agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa is finally back in Abidjan

Exhibitors from 13 countries have already registered
Côte d'Ivoire is the second largest investor in food, packaging and plastics technologies in West Africa

After the great success of agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa in Abidjan in 2018 and a long Covid-related break, German organiser fairtrade Messe and their local Ivorian partners 2A are nowreturning to Côte d'Ivoire and Francophone West Africa with agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa 2024.

In 2018, the event was attended by 1,461 trade visitors discussing their investments with 80 exhibitors from17 countries, and over 50 speakers from around the world enriched the high-level conferences.This year, the exhibition and conference will take place at the brand-new Parc des Expositions in Abidjanfrom 08 to 10 October 2024.

By August 2024, exhibitors from 13 countries had already registered for the 2024 edition, namely fromAlgeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Nigeria, South Africa, Taiwan, Türkiye andthe United Arab Emirates.

fairtrade and APECI are launching a partnership: Afrik'Embal will be held in parallel with agrofood &plastprintpack West Africa 2024.

For the 2024 edition and beyond, fairtrade and the Association des Professionnels de l'Emballage en Côted'Ivoire APECI have entered a collaborative alliance. This synergistic partnership involves APECIorchestrating the Afrik'Embal trade fair in conjunction with fairtrade's agrofood & plastprintpack WestAfrica 2024. The aim of this partnership is to create valuable synergies for the benefit of exhibitors andtrade visitors.

Core themes of agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa and Afrik'Embal 2024
The core themes of the event are
• Food safety
• Reduction of food waste
• Circular economy & recycling

The exhibition will be complemented by panel discussions and lectures on these topics.

Nouvelle Mici Embaci NME is the LEAD SPONSOR

Excellent news: Nouvelle Mici Embaci NME is the LEAD SPONSOR of agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa &Afrik'Embal 2024. Founded in 1983, Nouvelle Mici Embaci employs 1,500 staff. A leader in cardboardpackaging, industrial printing, cardboard boxes and polypropylene bags, NME's customers include majorlocal and multinational companies in French-speaking West Africa. The company also has a high-capacitycardboard waste recycling unit. Find out more here.

Zakka Multitec is the REGISTRATION SPONSOR

Founded in 1942 in Beirut, Zakka Multitec stands at the forefront as a premier provider of industrial machinesand complete lines for the Food, Beverage, Dairy and Personal & Home Care sectors. Find out more here.

Strong institutional support for agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa and Afrik’Embal 2024
• Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Côte d'Ivoire
• APECI - Association of Packaging Professionals in Côte d'Ivoire
• Embassies of Austria, France, Germany, India, Italy, the Netherlands and Türkiye
• Advantage Austria
• AHK - Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Côte d'Ivoire
• APO Africa Packaging Organisation
• BELUCI - Chambre de commerce belge et luxembourgeoise de Côte d'Ivoire
• Business France
• CEPICI - Investment Promotion Centre of Côte d'Ivoire
• FedA-CI
• ITA - Italian Trade Agency

The collaboration with the Nigeria-based Africa Packaging Organisation APO includes the organisation of aPackaging Masterclass during the event, the organisation of packaging training conferences, workshops andtechnical sessions with a CPP certificate for packaging professionals in collaboration with the Institute ofPackaging Professional - USA, which is recognised by the World Packaging Organisation.

Facts and figures on Côte d'Ivoire's food and plastprintpack market: Côte d'Ivoire is the second largestinvestor in the food technology, packaging and plastics sectors in West Africa.
• Food and packaging technology: With imports of €93 million in 2022, Côte d'Ivoire is the secondlargestinvestor in food and packaging technology in West Africa, after Nigeria. These imports intoWest Africa have risen from €496 million in 2015 to €750 million in 2022, corresponding to an annualincrease of 6.1% between 2015 and 2022. (VDMA)
• Packaging technology: Ivorian imports of packaging technology have risen from €24 million in2020 to €36 million in 2022. West Africa imported packaging technology worth €392 million in 2022,an annual increase of 7.2% compared to €240 million in 2016. (VDMA)
• Food trade with Côte d'Ivoire: With a trade volume of 11.3 billion dollars, Côte d'Ivoire is the largestfood market in West Africa, ahead of Nigeria with 8.9 billion dollars. According to the World TradeOrganisation (WTO), Côte d'Ivoire imported foodstuffs worth USD 3.1 billion and exported foodstuffsworth USD 8.2 billion in 2021. Food trade with Côte d'Ivoire is therefore worth USD 11.3 billion.The plastprintpack sector offers major business opportunities.
• Plastics technology: Côte d'Ivoire's imports of plastics technology have risen from €31 million in2019 to €51 million in 2022. As such, Cote d'Ivoire represents the second largest investor in plasticstechnology in West Africa after Nigeria. West African imports of plastics technology have more thandoubled in recent years, rising from €144 million in 2016 to €296 million in 2022, representingaverage annual growth of 12.8%. The main West African import markets for plastics technology - inaddition to Nigeria - are, in this order, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal, Togo, Guinea and Mali (VDMA).
• Printing and paper technology: From €93 million in 2017 to €146 million in 2022: West African importsof printing and paper converting technology show an annual increase of 9.4%. (VDMA)

More information on metal, glass and wood packaging
• Metal sector: this year, the metal packaging industry will be present at the show. In 2023, this sectorwill represent a turnover of around 40 billion CFA francs, or 70 million euros, the equivalent of 50million cans and 100,000 metal drums. (SikaFinance)
• Glass packaging: Glass packaging is all imported, as there is currently no in-house production inCôte d'Ivoire. As demand in West Africa continues to grow, this sector represents an attractiveinvestment opportunity.
• Wood: mainly wooden pallets used for transport and handling.

For more information:
www.agrofood-westafrica.com
www.ppp-westafrica.com

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