The sixth ProPak Vietnam will return to HCM City to spotlight award-winning innovations by more than 240 companies around the world this month.

ProPak Vietnam will be coupled up with PIA Vietnam , the leading event for pharmaceutical manufacturing, instrumentation, laboratory and scientific equipment.

The three-day event has attracted 243 companies from 28 countries and territories.

"Brand owners and processing and packaging professionals have embraced the ProPak Vietnam and conference to penetrate the Vietnamese market to promote and sell their products in a more business orientated environment," said Davis Aitken, managing director of Bangkok Exhibition Services, co-organiser of ProPak Vietnam .

PIA Vietnam 2011 involves leaders and suppliers from all facets of process engineering, manufacturing, R&D, scientific and educational communities from Asia, Europe, the America and others.

The 2011 show comprises three components: Pharmatech Vietnam 2011; Instrument Vietnam 2011; and Analysis&Lab Vietnam 2011.

A series of conferences will be organised during the event, including a conference on enhancing food marketing through packaging with sessions focusing on a range of topics that are top of the mind with packaging professionals, especially creativity and food safety.

The events will be organised by Bangkok Exhibition Services Ltd, members of the Allworld Exhibition Alliance, in co-operation with the local partners VietCham Expo, member of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry at Sai Gon Exhibition and Convention Centre from March 23-25. /.