Virtual agrofood + plastprintpack Africa
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Virtual agrofood + plastprintpack Africa
Our 35,000 visitor database of our past exhibitions in Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Morocco and Nigeria ensures that you reach relevant decision-makers in the Maghreb, West and East Africa. In addition, a dedicated and targeted digital visitor promotion campaign covering the entire continent will include all major African markets, including South Africa.
Event platform and exhibitor profiles in English and French
The event platform operates in English and French.
To best address potential customers in anglophone and francophone Africa, exhibitors should create their profiles and product descriptions in English and French.
A huge market: Facts and figures on Africa’s agrofood & plastprintpack imports
US$ 24 billion committed to agriculture by the AfDB
To diversify Africa’s economies and revive its rural areas, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has prioritized agriculture. The Bank has committed US$ 24 billion towards agriculture in the next 10 years, with a sharp focus on agricultural industrialization.
Africa’s imports of food processing & packaging technology make up for €2.977 billion in 2018
This puts Africa on a par with Southeast Asia’s €2.893 billion, but well ahead of South America’s €1.843 billion, Central America’s €1.775 billion and the Middle East’s €1.678 billion.
Africa's imports of food processing & packaging machinery (in €1,000)
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Africa | 1,190,217 | 1,323,526 | 1,251,012 | 1,152,033 | 1,212,452 | 5.2 |
| West Africa | 629,250 | 497,682 | 557,217 | 533,869 | 622,894 | 16.7 |
| Other Africa | 1,108,998 | 1,116,346 | 1,090,665 | 1,115,187 | 1,141,901 | 2.4 |
| Africa total | 2,928,465 | 2,937,554 | 2,898,894 | 2,801,089 | 2,977,247 | 6.3 |
Africa’s annual food imports of US$ 35 billion to rise to US$ 110 billion by 2025
Demand for F&B ingredients rising continuously
With 1.3 billion inhabitants, Africa has long been one of largest food markets in the world. Expenditure in the F&B sector is growing steadily and F&B production is by far the largest segment of the African processing industry. Accordingly, the demand for food & beverage ingredients is rising continuously. So it is only natural that food ingredients Africa forms an important part of agrofood Africa
food + hospitality Africa for food, beverages and foodservice
Great chances for business for food and beverage suppliers from around the world: Africa presently imports US$ 35 billion worth of food and agricultural products.
According to the African Development Bank, Africa’s annual food imports are estimated to rise to US$ 110 billion by 2025.
Africa’s imports of plastics technology make up for €997 million in 2018
This puts Africa well ahead of South America’s €722,052 million and the Middle East’s €671,256 million.
Africa's imports of plastics machinery (in €1,000)
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Africa | 324,588 | 317,919 | 368,095 | 397,203 | 451,530 | 13.7 |
| West Africa | 158,711 | 184,568 | 143,610 | 178,858 | 218,579 | 22.2 |
| Other Africa | 313,216 | 346,802 | 318,557 | 320,860 | 327,023 | 1.9 |
| Africa total | 796,515 | 849,289 | 830,262 | 896,921 | 997,132 | 6.3 |
Africa’s imports of printing & paper processing technology make up for €733 million in 2018
This puts Africa well ahead of South America’s €680 million, Central America’s €669 million and the Middle East’s €634 million.
Africa's imports of printing & paper processing technology (in €1,000)
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Africa | 273,360 | 285,505 | 301,614 | 312,292 | 301,050 | -3.6 |
| West Africa | 153,745 | 119,622 | 121,164 | 92,974 | 106,678 | 14.7 |
| Other Africa | 276,569 | 291,385 | 253,185 | 295,827 | 325,780 | 10.1 |
| Africa total | 703,674 | 696,512 | 675,963 | 701,093 | 733,508 | 6.3 |
Africa’s imports of packaging technology make up for €1.367 billion in 2018
This puts Africa on a par with Southeast Asia’s €1.303 billion, but well ahead of South America’s €952 million, Central America’s €860 million and the Middle East’s €851 million.
