Why exhibit at plast alger? Facts on Algeria’s rapidly growing plastics industry
Imports of plastic raw materials grew by 9.0% annually between 2007 and 2022, from 304 kt to over a thousand
kt in 2022. Algeria is thus the second largest importer of plastics in primary forms in Africa & Middle East, following
Egypt and well ahead of the UAE. (EUROMAP)
Algeria's imports of plastics technology increased by 32% annually between 2020 and 2023, from €91m to
€210m. This makes Algeria the second largest importer of plastics technology on the African continent after Egypt
(€220m).(VDMA)
Why exhibit at printpack alger? Facts on Algeria’s rapidly growing printing and packaging industry
In the printing & paper technology sector, demand in Algeria remains at a consistently high level. Imports in this
sector rose from € 57 million in 2016 to € 101 million in 2020 and € 77 million in 2021 and 2022, making Algeria
one of the three largest importers of printing and paper technology in Africa together with South Africa and Egypt.
(VDMA)
With €161m in 2023, Algeria is the second largest importer of packaging technology in Africa, ahead of Egypt
(€145m) and after South Africa (€194m). (VDMA)
Facts and figures of Plast & printpack Alger 2024:
5,199 trade visitors from 42 countries
297 exhibitors from 22 countries
Exhibitors came from Algeria, Austria, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia,
Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and
the United States.
Plast & printpack Alger 2025 is thematically structured:
Pavilion Ahaggar left side: plast alger 2025 - Plastics machinery
Pavilion Ahaggar right side: printpack alger 2025 - Printing and packaging machines and materials Pavilion C
Casbah: plast alger 2025 Raw materials & auxiliaries, Plastics machinery
