Some of the world’s leading technologies will be on view in March at one of Saudi Arabia’s leading exhibitions, Saudi PPPP 2005.

The event incorporates the seventh Saudi Print, Plastic, Packaging, and the second Petrochemical Show.
The five-day show, organised by the Riyadh Exhibitions Company and held once every two years, takes place from 6 to 10 March 2005 at the Riyadh Exhibition Centre.
Present will be companies from more than 25 countries including 80 from Saudi Arabia itself As many as 11 national pavilions have booked space, making Saudi PPP 2005 the kingdom’s largest gathering of leading international and national manufacturers and suppliers in these sectors. National pavilions are to be set up by Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Austria, Germany, Italy, India, Indonesia, Korea, Taiwan and China.
Among technologies being featured in printing is the Computer to Conventional Plate Technology (CtcP) that enables printing and reproduction enterprises to convert their traditional production to digital without extra expenses. The plastics sector will feature machines that can produce slightly degraded well flowing material that nonetheless has high bulk density. The packaging sector will display the latest engineering solutions for the flexible packaging industry and unique machines with self-correcting technology.
An interesting exhibit in petrochemicals is the newly developed technology for dust-free systems in polyolefin.
“The rapidly expanding Saudi printing, packaging and plastics industries are expected to attract $21 billion in the period 2004 through 2010,” a Riyadh Exhibitions Company spokesman said.
“Upgrading existing equipment in factories and constructing new ones to meet fast-growing market requirements is fuelling demand for new lines of production and new technologies.”
According to the spokesman, the Saudi printing sector has a total investment of $1.5 billion and is growing by 15 per cent annually. The Saudi packaging sector is growing at 15-20 per cent annually with 600 new factories planned over the next few years. The Saudi petrochemical sector, which already accounts for 10 per cent of the world’s petrochemical production, boasts 3,583 factories worth some $74 billion and is growing. The sector got a further boost from Aramco’s decision to invest $45 billion over the next 25 years.