2nd International Trade Show Plastics | Printing | Packaging

18 – 21 November 2020 Erbil International Fairground Erbil, www.ppp-iraq.com

Erbil – The safe Gateway to all of Iraq

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Delegations of the following institutions honored the trade show with their visit:

• Ministry of Industry & Minerals • Iraqi National Business Council • Ministry of Agriculture • Iraqi Business Union • Parliamentary Agriculture and Water Committee • Federation of Chamber of Commerce • Chamber of Commerce New: The 2nd edition moves to Erbil 2020 Following the successful premiere of iraq iraq plastprintpack to be held jointly with Agro Pack plastprintpack in Baghdad in April 2019, Iraq Erbil 2020 its second edition moves to Erbil

In order to create valuable synergies for exhibitors and trade visitors alike, iraq fairtrade joins forces with So Fuar plastprintpack 2020 will be held jointly with Agro Pack Iraq Erbil 2020.

For the success of iraq plastprintpack 2020 fairtrade joins forces Agro Pack Iraq Erbil has already been successfully organized three times. From 20 with So Fuar, one of the leading Turkish organizers of B2B trade to 23 November 2019, for example, a total of 151 exhibitors discussed business with shows in emerging markets. 7,245 trade visitors from all of Iraq.

So Fuar maintains an office in Erbil since 2017 and disposes of a The extent to which the fair is now well established in the country can also be compe-tent team of local trade fair experts. judged from the VIPs who officially opened it:

The two organizers also cooperate on Agro Pack Iraq Erbil, its 4th Dr. Dara Jalil Khayat edition to be held in conjunction with iraq plastprintpack. Hakan Arpaçay Ibrahim Sofy President of the Erbil Turkish Consul Kamal Muslim Soran Qadir Chamber of Commerce Mohammed General to Erbil Saeed Deputy Aziz and Industry Shukri President of Minister of Chairman of the Erbil General Aydin Maruf Ferset Sofi Trade and the KRG Chamber of Manager of Industry of Commerce Erbil Minister of Governor Board of KRG and Industry International State of Erbil Investment Fair

All smiles: Martin März, fairtrade’s Founder & Managing Partner and Özgür Sofuoglu, Founder & CEO of So Fuar, merge the expertise of their teams Erbil – The safe Gateway to all of Iraq

• Capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan and the third most populated city in Iraq after Baghdad and .

• Located in the Northern Iraq, the largest cities in the Kurdistan Autonomous Region are Erbil with 1.4 million inhabitants, Sulaymaniyah with 900,000, Dohuk with 500,000 and Zakho with 350,000. The Erbil governorate has got more than 2 million inhabitants.

• One of the oldest continuously inhabited areas in the world. Its archaeological museum houses a large collection of pre-Islamic artefacts, particularly the art of Mesopotamia, and is a center for archaeological projects in the area.

• Designated as Arab Tourism Capital 2014 by the Arab Council of Tourism

• Citadel of Erbil was inscribed as a World Heritage site in July 2014.

Erbil is Iraq‘s bustling and secure economic Erbil is easy to reach. metropolis Daily flights by Austrian, Egypt Air, Fly Dubai, After a period of political turbulence, Erbil regained its position as Iraq‘s Lufthansa, Qatar and Turkish Airways, ... bustling and secure economic metropolis. Erbil is easy to reach from everywhere, as well-known airlines such Kurdistan is open for business! as Air Arabia, Atlasglobal, Austrian, Egypt Air, Fly Baghdad, Fly Dubai, Iraqi, Lufthansa, Mahan Air, Middle East, Pegasus, Qatar Airways, Royal Its liberal business environment favors investment. And Erbil traditionally Jordanian, Saudi Airline, Turkish Airlines and many others operate connects the countries of the region, Iraq, , Iran and , but also regular flights to Erbil – see Erbil Airport. the Caucasus countries Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

A large and modern consumer market is waiting to be satisfied.

In fact, the trade sector is one of the main drivers of economic growth in Kurdistan and Iraq as a whole. The venue

Erbil International Fair Ground live!

See the fully equipped and state-of the art exhibition center live during Agro Pack Erbil 2019.

Erbil International Fair Ground Full exhibition service

The Erbil International Fair Ground is by far the most • Powerful media and direct marketing campaign to address the exact target group of important exhibition center in Kurdistan and Northern Iraq. buyers • Exhibitor presentation in the trade fair catalogue & the agrofood industry portal allowing The exhibition site features 13,000 sqm of air-conditioned exhibitors and visitors to communicate 24/7 all year round - including matchmaking halls and 5,000 sqm of outdoor exhibition space. • Preferred rates in 5star and 4star Hotels The Erbil International Fair Ground is located in Park Sami • Facilitation of the entry visa Abdurrahman, west of the city centre. • Freight forwarding and customs clearance • Shuttle between airport, hotel and fairground • Stand building, Internet, electricity, water, air conditioning • Stand personnel to do business without worries • Forum and company presentations to present your products • Security services and general cleaning of the exhibition area Why iraq plastprintpack?

