{"id":10348,"date":"2025-11-17T03:16:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=10348"},"modified":"2025-11-17T03:16:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:16:39","slug":"alexander-watson-associates-acquires-aipia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=10348","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Watson Associates acquires AIPIA\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-image\">\n<figure class=\"article-image__container\">\n                                    <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 990px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.packaging-gateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/11\/AWA-5231d271-2fe5-4bac-af90-9252d6dc5129-e1763115009516-770x433.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 430px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.packaging-gateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/11\/AWA-5231d271-2fe5-4bac-af90-9252d6dc5129-e1763115009516-940x528.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <\/picture><figcaption class=\"c-featured-image__description\">Executives of AWA and AIPIA. Credit: AWA Alexander Watson Associates B.V. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"drop-cap\">Dutch market intelligence and insights company AWA Alexander Watson Associates, focused on the packaging, converting, materials, speciality papers and labelling industries, has acquired the Active &amp; Intelligent Packaging Industry Association (AIPIA).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Financial terms of the transaction have not been divulged.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-premium-insights mobile-useragent-scalar\">\n<section class=\"gms-b2b-marketing\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packaging-gateway.com\/wp-content\/themes\/goodlife-wp-B2B\/assets\/images\/GMS-logo.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<h4> Discover B2B Marketing That Performs <\/h4>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCombine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaldatamarketingsolutions.com\/\" class=\"gms-find-out-more\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFind out more <span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"13\" height=\"9\" viewbox=\"0 0 13 9\" fill=\"none\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.685 4.5548L1.25586 4.5548L11.685 4.5548Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><path d=\"M11.685 4.5548L1.25586 4.5548\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"1.03145\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M7.85693 0.918855L11.9827 4.5731L7.85693 8.33789\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"1.03145\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>AWA called the deal a \u201csignificant milestone\u201d in its plan to expand its foothold in smart and intelligent packaging and labelling solutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The firm looks to gain synergies through the incorporation of AIPIA\u2019s capabilities, which will help it widen the scope of customer services.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Established in 2011, AIPIA is working for the development and adoption of connected and smart packaging technologies through its global network, events and industry collaborations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AWA\u2019s acquisition will integrate AIPIA\u2019s intelligent packaging expertise with its own analytical capabilities and support the continued growth of the AIPIA &amp; AWA Global Congress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AWA Alexander Watson Associates president and CEO Corey M Reardon stated: \u201cWe are excited to welcome AIPIA into the AWA family. The active and intelligent packaging sector is at the forefront of technological advancement, and this acquisition reflects our commitment to providing our clients with unparalleled access to the latest information, trends and insights.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith AIPIA\u2019s extensive network and know-how, we are set to lead the way in guiding the future as an information source to the packaging and labelling industry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The deal will expand both organisations\u2019 business intelligence, networking and event offerings for industry stakeholders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AIPIA managing director Eef de Ferrante added: \u201cJoining forces with AWA presents an exciting opportunity for AIPIA.\u202f\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether, we are poised to elevate our impact in the active and intelligent packaging domain, delivering exceptional value as an information and networking hub.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- Newsletter banner start --><\/p>\n<p><!-- <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\"> --><\/p>\n<div class=\"grid-container\">\n<section class=\"gdm-newsletter-banner__container\">\n<div class=\"grid-x gdm-newsletter-banner__wrapper-container gdm-newsletter-banner__wrapper-container--article\">\n<div class=\"cell large-9 gdm-newsletter-banner-info__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"gdm-newsletter-banner-logo__container\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packaging-gateway.com\/wp-content\/themes\/goodlife-wp-B2B\/assets\/images\/newsletter-new.svg\" alt=\"Email newsletter icon\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"gdm-newsletter-banner__heading wp-noreslt\">Sign up for our daily news round-up!<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"gdm-newsletter-banner__sub-heading\">Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Newsletter banner end --><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<h2>Packaging Gateway Excellence Awards &#8211; The Benefits of Entering<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">Gain the recognition you deserve! 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Dutch market intelligence and insights company AWA Alexander Watson Associates, focused on the packaging, converting, materials, speciality papers and labelling industries, has acquired the Active &amp; Intelligent Packaging Industry Association (AIPIA).\u00a0 Financial terms of the transaction have not been divulged.\u00a0 Discover B2B Marketing That [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[23,50],"class_list":["post-10348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packaging-news","tag-acquisition","tag-packaging-material"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}