La 31ème he 2018 edition of Luxe Pack Monaco has closed its doors after 3 intense days that generated more business than ever!
Qualified visitors revealed numerous packaging development projects to their future partners, all in a positive working atmosphere and record conference attendance.
9280 professionals, including 53% from abroad, visited the show, and exhibitors were delighted with the level of decision-making shown by their contacts.
This year's event further consolidates Luxe Pack Monaco's position as a must-attend event for packaging professionals from all luxury sectors.
Luxe Pack's DNA strengthened by a panel of expert exhibitors
470 exhibitors, including some of the world's leading specialists, were present at this year's 31st event.ème edition, including 55 exhibitors for the 1era times. Among these newcomers, the presence of glassmakers from all over the world such as Wheaton (Brazil), O-I Europe (USA), Blue Glass (Sweden), Les Cristalleries de St Louis (France) and Steklarna Rogaska (Slovenia) confirms Luxe Pack Monaco's unique position as the show with the largest number of high-end glassmakers in the world!
Increasingly qualified visitors
All Luxe Pack Monaco 2018 exhibitors agree on the quality of the visitors. Nearly 8 out of 10 visitors (78.5%) have a decision-maker profile: general management, marketing-communication management, packaging development, purchasing, design, production, formulation.
All sectors are represented: perfumery-cosmetics for more than 60%, followed by wines & spirits, fashion, delicatessen, pharmacy-health, jewelry-watchmaking, tableware-decoration, leather goods, tobacco, writing instruments...
53% of visitors are international, from 86 countries!
Record audience for all 3 conference programs
1,860 people, an increase of 24% versus 2017, attended the conference programs offered this year.
Top of the attendance list, with more than 500 people in attendance, was the session dedicated to sustainable development, featuring a succession of committed business and industrial leaders, such as Laurent Boillot, CEO of Guerlain and its industrial partners, or the panel of sustainable development and CSR leaders from Chanel, Pernod Ricard, Guerlain, SBM and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, focusing on traceability and transparency.
Also of note were the strong audiences for the LUXE PACK trends experts' deciphering of Generation Z, Pierre Katz's talk on brand identity, and the packaging solutions made possible by additive manufacturing, in the presence of the Chanel-Erpro tandem and their 3D-printed mascara.
The dedicated Luxe Pack digital village program alternated between conferences, round tables and exhibitor workshops. In addition to the exhibitor stands, it was an ideal opportunity to learn about the latest digital and connected innovations for the packaging sector: applications, devices, QR codes, virtual reality, NFC, light, anti-counterfeiting, consumer relations...
Full house for Luxe Pack Formulation!
This area dedicated to formulation and full service is now an integral part of the visit. Proof of this are the nearly 3,000 beauty industry professionals who visited the Genoa hall, and the 350 conference and workshop attendees! These figures are rising sharply, confirming Luxe Pack formulation's position in its segment, in full synergy with Luxe Pack.
The highlight of the program was undoubtedly a talk by Japanese Mayumi Tachikawa, founder of the Makanai Cosmetics brand. New products in the beauty sector presented by "Oh my cream!" also attracted a large audience, not forgetting Bee Nature's "slow formulation" on the theme of naturalness. Varied topics addressed by brands, alternating with new solutions proposed by exhibitors, seem to be the winning formula!
See you on Monday, September 30, Tuesday, October 01 and Wednesday, October 02, 2019 at the Grimaldi Forum for another edition of Luxe Pack Monaco.
