PROPAK ASIA 2016
SHOW
DAILY
BITEC, BANGKOK, THAILAND 15-18 JUNE, 2016
THE 24TH INTERNATIONAL PROCESSING, FILLING AND PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY EVENT FOR ASIA
DAY 4
SAT, 18 JUNE
NUMBER OF VISITORS ON DAY 3, 17 JUNE
11,839
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Incorporating:
DrinkTechAsia FoodTechAsia Lab&TestAsia PackagingMaterialsAsia PharmaTechAsia PrintTechAsia
HIGHLIGHTS 09:00-12:00 Food Innovation Asia Conference 2016 MR 211 09:00-16:00 FoSTAT Nestle Quiz Bowl 2016 Grand Hall 202-203
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roPa k A sia w i l l conc lude today, but it has no doubt been successful in the eyes of both exhibitors and visitors alike. “As the organiser, I’m really happy with the show. It’s running really well, and it’s bigger this year,” said Justin Pau, General Manager, Bangkok Exhibition Services (BES). ProPak Asia has shown unprecedented growth this year and in many different aspects. In terms of exhibition floor size it was 11 percent, and there were two new national pavilions participating this year: Australia and Denmark. There has also been an increase in the number of visitors every day, such as a 13 percent growth in visitor numbers for the first day. What is more remarkable is that the visitors have not even been hindered by bad weather—thundery showers in the mornings and afternoons. “The show is such a draw, it’s such a must-visit show that even with bad weather, visitors will come to visit the show, see what is happening here, the technologies displayed, and meet customers and exhibitors,” said Mr Pau. For next year’s edition, there looks to be quite a few exciting changes to make the show more focused. ProPak Asia has grown organically over the years, but not all exhibitors were allocated by zone due to insufficient space. To make up for this, promotional materials such as focused documents were created, highlighting exhibitors by zone; those not in the right halls where their zones are located would still be made known to visitors. Next year however, all the relevant exhibitors will be put in their focused zone. "This is one way we improve and focus the show, so it’s a better experience both for the exhibitor and the visitor. It’s a more focused experience,” he said.
ProPak Asia 2017 will have eight zones, two up from the usual six. These include: ProcessingTechnologyAsia, PackagingTechnologyAsia, Lab&TestAsia, DrinkTechAsia, PharmaTechAsia, PackagingMaterialsAsia, Coding, Marking&LabellingAsia, and Coldchain, Logistics&WarehouseAsia. FoodTechAsia would now be segregated based on processing technology and packaging technology so visitors can find exhibitors with their specific needs more easily. Coding,Marking&LabellingAsia takes over PrintTechAsia, which further specifies the technologies that one might be able to find in that zone. Coldchain,Logistics&WarehouseAsia will essentially be a new zone, although ProPak Asia has had exhibitors for logistics and warehouse in previous years already. Mr Pau is looking to have about 50 to 60 exhibitors in this new zone, who will help visitors keep pace with the industry and provide new information and resources in terms of technology. These would be industry enhancements to the show.
The eight zones will be spread out and integrated into BITEC halls 98 to 104. A total exhibition space of 80,000 sq m will be made available, though that will include halls 105 to 107 as well, but Mr Pau does not expect to use the full 80,000 sq m as this year’s show only took 50,000 sq m. “I estimate next year’s space to be about 65,000 sq m,” he said. On his expectations for the industry next year, he expects a further focus on health and functional food and drinks, active and intelligent packaging, and flexible packaging. “Further innovation of food and drinks will create the demand for new processing technology, new packaging, and more.” Pharmaceutical manufacturing, already increasing present in Asia, will grow more as well, and these three—food, drink and pharma—make up the three key zones of what is essentially ProPak Asia, he said. “The importance of these industries in the region cannot be overlooked or underplayed; they are so important. And ProPak Asia supports this industry literally hand in hand. It’s a perfect fit.”
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