Thailand hosts ASEAN Ceramic Exhibition 2019

Ceramic industry operators worldwide will display technology innovations at the ASEAN Ceramics 2019 in Thailand to develop their potential and enhance competitiveness in the international market.
Thailand hosts ASEAN Ceramic Exhibition 2019
Thailand hosts ASEAN Ceramic Exhibition 2019 ảnh 1Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA)

Bangkok (NNT/VNA)- Ceramic industry operators worldwide will displaytechnology innovations at the ASEAN Ceramics 2019 to develop their potentialand enhance competitiveness in the international market. Meanwhile the Thaiceramics industry has set a goal to grow by 10 percent in 2019.

The event will be staged bythe ceramics industry group, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), the ThaiCeramics Association and the Asia Exhibition Services Company Limited. It willbe supported by manufacturers in the ceramics industry from 36 countriesworldwide. Thai educational institutions will also exhibit their researchproducts, ready for further development.

Mr David Itkin, ManagingDirector of Asia Exhibition Services Co., Ltd. and an organizer of ASEANCeramics 2019, said Thailand is one of the major Asian producers.

ASEAN Ceramics 2019 will beheld from August 28-30, 2019, at Impact Muang Thong Thani. It will be attendedby ceramics entrepreneurs from over 200 companies worldwide. They will exhibittheir technology and various innovations in the ceramics industry. It isexpected that there will be more than 5,000 visitors.

The first Asia - OceanaCeramic Federation meeting will also be held in Thailand. It will featurepavilions by many countries, such as Italy, the United Kingdom, India, Germany,China and Vietnam, Thailand, and Korea which will be attending the event forthe first time.

Mr. Wichai Thienchote, acommittee member of the ceramics industry group, FTI, disclosed that the ceramicsindustry’s manufacturing, sales and exports in 2019 are expected to increasedue to domestic demand that has started to grow since the expansion of theconstruction sector and the real estate sector. Overall, the growth will be atleast 5 to 10 percent, worth more than 36 billion THB.-NNT/VNA

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