Paper Arabia runs 16-18 November 2026 at Dubai World Trade Centre. The show covers paper, board, tissue, hygiene products, nonwoven, and pulp industries across the Middle East, with around 120 exhibitors and 7,500 trade visitors. The 2026 edition also hosts the 2nd edition of CIDPEX Middle East focused on tissue paper and hygiene.
About Paper Arabia
Paper Arabia is the MENA region’s main trade show dedicated to the paper, board, tissue, and pulp industries, organised by Al Fajer Information & Services. The 2026 edition co-hosts the second edition of CIDPEX Middle East, a specialised segment focused on tissue paper, hygiene products, nonwovens, and disposables.
The show carries weight because the GCC and broader Middle East have grown into a significant regional centre for tissue and hygiene paper conversion, packaging board production, and pulp imports. UAE and Saudi Arabia both have local paper and tissue capacity, and the region is a net importer of pulp and converting machinery from global suppliers. Paper Arabia is where this supply chain meets annually.
What’s on the show floor
Paper Arabia covers paper and board production machinery, tissue and hygiene paper converting equipment (CIDPEX Middle East segment), pulp suppliers, finished paper products (printing paper, board, kraft, specialty papers), tissue and hygiene products (toilet tissue, kitchen towels, napkins, facial tissue), feminine hygiene and baby care products, nonwoven materials and converting, packaging board (corrugated, folding cartons), printing inks and chemicals for the paper industry, finishing equipment (cutting, slitting, folding), and recycling and pulp processing equipment.
Who buys at Paper Arabia
Paper mill and tissue converter procurement teams across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia, hygiene product manufacturers, packaging converters (corrugated and folding carton plants), pulp buyers, printing companies (large commercial print and packaging print), recycling industry operators, and equipment buyers from greenfield paper and tissue projects under development across the region.
Building your stand for Paper Arabia 2026
Stand space booking goes through the organiser at paperarabia.com. Once your space is confirmed, the stand build is where most of the design and budget decisions land. New Royal Advertising, a custom exhibition stand builder in Dubai, builds custom stands for Paper Arabia exhibitors with everything done 100% in-house, no subcontractors, free 3D design included with every quote, and a 120-second instant quote on our site.
Also exhibiting in Printing, Packaging and Media: Paperworld Middle East & Gift & Lifestyle Middle East, Sign & Graphic Imaging M.E. Exhibition, Gulf Pack & Gulf Print and Middle East Event Show. See the full Printing, Packaging and Media exhibition calendar →
Call +971 56 422 0364 or get a quote online to start your Paper Arabia 2026 stand build.
