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A packed programme

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From 1973 the interpack was presented on at the newly developed NOWEA fairground, which was for a long time regarded as the most modern in Europe. The first interpack of the decade was postponed by a year due to the DRUPA 1972 and took place in 1973. In the time leading up to the trade fair, an accumulation of orders could be observed, which melted away as the fair was held. The next interpack then took place – according to the old rhythm – already in 1975. Overall, there was a different wind blowing in the packaging industry than in the previous decades. The motto was “optimization instead of maximization”.“ The red pen is in charge in the packaging industry”, confirmed the brand-new President of the interpack, Otto Hänsel, in an interview on the 1975 trade fair. At the end of the decade the interpack had however a positive balance sheet and was able to crown its end. For the 20th anniversary of the fair, 129,000 trade visitors from all over the world were in attendance – a new record number of visitors.