Mexico City

MEXICO CITY (Nov. 29, 12:30 p.m. ET) -- Brazil’s hosting of the Fifa World Cup soccer tournament in 2014 and the summer Olympic Games in 2016 will help drive growth in the country’s flexible packaging market in the next five years, according to a new study. The Central and South American Flexible Packaging Market to 2015 describes the Brazilian food industry as “modern” in relation to international standards, with 40 percent of the food bought by the population of 200 million sold through supermarkets. “That demand will only increase in the run up to global, high profile events, such

Growth was the central theme of EXPO PACK Mexico 2011, according to show owner and producer PMMI. The 26th edition of this, a premier packaging and processing trade show in Latin America, reports increases of 23 percent in visitor attendance.

The Global Packaging Alliance (GPA) held its annual meeting in the United States and Mexico during the week of January 19, 2009. With members convening from all over the world, the yearly event was a much-anticipated chance to discuss strategies and goals for the upcoming year.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico—In June 2005, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) opened a Print Media Academy in Mexico and in doing so established the tenth site in the global training network. 1,500 guests took part in the opening ceremony in Mexico City. With a population of around 100 million people, Mexico has approx. 9,000 companies in the printing and publishing sector. Eighty-five percent of these are small businesses, ten percent are midmarket companies and five percent are large enterprises. Almost all printshops bemoan the widespread lack of training for skilled employees. Virtually without exception, all printshop employees are semi-skilled and lack a sound technical knowledge. Appreciation