Commerce Department to Host Export Pavilion

Oct. 1, 2008
ARLINGTON, Va.The U.S. Department of Commerces Commercial Service will host the U.S. Export Pavilion at Pack Expo International 2008, slated for Nov.

ARLINGTON, Va.—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Commercial Service will host the U.S. Export Pavilion at Pack Expo International 2008, slated for Nov. 9-13 in Chicago.

The Export Pavilion (South Hall, Booth 4258) has been an important feature of the annual event since 2004.

Export sales of packaging machinery grew 17.8% in 2007 to $1.159 billion, representing the sixth year in a row that packaging machinery exports have grown and eclipsing the $1 billion mark, according to PMMI’s 2008 Shipments and Outlook Study.