Africa's imports of packaging machinery (in €1,000)
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Africa | 566,937 | 580,116 | 564,402 | 560,623 | 608,393 | 8.5 |
| West Africa | 320,278 | 229,505 | 239,965 | 283,242 | 306,940 | 8.4 |
| Other Africa | 441,897 | 476,412 | 461,738 | 455,162 | 451,802 | -0.7 |
| Africa total | 1,329,112 | 1,286,033 | 1,266,105 | 1,299,027 | 1,367,135 | 6.3 |
Range of exhibits
agrofood Africa consists of the four sub-brands agro, food + bev tec, food ingredients and food + hospitality
plastprintpack Africa consists of the three sub-brands plast, print and pack
agro
- Agricultural machines, farming tractors, harvesting equipment
- Analytical equipment
- Dryers, cleaner, silos and storage systems
- Feeding equipment
- Fish farming equipment
- Grains, grain systems
- Greenhouse and greenhouse plastics and equipment
- Irrigation systems
- Livestock and poultry breeding
- Milk processing equipment
- Milling and mixing installations/equipment
- Pesticides and fertilizers
- Poultry equipment
- Seeds, seedlings
- Stable equipment
- Veterinary syringes
food + bev tec
Food and drink processing
- Automation
- Basic food technology
- Beverage technology
- Dairy technology
- Delicatessen and convenience food technology
- Fish processing technology
- Food safety and quality management
- Foodservice equipment
- Ice cream technology
- Meat processing technology
- Noodle technology
- Screening machines
- Vegetable and fruit technology
Packaging
- Packaging technology
- Machines for imprinting of packaging material
- Packaging materials, means and aids
Refrigeration and air conditioning
- Refrigeration technology
- Ventilation, air conditioning and heating technology
Conveying, transport and storage
Waste and waste water
- Water treatment
- Waste water treatment
- Resource-efficiency and services
ingredients
- Acid starters
- Acidulants
- Antifoam agents
- Antioxidants & antimicrobials
- Aromas
- Bakery raw materials
- Binding agents
- Blends & compounds of fruit juice
- Butcher's raw materials
- Casein clarifier
- Clouding agents
- Cocoa butter
- Colourings
- Cultures, microorganism
- Curing agents
- Cutting aids
- Distillates
- Emulsifying agents
- Emulsifying salts
- Enzymes
- Extraction agents, solvents
- Extracts, vegetable
- Fat substitutes
- Fatty acids
- Fibres
- Filter aid
- Flavours & fragrances
- Flavours & colours
- Flour improvers
- Flow agents, anti-caking agents
- Food additives
- Fruit and vegetables concentrates
- Fruit and vegetables powders
- Fruit ingredients
- Fruit preparationsfor bakery & confectionery
- Malt extracts for malt beverages
- Meat extracts
- Mineral substances
- Powdered fat
- Precipitants
- Preservatives
- Propellant gases
- Protective gases
- Proteins
- Raising agents
- Releasing agents
- Sauces
- Semi-finished products
- Sorbents
- Specialty fats
- Spices, herbs
- Stabilizers
- Starter cultures & enzymes for dairy
- Sweeteners
- Vitamins
food + hospitality
Food and beverages
- Dairy and milk products
- Meat and meat products
- Fish and seafood products
- Vegetables, fruits and dried fruits
- Groceries: pasta, rice, oils, fats, sugar, tea, coffee, etc.
- Frozen food
- Canned food
- Bakery products, confectionery and fine breads
- Convenience food
- Speciality food
- Health/organic food
- Beverages and drinks
Sweets & Snacks
- Chocolate products
- Sugar confectionery products
- Biscuits and fine bakery wares
- Snacks
- Cereals
- Organic, gluten-free, kosher and halal confectionery
- Products for diabetics
Hospitality, hotel, shop and catering equipment
- Foodservice equipment
- Catering technology
- Professional kitchen equipment
- Restaurant and bar equipment
- Hospitality information systems
- Retail technology, shop-fittings, product display
- Hotel supplies and services
- Vending and dispensing equipment
plast
Raw materials and auxiliaries
- Thermoplastics
- Thermoplastic elastomers
- Coating compounds
- Foams and intermediates
- Rubbers
- Synthetic fibres, bristels, tapes
- Adhesives and glues
- Paint resins
- Additives
- Fillers
- Reinforcing fibres, -materials
- Starting materials, intermediate, polymerisation, auxiliaries
Semi-finished products, technical parts and reinforced plastics
- Processing technologies
- Follow on treatment of plastics products
- Supplying
- Product groups
- Products
Machinery and equipment for the plastics and rubber industries
- Machines and equipment for preprocessing and recycling
- Machinery and plant for processing
- Post processing machines
- Extruders and extrusion lines
- Injection moulding machines
- Blow moulding machines
- Machinery and plant for finishing, decorating, printing and marking
- Welding machines
- Moulds and dies
- Integrated automation
- Ancillary equipment
- Measuring and test equipment
- Parts and components
Services for the plastics and rubber industry
- Computer software
- Professional literature
- Trade associations
- Subcontracting
- Science and consulting
Prepress and Premedia
- Systems
- Appliances
- Software
Printing
- Machinery
- Appliances
- Accessories
- Materials / Consumables
- Services
Bookbinding / Print Finishing
- Machinery
- Appliances
- Accessories
Paper Converting
- Machinery
- Appliances
- Accessories
Consumer goods
Provision of Services
pack
Packaging machines and devices
- Machines for the production of packaging and packaging components for packaging, preparing and feeding to the packaging machine
- Machines for preparing, feeding and packaging of products
- Machines for packaging loose products
- Machines for packaging packaged products
- Machines for additional operations within the packaging process
- Tools and equipment to assist manual packaging
- Complete packaging lines
Packaging materials, packaging means, packaging aids
- Packaging materials
- Packagings
- Complementary packaging means
Services
- Business support
- Trade press
- Research and teachings
- Associations and branch organizations