The Drupa 2021 will it have lieu?? If the answer was not so obvious, today's information leaves little room for doubt: after Xerox, Bobst, Komori, Screen, Manroland, Heidelberg , Kodak or Fujifilm HP is now joining the list of exhibitors who will be absent from the Düsseldorf show in Germany from Tuesday 20 to Wednesday 28 April 2021. The digital press manufacturer had once again booked the entire hall 17, nearly 8?300 m 2 making him the most important exhibitor at the German trade fair.
This decision, revealed by the English magazine Printweek The new contract was confirmed to us by a French employee of the group, who stated: "The health situation calls for a lot of precautions. HP offices in France are still closed until February and any meetings or events with more than 10 people are impossible."
He goes on to say: "We really regret not participating in this great event. It's a very important graphic arts event that is very important to us, but health is paramount."
The American group will also not be present at the packaging exhibition Interpack 2021 which is scheduled to take place from Thursday 25 February to Wednesday 3 March 2021, also in Düsseldorf, Germany.
"HP's next big event is Labelexpo. We hope the health situation has improved and we look forward to going there." The label and packaging exhibition is scheduled to take place from Tuesday 21 to Friday 24 September 2021 in Brussels, Belgium.
Drupa 2020, which is held every four years, should have taken place over 10 days in June. But in view of the coronavirus epidemic, the organisers cancelled the edition to hold the show in April 2021. At the end of July, they also took the decision to reduce the event to eight days. Drupa 2021 is officially scheduled to take place from Tuesday 20 to Wednesday 28 April 2021 .
