: Gelszus Messe- Marktforschung GmbH

Industry sectorLogistics, Gears and Drives, Conveyance and Storage Technology (industry 55), Food Processing and Packaging Machinery (industry 61)

Main product groupIndustrial Health and Safety, Design for Paper and Packaging, Services, Further Processing of Printing, Labelling Machines, Conveying Equipment, Identification Systems, Labelling Technology, Storage Technology, Logistics, Packing Aids, Packing Agents, Packaging Materials Production, Packing Materials, Testing Equipment, Sorting Machines, Control Systems, Transport Equipment, In-Plant Transport Systems, Environment Protection, Finishing Processes, Printing Machines for Packaging, Packaging Machinery, Packaging Material, Packaging Technology

AccessTrade visitors

Exhibitor data baseon-line available / access via home page of the trade fair

Direct sale (retail sale to visitors permitted?)No