ProPak Asia 2014 stresses value addition

THAILAND welcomes visitors to the 22^nd edition of ProPak Asia 2014, which takes place from 11- 14 June at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC).  While the state of political affairs remains uncertain as of early June, local businesses  still hope to gain from this exposition particularly in their goal to develop and produce value-added products and services. According to the National Food Institute (NFI) of Thailand, the country’s exports may expand by 6.2% to US$29.89 billion in 2014.

ProPak organisers expect about 1800 participants from 40 countries and regions, and 14 national pavilions from China, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, the UK and the USA.

The event will be organised into zones, namely:

DrinkTechAsia 2014 – The 13^th International Beverage and Brewing Processing and Packaging Technology Exhibition;

Lab&TestAsia 2014 – The 8^th International Laboratory Equipment, Instrumentation, Test and Measurement and Quality Control Exhibition

PharmaTechAsia 2014 – The 21^th International Pharmaceutical & Cosmetics Packaging and Processing Technology Exhibition

PrintTechAsia 2014 –The 3^th International Printing for Processing and Packaging Technology Exhibition;

FoodTechAsia 2014 - The International Food Processing and Packaging Technology Exhibition PackagingMaterialsAsia 2014 – The International Packaging Materials Exhibition

During the press launch,