As the Algerian plastics and packaging industry continues its rapid growth, many international technology leaders are again expected to exhibit at plast alger 2022.
Organised by fairtrade and Messe Duesseldorf, the 7th plast alger will take place in parallel to printpack alger from 14 to 16 March 2022 at the state-of-the-art CIC Abdelatif Rahal International Conference Centre in Algiers.
“We are proud that since 2010 plast & printpack alger have been embraced by leading technology and raw material suppliers from around the globe as their most important business platform in the region”, says Martin März, fairtrade founder and managing partner.
And we thank the Algerian government as well as Algerian, Maghreb, European, Middle Eastern and Asian embassies, institutions and associations for their unmitigated and ongoing support."
“For the 7th edition of plast & printpack alger we are expecting more than 200 leading exhibitors from around the globe”, emphasises Petra Cullmann, Executive Director at Messe Duesseldorf.
"We are especially delighted to welcome Pavilions from Austria, China, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey, to bring latest innovations to the Algerian market.”
“When it comes to plastics technology” outlines Thomas Franken, Project Director K with Messe Duesseldorf, “Algeria’s imports according to VDMA doubled between 2012 and 2018, from 77 million euros in 2012 to 153 million euros in 2018 and stood at 122 million in 2019. As a result, Algeria is by far the largest importer of plastics technology in the Maghreb, ahead of Morocco with 92 million and Tunisia with 47 million.
Together with Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa, Algeria is one of Africa's largest importers of plastics technology. Algeria's main suppliers are China, Italy, Germany, France, Canada, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Austria, Spain and Turkey.”
plast alger 2022: Algeria is the second largest importer of plastics in primary forms in Africa and the Middle East and the largest importer of plastics technology in the Maghreb
Algeria is importing all plastics raw materials - mainly from the Middle East, Asia and Europe. The Algerian market therefore has an immense potential for exporters of such material. Imports of plastic raw materials grew by 10.5% annually between 2007 and 2017, from 304 kt to 828 kt.
With imports of 828 kt at a value of more than two billion US$ in 2018, Algeria is the second largest importer of plastics in primary forms in Africa and the Arab Middle East, following Egypt and ahead of Nigeria with 729 kt, the UAE with 658 kt, South Africa with 627 kt, Saudi Arabia with 625 kt and Iran with 473 kt. (EUROMAP)
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