The PaperEx exhibition which was to be held from 9 to 12 January 2022 at the India Expo Center in Greater Noida, has been rescheduled to 10 to 13 May 2022 at the same venue. The Technical Conference and a three-day Open Seminar will also be held alongside the exhibition in May 2022. The current speaker line up will remain the same.

The decision has been taken in the best interest of the health and safety of exhibitors, trade visitors, eminent industry leaders, association partners, and speakers at the accompanying conference. Industry associations such as Indian Agro and Recycled Paper Mills Association (IARPMA) and Indian Pulp and Paper Technical Association (IPPTA), Indian Recovered Paper Traders Association (IRPTA) and prominent names in the paper industry such as JK Paper, Trident Group, and Parason Machinery, and others have supported the decision to postpone the exhibition after the recent spike in Covid-19 infections.

“We appreciate that Hyve considers the safety of exhibitors and visitors as the topmost priority and the proposed rescheduling of the show to 10-13 May 2022 will help the industry come together again at Paperex in a safe business conducive environment. Hyve has stood with the industry and we will extend our full support to the rescheduled Paperex 2022 edition,” shared IARPMA

“This is indeed a good decision to postpone Paperex to May 2022, as by then the pandemic situation should ease out. Thanks for accepting our request for postponement and look forward to a grand exhibition in the coming months,” Indian Recovered Paper Traders Association added.

“It was a wise decision by Hyve under the current circumstances and prioritizing the people safety first. We feel that keeping this exhibition during May will be more successful. Many of our customers would be ready with their annual budget for 2022-23 and it would be a good time to have the f2f discussions,” shared the team from Valmet Technologies

Meeting point of Indian paper industry

The paper exhibition and accompanying conference is considered as a meeting point of the Indian paper manufacturers and allied supplier and user communities. Much awaited by the paper and printing industry, the event was seen by the paper manufacturers and input suppliers as an opportunity to discuss the revival of those segments that have been enduring losses in the past two pandemic years.

992 new cases have been reported from the state in the last 24 hours with 572 cases reported on 4 January 2022. The India Expo Center in Greater Noida is located across the river from New Delhi and is considered a part of the National Capital Region. 

Hyve India, the organizing company behind the event received a good number of requests in the past few weeks concerning the postponement of the event due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases across the country. Travel restrictions have been progressively imposed by the central and state governments in view of the spread and increase of the Omicron variant.