Iraq‘s plastic consumption per capita Iraq‘s plastic consumption by application Per capita plastic consumption in Iraq has grown by 25% annually over 59% of consumption is accounted for by packaging, 21% by the construction the past ten years, from 0.5 kg in 2009 to 6.2 kg in 2018 and is estimated industry, 3% for electrical, electronics and telecom, 3% for automotive and the at 9.2 kg in 2022. remainder by various items.

3.0% Automotive kg/capita 9.2 59% 21% 9.0 Packaging Construction industry 8.5 8.4

8.0 7.7 7.5 7.0 3% 7.0 Electrical, electronics & 6.5 telecom 6.2 14% 6.0 Source: EUROMAP Others 5.5 5.5 5.0 CAGR + 25% 4.5 4.3 Iraq‘s plastic consumption by processing method 4.0 In plastics processing, extrusion leads with 48%, followed by injection molding 3.5 3.4 with 17%, PET preform & stretch blow molding with 15%, blow molding with 3.0 2.9 10% and EPS foam molding with 1% and the remainder by various items.

2.5 2.4 10% Blow molding 1% 2.0 EPS foam 1.8 molding 1.5 1.2 48% Extrusion 15% 1.0 PET preform 0.7 & stretch blow 0,5 molding 0.5

0 9% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018E 2019E 2020E 2020E 2020E Other

Source: EUROMAP

17% Injection molding Why iraq plastprintpack?

Iraq‘s imports of plastics technology climbed by 35% in Iraq is one of the largest importing countries of printing 2018 - One of the four most important Arab Middle East & paper technology in the Arab Middle East countries

• From 2017 to 2018, Iraq’s printing & paper technology imports increased by • Iraq‘s imports of plastics technology in the years 2012 to 2017 were relatively 144%. From 5 to 12 million euros. stable. • This makes Iraq one of the largest Arab importing countries of printing & • In 2018, however, Iraq‘s imports of plastics technology climbed by 35%, paper technology in the Arab Middle East. from 20 to 27 million euros. This makes Iraq one of the four most important importing Arab Middle East countries, along with Saudi Arabia, UAE and • Continuous growth is expected in the coming years. Oman.

• For the coming years, imports are expected to rise sharply in the context of the country‘s industrialization.

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Iraq is the third largest Arab importing country of packaging technology in the Middle East Iraq’s imports of packaging technology

• From 2014 to 2018, Iraq’s packaging technology imports increased million € by 11.9% annually. From 30 to 47 million euros. 60 • This makes Iraq the third largest Arab importing country of such technology in the Middle East. CAGR: + 11.9% 49 49 50 47 • A clear signal of the political will to expand local food production and the „Made-in-Iraq“ trend. 40 • Continuous growth is expected in the coming years. 31 30 30

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Source: VDMA 2019 / Graph: fairtrade Range of exhibits

Plastics and composites Machinery and equipment for the plastics and Print Raw materials and auxiliaries rubber industries » Pre-press and pre-media » Thermoplastics » Machines and equipment for preprocessing and » Printing machinery, appliances and » Thermoplastic elastomers recycling accessories » Coating compounds » Machinery and plant for processing » Book binding and print finishing » Foams and intermediates » Post processing machines » Paper converting and packaging production » Rubbers » Extruders and extrusion lines » Materials and consumables » Synthetic fibres, bristels, tapes » Injection molding machines » Services » Adhesives and glues » Blow molding machines » Paint resins » Machinery and plant for finishing, decorating, Packaging and Conditioning » Additives printing and marking » Packaging machines and equipment » Fillers » Welding machines » Machines and equipment for imprinting » Reinforcing fibres, -materials » Molds and dies of packaging material » Starting materials, intermediate, polymerisation, » Integrated automation » Packaging devices auxiliaries » Ancillary equipment » Measuring and test equipment » Packaging appliances » Packaging materials Semi-finished products, technical parts and » Parts and components reinforced plastics » Packaging means and aids » Processing technologies » Services » Follow on treatment of plastics products » Supplying » Product groups » Products Market update: Erbil – The safe Gateway to all of Iraq Facts about Iraq at a glance Distance to Erbil from the largest cities of Iraq Iraq is undergoing rapid reconstruction with the help of the international in km, order largest cities first community Baghdad 320 After a long period of political instability, Iraq is now hoping for rapid reconstruction. … Basrah 694 Read more Dohuk Mosul 73 Mosul Kirkuk 85 88 billion US dollars required for Iraq‘s reconstruction Erbil Najaf 459 Iraq‘s government has conducted a needs assessment with the World Bank. This Karbala 393 Sulaimaniyah Sulaimaniyah 133 means that USD 88 billion is needed to finance the reconstruction. … Kirkuk Read more Nasiriyah 593 Amara 541

