“On behalf of Victam
International I would like to welcome you all to the press conference for FIAAP
Asia, VICTAM Asia and GRAPAS Asia 2014. I know some of you have travelled a
long way to attend tonight and for this I would like to thank you. This evening I would like to
update you on our shows and also announce some exciting new developments that
we are introducing in 2014.
But first the exhibitions.
These will be held at the modern, purpose built exhibition halls of the Bangkok
International Trade and Exhibition Centre or BITEC here in Bangkok from the 8 –
10 April 2014. We will be using Halls 103 and 104. Many of you are acquainted
with BITEC already as we held our successful 2012 show there. So what are our exhibitions
and conferences?
First we have – FIAAP Asia
2014
This is the only specialist
exhibition and conference for the ingredients, additives and formulation of
feeds for animals, aquafeed and dry petfood within the expanding Asia/Pacific
markets.
Next is VICTAM Asia 2014
As many of you will know
VICTAM Asia is by far the largest exhibition in South East Asia for animal feed
production technology. This equipment, technology, together with ancillary
systems is required and is essential for the safe and effective production of
feeds for animals, aquafeed and dry petfood. We have included the sector of
biomass pellet production machinery within the exhibition over the last few
years. We have seen this becoming increasingly popular and important as biomass
pellets are seen as an alternative green energy source in the power generation
industry both here and also elsewhere in the world.
Thirdly there is GRAPAS Asia
2014
GRAPAS Asia is the only trade
show in the Asia/Pacific region for the grain processing sectors. The show
profiles rice & flour milling, grain processing, storage, preservation
& distribution, industrial noodle & pasta production, the manufacture
of breakfast cereals and extruded snacks. This exhibition has seen dramatic
growth over the last few years. The 2014 event is “A
PARTNERSHIP IN SYNERGY”. Why do we say this? Because the shows inter-connect.
FIAAP – with animal feed
ingredients & additives is directly related to
VICTAM – with animal feed
processing & ancillary equipment. Both shows attract visitors from the feed
industry.
There is also a relationship
between Victam and GRAPAS – our show for rice & flour milling, grain
processing technology & ancillary equipment. Of course grains of various
kinds are used within animal feeds, and much of the ancillary equipment found
in a feed mill will also be found in a rice or flour mill. These include -
storage systems, conveyors, bagging equipment, automation, computers systems
and programs and much more.
I think that this
inter-relationship between these sector profiles is a major reason for the
event’s growth and continuing success. We also have a number of
supporting conferences, these are shown here:
FIAAP Asia will attract
senior executives from feed mills, integrators, large farms &
co-operatives, hatcheries, fish farms, home farm mixers, petfood manufacturers,
etc.
These executives will be
nutritionists, veterinarians, feed formulators, mill & production managers,
CEO’s, etc.
Victam Asia visitors will
also be senior executives from feed mills, integrators, large farms &
co-operatives, hatcheries, fish farms, home farm mixers, petfood manufacturers,
etc. and biomass processors and energy generators. These important visitors will
be mill managers, production managers, CEO’s and directors, feed formulators,
nutritionists, etc. and plant managers from energy generators looking for
biomass pelleting technology. They will probably find the largest assembly of
companies displaying biomass pelleting technology ever seen in Asia.
Lastly there is GRAPAS Asia,
senior executives from throughout South and South East Asia will also come to
this show. They will be from rice and flour mills, rice and grain storage and
processing plants, industrial noodle manufacturers, plant bakers, breakfast
cereal and savoury snack producers, etc.
Many of you came to our last
event in Asia which was held in 2012. The event attracted over 6000 industry
executives from throughout South and South East Asia. These visitors came from
a total of 73 different countries. I think you will agree with me that it was a
truly international and highly successful event.
As I mentioned earlier we
have some new and exciting developments for our 2014 event. These are the First
ASEAN Feed Summit and the First ASEAN Rice Summit. Many of you will not know
that Victam International is a subsidiary of the Victam Foundation, which is a
Dutch charitable foundation. The Victam Foundation, I am pleased to announce,
will sponsor and support both of these Summits.
The aim of the Asean Feed and
Rice summits is to bring together an international forum of Feed and Rice
Associations, and other related Associations in the ASEAN region in order to
discuss and determine the future policies and objectives for these important
industries. With the anticipated creation
of the ASEAN Economic Bloc in 2015 it is essential that feed millers, rice
millers and processors and their relevant associations within this area should
have a greater dialogue.
The first summits are planned
for 2014 over the period of the 8th to the 10th of April,
during our 2014 event. The Summits will be hosted by the Thai Feed Mill Association, Thai Rice Associations with the assistance and support of the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and the Thai Chamber of Commerce. TCEB, the Thai
Convention & Exhibition Bureau, has also been invited to be involved in the
promotion and organisation of this important international meeting.
The Victam Foundation will
invite the President and Secretary General or equivalent from each Association
within the region to attend the summit. Victam will pay for their return
flights to Bangkok and 4/5 star accommodation during the period of the summit.
The Foundation will also
provide a fully equipped air-conditioned conference rooms within BITEC (Bangkok
International Trade & Exhibition Centre) for the duration of the summit.
We will update you regularly
on the progression of the content of each Summit.
Moving on, I am pleased to
announce that the shows once again have the support of the following Thai
organisations:
That Ladies and Gentlemen is
now the end of my presentation. However I and my colleagues would be pleased to
answer any questions you may have.”
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| Mr Henk van de Bunt, general manager, Victam International BV |
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