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April 08, 2013

FIAAP Asia, VICTAM Asia and GRAPAS Asia 2014

At a press conference in Bangkok, Mr Henk van de Bunt, general manager, Victam International BV, announced the launch of the first Asean Feed & Grain Symposium, the first Asean Feed Summit and the first Asean Rice Summit. He then went on to report of the progress of FIAAP Asia, VICTAM Asia & GRAPAS Asia 2014. 


“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. These executives will comprise mill managers, production managers, CEO’s, nutritionists, 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.”


Mr Henk van de Bunt, general manager, Victam International BV




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