Plastics & Rubber Vietnam Exhibition 2023 opens in Hanoi
Plastics & Rubber Vietnam 2023, an international plastics & rubber technologies and materials exhibition, kicked off at the International Centre for Exhibition in Hanoi on July 25.
Visitors to Plastics & Rubber Vietnam 2023 that opens in Hanoi on July 25 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Plastics & Rubber Vietnam 2023, an internationalplastics & rubber technologies and materials exhibition, kicked off at the International Centre forExhibition in Hanoi on July 25.
The 10th event covers an exhibition space of 3,300 sq.m. and features more than 100 boothsfrom over 10 countries and territories, including five international pavilions –Italy, Taiwan (China), Singapore, K Alliance, and China.
Held by Informa Markets Vietnam and MesseDüsseldor, it aims to help businesses access cutting-edge technologies suppliedby world leading companies, seek partnerships, and stay updated with the latesttrends and knowledge in the plastics and rubber sectors.
The exhibitionalso includes several seminars giving multidimensional views of the circularand recycled plastics and rubber industries in Vietnam.
Lastingthrough July 27, it is expected to welcome more than 3,500 individual and groupvisitors.
BT Tee, General Director of Informa Markets Vietnam, told the openingceremony that in recent years, the plastics sector has been asked to review theentire life cycle of plastics. The industry supports production processes that use less naturalresources and emit less toxic gases, along with recyclable products.
Innovative technology is the solution, which is what theexhibition hopes to bring to Vietnamese firms, he noted, expressing his hopethat enterprises can access scientific advances and opportunities to invest innew technologies to reduce the environmental impact of manufacturing industries,increase economic benefits, and meet growing demand./.
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Visitors to Plastics & Rubber Vietnam 2023 that opens in Hanoi on July 25 (Photo: VNA) 
