Arlington, VA, August 20, 2007 – PMMI announces Packexpo TV, a new communications channel to broadcast via Packexpo.com. Modeled after television news broadcasts, Packexpo TV will deliver company product announcements, corporate news, and industry service alerts from packaging suppliers and other industry stakeholders, directly to packaging professionals.

“Packexpo TV will serve as a dynamic conduit of information from all industry stakeholders including suppliers, corporations and associations to the tens of thousands of packaging professionals who use Packexpo.com as a tool in their business,” notes Charles D. Yuska, president and CEO of PMMI. “Packexpo TV will strongly support the industry’s efforts to keep up-to-date on the emerging trends and issues that impact the packaging industry.”

Packexpo TV will broadcast via Packexpo.com, the leading packaging B2B website according to Yahoo and Google. Packexpo TV will be available year-around at Packexpo.com, and will broadcast at industry events including PACK EXPO tradeshows. Segments that are in development include:

Prime Time News – breaking news from suppliers, industry events, PMMI programs, PACK EXPO tradeshows, the Conference at PACK EXPO and news sources throughout the packaging industry.

Packexpo.com Exhibitor Spotlights – 30-second video updates on new programs and services delivered directly to PACK EXPO attendee portals and posted on Packexpo.com following the event.

“Packexpo TV will debut at PACK EXPO Las Vegas and be made available to all attendees and suppliers during the event,” adds Tom Egan, vice president of industry services. “PMMI is looking forward to working with the entire packaging supply chain as we create a dynamic new medium to share news and information.”

Information on Packexpo TV can be found by clicking here, or by contacting Tom Egan, vice president of industry services, at tegan@pmmi.org.

PMMI is a trade association whose more than 500 general members manufacture packaging and packaging-related converting machinery in the United States and Canada. PMMI’s thirty-two supplier members manufacture commercially available packaging machinery components. PMMI's vision is to be the leading global resource for packaging. Its mission is to improve and promote members' abilities to meet the needs of their customers. Visit www.pmmi.org for more information.

PACK EXPO Las Vegas will be held October 15-17, 2007 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. The show will be co-located with the PROCESS EXPO, the Converting & Package Printing EXPO and the International Bottled Water Association’s 2007 Convention and Tabletop Trade Show. PACK EXPO International will be held November 9-13, 2008 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.  PMMI also produces EXPO PACK México, the premier packaging show in Mexico serving the Latin American region. This show will be held June 24-27, 2008 at Centro Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico.

Visit www.packexpo.com for more information. 

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