The 16th International Processing and Packaging Exhibition for Vietnam, know as ProPak Vietnam 2023, will officially return from November 8 to 10, 2023, at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center.
As more consumers become aware of environment safety and the concept of circular economy becoming more influential in Vietnam, enterprises need to switch to packaging that meets sustainability requirements and is easily recyclable to stay competitive.
Dairy businesses in Vietnam are pioneering in applying circular economy solutions on their progresses.
Developing a modern, standard waste collection, recycling and treatment system is key requirement to effectively implementing the EPR tool, helping businesses save on the cost.
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According to Phan Tuan Hung, director of the Legal Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the contribution fee for the collection, recycling and treatment of hazardous waste is mandatory for the purpose of encouraging businesses to adjust their product design as well as their production and business methods toward an environmentally beneficial direction.
Coca-Cola Vietnam expects to eliminate 2,000 tonnes of new plastic in Vietnam annually by introducing bottles made from 100 per cent recycled PET plastic.
ProPak Vietnam 2022 will take place from November 9 - 11, 2022 at SECC, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City.
Hoang Duc Vuong, head of the Recycled Plastics Unit at the Vietnam Plastics Association, stresses that in a good circular economy model, the design of product packaging must be suitable for the goals of collection and recycling, not only in treatmeant progress.
For 2021, Siam Cement Group (SCG) in Vietnam reported revenue from sales of over $1,500 million, which is a 32 per cent increase year on year mainly from sales from new acquisition of Packaging, VKPC operation and chemicals operation (TPCVINA), as well as export sales from Thailand and ASEAN to Vietnam.
As a leading corporation in food and beverage industry as well as a member of the Packaging Recycling Organzation Vietnam (PRO Vietnam), URC Vietnam always pioneers in the field of sustainable development.
In addition to their attempts, Vietnamese enterprises need support from agricultural extension centers and export support centers in providing market and legal information as well as packaging design guidelines, said Nguyen Thai Dung.
High import taxes on auto components and parts, packaging and logistics expenses are major reasons behind locally-assembled cars costing 10-20 per cent higher than imports from Thailand and Indonesia.
