METALEX 2011 - Optimizing Investment Opportunities at ASEAN’s #1 Metalworking Exhibition

Mr Suttisak Wilanan, Group Project Manager of Reed Tradex Company, remarked: “As AEC is creating both opportunities and challenges which are unprecedented for the Vietnamese business and industrial community and our commitment to boost industrial growth as the leading professional exhibition organizer, Reed Tradex will organize METALEX 2011, which is widely recognized as ASEAN’s Largest International Machine Tools and Metalworking Technologies Trade Exhibition and Conference. We would like Vietnamese manufacturers to take this opportunity to discover countless new ways of upgrading productivity from over 4,000 new machinery and technologies 4,000 cutting-edge technologies by 2,700 global brands from 50 countries, 9 national pavilions and 5 featured pavilions.”

The upcoming ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will convert Vietnam and ASEAN into a common market and a uniform production space in order to bring into play the common advantages of the bloc and gradually build a dynamic, competitive region which will bring prosperity to each ASEAN member country. There will be more opportunities for intraregional trade to develop. Businesses will be able to increase productivity and reduce production costs, which will lead to more competitive prices.

In 2010 edition, the show attracted 66,743 international trade buyers from 40 countries and territories  such as Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India , Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Palestine, the Philippines, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, USA and Vietnam.  

 

The 2011 will draw over 55,000 manufacturing industrialists and Vietnamese manufacturers are also welcomed to visit the show to learn new know-how and best practices as well as find solutions from experts while get business networks expanded. It is also a grand and profitable networking platform between investors within the region and beyond. There will be many highlighted activities such as METALEX Nano Forum, Business Matchmaking Program where potential exhibitors and buyers can schedule business meeting in advance for a personal business discussion and over 500 conference sessions from famous institutes to enrich your technical know-how.”

METALEX NANO Forum promises to be this year’s must-attend event for the forward-thinking industrialists in ASEAN. Under the theme “Nano – Metalworking: Staying Ahead of the Game,” the Forum will reveal how nanotechnology can contribute to solving the metalworking challenges by covering research breakthroughs, industrial innovations and impacts of nanotechnology towards industrial community which co-hosted by National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC).

 

“METALEX 2011”, which has recently been certified by UFI as an international standard trade show, will include a comprehensive display of machine tool and metalworking technology as well as business matchmaking. There will be 9 National Pavilions and 5 Featured Pavilions in addition to 2,700 exhibitors, and it is expected to attract over 55,000 exhibitors and industrialists combined from within ASEAN and overseas during the show’s duration. For more information please visit www.metalex.co.th

“With these business-inducing highlights, the participating industrialists to “METALEX 2011” will discover the latest technologies, increase more customers and profits, network with new partners, and gain limitless opportunities. Moreover, overseas visitors also have a chance to enjoy a package privileges from Business Delegation Program to facilitate their visit with the most rewarding experiences.” Mr Suttisak added.

 

Mr Vinh Nguyen Ba, Director Trade & Investment Promotion Centre for Small and Medium Enterprises as representative of Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau noted“As the Thai Government is now having the campaign to support and promote trade exhibitions with the theme “Better the Best”, We would like to invite businessmen from Vietnam to participate in the 25th edition of this prestigious event where you would discover a profitable business with potential partners from Thailand and around the region. As a government agency, TCEB will facilitate visitors from Vietnam through the special privilege under the campaign ‘Extra Night, Extra Smile’ – an exclusive offer for one free night stay at an upscale hotel and other special privileges. With the government’s full-steam support and Reed Tradex’s professionalism, we believe METALEX will be executed successfully as it has been for many years.”