HCM CITY (Biz Hub) — The third international rubber and tyre industry exhibition to be held in HCM City in June will offer domestic and foreign firms a forum to swap information and look for partners.

To be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in District 7 from June 10 to 12, Rubber and Tyre Vietnam 2015 will showcase the latest equipment and technologies and various kinds of products and services related to the industry.

Conferences and seminars would be part of the three-day expo, Nancy Liu, representative of the China National Chemical Information Centre (CNCIC), said, adding that a rubber sourcing fair to connect Vietnamese tyre and rubber producers with foreign buyers would be held for the first time.

To be organised by Minh Vi Exhibition and Advertisement Services Co Ltd and CNCIC, Rubber and Tyre Vietnam will be held concurrently with two other international exhibitions -- Paper Vietnam and Coatings Expo Vietnam (coating, dyeing, inking).

Viet Nam is now the world's third-largest producer of natural rubber and fourth-largest exporter. Overall, rubber is among the country's key exports, with annual shipments of more than US$1 billion since 2006. — VNS