The packaging trade fairs interpack and Ipack-Ima, as well as the Italian association of packaging machine manufacturers Ucima, intend to cooperate closely in the form of a strategic alliance. Under the terms of the agreements, interpack and Ipack-Ima will reciprocally support their packaging trade fairs held in Düsseldorf and Milan whilst UCIMA will provide support to the international events of Messe Düsseldorf, organized as part of interpack alliance.

The aim of the partnership is to offer a reference network to companies in the packaging branch and related processing industries. The partners now have signed respective agreements defining the details of their partnership, first announced at interpack 2017. The cooperation includes communication measures like websites, mailings, brochures, press meetings or information booths for the reciprocal support of interpack and Ipack-Ima.

UCIMA will solicit visitors and also organize the official Italian group participations at the interpack alliance trade fairs in China (swop), India (pacprocess India, food pex India, indiapack), Iran (pacprocess Tehran) and Russia (upakovka) while Honegger Gaspare Srl., the long-term foreign representative of Messe Düsseldorf for Italy, will be in charge of organizing the participations of individual Italian exhibitors.