Vietnam Manufacturing Expo 2011, Industrial Components & Subcontracting Vietnam 2011 and SI Exhibition: Vietnam-Japan Supporting Industries Exhibition 2011
, the three co-located shows organized on September 15-17, 2011 at I.C.E. Hanoi, successfully helped over 8,000 parts makers and manufacturing industrialists from across Vietnam upgrade their production precision and products’ quality, sell, subcontract, and expand businesses beyond the border.
The Opening Ceremony of the three co-located shows was presided over by Vice Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Mr. Nguyen Van Suu, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Mrs. Ho Thi Kim Thoa, H.E. Ambassador of Japan to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mr. Yasuaki Tanizaki,Executive Vice President of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Mr. Takezo Yanagida, and other VIPs from Vietnam and Thailand.
Over 9,774 visitors came to visit the shows, up 32 percent when comparing to the last year, to source for the suitable machinery to expand their productivity and diversify their range, while also meeting up with potential partners from many countries including Thailand, Singapore, Japan and others to create the new market, according to Mr. Chainarong Limpkittisin, Managing Director of Reed Tradex.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Mrs. Ho Thi Kim Thoa, remarked: “The co-location of such 3 exhibitions will be an effective bridge to network Vietnamese and international companies in supporting industries for direct meeting, trade transaction and long-term partnership. The events will help Vietnamese companies find stable output, on-site export and help foreign manufacturers in Vietnam to improve the localization ratio and find reliable spare part manufacturers with high quality and reasonable prices. The exhibition is also good opportunities for business executives to have a practical look about the role and status of supporting industries in Vietnam so that they can find the suitable solutions as well as policies to develop their business in Vietnam, especially in the context of market economy and the international economic integration.”
“These events provide a chance for Vietnamese parts producers to introduce their products for supporting industries to clients. This is a very special opportunities for Vietnamese manufacturers because they can learn more about the equipments of Japanese exhibitors as well as have chance to get direct contact with their potential business partners. Visitors can sell their industrial parts to 59 Japanese manufacturers. They will be able to sell their products to the Japanese manufacturers based in Vietnam who will show them the general mechanical parts and automotive parts they want. Besides, visitors can find Vietnamese parts buyers and subcontractors in one stop. Also come to meet over 100 Vietnamese parts manufacturers looking for new buyers,” said Mr. Chainarong.
According to Mr. Takezo Yanagida, Executive Vice President of JETRO, the number of Japanese companies invested in Vietnam in recent years has been higher than that in other ASEAN countries. These companies have partly contributed to the development of Vietnam’s economy through many ways, including job creation and technology transfer. “Japanese companies in Vietnam are facing the difficulty in buying locally-made spare parts. While the economy and market of ASEAN is being integrated, I believe that the production improvement of industrial manufacturers is crucial for Vietnam to continue the industrialization progress and take advantages in the global competition,” said Mr. Takezo.
Mr. Ronnie Wong, President of the Association of Electronic Industries in Singapore (AEIS), said: “This year, AEIS has brought machines for electronic, connectors and battery to highlight for the electronics industry. We are looking forward for companies from Singapore to network with local companies in Vietnam and promote our products to be known here. Although the supporting industries in Vietnam are now at an early stage, I believe that this scenario will change in the next five years through the set up of factories, purchase of new machines, as well as technologies and human resource training.”
Mr. Chanin Khaochan Director of BUILD of BOI Unit for Industrial Linkage Development (BUILD) said that “There are lots of exhibitors from within Vietnam, Thailand and Japan at these exhibitions with all kinds of supporting industries products to offer. Visitors thus get the opportunity to gain access to new technologies and improve their industries. I expect that exhibitors of these shows will get to increase the level of cooperation to produce higher-quality products while visitors can learn new technologies which would help them in their own business.”
Mr. Giang Van Anh Deputy Director Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group said that I visit these exhibitions to look for business partners and examine the potential development in production. It gives me the opportunity to access the marketplace directly. What I am particularly interested in are mechanical parts and precision parts (Wire/EDM/CNC). So far, these shows come at the right time and offer very good quality products, and will contribute to the trade engagement between makers, manufacturers and customers.”
The three quality trade exhibitions were organized by Reed Tradex Company, ASEAN leading exhibition organizer, with strong support from the Ministry of Science & Technology, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Information and Communications, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Hanoi University of Technology, Hanoi People’s Committee, Hanoi Trade and Promotion Center, JETRO Hanoi, and many relevant business associations from Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Taiwan (China) and Germany.
Nam Pham
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