'Lankapack 2012' concludes

'Lankapack 2012' will conclude today at the BMICH. The exhibition was endorsed by the Ministry of Industries and Commerce, the World Packaging Organisation, the Asian Packaging Federation and attracted huge foreign participation.

President of the Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging (SLIP), Dudley Thambinayagam addressing the media. Also in the picture rom left: General Manager, PICO, Emile Gunesekera, platinum sponsor, Thushantha Karunanayake, chairman organising committee, Dharmatilake Ratnayake, Deputy Director, Ministry of Industries and Commerce, Rohan Jayatilake, Secretary General SLIP, Haris de Silva and Smart Expos, B. Swaminathan

President of the Sri Lanka Institue of Packaging(SLIP), Dudley Thambinayagam said that with the growth in exports as well as the growing demand for consumption in the domestic market, Sri Lanka's packaging industry is also experiencing rapid growth.

Lankapack Expo is being held after five years and the response has been phenomenal with almost all companies representing various segments of the industry exhibiting.

There were almost 35 Indian companies and 10 Chinese companies as direct participants. This is also the first time that such a large delegation of exhibitors from overseas participated.