HCM City to host international industrial machinery expo 2023
The International Exhibition on Industrial Machinery, Equipment, Technology and Products (VINAMAC EXPO 2023) will take place from November 15 - 17 in Ho Chi Minh City.
A booth at the previous VINAMAC EXPO. (Photo: Courtesy of VIETFAIR)
Hanoi (VNA) - The International Exhibition on Industrial Machinery,Equipment, Technology and Products (VINAMAC EXPO 2023) will take place fromNovember 15 - 17 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The event is expected to attract the participation of more than 750 businessesfrom many countries and territories, such as India, Germany, Taiwan (China),the United States, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Russia, and China.
On display across more than 1,000 booths will be a range of cutting-edgeindustrial machinery and equipment in the field of automation, welding andcutting, metallurgy, metal processing as well as technological products for theplastic, rubber, food processing, and chemical industries.
The event is anticipated to provide an ideal venue in which both local andforeign businesses can strengthen connectivity, introduce their latestmachinery and equipment, as well as meeting the businesses’ demand for productionactivities and helping them to overcome numerous difficulties in the currentsituation.
A number of seminars and business forums will be held during the course of theevent to discuss issues on the recycled plastic, rubber, and chemicalindustries.
Furthermore, an international skill competition on the field of welding will beheld as part of efforts to help businesses and organisations share professionalexperience, as well as providing high-level training for workforce in thewelding, cutting, and metal processing industry.
Moreover, international business delegations will conduct field trips to surveyindustrial parks, export processing zones, and factories in Ho Chi Minh, BinhDuong, and other neighbouring provinces./.
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A booth at the previous VINAMAC EXPO. (Photo: Courtesy of VIETFAIR) 
