Label trade show launches in China

The Labelexpo Global Series recently announced the launch of the South China Label Show, which will take place on 25-27 October 2010 at the Jinhan Exhibition Center in Guangzhou.

The launch follows the success of Labelexpo Asia 2009, which recently attracted 16,601 visitors. Market feedback indicated the need for a show in the south – one of the country’s main printing and production hubs. The Pearl River Delta (incorporating Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and Macau) has been widely referred to as “the factory of the world”. Guangdong Province alone has some 18,000 print-related organisations, with 1,500 of these specifying in narrow web applications.

Labelexpo already held a very successful conference-based event in Guangzhou in 2006. The new show, however, will be a full exhibition featuring a wide range of pringing presses and other working machinery. This will be complemented by an educational seminar programme, including case studies and trend overviews.

Annual per capita label consumption in China is less than 1 square metre (in the US and Europe it exceeeds 15 square metres), giving an indication of the tremendous growth potential of the region.

“China continues to be one of the world’s most exciting label markets and this was clearly seen at Labelexpo Asia last year,” said Labelexpo managing director Roger Pellow. “It will be great to be in Guangzhou with visitors and exhibitors alike benefiting from doing business, sharing knowledge and, most importantly, networking and setting up new partnerships and contracts.”