Prospective foreign aid of US$ 30 billion

At the conference, non-governmental organizations pledged US$330 million in aid. Samarra Government donors have a total of US$30 billion in prospect. … Read more Baqubah

Ramadi Baghdad General information Iraq Iraq Iraq is a founding member of the UN as well as of the Arab League, … Read more Karbala Kut Hilla

Iraq in the 20th and 21st century Najaf Diwaniyah Amara Tigris The country today known as Iraq was a region of the Ottoman Empire until the partition of the Ottoman Empire in the 20th century. … Samawa Euphrates Read more Nasiriyah

Basrah Market place Iraq International exporting companies can benefit from the current situation and demand in Iraq by entering and developing this growth market early and ahead of others. The most important export goods to Iraq for German companies are currently machinery and equipment, food, … Read more Extremely high trade surplus (US$ 48.4bn in 2018, expected US$ 41bn in 2019) Economic data Iraq Foreign trade Main suppliers

Billion US $ Regions 2017; % share Inhabitants: 90 80 • 40 million (2019) 70 • 58% younger than 25 • Expected population by 2050: 71 million 60 48,4 49% Asia 50 41* 40 Strenghts: 30 25,4

• one of the three most populous countries in the Arab world, after Egypt 20

and on an equal footing with Algeria 10 • ranks fourth globally of countries with the most natural resources 0 26% Arab states • large deposits of crude oil, natural gas, phosphates and sulphur (10) • economy based on the export of its natural resources and on agriculture (20) 13% Western Europe (30)

Opportunities: (40) 6% Eastern Europe 5% North America (50) • public investment programs improve infrastructure and offer chances for supply 1% South America • oil and gas production to be enlarged 2017 2018 2019 • funding of large-scale projects state guaranteed Source: GTAI * prognosis • considerable market for capital and consumer goods Imports Exports Balance • financial strength, young population GDP GDP Commodities: Billion US $ Change in %, real 250 13 • agrarian: wheat, barley, rice, vegetables, dates, cotton, cattle, sheep, poultry 226* 225* 12 • mineral: crude oil, natural gas, phosphates, sulphur 200 194

150 8.1* Currency reserves without gold (billion US$): 8 • 2015: 54 100 • 2016: 45 4 50 • 2017: 41 2.8* • 2018: 41 0.6* 0 0 -1.7

2017 2018* 2019* 2016 2017 2018* 2019* 2020* Source: GTAI Germany Trade & Invest Source: GTAI * prognosis Source: GTAI * prognosis Check out the plast industry portal

Your benefits all exhibitors • all products • all visitors • networking & matchmaking

• enter the portal • detailed company and product profiles

• present your ideas to potential business partners • search for product categories www.plastprintpack.fairtrade-messe.com • maximum exposure to targeted buyers

• contact the exhibitors before and after the show • present your ideas to potential business partners • make an appointment for the event • find good business contacts with the help of detailed profiles

• be contacted by other visitors & exhibitors • benefit from B2B matchmaking • your profile is active 24/7 all year round fairtrade events – welcome!

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About fairtrade: About So Fuar: fairtrade was founded by Martin März in 1991. Since long, fairtrade ranks With 19 years experience in the exhibition industry, the based So Fuar among the leading organizers of professional international trade fairs in company annually organizes 12 international exhibitions in Iraq, Turkmenistan, emerging markets, especially in North and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle Turkey, Uzbekistan and Senegal. East and Eastern Europe. Featuring a team of exhibition experts So Fuar aims to support exhibitors in Managed by its shareholder and his son Paul März and committed to the values their brand building and business expansion process. of a family business and the team spirit, fairtrade maintains a powerful network of partnerships throughout the world. fairtrade organizes shows in the sectors Agrofood, CIT Solutions, Energy, Environment, Industry and PlastPrintPack and strives for a high level of customer satisfaction.

By means of innovative products and excellent service fairtrade organizes professional platforms for valuable business contacts between exhibitors and visitors. fairtrade is a member of UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry. Our management system is ISO 9001: 2015 certified.

Contact for all countries except Turkey, Iraq and Iran Contact for Turkey, Iraq and Iran fairtrade Messe GmbH & Co. KG So Fuar Ltd. Sti. So Fuar Iraq Mr Paul März Mr. Aykut Azak Ms. Neriman Tulay (Kurdish, Turkish) Kurfürsten-Anlage 36 • D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany Tekstilkent Koza Plaza, A Blok Kat: 29 Gulan St. Mrf Quattro Towers Tel.: +49 6221 4565 13 No: 109 Esenler – Istanbul, Turkey A Blok Flat 8 Office 12 Fax: +49 6221 4565 25 Tel +90 212 272 61 20 ext:500 Erbil, Iraq [email protected] WhatsApp +90 542 826 61 00 Tel.: +964 751 526 83 35 www.fairtrade-messe.de [email protected] E-Mail [email protected] www.sofuar.com