For its next edition, on January 28 and 29, 2025, Paris Packaging Week - now established in Hall 1, the largest space at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles - will offer a series of new features for packaging players in the luxury, aerosol, beauty and beverage sectors.
More than 750 packaging suppliers are expected to attend this year's event. They will be showcasing their products to an international community of over 12,000 packaging designers, engineers and buyers, creating what the event organizers see as the industry's premier rendezvous.
New products and immersive experiences
Alongside the four long-standing Paris Packaging Week shows - ADF (for aerosol solutions), PCD (for the cosmetics and fragrance sectors), PLD (for premium and luxury beverages) and Packaging Première (for luxury products, including fashion, watches, jewelry and fine groceries) - new areas will be specifically delineated.
The Discovery Zone will highlight start-ups and technologies such as artificial intelligence, eco-responsible materials, reuse and intelligent packaging.
In response to the growing demands of brands, the PCD will feature a brand-new Full-Service Zone, designed to meet formulation, contract packaging and R&D needs. This area will offer tailor-made, agile solutions to help companies optimize their production chain and accelerate the time-to-market of new products.
A unique design festival
Another new feature: for the first time, the world's most prestigious packaging design competition will hold its Pentawards Festival at the heart of Paris Packaging Week. This unique event will bring together international design agencies, present a gallery of creations and feature conferences led by the world's leading designers. An exceptional opportunity for visitors to explore the latest inspirations in packaging design.
These new initiatives complement the already rich offering of Paris Packaging Week, which includes a rich program of conferences, relaxation and coworking spaces, as well as champagne, cocktail and beer bars. Galleries dedicated to the winners of the Innovation Awards will also continue to showcase the sector's best creations.
"Paris Packaging Week is constantly reinventing itself to offer an ever more enriching experience to its community of packaging creators. 2025 marks a real renaissance with a new hall, which has given us the opportunity to respond to different wishes from our visitors around the design and subcontracting part and, of course, around startups and innovation. The new exhibitors, networking and co-working spaces will also create new opportunities to meet and discover. Above all, we want to provide a vision of the future of packaging for each and every one of our visitors, and for each and every brand that places its trust in our show.explains Josh Brooks, co-director of Paris Packaging Week, organized by Easyfairs.
