The Nuremberg Exhibition Centre became a city of its own with 72,000 people united by a single mission: to advance their respective companies and industries and lead them into the future. At the exhibition stands and in the supporting programme of FACHPACK, the community exchanged ideas on trends and innovations and discussed important issues relating to the circular economy, regulations, automation, digitalisation and AI.
“The European packaging industry is undergoing change and presented itself at FACHPACK as extremely innovative and solution-oriented,” said Phuong Anh Do, Director FACHPACK at NürnbergMesse, proudly. The next FACHPACK will take place from 21 to 23 September 2027 at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre. The atmosphere in the halls was consistently good. “The quality of the trade visitors was excellent. It is this special hands-on mentality that characterises the industry and plays into the hands of FACHPACK’s motto: We are shaping the future together,” said Do, summarising the mood at FACHPACK 2025.
Visitor countries: All of Europe as guests in Nuremberg
Once again, FACHPACK presented a diverse range of solutions and innovations relating to packaging, packaging technology and processes. The Nuremberg Exhibition Centre became a meeting place for trade visitors from all over Europe. The international share of guests was 37 percent. The visitors came mainly from key industries such as food and feed, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and medicine, cosmetics, retail, automotive, electrical and electronics, non-food, logistics and packaging.
Converting meets Packaging at FACHPACK
As a collaborative project by NürnbergMesse and M2N Media GmbH, the “Converting meets Packaging” Pavilion in Hall 7 brought together leading companies from the converting industry to showcase their solutions and products to the FACHPACK audience. “Our premiere at FACHPACK 2025 was a great success,” underlines Martin Hirschmann, Editor-in-Chief of PRO Flexconvert and Managing Director of M2N Media. “We saw a strong visitor turnout at the different pavilion booths and had many in-depth discussions with visitors.”
FACHPACK 2025: Home for start-ups and innovations
At FACHPACK 2025, the innovative power was palpable in all areas. The day before, Futury GmbH, in collaboration with FACHPACK and EIT Food, brought together around 100 leading players from the European packaging start-up scene for the first time at the FuturePack Summit. Young founders presented their ideas for the packaging world of tomorrow – from sustainable materials and digital tools to new business models.
Visitors once again found fresh, unconventional ideas and products for solving packaging issues this year at the packaging industry start-ups in Hall 3 at the BMWK-sponsored ‘Young Innovators’ joint stand for young, innovative companies and at the ‘Newcomer Pavilion’ for first-time exhibitors or international newcomers to the industry.
STUDENT DAY on the third day of the fair brought companies and young packaging professionals together. At the invitation of FACHPACK and the German Packaging Institute (dvi), more than 60 students from German-speaking countries met with professionals from packaging companies and brand manufacturers in workshops.
WOMEN4PACKAGING women’s network very well attended
The second edition of the WOMEN4PACKAGING networking event was a complete success. On the first day of the trade fair, 200 women from the industry met. In two rounds of presentations, seven impressive speakers shared their experiences – including representatives from Mosca, Tchibo, reo, Lavera, Werner & Mertz and the Carton Group.
New in 2026: Packaging Machinery Conference at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg
On 16 and 17 June 2026, three renowned players in the packaging industry – FACHPACK, Packaging Valley e.V. and Hüthig Medien – will jointly host the Packaging Machinery Conference at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg. Under the motto ‘Innovation meets strategy’, a new industry platform with charisma for packaging machine manufacturing and its customers is being created. The conference brings together leading minds and companies to discuss the future of packaging technologies – from AI and regulations to best practices and new markets.
German Packaging Award and Gold Awards presented
On the first day of FACHPACK, the German Packaging Institute (dvi) once again announced the winners of this year’s German Packaging Award Gold Awards. This time, the gold prize went to AeroFlexx (Functionality & Convenience category), DACHSER (Logistics & Material Flow category) and Molkerei Gropper (Sustainability / Recyclability category). A total of 37 innovative solutions from Germany, Iran, Austria, Switzerland and the USA, which had already won a German Packaging Award in August, were celebrated.