HCM City hosts int’l exhibitions on processing & packaging, water treatment
The 15th International Processing and Packaging Exhibition and Conference for Vietnam (ProPak Vietnam 2022) and the 13th International Water Supply, Sanitation, Water Resources and Purification Exhibition & Conference (Vietwater 2022) kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on November 9.
The opening ceremony of ProPak Vietnam 2022 and Vietwater 2022 (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - The 15th International Processing and Packaging Exhibition and Conference for Vietnam (ProPakVietnam 2022) and the 13th International Water Supply, Sanitation, Water Resources and Purification Exhibition & Conference (Vietwater 2022) kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on November 9.
𓆏 ProPak Vietnam 2022 attracted over 400 exhibitors from many countriesand territories, including Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Japan, theRepublic of Korea, Australia, Singapore and Thailand.
A booth at the events (Photo: VNA)
The event features 10groups of products and services in packaging technology, raw materials,beverages, pharmaceuticals, printing, cold supply chain, logistics, and warehousing.
Meanwhile, Vietwater 2022 gathered250 businesses and organisations, including leading companies fromhi-tech parks of 25 countries and territories such as the UK, Germany, the RoK,Singapore and Japan.
The event introduces famouslocal and foreign brands such as Nagaoka, Organo, HCP Pump, Norma, Seika, AtlasFiltri, Cheonsei, Fujikin Vietnam.
ProPak Vietnam 2022 and Vietwater 2022 are expected to promoteconnection and partnership between businesses, contributing to the goal ofbalancing three factors: people, planet and profit (3P) of the sustainablecircular economy model.
⛄ According to BT Tee, GeneralDirector of Informa Markets Vietnam - the host of the events, said the exhibitions aim to connect two importantlinks – water and processing and packaging industry, in the transition to acircular economy.
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The opening ceremony of ProPak Vietnam 2022 and Vietwater 2022 (Photo: VNA) 
A booth at the events (Photo: VNA) 
