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METPACK

International trade fair for metal packaging

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Date

02.05.-06.05.2023
05/05/-08/05/2026 May 2029
Cycle: every three years
Year founded: 1992
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Fairgrounds

Messegelände
Essen
Germany

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Organisers

Messe Essen GmbH

Messeplatz 1
45131 Essen
Germany
Fon: +49 201 7244-0
Fax: +49 201 7244-248
info@messe-essen.dehttp://www.messe-essen.de

Project team

christina.kleinpass@messe-essen.dekathrin.schroeder@messe-essen.dehttp://www.metpack.de

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Sector focus

Food Processing and Packaging Machinery (industry 61)

Main offerings

Packaging Machinery
Packaging Material
Packaging Technology
Equipment
Accessories

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Trade visitors

Statistics

Key figures
5/2023
Present journalists
51, of which from abroad 26
Exhibitors
306
Domestic
55
Abroad
251
Other represented firms
Visitors (number of admissions)
6.293
Domestic
1.674
Abroad
4.619
Trade visitors
Domestic
Abroad
Space (gross)
24.500
Space (net)
12.868
Special show space
91
Exhibitor stand space
12.777
Hall space
12.777
Domestic
3.001
Abroad
9.776
Open air
0
Domestic
Abroad
Origin of exhibitors 2023 from 27 countries
Australia1
Austria1
Belgium4
China, People's Republic75
Czechia1
France1
Germany55
Greece2
Hong Kong, China SAR1
India3
Israel1
Italy52
Japan5
Korea, Republic2
Luxembourg2
Netherlands9
Poland1
Saudi Arabia1
Spain17
Sweden2
Switzerland10
Taiwan2
Thailand1
Türkiye8
United Arab Emirates2
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19
United States of America28
FKM trade visitor structure
2023
Visitors (number of admissions)
6.293
Proportion of trade visitors
99%
Total Germany (%)
27
Bremen
1
Hamburg
2
Lower Saxony
10
Schleswig-Holstein
4
North Rhine-Westphalia
35
Hesse
4
Rhineland-Palatinate
8
Saarland
3
Baden-Württemberg
13
Bavaria
10
Berlin
4
Brandenburg
1
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
0
Saxony-Anhalt
1
Saxony
3
Thuringia
1
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
16
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
21
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
21
Department head, group head, team leader
23
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
12
Lecturer, teacher
0
Trainee
1
Other position
3
Student
1
Other not gainfully employed
1
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
26
Research and development, design/construction
16
Manufacturing, production, quality control
22
Buying/procurement
5
Finance/accounting, controlling
0
Information and communication technology
2
Personnel administration, administration
1
Sales
14
Marketing, advertising, PR
2
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
1
Maintenance/repairs
4
Other area
4
Student
1
Other not gainfully employed
1
Economic sectors (%)
Metal package
71
Filling and packing industry
8
Consulting company
4
Association
1
Other economic sectors
13
Student
1
other non-professionals
1
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
5
more than 50 km up to 100 km
3
more than 100 km up to 300 km
12
over 300 km
80
Foreign origin total (%)
73
EU
39
Other european countries
14
Africa
5
North America
8
South and Central America
8
Middle East
4
South-, East-, Central Asia
21
Australia/Oceania
1
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
Italy
8
United States of America
7
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
6
France
6
Netherlands
5
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
5
5 - 9
4
10 - 49
19
50 - 199
20
200 - 499
18
500 - 999
9
1 000 and more
22
Student
1
Other not employed
1
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
35
collectively
34
in an advisory capacity/organization
18
no
10
Student
1
Other not gainfully employed
1
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
34
Earlier events
28
First visit
58
2
Survey conducted by: Gelszus Messe- Marktforschung GmbH
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