More than 43,000 attendees packed the halls of Chicago’s McCormick Place for Pack Expo International from Oct. 18-21, 2026, joining the 29,000 exhibitor personnel.
The event centers on the industry’s emerging technologies and innovations. Show producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, touted Pack Expo as the “largest, most comprehensive packaging and processing event in North America.”
Attendees discussed packaging regulations, M&A, material shifts, artificial intelligence and more. Here are Packaging Dive’s stories from the event.
