The BIFA Wood Vietnam 2023 fair will return to the southern province of Binh Duong from August 9-12, the event's organisers announced at a press conference in the locality on June 22.
Visitors at the previous BIFA Wood Vietnam fair. (Photo courtesy of organisers)
Binh Duong (VNS/VNA) - The BIFAWood Vietnam 2023 fair will return to the southern province of Binh Duong fromAugust 9-12, the event's organisers announced at a press conference in thelocality on June 22.
The upcoming fair is expected to attract more than 100 Vietnamese andforeign exhibitors including those from the Americas, Europe,mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.
They will showcase advanced wood processing technologies, machinery andraw materials in more than 700 booths, organisers said.
Several conferences will be held on the sideline of the fair such as a seminarintroducing Canadian wood and its market, a seminar discussing intra-regionaltrade promotion and a workshop on accessing capital for timberenterprises.
Deputy director of Binh Duong Department of Industry and Trade Nguyen Thanh Hàdescribed the event as a good chance for manufacturing enterprises toaccess new technology and the world's legal source of rawmaterials in Vietnam.
The fair will also create opportunities for domestic and internationalorganisations to meet, and establish long-term cooperativerelationships to contribute to enhancing the sustainable development ofVietnam’s processing industry, she said.
During the press conference, Ha also suggested the State and relevantministries and sectors support wood processing enterprises inimproving their capacity to be able to deal with commercial competition.
Assistance in developing and expanding material areas toprovide timber with certificates of sustainable forest management to meetthe needs and tastes of consumers should be also included, Ha said.
She also emphasised the importance of facilitating the developmentof supporting industries of the wood sector and issuing supportivepolicies on tax, insurance, and credit to create favourable conditions forbusinesses in the current difficult time.
Organised by Viforest Fair Co, a joint venture between five wood processingindustry associations (VIFOREST, HAWA, BIFA, DOWA, and FPA Binh Dinh), the fairwill take place at the WTC Expo Binh Duong.
Do Xuan Lap, General Director of Viforest Fair Co said the fair would notonly offer opportunities for businesses in the wood industryto meet, exchange information, and cooperate, but also create linkagechains among raw material and part suppliers; machineryand technology providers, manufacturers and traders.This will help businesses to team up and developsustainably right here in Vietnam./.
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Visitors at the previous BIFA Wood Vietnam fair. (Photo courtesy of organisers) 
