Smurfit Kappa, leader in complete Bag-in-Box® packaging solutions, will be attending the PACK EXPO event from 25th – 27th September 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Centre.
Bringing together more than 2000 exhibitors and 30,000 attendees, PACK EXPO Las Vegas is North America’s biggest packaging event and serves more than 40 industry sectors.
Smurfit Kappa will showcase its unique expertise in complete packaging solutions with its Bag-in-Box®, Pouch-Up®, Vitop tap and filling machines. Adapted for the food and beverage industry and also non-food industries such as automotive, agrochemical and pharmaceutical, these innovations show many advantages in terms of shelf life, cost, sustainability and consumer convenience.
Christophe de Carbonnières, Managing Director at Smurfit Kappa Bag-in-Box® Canada says: “North America is a very dynamic and innovative market so we are very much looking forward to attending PACK EXPO. The Bag-in-Box® products for the liquid and semi-liquid industries have rapidly evolved during the last years; we have developed products for the water and motor oil industries for example.”
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