PackPlus 2025 Set to Showcase India’s Packaging Leadership

18 Jul 2025 CW Team

The 19th edition of PackPlus, India’s premier packaging industry exhibition, will be held from 31 July to 2 August 2025 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The event will host over 200 exhibitors and draw more than 15,000 trade visitors, making it one of the country’s largest platforms for packaging innovations.

PackPlus 2025 will spotlight trends and technologies across the packaging value chain—from primary packaging to supply chain logistics. Product displays will include packaging machinery, materials, printing and converting equipment, automation tools, and smart packaging solutions.

Umang Gupta, Country General Manager, RX India, noted that the show will address key industry priorities such as sustainability, cost-efficiency, and digitisation. "Our aim is to help industry players adopt future-ready solutions, build new buyer networks, and adapt to evolving consumer and regulatory demands," he said.

The International Packaging Conclave will run alongside the exhibition, featuring high-level panels on themes such as smart packaging, Industry 4.0, AI in printing, and sustainability in packaging. Panellists from AMWAY, Colgate Palmolive, Mondelez, and government bodies will lead discussions on recyclability, returnable packaging, and tackling greenwashing.

Supported by leading industry associations and visited by key buyers from brands like Zomato, Haldiram’s, Patanjali, and Varun Beverages, PackPlus 2025 is poised to drive dialogue and innovation across India's growing packaging ecosystem.

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