Nguyen Ngoc Minh Thy, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Packaging Association, talks about the growth of the packaging industry at a seminar held in HCM City on November 11. (Photo: VNA) The growth is driven by the growth in F&B, consumer goods, exports, ande-commerce.
The Vietnamese market offers huge opportunities to foreign investors, accordingto Khieu Duy Hai, director of market research and consulting of FiinGroup.
The industry posted average growth of 11% a year in 2017-21, and achievedrevenues of 13.2 billion USD last year, he told a recent seminar in Ho Chi Minh City.
The industry has four segments -- plastic, paper, corrugated, and glasspackaging - with plastic holding the largest share, according to Hai.
Knowing the long-term growth potential of the Vietnamese market, many foreigninvestors have been entering the market and expanding via mergers andacquisitions.
Green packaging has huge growth potential due to the EPR (extended producerresponsibility) scheme that encourages packaging producers to managecollection, sorting and recycling of the packaging they send into the market,the Environment Protection Law and CSR commitments by producers.
Nguyen Ngoc Minh Thy, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Packaging Association,said the industry was making efforts to accelerate digital transformation andautomation of manufacturing to improve its efficiency and product quality.
It was also catching up with key trends in global packaging materials anddesigns, with a focus on green and sustainable development, they said./.
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