Written on: October 20, 2024 by SprayTM
Interpack and the World Packaging Organization (WPO) are intensifying their long-standing cooperation. The aim of the strategic partnership is to promote innovation, sustainability and the global exchange of knowledge in the packaging industry even more strongly.
This cooperation has a long tradition: interpack, the world’s leading trade fair for the packaging and related process industries (May 7–13, 2026, in Düsseldorf, Germany), and the WPO have been closely linked for decades. Now both are announcing even more intensive cooperation and joint initiatives to strengthen the global packaging industry.
“We have been associated with Messe Düsseldorf for many years, and interpack has long since become a home for us in Germany,” said Luciana Pellegrino, President of the WPO.
“Together we want to achieve great things for the industry and support interpack with passion.”
The WPO and interpack share many common goals, particularly in the promotion of innovation, sustainability, education and global networking. The expanded cooperation will promote important topics such as circular economy, sustainability and resource conservation in the packaging industry even more intensively.
“Our drive is to promote the development and progress of the processing and packaging industry and to ensure its success in the world’s markets. With the WPO, we have the ideal partner at our side to continue to fulfil these goals. Utilizing our global network together is a great step,” stated Thomas Dohse, Director of interpack.
Joint projects around interpack 2026
With the WorldStar Global Packaging Awards, the WPO organizes one of the world’s most prestigious packaging competitions. In 2026, the awards ceremony will once again take place as part of interpack, providing participants with a major international stage. The WPO itself will have a stand at the trade fair and take part in various content formats at interpack 2026, such as the TV studio and the Spotlight Forum. As part of a theme partnership, the WPO will also be involved in interpack channels such as Spotlight Magazine at times when the trade fair is not held.
Active in Asia and Africa
The partnership also covers the interpack alliance trade fairs Shanghai World of Packaging (SWOP) in China and pacprocess MEA/Food Africa in Egypt. The WPO will be represented with a stand in Shanghai from November 18-20, 2024, and in Cairo from December 3-5, 2024, and is also active in the supporting program. The interpack projects “Women in Packaging” and the SAVE FOOD initiative will also play an important role at both trade fairs.
Focus on women in the industry
The WPO was already a strong partner for the premiere of ”Women in Packaging” in 2023, when interpack organized a networking event and panel discussion for women in the packaging industry on a global level for the first time. This initiative was groundbreaking and other players in the industry are now also increasingly focusing on this topic. The WPO will also be on board again at interpack 2026 and as part of the interpack alliance trade fairs, contributing with panel discussions and its global women’s network.
For further information on interpack 2026, E-mail: info@mdna.com; Visit www.interpack.com and www.mdna.com.
For information about the World Packaging Organization, visit www.worldpackaging.org.
