ProPak boasts green packaging machines

Eco-friendly machines are those consuming less energy and delivering high performance, said Justin P…

Eco-friendly machines are those consuming less energy and delivering high performance, said Justin Pau, general manager of Bangkok Exhibition Services Co. Ltd., the co-organizer of ProPak Vietnam 2013.

Such high-tech machines are not cheap, but there are still various options for enterprises, depending on their demand, he told the Daily.

Visiting the tradeshow, Vietnamese entrepreneurs can evaluate the technology of the machines and equipment and compare with their own. Then, they can draw up plans for technological innovation in order to make high-quality products for domestic consumption as well as export, he said.

Vera Fritsche from the German Engineering Association (VDMA) as an exhibitor at the event described Vietnam as a potential market for Germany’s tool manufacturers.

Vietnam has been among the top ten Asian importers of food processing and packaging machines in recent years because of the surging demand for processed food and drinks at home. Around 26% of the food processing and packaging machines in Vietnam are imported from Germany and 21% from China.

The three-day ProPak Vietnam 2013 at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center in HCMC’s District 7 features booths set up by over 250 exhibitors and five international pavilions of Germany, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.