The 14th Vietnam International Plastics and Rubber Industry Exhibition (VietnamPlas – VietnamRubber 2014) opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City on November 5.

It features 350 booths showcasing products of 230 businesses from 10 countries and territories, including Vietnam, Australia, the Republic of Korea, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Taiwan, China and Thailand.

The Vietnam Plastics Association is participating in this year’s event with 30 booths, while the Vietnam Rubber Association is running five stands to show off their outstanding materials and products.

Several Vietnamese businesses are taking this opportunity to demonstrate their latest high-tech equipment. Duy Tan Plastics Corporation is presenting its entire production process, from mould design, injection and blow molding, to printing and labeling. Van Su Loi Machinery Trading Limited Company is showing off numerous power-saving machines in plastics production.

The Taiwanese organiser, Chan Chao Limited Company, expects the fair to bridge Vietnamese and international enterprises and help local businesses access up-to-date technology in order to improve their competitiveness.

The fair runs until November 8.-VNA