OREANDA-NEWS. On 11 August 2008 was announced, that the 5th International Specialized Exhibition will be held on 28.09.2008 — 02.10.2008 in Saint-Petersburg.

UPEM, International Exhibition for Packaging and Labelling Technology, is the only Exhibition in Saint-Petersburg and North-West region of Russia on packaging for all industry sectors (Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic, Building, Food, etc.). UPEM St.Petersburg is the only professional exhibition in North-West Russia dealing with all sectors of the packaging industry. The exhibition offers the opportunity to review trends within the industry, as well as creating a favourable platform from which to develop regional business and external economical activity, attracting new investments to the North-West packaging industry.

The Russian packaging industry has recorded solid growth over the past few years. Especially packaging-dependent industries such as food, confectionery, beverages, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and construction material have experienced high demand — and Russia depends on international business partners to meet this demand. UPEM is the ideal meeting place for the packaging industry representatives in one of the main business centres of Russia — Saint-Petersburg.