10th ProPak Vietnam: Good Opportunity for Processing and Packaging Industries

 

To seek solutions to this issue, the International Processing, Filling and Packaging Technology Exhibition and Conference for Vietnam (ProPak Vietnam 2015) promises to be a valuable forum for domestic and foreign businesses to showcase their latest products and technologies as well as expand partnerships.

 

ProPak Vietnam 2015, scheduled to take place from March 31 to April 2, 2015 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City, is a leading trade event for food, water and medicine industries. The event is co-organised by VCCI Exhibition Service Co., Ltd and Singapore Exhibition Services Company.

 

ProPak Vietnam 2015 is a timely event for the emerging and developing packaging industry in Vietnam. The future looks positive for Vietnam’s food, drink and pharmaceutical packaging industries due to the competitive production costs, abundant natural resources and the improvement of export packaging quality standard in Vietnam. According to the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AmCham), the packaging industry in Vietnam grew 15 - 20 percent year on year.

 

In addition, international brands have recognised the potential in Vietnam. Instead of importing packaging as in previous years, in recent years, many local and international companies have been ordering from Vietnamese packaging suppliers. This has led to the sustainable development of the Vietnamese packaging industry. In 2014, statistics has showed that 80 percent of bottle packages in Vietnam is produced locally.

 

Propak Vietnam 2014 successfully brought together 320 companies from 23 countries and territories, including 6 international country group pavilions, to showcase their latest products and solutions to Vietnam. The event attracted 7,587 trade visitors from 24 countries with over 47 percent trade visitors from senior-level management. Over 65 percent of visitors surveyed at the exhibition stated that they are looking to buy new machines and services and will be increasing their levels of investment over the next 12 months.

 

ProPak Vietnam 2014 ended positively for both the exhibitors and the visitors, with many promising to return in 2015 for a bigger and better edition.

 

Leong Hoe Yin, Business Development Manager of Singapore-based Multivac Pte Ltd, an exhibitor of ProPak Vietnam 2014, said that joining this successful event has enabled her to meet her targeted domestic and international customers. Ms Stephanie God, Executive of International Relation at Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME) in Singapore, said Propak 2014 was a meeting point for all buyers and traders from the industry. Singapore companies have greatly benefited from their participation. She said her company will come back again next year.

 

At ProPak Vietnam 2015, ASME (Singapore), TAITRA (Taiwan), VDMA (Germany), KPMA (South Korea) and DTIP/SMI (Thailand) look set to return with their respective country pavilions in the next event, with potential new groups from JPMA (Japan) and UCIMA (Italy). Mr. BT Tee, Deputy Chief of Vietnam Representative Office of Singapore Exhibition Services Company, said, “The food processing industry in Vietnam will continue grow for the years to come.

 

There are, however, challenges to overcome, in particular in ensuring consistent quality and safety for products for both local consumption and the export market, and in improving processing productivity for better production yields through investing in new technologies and practices. With these goals in mind, the Organising Board will strive to improve the range of products and technologies featured at Propak Vietnam 2015. We hope to also develop new seminars which address the pertinent issues in food safety, process technology and food engineering with help from our local and international partners.”