Bangkok--Nov 21--Thana Burin Asia Pacific
Metalex 2005, Asean’s largest metalworking exhibition, opened yesterday at BITEC with its showcase of innovative machine tools and metalworking technologies from 48 different countries. The 19th edition of Metalex is fully supported by Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB).
Mr Peerapong Oeusoonthornwattana, Director of Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), “Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), is pleased to support Metalex 2005, Asean’s largest international machine tools and metalworking technology exhibition and conference. The event’s space footprint has tremendously grown by 90 percent in the last 5 years, the number of exhibitors has risen by 200 percent, while visitors increased by 40 percent. As the event has been organising for 19 years and has gained lots of interest from both local and international exhibitors as well as visitors. We are confident that the event will get bigger and bigger and lead Thailand to be number of the best international machine tools and metalworking technology exhibition and conference in the near future.”
“The outstanding growth of Metalex and other international exhibitions held locally strengthen Thailand’s economy in many ways, one of which is the generation of income through the money spent here by overseas visitors and exhibitors,” he said.
“Exhibition provides support to Thailand’s positioning of the country toward the forefront of various industries and businesses. The country is considered as one of the regional business and industrial hubs, as can be seen, among others, through the remarkable foreign investment in the country throughout the years,” Mr Peerapong said.
Mr Peerapong added, “As the government organization principally responsible for the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions industry or MICE in Thailand, TCEB is committed to promoting Thailand as a prime destination and a hub for international conventions and exhibitions in the Asia-Pacific region.”
Seen in photo are HE Mr Surapong Suebwonglee (front row — centre); Government Spokesperson, Mr Peerapong Oeusoonthornwattana (front row — 2nd from left); Director of Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB); Mrs Sumonman Kalayasiri (front row — 2nd right), Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry; Mr Preecha Sananwatthananont (front row — far left), President of Reed Tradex Co Ltd and other well-wishers during the Metalex 2005 opening ceremony organised at BITEC, Bangkok.
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