METPACK which was planned for the period from May 5 to 9, 2020 is being postponed and will take place at Messe Essen from February 23 to 27, 2021 in view of the spread of the coronavirus. Thus, the international trade fair for metal packaging will, as accustomed, run parallel to Interpack which has also been postponed. The sector is supporting the new dates of the fair.
“For the participants in our fair, we have created planning security with the new dates,” explained Oliver P. Kuhrt, CEO of Messe Essen. “I am very pleased that, in close coordination with the cooperation partners of METPACK, it has been possible to reschedule the trade fair to the end of February 2021 into the accustomed surroundings of Interpack. I thank everybody involved for the close and trustful collaboration in this particular situation characterized by force majeure.”
Wolfgang Niemsch, Chairman of the METPACK Committee and General Manager of Lanico Maschinenbau Otto Niemsch GmbH, supplemented: “In the current framework conditions, the new dates of METPACK are the ideal solution. They will ensure the accustomed closed presentation of the sector and will permit the necessary lead time for all the participants.”
David May, Vice Chairman of Roeslein & Associates, Inc., shared this estimation: “We are very relieved that it was possible to find not only new, but also such favorable dates at such short notice. The postponement of the fair while maintaining the proximity to Interpack gives the very international exhibitors the opportunity to present themselves to the global market as planned.”