Print4All 2025 to Spotlight Growing Corrugated Market
Print4All – the leading trade show for the printing and converting industries – will return to Italy’s Fiera Milano from 27-30 May, 2025, providing a unique opportunity to discover innovations and new trends in the printing market, with a special focus on the major drivers shaping the sector.
Digitalisation, driven by the increasing adoption of automation solutions and AI-embedded machines, will be a key theme of the event. These technologies have revolutionised production processes, improving efficiency, expanding service offerings, and increasing customisation possibilities.
Green printing will be another major theme reflected throughout the exhibition. Growing environmental awareness and increasingly stringent European regulations are compelling companies to align with the 4R principles (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Recover). Sustainability means new materials, low-impact inks, and technologies that reduce energy consumption across the production chain, leading to better waste and scrap management.
New materials will be another added attraction, allowing boundless creative expression. Even though technological advancements enable maximum flexibility and high-quality results on various substrates, new sustainable, biodegradable, or interactive materials offer added value to the final product.
PRINTMAT: Innovated Printed Materials
To provide visitors with direct access to the most original solutions – where creative ideas, innovative materials, and cutting-edge printing and converting techniques come together to serve effective communication – PRINTMAT makes a return to Print4All 2025. Located in Hall 11, this innovation hub will feature leading companies such as 3M, Colines, and Oropress, demonstrating how advancements in materials and finishing techniques can enhance the aesthetic and functional value of printed products. The area will focus on commercial, editorial, and packaging applications, with an emphasis on personalisation and eco-friendly solutions.
CORRUGATED EXPERIENCE: An Event within the Event
Corrugated cardboard is no longer just a packaging material; it has become an essential resource for multiple industries and distribution channels, valued for its strength, flexibility, printability, and sustainability.
With steady growth across European markets (with Italy ranked as the second-largest market in Europe worth over €4 billion), corrugated cardboard is now a pillar of sustainable innovation and design.
Needless to say, corrugated will be a major focus at Print4All 2025, with a technological spotlight running through the entire exhibition. Visitors will be guided through an experiential journey featuring over 30 specialised companies, showcasing innovations and the growing potential of corrugated as a visual communication tool.
A key highlight is CORRUGATED EXPERIENCE, an initiative beyond individual exhibitors. This dedicated space in Hall 9 will showcase the entire supply chain – from corrugation to processing. Major companies such as Canon, Erhardt+Leimer, Fosber, HP, Koenig & Bauer, New Aerodinamica, and tesa that have contributed immensely in the fields of production, processing, transformation, and customisation through corrugated cardboard printing, will provide live demonstrations of key applications, along with expert discussions on market opportunities and technological advancements.
Designed as a meeting point for manufacturers, processors, printers, and brand owners, CORRUGATED EXPERIENCE will provide an ideal environment for networking, business development, and knowledge exchange, helping professionals explore new application possibilities for the technologies presented at the exhibition.
WeArePrint4All HUB: Key Networking Space
Print4All 2025 will introduce a revamped approach to conference content, designed to foster relationships and discussions on trends and challenges shaping the printing industry.
At the heart of this edition is the WeArePrint4All HUB, developed in collaboration with Argi and Acimga and strategically located at the centre of Hall 11. This space will serve as a key networking hub for the industry, offering talks, market insights, and expert presentations, while also acting as a gathering point for the entire printing and converting community.
Crucial themes will be explored through contributions from exhibitors and industry associations, ensuring that discussions reflect the real demands and expectations of the market. Topics include digitalisation (automation & AI); innovative materials; customisation; sustainability and green printing; security and traceability; creativity and finishing; Made in Italy and competitiveness; and attracting young talent to the industry – a priority for fostering innovation and securing a dynamic future for the sector.
Each topic will be addressed through multiple sessions spread across the four-day event, ensuring that every visitor can engage with content relevant to their specific areas of interest, choosing from a wide range of content.
Innovation Alliance: A Winning Synergy
A major advantage of attending Print4All is its renewed partnership with The Innovation Alliance – a format that brings together Print4All alongside three other leading exhibitions: IPack-Ima, GREENPLAST, and INTRALOGISTICA ITALIA. This unique European platform spans the entire supply chain, from sustainable plastic production to packaging, printing & converting, and logistics.
Print4All promoter Acimga, in collaboration with Agenzia ICE, is actively scouting and inviting over 100 top buyers from key international markets to experience firsthand the high technological level of a sector that is not only a flagship of European industry but also a pillar of Italy’s economy – with Italian printing exports alone reaching €1.86 billion in 2024, as per Acimga data.
