PH PACKAGING, PROCESSING SECTORS GET BIG BOOST
At the recent ProPak Philippines processing and packaging-focused B2B convention, trade experts underscored that food manufacturing is the Philippines’ strongest sector representing 65 percent of the manufacturing industry.
“Business opportunities for the processing and packaging industries abound, especially in the key sectors of food, beverage and pharmaceuticals, and new technologies, new products, services and knowledge are now presented via ProPak Philippines,” said Justin Pau, project head of ProPak Philippines.
The event was strongly supported by the DTI, the Packaging Institute of the Philippines (PIP), the Dairy Confederation of the Philippines, the Production Management Association of the Philippines (PROMAP), the Philippine Printing Technical Foundation, the Association of Laguna Food Processors, Inc., the Philippine Association of Food Technologies (PAFT), and other allied industries and associations.
Organized by UBM Philippines, ProPak Philippines drew over 9,000 attendees and raked in over US$8 million worth of new trade deals and investments, from among the 386 exhibitors from 30 countries including 9 international pavilions 9 international pavilions from China, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and the UK.
The next ProPak Philippines convention will take place on February 5-7, 2020 at the World Trade Center, Metro Manila. For more information about ProPak Philippines, including registration details, visit www.propakphilippines.com.