The 10th Vietnam International Plastics, Packaging, Printing and Foodtech Industry Exhibition – VietnamPlas 2010 will open today (Sept. 22) at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center.

The event will features products from the plastics and rubber, pack and print, food technology, and printing sectors.

This event will welcome 225 professional exhibitors from 15 countries and territories who will exhibit advanced and hi-tech machinery, including inflatable tubular filmmaking machines, plastic-injection moulding machines, plastic woven bagmaking plants, turn-key equipment for mold&die manufacturing plants, and various equipment related to packaging, printing, and food processing.

Organisers, including Vietnam National Trade Fair&Advertising Joint Stock Company (VINEXAD), Taiwan 's Chan Chao International Co. and Hong Kong 's Paper Communication Exhibition Service, said this event would also be the platform where knowledge and experience can be exchanged.

Seminars will be held daily during the exhibition for industrial improvement and expertise exchange where experts in the industry will be sharing the latest trend with the attendees.

Among them will be improvement for Vietnam 's natural rubber processing capacity and rubber quality.

Another expo, the Linkage Vietnam, will be concurrent with VietnamPlas 2010 with around 130 exhibitors from 12 countries. It focuses on engineering and industrial automation energy and environmental protection.

It will also take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center./.