A booth at last years VietnamPrintPack. This years event will be held from October 16 to 19 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre. — Photo courtesy of the organisers

The Vietnam International Printing and Packaging Industry Exhibition (VietnamPrintPack) to be held in HCM City from October 16 to 19 will showcase the latest products and technologies used in the sectors globally.

More than 600 booths will display products, technologies and solutions such as high speed automatic flute laminator, label printing machine, double piece corrugated folder gluer, automatic pile turning machine, offset printers, semiautomatic book case making machine, and others.

The 19th annual expo has attracted more than 375 exhibitors from 10 countries and territories: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, the US, the UK, and Thailand besides host Viet Nam

They include some famous names such as SANSIN, Trung My A, PTS, UCHIDA, FUJIFILM, KONICA MINOLTA and SONG LONG.

HP will display high-performance digital presses and SANKI will show off its label printer.

Those participating for the first time include DTEC, Chi Tuan Dat and DGM.

The number of exhibitors from the carton packaging industry has doubled from last year.

The exhibition will feature two seminars on "Training and improving human resources quality in the printing industry in Viet Nam", and "The key factors to improve the quality of printing products" organised by the HCM City Printing Association.

They will provide information to businesses in the sectors to help them adapt to future trends and remain competitive in today's changing environment.

The exhibition is expected to provide a platform for local and foreign companies in the two industries to exchange information and explore business opportunities.

Organised by the Viet Nam National Trade Fair and Advertising Company and YorkersTrade and Marketing Service Co., Ltd., the exhibition will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in District 7. – VNS