Bangkok--4 Mar--Four Hundred
Bangkok will host Asia/Pacific’s largest dedicated animal feed & grain event from 3 - 5 March. Over 150 of the world’s leading companies that supply these important industry sectors will exhibit at the prestigious Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in central Bangkok.
Visitors from throughout South and South East Asia see a wide variety of both international and local exhibitors that are involved in these very important industries.
The event will include three trade shows — FIAAP Asia, Victam Asia and GRAPAS Asia as well as a series of conferences and technical seminars. All of which are supported by the Thai Government through the Ministry of Agriculture & Co Operatives, Department of Livestock Development, Department of Fisheries, Thai Feed Mill Association, Thai Rice Milling Association, Thai Petfood Association, the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Thai Convention & Exhibition Bureau.
FIAAP Asia is a specialist show for companies that sell and supply ingredients and additives that are used within the formulation of feeds for animals, aquaculture and petfood.
The show is co-located with Victam Asia which covers the equipment, systems and technology that manufacture high volumes of feeds for all different animals and aquaculture. Visitors will see the very large and sophisticated machinery required for the production of these feeds.
This show also covers the emerging new energy sector of biomass. Biomass is processing of organic wastes into pellets. These pellets can then be burnt in power production facilities as an alternative green energy source.
Lastly there will be a new trade show — GRAPAS Asia. This exhibition covers a diverse number of specialist industry sectors that are based on the processing of grain. You will find companies that supply machinery, ingredients and technology used in the sorting and milling of rice and flour, industrial noodle and pasta production, extruded snack production and the manufacture of breakfast cereals.
A wide range of ancillary equipment that is used in a number of diverse industries will also be on show. This includes silos, conveyors, bucket elevators, sieves, magnets, formulation programmes, drying systems, etc.
The following technical conferences & workshops will take place during the event. Further information, conference themes and programmes, speakers and delegate registration can be found on the organizers website — www.victam.com
1. The GRAPAS Conference — Subject: Grain processing
2. The FIAAP Conference — Subject: Feed ingredients, additives & formulation
3. Petfood Forum Asia 2010 — Subject: Petfood ingredients & production
4. Biomass — Pellets Update 2010 — Subject: Biomass processing & pelleting
5. The Aquafeed Workshop — Subject: Aquafeed ingredients & production
A number of commercial presentations will also be organized during the event. These are open to all registered visitors free of charge.
A full list of exhibitors and event timetable is available on the organizers website. Visitors can also register online free of charge on this website.
Henk van de Bunt, the General Manager of the organizers of the event, Victam International said that he was pleased that Victam was able to hold the event once again in Thailand. He went on to say that the support of the various Government Departments and trade associations had proved to be invaluable to the success of the shows. He added that Bangkok now had wonderful exhibition venues, so making it hard when selecting the home for future events. He also praised the local contractors involved with the shows and the local management company Expolink Global Network Ltd.
The event has been supported by the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, Mrs. Supawan Teerarat, the Exhibition Director states that “VICTAM Asia has been organized in Thailand since 1991 and we are truly glad that it has already reached the eighth edition in this year and it is even more complete than ever by joining with other 2 exhibitions: FIAAP and GRAPAS. We expect that by serving as an ideal forum to facilitate new deals, business partnerships and networks, VICTAM Asia 2010 and its 2 co-located events will make an invaluable direct and indirect contribution to Thailand’s economy. These benefits will be felt not just in the short term, but for the long term as well.
Thailand today is attracting more and more events of this type, organized specifically at a regional level, and particularly aimed at the ASEAN community. This year, Thailand’s MICE industry is expected to attract half a million business travellers, with project revenues of between 41 billion THB and Thailand has an impressive record of growth as an exhibition capital, and in 2010 we expect the sector to grow by 10%,” states Supawan.
Sitikorn Sangiumprong
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