Pack Expo to include showcase of innovations.

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Being held at McCormick Place, Chicago on November 9-13, PACK EXPO International 2008 will include The Showcase of Packaging Innovations(TM), sponsored by The Dow Chemical Company. The pavilion will include the 3rd annual PACK EXPO Selects display and voting, which allows attendees to recognize and vote for innovative packaging designs, structures, and processes. Also, it will highlight more than 300 award-winning packaging designs from various internationally recognized organizations.



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Pack Expo Shines Spotlight on Global Packaging Innovations



The Dow Chemical Company sponsors Showcase of Packaging Innovations(TM); pavilion includes PACK EXPO Selects display & voting

Arlington, VA, August 26, 2008 - Approximately 123,000 new food and beverage products were introduced globally in 2007, a 16 percent increase over 2006 (Source: Mintel International). To remain competitive, brand owners are increasingly looking to innovative packaging to draw attention and influence consumer buying decisions.

Packagers can gain inspiration for their next breakthrough packaging idea at The Showcase of Packaging Innovations(TM) at PACK EXPO International 2008 (McCormick Place, Chicago; Nov. 9-13). Sponsored for the third consecutive year by The Dow Chemical Company, the pavilion will highlight more than 300 award-winning packaging designs from these internationally recognized packaging organizations:

ABRE - Brazilian Packaging Association

ABRE Design and Packaging Award

Asociacion Mexicana de Envase y Embalaje (AMEE)

Stellar Packaging Awards (Certamen Envase Estelar AMEE)

DuPont

20th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation

Flexible Packaging Association

Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards

Glass Packaging Institute

Clear Choice Awards

Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council

Compliance Package of the Year

Instituto Argentino Del Envase

Estrella del Sur

In-Mold Decorating Association

IMDA Awards Competition

Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)

AmeriStar Package Competition

Japan Packaging Institute

Japan Packaging Contest

National Association of Container Distributors

NACD Packaging Awards Competition

Packaging and Labeling Gravure Association

Print Quality Awards Program

Paperboard Packaging Council

National Paperboard Packaging Competition

PACK EXPO Selects Returns

The third annual PACK EXPO Selects awards program will also be included in The Showcase of Packaging Innovations(TM). This exciting display allows attendees to recognize innovative packaging designs, structures and processes by voting for their favorite PACK EXPO Selects packaging project.

All packages in the PACK EXPO Selects program are developed, produced or executed by exhibitors at PACK EXPO International. Voting results will be released each day in the Show Daily, with a final tally announced shortly after the conclusion of the show.

Past PACK EXPO Selects winners were the packages for: Shure Inc.'s Shure Music Phone Adapter (2007) and Beneful® Prepared Meals(TM) dog food.

To register for PACK EXPO International 2008 or learn more about the show, visit www.packexpo.com.

About PMMI

PMMI is a trade association with more than 550 member companies that manufacture packaging and packaging-related converting machinery, commercially-available packaging machinery components, containers and materials in the United States and Canada. PMMI's vision is to be the leading global resource for packaging, and its mission is to improve and promote members' abilities to succeed in a global marketplace. PMMI organizes the PACK EXPO trade shows: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas and EXPO PACK México. Learn more about PMMI at pmmi.org

PACK EXPO International will be held November 9-13, 2008 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. The show will be co-located with PROCESS EXPO and Converting & Package Printing EXPO. PMMI also produces EXPO PACK Mexico, the premier packaging show in Mexico serving the Latin American region. This show will be held June 23-26, 2009 at Centro Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico. PACK EXPO Las Vegas will be held October 5-7, 2009 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Visit www.packexpo.com for more information.

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