Arlington, Va.; June 12, 2009 – To promote the packaging supply chain and its members, PMMI will exhibit at Booth NL200 during the National Plastics Exposition (NPE) 2009. Sponsored by the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), NPE will be held from June 22-26 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill.

According to recent SPI data, packaging accounts for 34 percent of worldwide resin sales. Used for a variety of products from food and beverage to personal care and pharmaceutical products, plastic is an effective and efficient packaging format.

“Innovations in plastics for packaging have significantly contributed to enhanced food safety, preservation, and convenience, as well as increased visual impact—all critical to building stronger brands,” said Matt Croson, vice president member services/communications, PMMI. “Our presence at NPE provides PMMI with an opportunity to meet with end users and share information about new packaging technologies that will be on display at PACK EXPO and new features being planned for this year’s event.”

NPE will be co-located with the Society of Plastic Engineers ANTEC 2009, the world’s largest technical conference; MoldMaking Expo 2009 (Gardner Publications); NPCA/FSCT Plastics Substrates’ Coatings Conference; PET Strategies Plus Conference (Packaging Strategies); and the Time Compression Expo (Gardner Publications).

About PMMI

PMMI is a trade association with more than 540 member companies that manufacture packaging and packaging-related converting machinery, commercially-available packaging machinery components, containers and materials in the United States and Canada. PMMI’s vision is to be the leading global resource for packaging, and its mission is to improve and promote members’ abilities to meet the needs of their customers. PMMI organizes the PACK EXPO trade shows: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas and EXPO PACK México. Learn more about PMMI at pmmi.org.

PACK EXPO Las Vegas will be held October 5-7, 2009, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show will be co-located with PROCESS EXPO and Converting & Package Printing EXPO. PMMI also produces EXPO PACK México, the premier packaging show in Latin America. The next edition of EXPO PACK México will be held June 23-26, 2009, at Centro Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico. PACK EXPO International 2010 will be held Oct. 31–Nov. 3, 2010, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Visit www.packexpo.com for more information.