The opening of PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO (Sept. 27-29; Las Vegas Convention Center) was accompanied by projections of aggressive growth for the U.S. packaging machinery market moving into 2022. Based on the newly released State of the Industry U.S. Packaging Machinery Reportby show owner and producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, packaging machinery shipments could reach $12.8 billion in 2026, growing at a CAGR of 5.2 percent.
“We are excited to welcome the industry together for the first time in 18 months,” says Jim Pittas, president and CEO, PMMI. “Now more than ever, it is critical for companies to keep up with the new innovations in our industry, and with 1,500 exhibiting companies, there is no better place to do it than here at PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO.”