Bangkok--Dec 2--Thana Burin Asia Pacific
GlassTech Asia 2005, which opened yesterday at Challenger Hall 3 of IMPACT, already has on first show day generated orders totalling US$6 million (250 million baht) from both Thai and international buyers.
Some 80% of the latest in high-tech machinery at the event is sold off the floor with additional orders being taken, indicating that the event, which moved from Singapore to Thailand for the first time this year, will far exceed the targeted sales of US$15 million (600 million baht).
Industry leaders, engineering experts from as far as Europe, USA as well as many buyers from South Asia and Indochina are impressed with the variety of equipment and the expertise of the manufacturers present.
“I flew in from India yesterday to seek for glass making machinery. I did talk to several exhibitors here for a possible deal,” said Mr N.P. Eaknath, Director, Belgium Glass House & Products, India.
GlassTech Asia 2005 organises until Friday 2 December. Business, industrial executives as well as general public are welcome to the show organised for the first time in Thailand. They can experience the latest of a wide variety of glass technologies used in houses, buildings and industries.
GlassTech is the largest glass exhibition in ASEAN with 352 companies and organisations from 30 different countries showcasing their latest technologies on a 10,000 sqm exhibition area, at Challenger 3 — IMPACT
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