Over 100 firms to take part in chemicals expo in HCM City

The Vietnam International Exhibition on Chemical Industry to be held in HCM City from November 27 to 30 will offer a platform for domestic and foreign businesses to exchange information and explore business opportunities.
Over 100 firms to take part in chemicals expo in HCM City ảnh 1Visitors at last year’s Vinachem Expo in HCM City. This year the exhibition will be held from November 27 to 30 along with the Chinachem and Vina Coatings exhibitions (Photo courtesy of organisers)

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The Vietnam InternationalExhibition on Chemical Industry to be held in HCM City from November 27 to 30will offer a platform for domestic and foreign businesses to exchangeinformation and explore business opportunities.

VinaChem Expo will beorganised together with the 16th China Chemical IndustryExhibition in Vietnam (Chinachem 2019) and the 11th InternationalPaint Industry and Coating Material Exhibition (Vina Coatings 2019).

The three exhibitions have attracted over 100 local and foreign exhibitors whowill display chemicals used in agriculture, textiles, painting, coating, andindustrial waste treatment; paints and coating materials; printing inks;printing and coating materials; agricultural bio-technology; and machinery andequipment used in the agro-chemical and painting industries.

Within the framework ofthe exhibitions, the Department of Plant Protection, and the Vietnam ChemicalsAgency, in collaboration with the Vietnam Pesticide Association, the Vietnam FertiliserAssociation and other local and foreign businesses and business groups, willorganise seminars on November 27.

B2B meetings and visits to fertiliser and chemical producing and tradingbusinesses and factories based in industrial parks and export processing zonein HCM City’s neighbouring provinces are also scheduled.

The annual exhibitionswill be organised by the Vietnam Advertisement and Fair Exhibition JSC and theChina Council for the Promotion of International Trade’s Sub-Council ofChemical Industry.

The event’s organisers will defray the food and travel costs of pre-registeringvisitors from other cities and provinces.

The exhibitions will beheld at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in District 7./.
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